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Hands On: Fujifilm Real 3D W1 Digital Camera

Finally available in the U.S. Fuji's camera and frame let you capture and view 3D images and video, sans goofy glasses.

In the past, in order to take a stereoscopic 3D photo, photogs had to fashion their own hacked shooting rigs of conjoined cameras wired into a central shutter. But even with all that, 3D shots taken with those setups still can't be seen with the naked eye. Fujifilm's Real 3D system, which is available in the U.S. today, includes a camera, digital frame, and print center that creates 3D images you can see without those flimsy glasses.

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Samsung Intros Cameras with Second, Front-Facing LCD


Samsung TL225
Samsung TL225:
Could the end of poorly framed nostril shots be nigh? Samsung today announced two cameras with second, front LCDs that let you preview your shots while still facing the lens. The TL225 and TL220 both feature a 1.5-inch, 280-by-220-pixel screens that can preview shots, display a timer countdown, or play animations to get the kiddies to smile.

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Take on the Night

Digital cameras find clever ways to see in the dark

Even with five, six, seven million pixels of resolution, palm-of-your-hand digital cameras produce disappointingly blurry results in low light. It´s nigh impossible to hold the camera steady during those long exposures. Boosting the sensitivity of the image sensor (ISO) so it can gather more light hasn´t worked, because that entails running more electricity through the sensor, which registers the current as light. This creates a pockmarked trail of incorrectly “exposed” pixels and gives you a dark and “noisy,” or grainy, image.

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