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Sony Focuses on Iteration, Not innovation

by Tom Allen

Thanks to Sony’s press conference kicking off as MWC opened on the first day, we didn’t make it in time for opening remarks. However, we were there for the launch of the company’s newest …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| sony| UST Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 08

Smartphone Photography Becomes Professional

by Tom Allen

Would anyone debate that the compact camera market is being taken over by smartphones? Industry players whom I’ve spoken to certainly don’t: the digital camera market is increasingly veering towards premium models, as the …

Tags:Cameras| iPhone| Lenses| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 05

Panasonic To Increase Camera Dynamic Range 10x

by Matthew Brennesholtz

High dynamic range (HDR) is a hot topic in the display industry right now, with Dolby and many others working on the issues involved. Currently, the highest dynamic range CMOS camera sensor designs can …

Tags:Cameras| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Panasonic| Vol 23 - Issue 05

Sony Tests UltraHD HDR in Hawaii

by Tom Allen

The PGA Tour (also known as the Sony Open), which began in Hawaii on the 17th January, is being recorded in UltraHD using Sony’s professional cameras. In particular, Sony’s HDC-4300 will be used to …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Cameras| Events| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Sony Hopes to Challenge OLED

by Tom Allen

Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai, after the now-traditional ‘Sony is great’ video, began the press conference with some CES facts. Last year the show covered more than 2 million ft² (185,800m²) and was attended by …

Tags:Cameras| CES 2016| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| Mobile Display Monitor| Movies & Content| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Paper Planes Become Cheap Drones

by Tom Allen

PowerUp FPV is a project that recently – and quickly – beat its funding goal on Kickstarter, by almost 300%. The toy, built in collaboration with drone maker Parrot, is a propeller and camera …

Tags:Back Panel| Cameras| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 52| Wearables

Samsung, Cameras and Brands

by Bob Raikes

This week, we report on the withdrawal from the UK digital camera market by Samsung, which follows on from a story we spotted recently that the firm had dropped out of selling cameras in …

Tags:Cameras| Editorial| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 48

The Nissan Smart Rear View Mirror

by Arthur Berman

A new-to-me display application was reported in the news during this past week. It is an improvement to the conventional automotive rear view mirror. The need for an improvement can be illustrated by offering …

Tags:Automotive| Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Grass Valley Gets Ready for HDR Live TV Production

by Chris Chinnock

Grass Valley’s Sr. product Manager for Cameras, Klaus Weber, recently hosted a webinar on HDR (High Dynamic Range) for live TV production and also gave a paper at the SMPTE conference covering similar ground. …

Tags:Cameras| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 44

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 41

by Tom Allen

The DxO One iPhone camera attachment (DxO Boasts of World’s First ‘Truly Connected Camera’) is now available in Europe. Officially announced two months ago (Samsung Brings Tizen to Emerging Markets), Samsung‘s Z3 smartphone is …

Tags:Cameras| India| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Smartwatches| Vol 22 - Issue 41| ZTE

Tech Data Signs With Aiptek

by Tom Allen

Aiptek has signed a mobile projection agreement with Tech Data in Germany. Tech Data will take on Aiptek’s pico projectors and dashcams.

Tags:Cameras| Distribution| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| TechData| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Digital Focus is All About Cameras

by Tom Allen

Taking place in the Grand Hyatt Hotel again, Digital Focus is a press event that is – technically – not affiliated with IFA. Unlike Showstoppers, companies do not need to have space on the …

Tags:Cameras| IFA 2015| Imaging| Large Display Monitor| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 36