Archive for February 16th, 2012
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Sony Announces New Cyber-shot Digital Cameras
Sony Announces New Cyber-shot Digital Cameras
The camera is compatible with Memory Stick Micro and microSD memory, and is set to retail for $ 499.99. The W610, W620, and W650, announced at CES and scheduled to hit stores in February, are entry-level models. The W610 features a 14-megapixel CCD …
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GigE Camera utilizes Sony CCD sensor.
Allied Vision Technologies 6 Megapixel Prosilica GX2750 camera featuring the new Sony ICX694 EXview HAD CCD sensor is now shipping. Utilizing the second generation EXview HAD technology from Sony, the ICX694 device provides excellent image quality, …
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Q&A: Lytro Exec Charles Chi Talks Light Field, Battery Life, and Licensing
A lot of image-quality work, and a lot of the top-end cameras, are based on CMOS sensors. So while there may be still an advantage for CCD, I think the benefits [of CMOS] far outweigh any downside that still exists. On top of that, if you're like us …
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Fujifilm FinePix F600EXR Review: A Sharp Low-Light Shooter
The first several generations of Fuji's special sensors were called the "Super CCD," and used octagonal rather than rectangular pixels. The most renowned camera of that first era was the F31fd, which camera buffs still talk about with reverence.
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First images from Saturns moon Titan
A few nice Saturn moons images I found:
First images from Saturns moon Titan
Image by Elsie esq.
Wasnt expecting that was you! A little competition. Can anyonw tell me what it actually IS!
(It is NOT the first image from Saturns Moon Titan)
Titan, Saturn’s Moon (NASA, File Photo)
Image by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA’s Cassini’s spacecraft captured this image of Saturn’s Titan moon, showing it encircled in purple stratospheric haze.
This is a supporting image for the "Sailing With NASA" blog, which is documenting space shuttle external tank ET-134′s sea voyage from Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Credit: NASA
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Moon and Saturn
Image by Nick Bramhall
Taken at 16x optical zoom with the Moon and Saturn both fitting comfortably in the view.
This was taken approximately 2 hours after the occultation of Saturn by the Moon had finished.