Tag archive: ccd image sensor

“The company is currently exhibiting a mockup image at the Photo Imaging Expo (PIE) 2005, held in Tokyo from March 17 to March 20, 2005. Kodak Co is said to have newly developed the 18-Mpixel CCD image sensor. The camera uses a PENTAX 645AF mount, which is compatible with smc PENTAX645 interchangeable lenses conventionally used with silver salt cameras. Pentax aims to commercialize the camera within 2006 and “expects to set… Read More

The Stylus Verve S combines a 5.0-megapixel CCD image sensor with Olympus' exclusive image processor, TruePic TURBO, which significantly enhances image quality and delivers faster overall processing speeds for rapid startup, shutter release and playback. TruePic TURBO uses pixel “micro-smoothing” to deliver clearer, more color-accurate photos, even at lower resolutions. The result is high quality prints that can be cropped… Read More

Each new camcorder features Canon's exclusive DV Photo Plus system, a combination of features and technology that allows users to achieve high quality video and high resolution photos, with exceptional quality, color and clarity, in a single product. Incorporated into each new model are four key technologies that collectively raise image quality, camera performance and user satisfaction. This fierce foursome includes: —… Read More

The new, high performance wired camera expands Hawking's line of network cameras, which allow users to monitor and secure their homes, offices, and other critical locations from anywhere in the worldusing only a web browser.    The HNC700PT features a CCD image sensor and MPEG4 compression to provide a superior quality picture and streaming video at up to 30 frames persecond. Remote-motion technology can be utilized via web… Read More

From Canon's press release: Whether capturing the fireworks at a July fourth celebration or the expression of a child eating ice cream, Canon's new vertically designed Optura 500 and Optura 400 Mini DV 2.2-megapixel camcorders provide consumers with high quality video and photos in a compact and easy-to-use package. Incorporating Canon's DV Photo Plus technology, these eye-catching camcorders are shorter and smaller than… Read More

Quote from the review at HardwareZone: To most layman, Casio is a brand synonymous mainly with their make of calculators. However, not many realize that they are one of the few manufacturers to introduce one of the first consumer digital cameras into the market back in the mid-1990s with their Casio QV-10 having a 250,000 pixels CCD image sensor. Nine years down the road, we have the newest addition to the Casio's QV- digital camera… Read More

Adding one more case to the “How'd They Do That?” file, the miniaturization wizards at Sony (known formally as product designers and engineers) took features found on more full-figured digital cameras and squeezed them into a slim, pocket-friendly design no larger than a deck of cards. Slide the front lens cover down and in just over one second, the Cyber-shot DSC-T1 digital camera's large 2.5-inch LCD viewfinder… Read More

Quote from the review at Steve's Digi-Cams: “The PENTAX *ist D digital SLR camera combines a high-performance, APS-sized 6.1 effective megapixel CCD image sensor, Pentax K lens mount, pentaprism viewfinder, and a 1.8 inch LCD monitor in one of the world's smallest and lightest camera bodies in the digital SLR category. The *ist D measures a very compact 5 x 3.7 x 2.3 inches and weighs just 18 ounces without batteries.… Read More

The PDR-5300 boasts high level features such as a 5.0 megapixel CCD image sensor, a powerful 3X optical zoom lens with a versatility-enhancing wide aperture range, state-of-the-art noise reduction technology, user-selectable shutter speeds (8 seconds to 1/1500 second), plus a full suite of optional manual controls, all working together to provide excellent photographic results in a variety of lighting conditions. It is expected to ship later… Read More