Review: Soloshot Auto-Panning Phone and Camera Companion

SoloShot Automated Camera Swivel 5

Soloshot is a new automatic panning device that can work with most any of your digital video devices, whether it be a video camera or smartphone.  Youtube creators rejoice.  Especially those that create outdoor sport action shots. When using the Soloshot,  this new motorized tripod creates videos without the need for someone to man the [...]

Faster and More Powerful Perfectly Clear for Android v1.5

Athentech 2

Athentech’s award-winning Perfectly Clear app for Android has just gotten a whole lot better.  By incorporating NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 and 4imobile processors, Perfectly Clear for Android v1.5 is now twice as fast.  In addition, the UI has been completely redesigned, making it fast and easy to use.  The app (available here) can also be applied [...]

Socialmatic Camera Prints InstaGram Photos…Instantly (video)

Socialmatic Camera Prints InstaGram Photos...Instantly

Scheduled for early 2014, the Socialmatic Camera, which is a brand new instant camera based on Android as its main OS. Socialmatic will represent a revolution in social digital photography. The new camera will allow users to, as the company says, “live the emotions while taking a shot; apply proprietary photo filters; post it on a Socialmatic [...]

Canon’s Mixed Reality MREAL Headset

Canon’s Mixed Reality MREAL Headset

Canon’s Mixed Reality MREAL headset will be hitting retailers on March 1, 2013 for very salty price of $125,000. The MREAL System for Mixed Reality generates video of your surroundings using a pair of cameras positioned in front of the user’s eyes, which is then combined with computer-generated graphics. What results from those cameras is then [...]

Sony Introduces their new NEX-3N Mirrorless Camera

Sony Introduces their new NEX-3N Mirrorless Camera

Sony’s newest entrant into the compact interchangeable lens category, the NEX-3N, is slightly smaller than the previous iteration and offers some cool  improvements as well.  The NEX-3N is the smallest and lightest interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C sized sensor – it weighs 210g (269g w/ battery and memory card). With a pop up flash, it also [...]

Samsung Announces Cheaper EK-GC110 Galaxy Camera

Samsung Announces Cheaper EK-GC110 Galaxy Camera

Samsung’s Galaxy Camera isn’t for the faint of heart, especially at $500 a pop-up.  Also, it’s worth noting that it’s a behemoth compared to other point and shoot cameras, though it may not look it in pictures.  While Samsung has yet to address the Galaxy Camera’s rather encumbering size, it has reconsidered the price tag. Unfortunately, I don’t [...]

NIKON Announces the DX-Format D7100 D-SLR Camera (press release)

NIKON Announces the DX-Format D7100 D-SLR Camera 2

Nikon just announced the new DX-format D7100 D-SLR for the advanced photographer looking for new ways to capture creative images or video with incredible detail and precision. Nikon also announced the WR-1 Transceiver for Nikon D-SLR cameras, which uses 2.4 GHz radio frequency for maximum range when communicating with the camera to extend the range and functionality for remote [...]

Video Head Camera Helmet (video)

Video Head Camera Helmet

The Video Head Camera Helmet has a built-in video camera that can record all the action during your maneuvers with your favorite action sport. First hand recordings can come cheap, provided you opt for the $55 model, though it comes with a significant caveat; low-res 30 fps VGA.   A 720p version exists for around [...]

Leaked Sony NEX-3N Image Featuring Electronic Zoom

Leaked Sony NEX-3N Image Featuring Electronic Zoom

An image has surfaced featuring the yet-to-be-announced Sony NEX-3N camera.  In particular, the picture seems to indicate the existence of an electronic zoom control. All NEX still cameras have manual zooms only, but Sony did announce a pro video model, the NEX-EA50EH, that packs a servo control for the recent SEL18-200PZ 11x and SELP1650 16-50mm servo zoom lenses. [...]

SoloShot Automated Camera Swivel (video)

SoloShot Automated Camera Swivel

Much like the Swivl, the product that you mount an iPhone atop and the device follows a moving subject, the new Soloshot can automatically keep you centered in the camera’s shot without anyone manning the device.  You simply mount the Solo shot to the included tripod, strap on the wireless armband beacon, pair it with the Soloshot mount, [...]