http://www.gizmodo.co.uk Sat, 25 May 2013 22:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/pinhole-cameras-that-are-actually-meant-to-be-used/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/pinhole-cameras-that-are-actually-meant-to-be-used/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 07:00:53 +0000 Lily Newman http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=167075 If you’ve been searching for a pinhole camera to enjoy and then pass on to your children, you’re in luck. Industrial designer and carpenter Elvis Halilović has created a beautiful line of handmade pinhole cameras. Wait, you haven’t been looking for that? Huh. Okay. Nonetheless! These oddly compelling wooden boxes will make you feel like [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/pinhole-cameras-that-are-actually-meant-to-be-used/feed/ 1 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/apple-patent-would-turn-your-friends-iphones-into-a-lighting-kit/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/apple-patent-would-turn-your-friends-iphones-into-a-lighting-kit/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:16 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=166480 If you’ve ever been on the set of a professional photography shoot, you’ll notice the photographer doesn’t just rely on a single camera-mounted flash. Instead, they use a series of strategically positioned flashes, all tethered together so they function as one, precisely controlling where and how much light is hitting the subject. And that approach [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/apple-patent-would-turn-your-friends-iphones-into-a-lighting-kit/feed/ 3 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-simple-device-makes-glorious-timelapses-easy-even-at-night/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-simple-device-makes-glorious-timelapses-easy-even-at-night/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:00:18 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=165419 If the term intervalometer leaves you scratching your head, but you have the perfect idea for the next viral timelapse video, Brinno’s here to help. The company’s new TLC200 Pro makes creating timelapses as easy as using a point-and-shoot camera. And thanks to a relatively large, extra-sensitive 1/3-inch sensor, it will capture beautiful results even [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-simple-device-makes-glorious-timelapses-easy-even-at-night/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/theres-not-much-prettier-than-the-guts-of-an-old-nikon/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/theres-not-much-prettier-than-the-guts-of-an-old-nikon/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 13:30:41 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=164646 If you love old DSLRs, particularly classic Nikons, you owe it to yourself to spend a few minutes over at Clare’s Wyoh Tumblr blog. At the request of a reader with a penchant for Nikon schematics, she scanned a few illustrations from some old manuals and posted them for all of us to ogle. Outdated [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/theres-not-much-prettier-than-the-guts-of-an-old-nikon/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/olympus-pen-e-p5-a-retro-styled-mirrorless-camera-made-amazing/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/olympus-pen-e-p5-a-retro-styled-mirrorless-camera-made-amazing/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 08:00:34 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=164679 Olympus has been teetering on the edge of nailing mirrorless camera design for years. In fact, many would argue that last year’s retro-fantastic OM-D E-M5 bordered on perfection. Aesthetes fell in love with its looks at the same time that real, serious photographers were amazed at its spectacular image quality. Olympus’ new flagship Pen-series camera is [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/olympus-pen-e-p5-a-retro-styled-mirrorless-camera-made-amazing/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-lumia-928-has-the-best-low-light-camera-according-to-nokia-at-least/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-lumia-928-has-the-best-low-light-camera-according-to-nokia-at-least/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 08:45:47 +0000 Sam Gibbs http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=164098 After confirming the existence of the fabled Lumia 928 in an advert yesterday, it’s decided to show you what its latest flagship can do, pitting it in a low-light fight with the iPhone 5 and Galaxy SIII… totally unbiased, of course. To be fair, if that really is the Lumia 928, it sure shoots pretty damn [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/the-lumia-928-has-the-best-low-light-camera-according-to-nokia-at-least/feed/ 21 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/would-you-buy-a-samsung-galaxy-s4-with-an-optical-zoom/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/would-you-buy-a-samsung-galaxy-s4-with-an-optical-zoom/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 12:15:27 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=163829 Usually reliable internet sources claim Samsung’s preparing another Android model, this one going by the name Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. The