Category Archives: Cameras

Not exactly to scale but close I suppose:

Of interest, the popular 1/2.3″ sensor size used in most point and shoot compacts, is slightly larger than the original Super 8mm film frame.

The Nikon CX 1″ format is slightly larger than standard 16mm film frame size.

There are 4 mid-range formats (4/3ds, and flavors of APS-C), and then full frame. Where did the abbreviation APS come from? It’s based on the Advanced Photo System film negative used for film cameras in the 1990s. Today’s APS sensor digital cameras are roughly the same size as the APS frames.

The Nokia 808 PureView (the 41 megapixel smart phone) camera sensor is almost the same size as the Blackmagic pocket cinema camera.

My Nexus 4 smart phone camera takes pretty awful photos – and the video is downright sucky – certainly compared to Nokia and Apple iPhones. Not surprisingly, its got a smaller sensor – and the iPhones use back side illuminated CMOS sensors, making them more sensitive to light.

3D, Business, Cameras

Trek Radio in 3D – kind of

January 26, 2014 3DM

These folks saw my 3D cameras and had an interesting discussion with me about 3D. Was nice that I had many 3D cameras with me as I was sort of a walking showroom of 3D tech!

I think I was interviewed “on the air” about 3D 🙂 I was not really paying attention to those details. Just having fun!

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Cameras

Horizon Shoots All Of Your Videos In Landscape, No Matter How You Hold Your Phone

January 14, 2014 3DM

Horizon Shoots All Of Your Videos In Landscape, No Matter How You Hold Your Phone | TechCrunch.

Business, Cameras

Camera sales, in charts

January 8, 2014 3DM

Vitaliy has posted some great charts on camera sales over on his web site: Camera sales, including Novemer 2013 reports – Personal View

You can readily see the drop off in camera sales from year to year. I think the December data point is bogus as the caption says through November 2013.

Second charts shows that DSLR unit sales are down slightly but mirrorless sales are up quite a bit.