Kodak calls it quits on cameras
Ancient American imaging company Kodak announced yesterday that it's pulling down the shutters on its long-standing camera business. By the end of June this year, Kodak expects to have phased out its range of digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames.
The news follows the company filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month. It marks the end of an era for Kodak, which enjoyed a dominant position in the industry for most of the 20th century, and is renowned for pioneering mass-market and amateur photography. Continue reading...
Why I want phones in cameras, not the other way around 
They say the best camera is the one you have with you -- which is why the camera is such a popular feature on phones. But as compact camera sales struggle, it's worth pointing out that a smart phone can never replace a camera. Instead, cameras should replace phones.
Why would you carry around a separate camera when your phone takes photos too? Why pay for a separate camera that locks up your pictures on a memory card when you could just share them to Facebook at the touch of a button? Because it's the right tool for the job, that's why. Continue reading...
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Kodak M200 10-megapixel camera for bargain £25 from Asda
Fancy getting snap happy but don't want to spend a small fortune on glass? Asda's got your back with the Kodak M200, a 10-megapixel shooter that will set you back the bargain-basement price of £25.
If 25 smackers seems low for a camera with that sort of pixel-count then well done, you're quite the crafty consumer. For that sort of price you can't expect the most elite piece of hardware, but it's pretty impressive to see a recognisable brand name with such a low price attached. Actually, it's kind of depressing.
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Nikon Coolpix S30, S3300, S9300 and P510 shown off in video
Nikon was desperate to show off its range of compact digital cameras it's hoping you'll take on your hols this summer, so we grabbed our nearest cameraperson and rushed along to bring you this video.
First up is the Coolpix S30, which is aimed squarely at families. It offers bright colours and big, easy to jab buttons that together with its stripped-down, point-and-shoot interface helps kids take embarrassing photos of you sunbathing even easier than before. Continue reading...
iPhone 5 could sport super-slim Sony snapper
Sony's camera department has been busy -- beavering away on a new camera sensor, which could be a good fit for the iPhone 5, our sister site CNET News reports.
The PlayStation-spawning gadget giant has lifted the lid on three new back-illuminated CMOS image sensors, which are very compact, meaning they'll snuggle inside slender smart phones. And as Sony makes the 8-megapixel camera sensor that currently resides in the iPhone 4S, speculation abounds that these new sensors could find a home inside Apple's next iPhone. Continue reading...
Fujitsu ponders Lifebook laptop-tablet-camera-phone concept
Trade in all that tech cluttering your desk, filling your pockets, spilling out of your bag in an unseemly scramble of silicon, because Fujitsu's new concept gives your gadgetry a group hug in the form of a four-in-one mega-laptop-tablet-camera-phone-zord.
This latest Fujitsu Lifebook design slots all four devices together into one powerful planet-defending piece of mega-tech, a bit like Voltron. The idea is that together they become greater than the sum of their parts, by integrating the technology. And of course, all four devices would be able to function separately. Continue reading...
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Kodak claims bankruptcy, sues Apple, Samsung and HTC
Kodak has filed for bankruptcy, but if it's going out, it's going out fighting. The venerable photography company is suing Samsung, as well as Apple and HTC.
Kodak has challenged the three rivals over four patents, with a fifth thrown in against Samsung. It's the latest skirmish in the patent wars around mobile phones. Continue reading...
Fujifilm X10 camera proves a real keeper in our video review
With technology evolving at lightspeed, it's hard to imagine buying a gadget you would treat as a long-term companion. That said, we believe the Fujifilm X10 is a keeper -- the kind of camera you'll get to know slowly, take home to meet the parents and will want on your arm, or in your camera bag, for a long time to come.
Good-looking and serious, the X10 is coated in black leather which gives it a luxurious feel and a classic, timeless appearance -- you certainly wouldn't be ashamed to be seen out and about with it. The body has been crafted from smooth and sturdy magnesium alloy and is dotted with buttons and switches, which make a refreshing change to the dip-in menu systems seen on most digital compact cameras. Continue reading...
Polaroid SC1630 Android-powered camera pops up in video
Polaroids! Remember them? Back in the old days instant photography meant Polaroid, but nowadays every photo is instant -- and it doesn't get much more instant than a cameraphone zapping your snap to Facebook and Twitter within seconds of taking it. Which is where the new Android-powered Polaroid SC1630 comes in, in our lovely video from CES.
The SC1630 looks like a standard compact camera at first glance, albeit one with a friendly looking big red shutter button. But flip it over and -- what the holy heck is that? It thinks it's a phone! Continue reading...
