Cameras and Photo

The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 has a ginormous view screen

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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX5 10.2MP CMOS Digital CameraIn keeping with a bit of a camera motif this week, take a look at this Sony digital camera – the DSC-TX5. It has a 10.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor with an optical 4x wide angle zoom and best of all, a huge 3″ touchscreen LCD.

What else? How about waterproof, shockproof, an iSweep panorama mode, card slot of course, and weighs in at a featherweight 4.5oz.

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Price: $328
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Microsoft’s HD Webcams

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Microsoft LifeCam HD-6000 NotebookMicrosoft has a handful of brand new webcams in their LifeCam series, that are capable of 720p HD video. The HD-5000 and HD-6000 webcams are 30 fps cameras with auto focus and TrueColor technology.

Naturally, they’re optimized for Windows Live, but hardly exclusively. The HD-6000 is geared just for notebooks and has a 360 lens rotation feature, so you can spin it around to capture people or scenes behind your laptop.

The HD-5000 can be used for either desktops or portables.

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Price: HD-5000: $35.31, HD-6000: $40.37
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Pentax Optio W90

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Pentax Optio W90 12.1 MP Waterproof Digital Camera with 5x Wide Angle Zoom and 2.7-Inch LCD If your digital camera can’t keep up with your weekend life, check out the Pentax Optio W90 adventure-proof digital camera. That’s right, adventure-proof as this camera is waterproof to 20 feet for underwater photography or rafting down the Colorado (JIS Class 8 waterproof), shockproof to 4 feet to withstand extreme use, dustproof for use in dry and sandy climate (JIS Class 6 dustproof) and coldproof to sub-freezing temperatures for snowboarding or ice climbing (14-104F)!

With adventure-proof features, you’d expect a big cased camera, but the Pentax Optio W90 is only 4.2 x 2.3 x 1″ weighing in with battery at 5.7 ounces sporting reinforced polycarbonate plastic available in black, pistachio green and orange.

Not only does this camera look and act tough, but the digital camera performs with a 12.1MP sensor and a 5x wide angle optical zoom to cover subjects nearby or far-away (like a bear you decide you’d rather zoom in on than get closer to). Additionally, the W90 includes an LED lens lighting feature for macro photography (Pentax calls it Digital Microscope mode). The digital camera also records video with 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and can playback video via HDMI on HDTV in 720p HD video at 30 frames per second.

Adventure photography does not get more compact and tough than this!

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Price: $299.95
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Pentax Optio I-10 is a 12MP digital camera with a retro look

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Pentax Optio I-10 Digital CameraMy dad had a Pentax camera (non-digital!) when I was a kid. Everyone loved it because it was so small and sleek looking. Pentax hasn’t gone away, and they now of course make digital cameras.

But they’ve decided to marry the best of both worlds – today’s digital tech and yesterday’s retro look. The Optio I-10 is a 12.1 Megapixel camera with a 5x optical zoom , a 2.7″ LCD, triple shake reduction and face detection.

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Price: $179.99 (comes in black or white)
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Joby Gorillapod Magentic Flexible Tripod

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The Joby Gorillapod has gone magnetic with this tripod, and this geek has but one word… “BRILLIANT!” I have an original Gorillapod and love it, but sometimes I could see it being easier to attach the Gorillapod magnetically rather than my old fashioned way of placing it on something in standard fashion or wrapping the legs around some object like a dog in heat.

This Gorillapod has the same features as the original, including the quick release for the camera, except with a magnetic personality.

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Price: $24.95
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uCorder is a wearable mini camcorder & webcam

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uCorder wearable camcorder & webcamIt may or may not take off, but life-blogging is the next wave of personal tech trends. One such device to help you do this is the uCorder Wearable Camcorder/Webcam. It’s a lightweight 3.5″ thumbdrive-sized stick that you can clip to your clothing or wear around your neck.

With its 2GB of memory, it can record up to 7 hours of audio and video. It also accepts microSD cards up to 8GB to extend that recording time.  Plug it in via USB to your computer (Win/Mac/Linux) to download your life’s adventures.

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Price: $99.99
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Cloak Bag hides your SLR camera, but unflaps for quick use

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Design company Naranja Studio has come up with a solution for what they felt was a missing product – a bag that hides your camera while still giving you quick access to it – the Cloak Bag.

cloak bag

The impetus behind the Cloak Bag was a visit to a foreign country with a big shiny SLR camera, and becoming a target because of it.

The Cloak Bag attaches to your camera and totally encloses it. But when you need to pull it out quickly, 2 flaps on the front and back allow you to use your camera, while it’s still pretty hidden or should I say cloaked?

You can get the Cloak Bag in a light gray or a darker coffee color.

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Price: $49.99
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Invisible SHIELD protects your gadget all around, not just the screen

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invisible shieldHave you ever stopped and counted how many gadgets you have? I bet it’s more than you think. Some of them are probably pretty pricey so I’m sure you’d like to protect them as much as possible.

Now protecting your touchscreen device without affecting its touch ability can be tricky or at least can diminish its sensitivity. And you may not like gadget protectors that add to the gadget’s weight and size.

This is where Zagg’s invisibleSHIELD comes in – it’s a tough but clear screen protector that goes around the entire device and keeps it free from scratches, blemishes, etc. It comes with a squeegee and solution to apply the Shield, and if you decide against it, you pull it back off without damaging your phone.

It also has the advantage of being able to protect the screen of your device without interfering with any touch sensitivity. It’s strikes a nice balance of protecting your device while not interfering with the look and feel of it.

Devices supported include iPods & iPhones, PDAs, Laptops, Cameras and more. Even if your device isn’t supported, you may be able to buy an Invisible Shield skin for another device that is very similar in dimensions, but it’s best to talk to the vendor first.

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Price: prices range from $10 and up. As a GfG reader, you can get a 15% off discount with the coupon code of GizmosGeeks242.
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