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Invisible flash doesn't light up scene but takes clear images

Leonard Goh | Jul 20, 2009

On the left is the image taken with the invisible flash, and the right shows the final picture. (Credit: Dilip Krishnan and Rob Fergus)

One of the issues I have with flash photography is that whenever I take a picture, it's like announcing to everyone: "Hey, I just took a shot!" Being the stealthy shutterbug that I am, this invisible flash by New York University researchers may just be the perfect answer to my woes.

Dilip Krishnan and Rob Fergus have conceived a modified flashbulb which emits a light spectrum that isn't visible to the human eye. This strobe is paired with a camera which has the infrared and UV filters removed, and the resulting shot looks like a night vision photo complete with greenish cast.
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Minoru 3D Webcam hands-on--don't stare too hard!

Nate Lanxon | Jul 20, 2009

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Everyone knows the best thing to film at home in 3D is porn. There's no point arguing--it's a simple, unavoidable fact. But now it's more affordable than ever thanks to a US$82 3D Webcam called Minoru. We've been playing with the cute little Minoru for a while, tolerating people from all over the CBSi offices ditching their work to "ooh" and "aah" at stereoscopic images of their ~~nipples~~ hands.

How does it work?
The Minoru produces something called anaglyph images--images which contain two superimposed pictures, one slightly offset atop the other to give the impression of depth and distance between objects being photographed. This results in a stereoscopic image which, when viewed through 3D glasses, gives the effect of being three-dimensional. And it records video in the same way, too.
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Hands-on with the Digital Harinezumi

Leonard Goh | Jul 17, 2009

The tiny Digital Harinezumi. (Credit: Leonard Goh/CNET Asia)

Previously, we reported on Japanese vendor Superheadz's first digicam, the Digital Harinezumi. This quirky camera promised to deliver Lomo-esque pictures with a soft, out-of-focus feel. To test that out, we contacted our sources and finally got hold of an unit.

The 2-megapixel Digital Harinezumi is not for perfectionists or gearheads. This shooter is probably one of the most low-tech gadgets we've tried, yet we were satisfied with the pictures it produced. Our shots had a dreamy-feel, and more often than not the results were surprisingly different each time and individual snaps had a unique touch to it. Check out our snaps below to see what we mean.

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Photographers make splash with Casio Exilim camera phone

Justin Yu | Jul 17, 2009

Casio might be ripe to the world of mobile phones, but it certainly made a splash last night with a unique party for the launch of its Exilim C721, a versatile phone that combines rugged durability and a 5.1-megapixel camera in a stylish handset.

(Credit: WireImage/J. McCarthy)

Casio canonized the launch by offering the Exilim mobile to several handpicked photographers with the challenge to use the short-form medium to document a week of their lives. Ricky Powell, Richard Kern, Dave Potes, and 11 other prominent artists were all in attendance at last night's event at the Stephen Weiss Studio in downtown New York, where several wall-to-wall digital projects were used to bring their distinctively playful snapshots to elaborate scale.

Casio also had the Exilim C721 handsets on display, cleverly submerged in a sterile tank to show off their military-spec (code MIL-STD 810F) resistance to water, rain, shock, dust, salt, fog, and high altitudes. The phones continued to play their video and photo slideshows underwater, and surprisingly maintained their monochrome OLED display as well. While the phone does come with a pretty stiff price tag (US$280 with a two-year service agreement and a US$50 mail-in rebate), last night's gala proved that its creative innovation and tough-guy attitude may very well be worth the cost.

Via CNET Crave

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Olympus announces new Mju Tough camera

Leonard Goh | Jul 17, 2009

The Mju Tough-6010 will be available in red, grey and blue. (Credit: Olympus)

Olympus today announced the Mju Tough-6010, a refresh to the rugged Mju Tough-6000. Upgrades are incremental, with the Tough-6010's robust specifications essentially the same as its predecessor: up to 3m waterproof, 1.5m shockproof, and freezeproof to minus 10 degrees Celsius.

However, the maximum resolution has been bumped up to 12 megapixels from 10, and Olympus has also added a new Magic Filter function in the new snapper. This feature consists of the Pop Art, Pinhole, Sketch and Fish-eye filter. We presume the former two effects were imported from the Art Filter function found in the company's recent dSLRs.

The Tough-6010 retains the same 2.7-inch LCD and Beauty Mode, a feature introduced earlier this year in Olympus point-and-shoots. The lens is widest at 28mm and the 3.6x optical zoom extends it to 102mm.

The Tough-6010 will be available in Asia come August. Pricing was not available at press time, but closer to launch we should have it.

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