Next time you click the shutter on your smartphone, think of this man: Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera in 1975.
Back then, he expected a consumer would be happy with 2 million pixels. Today, we scoff at cameraphones with twice that number and buy digital SLRs with almost ten times the resolution. Read on, and see him tell his own fascinating story.
The Nikon Coolpix 3100 is the successor to last year’s S3000, and as such it shares a lot of its predecessor’s qualities – it’s a cheap and cheerful compact that’ll fit easily in any pocket. And it comes at a price that’s easy on the wallet. But that’s not to say its specs are straight from the bargain bin, far from it: 14-megapixel sensor, 720p HD movie recording, and a 5x optical zoom.
We took it out for a spin to see just what it could do.
Olympus is getting ready to join the Micro Four Thirds brigade and has been showing off a new prototype camera at PMA. Small wonder, really, seeing as Olympus is one of the creators of the Micro Four Thirds standard. These retro beauties have been confirmed for a summer launch – more details after the jump.
GE has just unveiled its new digital camera range for 2009 at the PMA tradeshow in Las Vegas. Cream of the crop is the GE E1225W, but all of them pack GE’s new Pan-Capture Panorama technology, letting you lace together panoramic shots quickly and easily. All the details on the new GE compact digital camera range, and the GE E1225W after the jump.
Sony‘s just updated the Cyber-shot camera range, with no fewer than eight new Cyber-shot models. Check them all out, after the jump!
Lego just made the kid inside us very happy. It’s launching this range of brick-built digital cameras and walkie talkies for tiny tech fans everywhere!
