Polaroid has launched Cube, a small block-shaped video camera with a magnet that clings to any steel surface. The camera, priced US$100, records 1080p wide-angle video, uses microSD cards and can record 90 minutes of video when fully charged. GoPro’s cameras are currently in the $300 range. Research firm IDC estimates that GoPro enjoys 47.5% of the market share in the USA. … [Read more...]

Sony will release a compact lightweight camcorder, the XDCAM Memory Camcorder PXW-X70, on September 19, 2014. It measures 130.3x180.9x287mm and weighs about 945g (body only) or 1.4kg including a lens hood, a large eyecup, battery and SLR handle unit. This is the smallest and lightest model in the XDCAM series. The camcorder will be suitable for electronic news gathering by one … [Read more...]

Ricoh Imaging Co. announced the launch of a new mirrorless interchangeable lens system camera in its Pentax Q line, the Pentax Q-S1. Th e Q-S1 has a new classic exterior and design, and a lightweight body that is peculiar to the Q series. Th e Q-S1 is equipped with a 1/1.7-inch Type back-illuminated CMOS sensor with 12.4 MP resolution and a high speed image processing Q engine … [Read more...]

Canon Inc. is launching a new PowerShot series compact digital camera, the SX400 IS, with a 30x super zoom lens. The camera features a 1/2.3-inch Type 16MP CCD imager with Digic 4+image processing engine, and a 24-720mm lens in the 35mm format, with Canon’s Intelligent Image Stabilization System. The optical zoom can be extended up to 60x digitally, with Progressive Fine Zoom … [Read more...]

Panasonic has made a surveillance camera system utilizing its dome-type cameras with a wide-angle fish-eye lens and 16 small microphones embedded around the camera to be installed on the ceiling. The surveillance system is suitable for ATM booths to enhance security. When the video data is transferred to the computer of the system, it calculates from the image data and selects … [Read more...]