Panasonic Announces New HM-TA1 and HDC-SDX1 Camcorders
Panasonic has just announced the release of two interesting new camcorders. The TA1 is a pocket camcorder that doubles as a web-cam and the SDX1 is their lightest full HD camcorder that also doubles as a web-cam. Hit the jump for more specs and the important pieces from the press releases.
Editor’s Note: Apparently more Panasonic information is coming this evening. Stay Tuned!
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Camera Plus Pro for iPhone Price Drops, Adds More Features
Camera Plus Pro for the Apple iPhone has been updated. Now priced at $0.99 the new fully iPhone 4 compatible app can now control the LED flash on/off/auto options and switch between Front and Rear camera. The new update also has realtime preview for photo editing, real time video exposure and white balance control and other great features that make the Camera Plus Pro app stand out from the rest of the camera apps out there. Full release is after the jump. Be sure to also check out our iPhone coverage and review here.
Reader Question: A Great Video DSLR for A College Student
One of The Phoblographer’s longtime readers recently reached out to us asking for help/advice for her son—who is a college student. His problem in a nut-shell: he needs a great video-capable DSLR camera.
Fun Review: Retro Camera for Android
If you’re an Android phone owner, chances are that you use the phone’s camera at times—and possibly with a really cool app. If you do, you may want to check out the Retro Camera app. A free download, Retro Camera is the closest thing to Hipstamatic for the iPhone. It offers some really cool filters and one of the most unique interfaces I’ve seen on a camera app.
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Quick Field Test: Gary Fong Lightsphere Collapsible
Recently the the Gary Fong Lightsphere Collapsible was sent to me to try out. As a photographer that loves and often uses the standard Lightsphere, personal experience has rated it as a very good and useful product. However, I couldn’t have predict how versatile it would be as a diffuser. I stopped by the F-Stopper‘s meetup in NYC two weeks ago and gave this a quick test.
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