night vision camera

11.28.09

Nikon's D3S Claims to See in the Dark, But Still Can't Shoot 1080p Video

By Corinne Iozzio Posted 10.13.2009 at 11:01 pm 1 Comment

Night vision, you say? The Nikon D3S, which the company unmasked today, is a pro-level D-SLR built around an entirely new 12-megapixel CMOS sensor that allegedly works well past twilight.

The D3S's sensor has expanded ISO sensitivity up to 102,400 (that's quadruple that of its older sibling, the Nikon D3), which means seriously low-light shooting. In fact, Nikon claims ISO 102.4K can pick up details you'd miss with the naked eye. (Too bad it can't see through walls, though.)

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Counting Down the Gallons

A "fuel consumption display" on the Acura RDX gives drivers real-time readouts

By popsci Posted 03.07.2007 at 5:47 pm 15 Comments

A Toyota hybrid's fuel consumption display

Last weekend, while PopSci's official natural-gas-powered Civic, was busy being photographed by Honda, some friends and I took the Acura RDX that Honda gave us as a temporary replacement on a ski trip in the Catskill Mountains. The RDX is a sleek, turbocharged SUV, and considering that the nicest car I had driven previously was probably my rusty '89 Corolla, I naturally felt like I was driving some sort of space vehicle.

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