Windows Phones and the iPhone, the Galaxy Nexus can be unlocked just for using its camera, or unlocked fully to access the rest of the phone's features.
It is possible to use the focus ring for focusing just like an SLR camera.
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The company just applied for a patent on a camera whose images could selectively transition from opaque to transparent and back again, depending on how much privacy is called for.
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Carrying an extra camera body just to avoid scrambling for another lens seems a bit silly, no?
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And, when the action calls for more than just a still image, the iM1836 camera also captures 1080p HD video.
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Overall, it has an appealing, muted quality about it, with a matte finish that's divided by seams for the two non-removable caps, a covered port for micro-SIM and micro-USB ports on the upper left, and a circular cutout for NFC contact just beneath the 13.1-megapixel camera.
Just as photos on camera phones needed Instagram's filters for their distribution to grow, and GPS chips went from preventing you from getting lost to Foursquare's social check-ins, so the physiological signals that are currently generating charts, graphs and analysis will eventually be moulded into more social experiences, he argues.
Sure, there's a bigger version that will let you fire off shots from your DSLR in number of exotic ways (with sounds, lights and whatnot), but the dongle is more appealing if you're just looking for a small, tidy way of setting off your camera without you standing right behind it.
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Just a few weeks ago, a Kickstarter project for the Memoto Lifelogging Camera took the crowd-funding site by storm.
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Red has just announced the Red Motion lens mounting system for Epic and Scarlet motion camera systems that'll eliminate one of their chief snags: the dreaded CMOS rolling shutter.
However, the GALAXY Camera's beautiful display can be used for more than just viewing.
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For the fiscal year just ended, Sony has continued to lag in its device, digital camera and game sectors.
And for those just learning the art of photography, a Help Button will provide simple explanations of camera settings and functions.
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It may just be an issue for right-handed people, but the buttons for power, volume and camera all lie on the lower half of the phone's right edge and are buried in the palm.
We have Coolpix cameras that shoot an amazing photograph for their size and weight and price, and the person who buys that camera is just as interested in high quality as a person who buys a higher-level camera.
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Do your homework - some estancias are just private homes that begrudgingly rent rooms for profit, others are campy circuses that bring in buses of camera-snapping tourists - but do not miss a chance to live out your cowboy dreams in the Argentine pampas.
But the camera companies underestimated just how important convenience was to consumers, and the public's appetite for sharing photos of moments right when they happened.
Snap, view, share and store: Simply snap, check out images on the Z340 camera's 2.7'' LCD screen and choose photos for printing - just like that, favorite images are instantly shared, no connections required.
Blitzed by the chaos, you may not notice just how much the movie cheats: Hud, for instance, appears to be editing as he goes, and his camera possesses magical powers of endurance.
Just one example (courtesy iMedicalApps): startup Cellscope developed a smartphone camera attachment to create a personal otoscope (for looking at your eardrum) that links to a Cloud-based diagnosis engine to determine whether your child has an ear infection.
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