alleged phone shrinks the S4′s screen size to 4.3″ but adds a 16-Megapixel sensor around the back by way of compensation. It’s less of a phone than the Galaxy S4 and less of a [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/would-you-buy-a-samsung-galaxy-s4-with-an-optical-zoom/feed/ 8 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-camera-sees-the-world-like-an-ant/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-camera-sees-the-world-like-an-ant/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 11:30:44 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=162674 While you’d be forgiven for thinking that this looks like a dome of bubble wrap, it’s actually the world’s first working compound-eye camera — which sees the world just like an insect would. With 180 separate imaging elements — each replicating the separate ommatidium, or “small eyes” which make up an insect’s odd visual system — [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-camera-sees-the-world-like-an-ant/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-amazing-lego-instant-camera-even-pops-out-lego-polaroids/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-amazing-lego-instant-camera-even-pops-out-lego-polaroids/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:30:44 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=162304 We couldn’t be happier that Lego master Chris McVeigh—aka Power Pig—is continuing to use his formidable skills to create brick versions of iconic cameras. Following up on his Leica M9-P he brings us this gorgeous Lego version of the Polaroid Land Camera 1000. And going above and beyond the call of duty, McVeigh even made [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-amazing-lego-instant-camera-even-pops-out-lego-polaroids/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-sensor-will-give-your-phone-a-1080p-60fps-front-camera/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-sensor-will-give-your-phone-a-1080p-60fps-front-camera/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 11:45:03 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=162372 Most front-facing phone cameras suck. It’s not their fault, though: they have to be squeezed in to a tiny gap, which puts obvious limits on their geometry. Fortunately, this new Omnivision sensor squeezes a lot more performance into that minuscule frame. The new OV2724 shoehorns a 1080p sensor into a component that’s just 5mm by [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/this-sensor-will-give-your-phone-a-1080p-60fps-front-camera/feed/ 4 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/samsung-nx2000-a-fancy-camera-thats-dumb-like-a-smartphone/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/samsung-nx2000-a-fancy-camera-thats-dumb-like-a-smartphone/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 10:45:06 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=162451 Don’t let the Samsung NX2000′s big ‘ol interchangeable lens and APS-C image sensor fool you—its touchscreen UI is designed for the jabs of the simplest operators. At first, you’d think the NX2000 fits right in with other more advanced touchscreen cameras coming out these days. You see, even if a mirrorless camera like the NX2000 [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/05/samsung-nx2000-a-fancy-camera-thats-dumb-like-a-smartphone/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/rumour-japanese-network-planning-for-july-iphone-5s-launch/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/rumour-japanese-network-planning-for-july-iphone-5s-launch/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:30:05 +0000 Gary Cutlack http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=162095 Documents purportedly coming out of Japanese mobile network KDDI claim it’s ready to launch its “iPhone 5S” pre-ordering campaign in June, ahead of a July release date for the all-new-ish Apple phone. The document also, ahem, “verifies” previous rumours that say we can expect to see a fingerprint scanner and 13-Megapixel camera contained within 2013′s [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/rumour-japanese-network-planning-for-july-iphone-5s-launch/feed/ 6 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/is-nokia-investing-in-lytro-style-camera-tech-for-phones/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/is-nokia-investing-in-lytro-style-camera-tech-for-phones/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:45:22 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=162080 Bloomberg is reporting that Nokia is planning to invest in a Californian startup that creates Lytro-style camera technology slim enough to squeeze into a mobile phone. The company in question is Pelican Imaging, which produces a complex sensor array and combines it with algorithmic processing to allow users to adjust an image’s focus after it [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/is-nokia-investing-in-lytro-style-camera-tech-for-phones/feed/ 17 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/the-worlds-first-handheld-movie-camera-was-shaped-like-a-gun/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/the-worlds-first-handheld-movie-camera-was-shaped-like-a-gun/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:00:58 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=161651 