Firebox are selling a Night Vision Digital Video Camera for just £69.95.

Shaped a bit like a pistol, the camera lets you capture still photos and video footage in pitch-black darkness. Though it can only record two minutes of footage on its tiny 32meg onboard memory, an SD upgrade slot allows for expansion up to 2GB, which translates as approximately 75 minutes of footage.

It's unclear how much everyday use you'll get out of a night-vision camera. But it'll be great for gathering video evidence and slapping an ASBO on that fox that keeps tipping up Tech Digest's wheelie bin.

Grab the camera at http://www.firebox.com.

Canon today announced the launch of the new Canon EOS 1D Mark IV - a fast, powerful and high resolution DSLR for professional photographers.

The camera's brand new 46 point Auto Focus system will allow for a wide selection of focus points across the frame, whilst the extended ISO range of 50 to 102,400 will make it ideal for shooting in low light. The EOS 1D Mark IV will also be comfortable capturing high definition video.

Here is a list of the camera's key features:

• New 16.1 Megapixel APS-H CMOS sensor
• 10 frames per second continuous shooting
• Up to 121 large JPEG images in a single burst
• New 45-point wide area AF with 39 cross-type sensors with f/2.8 sensitivity
• High-speed Dual "DIGIC 4" processors for superb image quality
• 12,800 high ISO expandable up to 102,400
• Full HD movie recording at 30, 25 and 24 frames per second
• 3.0" Clear View II LCD with Live View mode
• Durable dust and water resistant body with 76 rubber seals
• Compatible with all Canon EF lenses, and Speedlite EX flashes

Available from the end of December, the EOS 1D Mark IV will cost a hefty £4499, so its probably not best suited for capturing drunken-Facebook moments.

JVC has launched its first pocket flash memory camera, the new PICSIO GC-FM1. Combining true eight-megapixel stills and 1080p Full HD video it also offers image stabilisation for minimising camera shake, even when the 4X digital zoom is used, JVC claims.

Videos are recorded in the widely-used MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format and stored as .MOV files for easy sharing without the need for time-consuming and potentially damaging conversion. Storage is on SD/SDHC memory cards. To suit individual shooting situations, PICSIO provides four video and still recording modes.

About the size of a mobile phone the PICSIO is available in three colours - Black Ice, Blue Steel and Purple Passion and comes with a funky-looking geometric pattern and jewel-like appearance.

The JVC Picsio GC-FM1 is available now for $199.95. UK prices to be confirmed.

PICSIO Feature Highlights

Pocket-Fitting Design in Choice of Colors
"Menu-less" operation
Direct Sending to iTunes/YouTube (.MOV file)
Image Stabilizer
8 Megapixel Still Image Recording
1080P/30fps HD Video Recording
4x Digital Zoom
USB Battery Charging
HDMI™ and AV Output Terminal
SD/SDHC Card Compatible (up to 32GB)
2.0" Colour LCD display

Summit Global, the exclusive licensee of Polaroid imaging, has announced the return of one of the world's most iconic camera brands.

Polaroid will once again manufacture a range of classic instant film products like the Polaroid "600" instant film, and also bring back a range of instant cameras to use them with, including the easy to use 'Polaroid One'.

As well as focusing on traditional analogue film, Polaroid will continue to develop its digital instant platforms, enhancing the revolutionary ZINK (zero-ink) technology used in the Polaroid POGO Instant Digital Printer. This allows users to print photos instantly from a mobile phone or digital camera.

One new product that is planned is the Polaroid "TWO", the digital version of the traditional instant camera as well as the Polaroid "THREE", an instant digital camera that produces 4inch x 3inch instant digital photos.

Says Giovanni Tomaselli, Managing Director of Summit Global: "With significant marketing effort being applied to instant photography, both with the re-launch of instant film and through product line expansion of the digital formats we will introduce the Polaroid Brand to younger consumers and ready them for a lifetime of Polaroid experiences."

Certainly Polaroid was a classic in its hey day back in the 1960 and 1970s, but the world has moved on very quickly since its departure from the instant camera market in early 2008. It will be interesting to see if it can compete in the digital age with its new range of instant digital cameras.

Already popular in the US, now Eye-Fi cards are coming to these shores. Though they look like normal memory cards, they are much more clever allowing you to upload photos and videos directly to your PC or the web as soon as they come into range of a wi-fi zone.

Three Eye-Fi cards will be available in the UK with a range of features: the Eye-Fi Home Video, the Eye-Fi Share Video and the Eye-Fi Pro, offering easy uploads for every photo lover, from the simple snapper to the photography enthusiast.

Says Jef Holove, CEO of Eye-Fi, comments: "Because Eye-Fi eliminates the time and hassle, more than half of our users upload their photos and videos within 24 hours of capturing them. So, those memories are backed up, organized and shared with friends and family while they are still fresh."

Product details in full:

Eye-Fi Home Video - automatic photo and video backups to the computer
The Eye-Fi Home Video card saves users time by wirelessly uploading JPEG photos and videos from their camera to their PC or Mac. Offering 4GB of memory, the Eye-Fi Home Video stores up to 2,000 photos or 90mm of video and provides automatic backup to the computer thanks to its wireless capabilities.

Eye-Fi Share Video - wireless saving & sharing on the Web
The Eye-Fi Share Video card allows users to pick where their memories go, choosing from popular websites like Flickr, Facebook, Picasa, MobileMe or YouTube. The Selective Transfer option, available for all Eye-Fi cards, enables users to control which media will be wirelessly uploaded.

Eye-Fi Pro - streamlining the workflow
The Eye-Fi Pro card wirelessly uploads JPEG, RAW and video files to any folder on a computer (PC or Mac) and to the Web. Photographers on-the-go can also take advantage of its direct to computer (ad hoc) connectivity capabilities for direct uploads from camera to the computer without the need for a router. Organizing is made easy through lifetime, automatic geotagging (using Wi-Fi Positioning System or WPS), which enables users to view, search and share photos on maps and take advantage of integration with iPhoto '09.

Eye-Fi launches in the UK on October 19th and the various cards will be available at Amazon, Apple, Computer Warehouse and Dabs. Prices range from £49 to £119.

More information is available at www.eye.fi.

New from Canon is this £229 mid-range digital compact camera. While it won't win any beauty competitions, it seems to have a fair share of decent features including 10 x optical zoom lens, 10 Megapixel sensor and a whole raft of options for reducing camera shake and image blur.

Canon also today unveiled the Digital IXUS 120 IS which it is billing as the company's slimmest ever wide-angle Digital

Apparently designed for pockets and handbags the model features a 28mm wide angle lens, 4x zoom and 12.1 Megapixel image sensor. Shots can later be reviewed on the camera's 2.7 inch PureColour LCD II screen.

Other facilities include Smart Auto mode with Scene Detection Technology for optimising images, 720P HD video capture and blink detection which alerts the user when a person whose picture is being taken has closed their eyes.

It will be available from early September priced at £290 and comes in black, blue, brown or silver.

Canon's last IXUS range