Use an Xbox Headset as a DSLR Shutter Trigger
Remote camera triggers are great for taking steady pictures without futzing around with your camera. While you can certainly go out and buy one for cheap, YouTuber Gurnarok points out that you might already have one if you own an Xbox 360 headset (or anything similar). A camera’s remote port is…
Konica Minolta Inc : Konica Minolta Recognized for Climate Change Action and …
Tokyo (November 6, 2013) – Konica Minolta, Inc. (Konica Minolta) today announced that the company has been commended by CDP for the action it is taking to reduce emissions and mitigate the risks of climate change and for its approach to the disclosure of climate change information. The achievements are At the…
Flickr posts tracked Hurricane Sandy’s landfall
Researchers found that the number of photographs taken tracked perfectly with the storm’s landfall in New Jersey, as measured by atmospheric pressure. By Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Wed, Nov 06 2013 at 11:36 AM A striking image of Verrazano Bridge in Brooklyn as Hurricane Sandy approaches on Oct. 29, 2012. (Photo: Carlos Ayala) When…
During Sandy, Flickr Uploads Mirrored Atmospheric Pressure
During Hurricane Sandy, people took to the streets (or at least peeked out the window), documenting the storm on social media, uploading images and updates of the destruction. On Flickr, a new paper in Scientific Reports finds, the rate of those uploads mirrored the swift drop in atmospheric pressure in…
Nikon goes retro with new DSLR possibly too retro
"Retro" is the name of the game in the camera world these days. Fujifilm, Olympus, Sony and others have all produced cameras with styles inspired by old film cameras. Nikon is the latest to join the club but does its new Df DSLR take the old-school aesthetic too far? The…
Nikon Crams Full-Frame Sensor Into Its Legendary 1950s-Era F Series
While the rest of the technological landscape is concentrating on making everything look smaller, sleeker, and more futuristic, cameras are going through a major throwback phase. It’s pretty great. The majority of today’s old-school cameras aren’t just using their looks to draw attention away from sub-par specs. Some of the…
Innovative Foto Upgrades Photobooths With DNP Dye-Sub Printers
SALEM, NH — Innovative Foto, a vertical-market manufacturer, operator and distributor of photobooths, has chosen the DP40 dye sublimation printer from Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (Tokyo) to upgrade its photobooths around the world. The firm, which runs some 3,000 photobooths in the United States alone, anticipates nearly 100% adoption Innovative Foto…
Nikon Df: Retro DSLR packed with full-frame performance
With its new Df DSLR, Nikon has become the latest camera maker to embrace a retro-styled model to try and jumpstart dwindling camera sales. The Nikon Df, harkening back to Nikon’s flagship "F"-Series" pro SLRs is now available for pre-order, and the specs are head-turning. Instead of being merely a…
Kodak man leads officers on three-county chase
KODAK (WATE) – A Sevier County man was arrested Monday night after leading officers on a pursuit through three counties. Stephen R. Vandergriff, 21, is charged with driving under the influence, unlawful use of stolen license plate, evading arrest, driving on revoked licence, drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and Tennessee…
Flickr uploads tracked Hurricane Sandy: what else could be revealed?
Social networks and photo-sharing sites show people reacting to things that are happening around them. There are now so many users that these posts can be used to track major events such as Hurricane Sandy. This approach provides new ways for researchers and organisations to track things using large volumes…
