Camera phones vs. Point-and-shoots

I thought I would take a moment to touch on this subject. As smartphones are getting better, there will be more and more pressure for users to abandon their stand-alone cameras and just take all their pictures on the phone. Granted, this may have resulted in some diminishing sales, but I would have ...

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News Update On Tiffen’s Steadicam Smoothee

Hey there, dear readers. Perhaps you're familiar with the Steadicam Smoothie from Tiffen that we covered last January. It's a hand-held mount device designed to hold a camera phone firmly in place and keep it steady while you're taking pictures or recording footage. This camera phone mount is compatible with smartphones such ...

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Kodak Wins Preliminary Ruling in Patent Case with Samsung

Kodak has gotten the upper hand in the preliminary proceedings in the patent infringement case against Samsung regarding digital camera patents. It seems that the ITC has found that two Kodak’s patents have been infringed in the production of Samsung’s camera phones. There is nothing definite just yet but considering the many camera phones that ...

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Polaroid PoGo Instant Mobile Printer for only $29.02 at Amazon

Here is a sweet deal on the Polaroid CZA-10011B PoGo Instant Mobile Printer over at Amazon you may be interested in. For only $29.02, this mobile printer can be yours! It delivers full-bleed borderless images that are dry to touch and comes with automatic image quality optimization. The printer prints 2x3 inch borderless color images ...

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20 Megapixel Storage for 3G Camera Phones

Storage seems to be the problem for most camera phones these days. This is due to the fact that most mobile phones are becoming alternatives for taking a wide number of photos and videos. And thanks to Texas Instruments, new 20 megapixel storage coprocessors are going to change all that as they are set to ...

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Sony HandyCam HDR-XR106

Sony unveils another HD handy camcorder with the Sony HandyCam HDR-XR106. This new camera is capable of filming with a resolution of 1920x1080 and save almost 10 hours of captures videos on any hard drive. It features an automated startup when opening the 2.7" LCD screen, a function named Easy ON . Though a bit low-end ...

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Joby Gorillamobile Tripod Announced

We have seen a lot of trendy and handy tripods in the market, mostly catering to the compact digital cameras and camera phones. Now, Joby unveils the Gorillamobile Tripod for the iPhone and the Flip Cameras which have been released in the market. Designed for any surface, the ball joint legs allow user to adjust ...

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NCP5680 Supercapacitor-Optimized LED Flash Driver

It is fascinating how camera phones can do away with the need to carry a separate digital camera when the need to take pictures arises. However, not all camera phones have the capacity to deliver quality image capture. One thing that most phones lack is that of flash. However, with this new flash driver, all ...

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Top 10 list of camera phones

Wirefly.com, an online leader in one-stop comparison shopping for cell phones and wireless phone plans has announced their Top 10 list of camera phones on the market today. The devices in the Wirefly.com Top 10 list represent some of the best camera cell phones on the market today, with most rivaling the picture quality of ...

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LG Viewty KU990 Camera Phone

We have a lot of camera phones out in the market today and apparently if there is one brand that is familiar, that has to be LG Electronics. LG offers the LG Viewty KU990, a 5 Megapixel digital camera integrated into a mobile phone. A lot of manufacturers has had this combo already, like Nokia ...

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