Hardware
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Camera Comparison – Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, Nokia Lumia 920 and iPhone 5
Gizmodo recently published a large smartphone camera test to try to decifer which smartphone, out of the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z, HTC One, Nokia Lumia 920 and iPhone 5 is the ‘best’. They tested them in “four common situations, two in daylight and two in a blacked out corner of the office”. Had we carried out this test ourselves in our own lab with our resident camera reviewer, also BJP contributor and DxO optics reviewer, Kevin Carter, it would have been very different. But, it’s interesting to note the winner that Gizmodo selected was actually for a joint overall place between the HTC One and the Nokia Lumia…
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Nokia Lumia 928 VS iPhone 5 & Samsung Galaxy S III – Video Shootout
Nokia have published a video demonstrating the video quality of the Lumia 928 complated with the Apple iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S III in low light conditions. The Lumia 928 will be unveiled next week by the company, it will come with a 8.7 mp camera with Carl Zeiss optics and optical image stabilisation. Inside it will run Windows Phone 8 OS and will come preloaded with a stack of Nokia’s preloaded apps. Take a look at the video below, but don’t be too surprised by the outcome…
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New iPhone 5S Rumored To Have 12-Megapixel Sensor And More…
Tinhte.vn a Vietnamese site that has been reliable in the past with Apple iPhone rumors has mentioned that the new iPhone 5S will come with a 12 megapixel sensor, better low light shooting capabilities as well has HDR shooting and ‘other features’. The information coming out right now is still very scant, but I would well imagine that the sensor will be increased and as well as that a lower aperture for improved low light conditions is quite likely too. If you recall, when the iPhone 4S was announced back in October 2011, the rear camera was increased from 5 megapixels to 8, with improved video capture of 1080p, from…
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Adorama Stocks iPhone Toolshed With Five Brand New iPhoneography Innovations
Adorama, one of the world’s largest photography, imaging, video and consumer electronics retailers, and a leading destination for iPhone® photo specialty accessories, announced the addition of five brand new iPhone 5 gadgets to its exclusive iPhone Toolshed, a curated collection of unique, useful and fun iPhone 5 accessories. New products include: Phocus Case and Lens Bundle: The Phocus iPhone 5 case and lens bundle is a lightweight, durable case that allows iPhoneographers to easily shoot with wide-angle or macro lenses. Habbycam iHandle: The Habbycam iHandle Support System is a dependable stabilizer that’s compatible with many modern smartphones. Joy Factory aXtion Pro: This iPhone 5 case is an ultra-protective, ultra-rugged, ultra-waterproof…
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BlackBerry Z10 – Smartphone Review
Our Head of Technical Hardware here at theappwhisperer HQ is Kevin Carter. As well as covering that for us, he is also the Technical Editor for a number of magazines and websites, including the British Journal of Photography, Digital Photography magazine, DxO Labs and many more. Recently, Kevin reviewed the BlackBerry Z10 for the DxO lab tests. You can read that report in full here. Dpreview Connect use the DxO lab tests within their reports and they have picked up this review, here. Image created above by Lars Rehm at dpreview Connect.
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Eye Recognition To Bring New Level Of Entertainment Convenience To LG Smartphone
Smart Video, a new multimedia UX feature from LG Electronics (LG), will be unveiled for the first time in the Optimus G Pro. Smart Video takes viewing videos on mobile devices to a whole new level of convenience with eye recognition that eliminates the need to manually control playback during the viewing experience. Through the implementation of advanced eye recognition technology, Smart Video recognizes the position of the viewer’s eyes and automatically plays or stops the video without any manual input from the user. When the viewer’s eyes are no longer focused on the smartphone display, the front camera recognizes this and immediately pauses the video automatically. Once the…
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Nokia Lumia 920 – Smartphone – Review
Our Head of Technical Hardware here at theappwhisperer HQ is Kevin Carter. As well as covering that for us, he is also the Technical Editor for a number of magazines and websites, including the British Journal of Photography, Digital Photography magazine, DxO and many more. Recently Kevin reviewed the Nokia Lumia 920 for DxO and I thought you might be interested in the results and conclusion. To read that, go here. Kevin is currently working on the brand spanking new BlackBerry Z10 smartphone review for DxO too, as soon as that’s published I will add the link to that too.
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Polaroid Manufacturing Android Based Camera
Popphoto.com a magazine that I have written for in the past, picked up on a rumor that Polaroid are manufacturing a new ILC running Android. In fact, they have gone so far as to confirm it with Polaroid, this is very unusual, this kind of thing is usually shrouded in Non Disclosure Agreements (NDA’s) but perhaps due the fact they intend to announce it at CES next month, things are a little more ‘relaxed’. Known at the moment at least as the Polaroid IM1836, is an Android 4 powered camera with interchangeable lenses, 18 MP, 3.5 inch touchscreen, pop up flash, wi-fi, HDMI, panoramic and blink detection features and possibly…
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Hipstamatic Launch The Print Lab – Home Style And Travel Accessories
Hipstamatic announces Print Lab, a new print service featuring two entirely new print collections for home and travel. The Home Collection includes prints on wood panels, metal, canvas scrolls, and stretched canvas, and the Travel Collection includes prints on totes, briefcases, weekender bags and iPad covers made from reclaimed, vintage U.S. military materials. The Home and Travel Collections join Hipstamatic’s standard print offerings, in 4, 7, 10 and 30 inch sizes, as well as the company’s analog product line of iPhone cases and graphic t-shirts. “We are obsessed with bringing beautiful images beyond the screen and into our lives. Taking old ideas and putting a modern twist on them was our goal…
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Mixed Reactions To The New Will.i.am i.am ‘Genius iPhone 14 Megapixel Camera’
On November 24, 2012 we mentioned that Will.i.am perhaps best known as one of the founding members of The Black Eyed Peas was about to release an accessory to enable an iPhone 4/5 to shoot 14 megapixel images. Well, this product has now launched in London and the range starts at $315/£199 and will initially only be available at London’s Selfridges from December 6, 2012. It comes with an integrated keyboard and the cost of the development was according to Will.i.am himself ‘the cost of two DJ gigs’. The product literally ‘fits over your iPhone unit so you only need to carry one device’, he went on to say. There…
