Nikon now announces its D5100 DSLR camera and ME-1 external mic

Nikon  DSLR D5100 camera with ME-1 external mic

Last time, when Canon released its new T3 DLSR camera. Today, Nikon had finally announced its new model D5100 DLSR with an ME-1 external mic. This said new gadget will be coming this April 21, 2011. It has a heavy focus on video, with continous autofocus and special effects.

D5100 have its 3 inch LCD that can rotate 180 degrees and it is viewable in different angle and have extremely sharp imagery of 920k. Video captures can be in 720p or 1080p at either 24 or 30 frames per second. Other great features of this camera is that you can capture video at night vision, can create HDR ( high dynamic range) photo by merging two photos of the same subject.

The external microphone ME-1 featured stereo recording and noise dampening components.The microphone rests on the camera's hotshoe and connects via the standard 3.5mm stereo input jack, making it compatible with virtually any D-SLR with these ports. The Nikon ME-1 microphone with be available this month and sell for $179.95.

The D5100 will feature the same 16.2 megapixel image sensor as the pricier Nikon D7000. Other specs for the D5100 include still captures at 4 fps, 11-point autofocus and price tag of $799.95 (body only) or $899.95 with a Nikon NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens. The D5100 will be available later this month.

Take a look at the snapshot of specifications of this camera below. Please click the image to enlarge if you cannot read.

Nikon D5100 specifications

Other informations will come out here as we get more info about this gadget. Check this out!

Microsoft's Kinect used for Video Conferencing is pretty cool

Nowadays, we can communicate with each other by lots of software and devices being featured. But are we really satisfied already with those existing gadgets? I think those gadgets haven't prove yet their values because of continuous innovations that we have now.

Microsoft Kinect used for Video Conference

Today, MIT Media Lab researchers have used the Microsoft Kinect powers of depth and human perception to create video conferencing. There are four features implemented for this Video Conference: Talking to Focus, Freezing Former Frames, Privacy Zone and the Special Augmenting Reality.

Talking to Focus
From the first image above which is the upper left corner, the person who is not the center of conversation is temporarily blurred. While the one who is speaking have the relevant information displayed on the screen like the time she is talking, her name, etc.

Freezing Former Frames
Here you can freeze the gesture of the person who is not the center of the conversation letting the other person move as normal. This technique is being used for some short task like checking emails, text messages and other task relevant to the conversation.

Privacy Zone
Here the background is being eliminated from Kinect when there is a disturbing movement around during video conference.

Special Augmenting Reality
This is using the 3D position of the objects which can be assigned in an augmented status. People can click the objects on the screen (on the other space) to see the augmented information remotely.

Take a look on the video below for details of these four features:

Next iPod nano gen display module leaked with camera?

Leaked display module for next generation iPod nano

The next generation of iPod nano have a leaked module from China. The display module shown above believed that the next iPod nano generation will be including the camera.

According to Apple.pro, they will be putting back the camera on their popular music player on the seventh generation of iPod nano part keeping the current model size and display. The display module above shown the small hole on the upper right corner where the camera is to be placed. With this added feature, Apple is planning to re-position the belt clip or to resized it smaller. The camera from iPod nano was already included way back its fifth generation. Let's wait for the next move and it has to be approximately release in September time according to engadget.com. I think this is not comfortable to use an iPod nano with small camera. Let's see....

Fuuvi Pick, the digital camera made for youngsters

There is another cutest gadget made. This is the cutest digital camera called the Fuuvi Pick. This is being marketed as "digital toy camera" made especially for youngsters.

Fuuvi Pick a digital toy camera with 3 cm height

Fuuvi Pick is a 1.3 megapixel digital camera and can shoot at 720 x 480 with a 3 cm height. Some of the coolest feature of this has a built in USB drive, just like a flash drive. It has a capacity of 16GB on a micro SD card and can be use for your PC for data storage. This gadget are available in different colors as shown on above images. This is just cheap as $59.

I think one of my cutest nephew can't wait to avail this coolest gadget. Youngsters are very thankful nowadays due to latest technology.

Canon Rebel T3 DSLR good for photography?

Canon EOS 1100D which is also known as Digital Rebel T3 is the new entry- level model of Canon's extensive range of digital SLR cameras which is very affordable but loaded with great features in which the photography enthusiast will really appreciated.

Canon Rebel T3 DSLR

According to one of the photography blog, this newly released model replaced its 3 years old 1000D model of canon. The features are great because it has 12 megapixel CMOS sensor, 2.7 inch LCD screen, 3fps continuous shooting mode, 9 autofocus points, 63-zone iFCL exposure metering, ISO 100-6400 sensitivity, on-screen Feature Guide, and 720p HD video capture. It has a user friendly interface in which the users will have a creative controls without the need of photography experts. It also supports up to 60 different lenses that include Speedlite flashes giving the users a lot of room for improvement.

For the first time for an EOS camera, the 1100D is also available in 3 different colours other than black - red, silver and brown - all with the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II lens. The red EOS 1100D is available exclusively from Comet in early April 2011, priced at £499.00 / €599.00. The silver EOS 1100D is available exclusively from Jessops in early April 2011, priced at £499.00 / €599.00. The brown EOS 1100D is available exclusively from Harvey Norman’s in Ireland in early April 2011, priced at £499.00 / €599.00.  In the Philippines it is approximately PHP 31,900.00

Here are the other technical specifications for this Canon Rebel T3 DSLR camera:

* Screen: 2.7-inch wide viewing angle LCD (230k-dot resolution)
* Sensitivity: ISO 100-6400
* Shutter speed: 30s – 1/4000 sec
* Basic+ creative point-and-shoot mode
* 63-zone iFCL exposure metering
* Supports sRGB, Adobe RGB, ColorMatch RGB, Apple RGB and Wide Gamut RGB colour spaces
* Eye-Fi wireless SD card compatible menu options
* Auto Lighting Optimizer (ALO)
* Digital Photo Professional (DPP) software

Now if you have your own digital camera other than this, compare it and get the best camera that suits your need.