Tag: Zoom

This is a pretty impressive video demonstration of the incredible 83X optical zoom lens on Nikon’s COOLPIX P900 digital camera, which can be had for just over $500 these days. Its zoom is so good, it…

I love simple designs that still manage to greatly improve upon an already existing device. That’s exactly what we have here with this watch from designers Gennady Martynov and Emre Centinkprulu.…

In the old days we were content to play video games sitting on our rumps and we liked it. The only problem is that many gamers started outgrowing their gaming chairs, some of them spilling their…

My wife and I are opposites when it comes to getting ready for somewhere we have to be. If I tell you I’ll be ready in 15-minutes I am generally padding the number a bit to…

The thing I missed most when I went from a point-and-shoot to my DSLR was the huge 12x zoom that my point and shoot had. Sure, I could buy a larger zoom lens for my DSLR,…

If you are the sort that goes to a lot of concerts and records them, you have probably noticed that the audio on most camcorders is far from as good as the quality of the video.…

It is physically impossible for my wife to get anywhere on time. That means that when we go places together I am never on time. That really sucks if we are going to a event where…

Want to see what the guy in the apartment across the street is up to? This digital spy camera has a ridiculously long telescopic lens that lets you zoom in on the action from afar. The…

I was working on a story about something completely different today when I came across this intriguing digital image technology they’ve been working on for a while over at Microsoft Research. The team sums up their…

Someone called ScreamyGuy built this fractal scene of robots. He says, “I built a robot whose sole purpose in life was to create an even smaller robot just like himself… So much like himself, that this…

If you happen to own an iPhone, you know that the built-in digital camera is pretty limited due to its fixed lens. Now you can add a zoom lens which will let you get up close…

This new webcam has a huge lens that lets you zoom in on tour subjects from far away. While they don’t say what the zoom ratio is, it’s clear that the telephoto lens increases the range…

If you just can’t get enough megapixels in your digital camera, you might want to wait just a couple more days for this new model from Panasonic. The new Lumix DMC-FX100K offers a whopping TWELVE megapixel…

This nifty device is a self-contained surround sound recording studio. The Samson Zoom H2 Handy Recorder uses a set of three directional microphones to record high quality stereo and surround imaging to its built-in digital recorder.…

Microsoft today announced a new startup business focused on improving user interfaces for mobile devices called “ZenZui.” ZenZui’s differentiator is its unique “zooming” user interface which lets you quickly maneuver from one application or website to…