Canon PowerShot G1X offers SLR features in a compact body
The Canon PowerShot G1X comes in at the top of Canon's range of professional-level compact digital cameras, offering a dSLR-sized image sensor, ISO speeds up to 12,800 and full manual control packed inside a compact body.
Where most camera companies have blurred the line between compact and dSLR by making interchangeable lens compacts (such as Micro Four Thirds cameras), Canon's latest addition to its G-series cameras keeps the lens in place but offers features aimed squarely at the more serious photographer. Continue reading...
Samsung DV300F camera boasts two screens and Wi-Fi
Hey kids -- cables are for boring old fogies, right? Then check out the Samsung DV300F, a new camera that indulges your most narcissistic tendencies and cuts out the cable-y middleman thanks to built-in Wi-Fi.
The DV300F is the latest in Samsung's 2View range, a line of cameras with not one but two -- count 'em -- screens. As well as the typical 3-inch screen on the back for lining up your photos and looking at them afterwards, there's a second 1.5-inch screen for lining up self-portraits and playing animations to amuse your subjects. Continue reading...
Olympus HQ raided by Japanese prosecutors in dramatic scenes
What a scene at Olympus' Japanese HQ. A horde of dark-suited officials marched into the Tokyo office to get to the bottom of the camera maker's financial deceit, the Telegraph reports. The raid was even broadcast live on national TV (watch it here), presumably in case no one in the office had a camera handy.
The raiders -- who look like they're from a budget version of The Matrix -- aim to get to the bottom of Olympus' efforts to conceal hundreds of millions of pounds of investment losses. Continue reading...
Nikon D800 gets possible price and monster 36-MP sensor
If you're buying a new SLR for yourself for Christmas (go on, you deserve it), you might be better off holding off for the Nikon D800. Pictures of the SLR leaked last month, but now comes word from the folks at Nikon Rumors that they're 99 per cent sure the spec list is genuine.
The specs are the same as previously reported, but there is a rumoured price to go along with the snaps and stats. Continue reading...
Fujifilm X-S1 has a 26x optical zoom
There's a new bridge camera in town and its name is the Fujifilm X-S1. And good news if you want to capture snaps from afar, as it's packing a quite ridiculous 26x optical zoom.
The X-S1 is the third in Fujifilm's X series, joining the X100 and X10. It's the bulkiest of the three, sitting midway between the other two offerings, and from the looks of things, it should give other bridge cameras a run for their money. Continue reading...
Nikon D800 36-megapixel DSLR leaks into view
It’s been rumoured since last month that Nikon is close to releasing a new high-end DSLR called the D800, and now we may have got our first glimpse of the beast.
Dug up by the appropriately-named Nikon Rumors, two photos show what could well be the D800 in all its glory. It looks fairly similar to the current Nikon D700 (which it’ll likely be replacing) but there are enough differences to suggest that these shots are indeed genuine and not merely the work of a Photoshop user with too much time on his or her hands. Continue reading...
Biographer: Steve Jobs reinventing TV, cameras and textbooks
Walter Isaacson, writer of the recently released biography of Steve Jobs, has revealed that the late Apple supremo was working on 'reinventing' three key areas of technology: television, photography and textbooks.
And despite the famed secrecy surrounding the development of Apple products, it seems Jobs may have been uncharacteristically candid with Isaacson -- although we shouldn't expect the writer to reveal any of the details he discovered. Continue reading...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1 shoots two things at the same time
Panasonic is heading for the next dimension. Its latest piece of 3D kit is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-3D1, a compact camera that can not only shoot tri-dee photos and videos, it can record two different things at the same time.
The Lumix 3D1 packs not one but two 25mm wide-angle lenses. When you're shooting 3D, each lens records a slightly different image and combines the two to form a 3D picture or video, mimicking the effect of your two eyes. You can then watch the 3D footage on a Panasonic Viera 3D TV, or any other 3D telly. Continue reading...
Panasonic Lumix GX1 leaks with X-series lens
What's this saying cheese? It appears to be a Panasonic DMC-GX1, a forthcoming Micro Four Thirds camera that's popped up on a Taiwanese forum, as spotted by SlashGear.
On the front is an X-series lens, which packs the same great aperture range and zoom capabilities into a housing that's less than half the size of its predecessor. Continue reading...
Canon EOS-1D X marks the full-frame, 1080p and Ethernet spot
X marks the spot for the latest monster dSLR from Canon. The Canon EOS-1D X is an 18-megapixel, full-frame professional camera complete with high-definition video and an Internet connection.
The 1D X boasts not one but two dual DIGIC 5 processors for super-fast processing. It shoots 14 JPEGs per second or 12 raw shots in a second. A multiple exposure mode fires up to nine times and combines the shots into one high dynamic range image with loads of detail and colour. Continue reading...
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