Have you ever wondered why there are so many amazing videos of Earth from orbit nowadays? The answer is simple: the amazing low-light performance of current DSLR cameras, like the Nikon D3 used by Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum. More »
The 60 Minutesprofile of New York City's massive anti-terrorism network this evening was nothing short of amazing. 35,000 police. 15,000 civilians. Unattended bag-tracking artificial intelligence. Cameras, oh the cameras! One message for potential terrorists: "Stay away." More »
Image quality isn't the only measure of a camera's functionality. The PFCA, developed by a Cornell Postdoc, has only a 20-pixel resolution but its size and construction will allow it to go where few cameras have been before. More »
There are already portable hi-speed cameras from the likes of Casio that can have you shooting 1000FPS at low res, as well as giant pro cameras that go full HD at ridiculous faster-than-a-speeding bullet rigs. But not many that can get you 20,000FPS like the TS3Cine Compact Hi-Speed camera in a relatively portable frame. You're also going to get a monstrous 7-inch LCD screen. More »