Make easy time-lapse movies with your iPhone

Time-lapse movies can be a complicated affair, and quite often involve either a lot of special equipment, and/or post-processing skills. For just a buck though, you can use the recently released Timelapser app (link opens in iTunes) to turn your iPhone into a tool that can do this time-bending filming technique using nothing more than the onboard camera.

Depending on what model of phone you have you can use the app to take a picture anywhere from every three seconds to once per half hour. All the while it grabs each frame and stitches it into a movie that's saved on the phone, and that can also be emailed to friends.
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SanDisk Extreme Pro cards employ dual processors

Computers utilizing dual processors are nothing new, but CompactFlash cards with two processors inside? Now that's something else.

The latest SanDisk Pro Extreme CompactFlash cards announced last month hold the title of world's fastest 64GB flash media. It boasts a lightning-fast 90MB/s read and write speeds, which can be achieved only if you use a UDMA 6-compliant camera such as the Canon EOS 7D or Nikon D300s dSLR.

To attain such speeds, SanDisk told us the new memory cards feature the company's new Power Core Controller. This employs two processors to handle file transfer between the media and device and enables the CompactFlash card to transfer files twice as fast (compared with the 45MB/s version) without compromising on reliability.

SanDisk also updated its Extreme IV series with a new Extreme lineup. The former has a read/write speed of 45MB/s, while the new Extreme cards bump that figure up to 60MB/s.
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Toshiba announces new 14.6-megapixel backlit sensor

Sony's backlit sensor technology current stands at 10 megapixels, and is used in point-and-shoots such as the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 and WX1. Come next year, the resolution of such sensors may be pushed to 14.6 megapixels when Toshiba starts production on its new imaging chip.

The new sensor will also support 1080p video recording at 60 frames per second, so shutterbugs can expect such movie-recording specifications in point-and-shoots and even camera-phones next year.
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Canon EOS 7D can show traces of earlier shot in burst mode

Canon has warned that traces of one photograph taken with the company's new higher-end EOS 7D dSLR can sometimes be seen in the next.

The good news: New software for the camera should be able to fix the problem at some point. "Canon is currently investigating and analyzing the cause of this phenomenon, and we are planning to release a firmware update to address this issue," the company said in a service notice.

The problem occurs only when shooting continuously, Canon said: "In images captured by continuous shooting, and under certain conditions, barely noticeable traces of the immediately preceding frame may be visible. This phenomenon is not noticeable in an image with optimal exposure. The phenomenon may become more noticeable if a retouching process such as level compensation is applied to emphasize the image."

The Canon EOS 7D, which just arrived on the market, costs about US$1,700 and can shoot 18-megapixel images at speeds of up to 8 frames per second.

Via CNET News (via Cameratown)

Floating camera probably just a lot of hot air

How many cameras can float in the air and take pictures of you automatically? None, and there probably won't be any for some time to come. This is how skeptical I am of the Wagabond conceptualized by Turkish designer Imregun Erturk.

According to Erturk, the Wagabond can float in the air (the floating mechanism wasn't explained) and users can employ a remote control to adjust the height and shooting angles. This gizmo is targeted at lone travelers who don't want to bother people around them to help take their pictures.
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