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Canon’s Single-Shot Multi-Band 50-Megapixel Camera Sees Colors the Human Eye Can’t [Canon]

You're not seeing the full picture—the picture that the world's first single-shot multi-band camera can see, because it's got six color filters mounted on its 50-megapixel CMOS sensor. Here's what it sees: More
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Strobox Pairs Photographs and Their Lighting Schemes [Photography]

If you're a photography student, formally or informally, learning about lighting schemes is one of the trickier and more time consuming aspects of study. Strobox pairs user-submitted photographs with lighting diagrams to help you learn how lighting schemes impact the final photo. More
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DIY FlashBender Is a Cheap and Flexible Flash Modifier [Photography]

If you're looking for a lightweight flash modifier for your camera you'd be hard pressed to find a DIY option more flexible—literally and figuratively—than this DIY FlashBender. More
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Go Black With Olympus’ All-Black E-P2 Camera Kit and Lenses [Cameras]

As expected , Olympus unwrapped the new all-black E-P2 micro four thirds camera today, along with 40-150mm and 75-300mm lenses. More
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Build a Durable Underwater Camera Housing [DIY]

While cheaper DIY waterproof solutions will work for most things, if you're going snorkeling or scuba diving with a camera, you might want to splurge on parts for a higher quality housing—you'll still save a ton of money over buying. More
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Mystery Solved: How Some Women Have Perfect Group Smiles in Every Photo [Humor]

One mystery that's been baffling me for years is how some women stick their heads together and manage perfect group smiles for every single photo they're in. Thanks to the newspaper's funny pages , now I know: Hidden magnets. More
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Ricoh outs rather rugged, water-resistant G700 point and shoot

Ricoh's released a new point and shoot, the G700. This little camera's water and dust resistant, it will supposedly withstand a drop of up to 2 meters, and its resistant to chemicals such as ethanol and hypochlorous acid, so shooting pics of the chemically-driven, zombie-infested apocalypse shouldn't be much of a challenge. Other than that, you've got a 12.1 megapixel sensor, a 5x optical wide-angle zoom lens, a 3-inch color LCD, and password protection. You know, so the zombies can check out your shots! This baby will be released on September 10th in Japan, but as of yet, there's no word on pricing or a US release. Ricoh outs rather rugged, water-resistant G700 point and shoot originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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All The Single (Legged) Ladies: If You Like It Then You Should Put a Machine Gun On It [Cyborg]

Filmmaker Rob Spence, famed for his camera eyeball implant , is looking for an eligible young woman. Who's missing a leg. So he can give her a paintball machine gun. That she will attach to her leg. More
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How Kodak Built a FrankenCamera to Take Digital Photos in 1975 [Kodak]

During the frigid Rochester winter of 1975, researchers at Kodak pieced together the future a quarter of a century early. Built from scavenged parts, the team had created their first "film-less" camera—an idea far ahead of its time. More
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Canon 60D Impressions: The Perfect Video DSLR Is Just a Little Bit Closer [Digital Cameras]

The 60D, Canon's new midrange DSLR, is a whole lot like the Rebel T2i inside—still fantastic. It's what's outside that's better, a flip-out swivel screen and more rugged body that tug the camera closer toward video DSLR nirvana. More
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