Digital Shot

Here’s an interesting find. Upon initial inspection, the SNCA-CFW5 CompactFlash wireless card (uncovered after the jump) doesn’t seem all that special, but after perusing the owner’s manual a bit, it’s evident that this here 802.11b/g card has some very specific intentions. Apparently designed to operate exclusively in “Sony Network Cameras” (presumably of the surveillance variety), this unit has found its way into the FCC and looks to be green lit for operation on the 2.4GHz band. Moreover, the SNCA-AN1 external antenna can be added on to extend the range even further. Unsurprisingly, there’s no hints of whether or not this here device will eventually be tweaked for use in other wares, but it’s only a matter of time before someone shoves this thing in a laptop or digicam and tests lady luck.

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Stop-motion photography ain’t easy. It requires patience, patience, planning, patience, and a whole lot of patience.

So we gotta hand it to Max Tyrie and his friends — to create their stop-motion rendition of Modest Mouse’s “Missed the Boat”, they took original footage from the group, printed it out frame-by-frame on 4,133 sheets of paper, then took photos of those sheets of paper with a digital camera. Finally, they assembled thousands of photos into a four-and-a-half minute stop-motion video.

Wow. It’s not that we can’t imagine the amount of effort that went into this, we can, it’s that it’s almost painful to think about. Still, watching the result brings a smile to our face. It’s magical.

Watch the video, then check out this Photojojo tutorial on How to Make Stop-Motion Video with your Digital Camera.

Max Tyrie’s Hand Made Modest Mouse Stop-Motion

p.s. Check it out — one of our favorite design blogs recently gave a shout-out to the unique design of the new Photojojo Forum!

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We’ll admit, Apple’s tightly integrated webcam sure gets more attention than most, but the latest blurb about the iSight has less to do with movie stars or underground storage facilities and more with sheer utility. Apparently, the latest round of MacBook Pros have been equipped with an entirely new camera, and after seeing an all new USB Product ID code, a couple of curious onlookers had to find out more. By testing an older unit and then flocking to a retail Apple store to try out a shiny new machine, it was realized that the sensor in the iSight had indeed been upgraded to 1.3-megapixels; ‘course, it certainly won’t revolutionize subway snapping, but hey, if you needed one more reason to pull the trigger on a new MacBook Pro, you’re welcome.

[Via TUAW]

Vision Research has launched “Phantom Miro 3,” the first of its family of high-speed digital cameras. This camera is targeted at industrial applications such as Hydraulically Controlled, Gas Energized crash simulations used in the automotive…

Vision Research has launched “Phantom Miro 3,” the first of its family of high-speed digital cameras. This camera is targeted at industrial applications such as Hydraulically Controlled, Gas Energized crash simulations used in the automotive industry. With its minimum shutter speed of 2 ms, you can eliminate motion blur and freeze fast-moving objects to achieve the image detail needed for a clear motion analysis.

This compact and rugged camera is rated to survive 100g acceleration and can achieve a frame rate of 1,000 fps at 800?—600 resolution. If that frame rate is not enough, you can reduce resolution to 512?—512 to achieve 2,200 fps. The frame rate can be increased even to 95,000 fps by reducing the resolution further to 32 x 32. You can select among three pixel depths of 8, 10 or 12 to adjust the dynamic range according to the need. This camera which is compatible with any standard 1″ C-mount lens also features an integrated flash memory of 4GB and a dynamic RAM. Its internal batteries help in preventing loss of data due to power failures. The camera has ISO ratings of 4800 in monochrome mode and 1200 in color mode.

Via: dcviews.com