You may have expected the first ever portable motion picture camera to be housed in some form of stuffy box — but in fact it was shaped like a rifle, which lends a new accuracy to the idea of shooting some film. Invented by scientist Étienne-Jules Marey, the Fusil Photographique — that means photographic rifle [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/the-worlds-first-handheld-movie-camera-was-shaped-like-a-gun/feed/ 3 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/rumored-first-picture-of-olympus-e-p5-continues-vintage-design-trend/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/rumored-first-picture-of-olympus-e-p5-continues-vintage-design-trend/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:15:27 +0000 Michael Hession http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=161069 The very first picture of what is purported to be Olympus’s upcoming E-P5 mirrorless camera has surfaced, and has more of the retro touches we have come to expect know and love. The E-P5 succeeds 2011′s popular E-P3 micro four-thirds camera. Clearly Olympus is running with the success of its throwback design philosophy, this time [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/rumored-first-picture-of-olympus-e-p5-continues-vintage-design-trend/feed/ 2 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/every-camera-should-have-this-boob-tracker/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/every-camera-should-have-this-boob-tracker/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:00:33 +0000 Casey Chan http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=160517 If you have a web camera on your computer; a front facing camera on your phone, or any camera really, you’re going to be extremely jealous of this awesome boob tracker feature after watching this video. Who cares about facial recognition? Who cares about Wi-Fi equipped cameras? Every camera needs this boob tracker, stat. Not [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/every-camera-should-have-this-boob-tracker/feed/ 5 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/panasonic-lumix-g6-a-micro-four-thirds-for-video-junkies/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/panasonic-lumix-g6-a-micro-four-thirds-for-video-junkies/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:10:55 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=160569 Panasonic has announced a brand-new mid-range Micro Four Thirds camera, the Lumix G6. It offers up a solid list of specs—and should appeal to fans of shooting video in particular. The camera packs a 16-megapixel sensor, that can grab images at 7fps in burst mode and offer up a maximum sensitivity ISO 25,600. Elsewhere, there’s [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/panasonic-lumix-g6-a-micro-four-thirds-for-video-junkies/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/sony-hx50v-a-massive-superzoom-camera-dressed-like-a-skinny-superstar/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/sony-hx50v-a-massive-superzoom-camera-dressed-like-a-skinny-superstar/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:30:23 +0000 Mario Aguilar http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=160526 Really exciting point-and-shoot cameras only come around every so often, and last year’s Sony RX100 was one of them. It blew its pocket compact competitors away. It also cost £550, which is pricey for an enthusiast camera. The new scaled down Sony HX50V mimics the RX100′s covetable aesthetics, and packs some attractive, beginner-friendly features into [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/sony-hx50v-a-massive-superzoom-camera-dressed-like-a-skinny-superstar/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/you-wont-mind-that-this-giant-lens-is-soft/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/you-wont-mind-that-this-giant-lens-is-soft/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 20:00:15 +0000 Andrew Liszewski http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=159619 Photographers shouldn’t mind adding this massive fisheye lens to their studio setups even though it’s described as soft, and is made of wood. It’s actually a stool designed to look like a Canon lens, but with enough changes to skirt any lawsuits or legal repercussions. Hand-made from Ayous wood, the stool is hollow inside for [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/you-wont-mind-that-this-giant-lens-is-soft/feed/ 0 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/the-worlds-first-f1-8-constant-aperture-lens-will-stalk-light-like-nothing-else/ http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/the-worlds-first-f1-8-constant-aperture-lens-will-stalk-light-like-nothing-else/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:30:32 +0000 Jamie Condliffe http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/?p=159022 Sigma has just announced its new 18-35mm f/1.8 lens—the world’s first ever lens to offer a fixed f/1.8 aperture throughout its zoom range. This thing will stalk light like you would not believe. Designed for DSLRs with APS-C sized sensors, this lens is the first to achieve a maximum aperture of f/1.8 throughout its zoom [...]]]> http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/the-worlds-first-f1-8-constant-aperture-lens-will-stalk-light-like-nothing-else/feed/ 7