Fuji F31fd Compact Camera with Face Recognition
Following up on the successful Fuji F30 seven months ago, Fuji announced the latest revision, Fuji F31fd today. The only differences from the Finepix F30 are face recognition and IR connectivity. Due for the UK in late November 2006, no price has been set yet.
Pocketlint review the Fuji FinePix F30, the earlier version of this camera. They give the 6.1 megapixel digital camera thumbs up for it’s great build, compact design, fast operation and good image quality. Thumbs down for no optical viewfinder and detail loss at the higher ISO settings.
DCResource’s review of the FinePix F30 concurs mostly with additional comments about the good low light AF assist, many manual camera controls, powerful flash and excellent battery life. Negatives are above average purple fringing and unimpressive continuous shooting mode in addition to the negatives in the pocketlink review.
Fujifilm today announced the launch of the FinePix F31fd, its first pocketable digital camera to feature hardware-based Face Detection technology, which debuted with the announcement of the FinePix S6500fd in July 2006. Face Detection has great impact on people photography, ensuring the camera automatically focuses on and exposes for faces, rather than details that can confuse other cameras. Coping with… Read Full Article
Real Digital Fish Eye Photography
Talk about a niche. This enterprising San Francisco woman decided to take photos of dead fish eyes and has built herself from an amateur shutterbug to a pro within two years.
Like many amateurs Flickr gave her the confidence to pursue it full time.
File this under inspiration.
Check out the full fish eye article.
Seitz 6x17 Large Format 160 megapixel Digital Camera
The Seitz 6x17 large format digital camera makes all the latest 10 megapixel digital slrs from Canon, Nikon, Pentax et al seem like webcams by comparison.
Sporting a massive 160 mega pixel per image the camera can capture a full frame 60mm x 170mm, 7500 x 21,250 pixels in 1 second with a ISO equivalent range of 5000 to 10,000!
Seitz’s Roundshot D3 camera with the same digital back can shoot a 360 degree image for a 470 meg, 7500 x 62,830 pixel in 2 seconds.
Price is 28,900 euros (37,000 US)for the Seitz 6x17 handheld version and 29,800 euros (38,150 US) for the Roundshot D3 360 degree panorama camera.
Available in early 2007.
Some camera key points from their site:
* Create a high resolution 6x17 digital image (160 million pixels) in
one second!
* Ideal for use with world-class Schneider or Rodenstock large format lenses (on Seitz lens board) or Linhof Technorama, Fuji and other large format lenses (on adaptor plate)
* User-friendly camera system and software with 640x480 pixel colour touch screen for perfect preview, editing, zooming and image control
* State-of-the art computer technology with gigabit Ethernet file transfer, powerful portable mini-computer (storage device) and handheld…
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