Category: Cameras

JVC pocket camera shoots HD Video

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.

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Polaroid is back – in an instant

Summit Global, the exclusive licensee of Polaroid imaging has announced the return of one of the 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’.

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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.

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Photo sharing eye-fi cards come to UK

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.”

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Canon PowerShot SX120 IS Digital Camera

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.

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