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As you know, design adds value to things, and outstanding design significantly increases their final value. Design is on par with technology at Apple, IKEA, Vitra, Lamborghini and so on. When creating mobile devices, such as smartphones, cameras, tablets, players, it is the design that is given special emphasis. After all, these devices are always in sight and to some extent are the face of their owner, along with a car or clothing. Things reflect the character and preferences of the user, determine the status, emphasize the image. It is always a pleasure to be the owner of a beautiful and high-quality thing.

It is always a pleasure to be the owner of a beautiful and high-quality thing.

We have prepared a review of the most stylish and at the same time smart compact cameras, valuable not only as a perfect working tool, but also as a work of art.

Canon PowerShot N

The Canon PowerShot N is an example of an original product that has successfully gone from concept to production. The lack of a shutter button as such and the flip-down design of the screen (tilt angle - 90 degrees) allow you to shoot from any position. The role of the shutter button here is played by the lens ring, pressing which takes the picture. Another ring is responsible for zooming. The camera's almost square 2.8-inch display supports touch controls, so the camera gets rid of most of the buttons.

This ultra-compact 195g gadget has room for a built-in flash, an 8x optical zoom lens, and a Wi-Fi transmitter for connecting to other mobile devices. You can wirelessly copy pictures to smartphones and tablets, upload them to social networks, or receive GPS data from mobile devices.

Canon PowerShot N

The camera is quite easy to use and suitable even for children, and all shooting modes here are only fully automatic. Canon PowerShot N offers a record-breaking selection of 58 different shooting scenarios for virtually every occasion. This unusual camera is produced in black and white colors of the body.

Fujifilm X100S

Successor to the super popular 2010 Fujifilm X100. The camera has not changed much in appearance and reminds us of the good old film cameras of the last century. It is for this "analog" feel, design, and the unique X-Trans CMOS II sensor with a resolution of 16 megapixels that are offered to pay a pretty high price.

This is a camera with a fixed 35mm lens (equivalent) with a maximum aperture of F2.0 and a built-in ND filter. The beauty of such cameras is that they get very high-quality optics, unlike mirrorless cameras, which are equipped by default with medium-quality “glass”.

The highlight of Fujifilm's camera and know-how is also the hybrid viewfinder. This is a symbiosis of an optical viewfinder and a liquid crystal viewfinder, between which you can easily switch. The camera itself is not too compact and quite heavy - with dimensions of 127x74x54 mm, it weighs almost half a kilogram. It is worth recalling that Fujifilm has in stock a number of cameras of different classes, but of similar design. In addition to the X100S, it is worth paying attention to the Fujifilm X20 and Fujifilm X-E2 models.

Nikon Coolpix P330

As for Nikon, its products do not have a particularly recognizable style. Nevertheless, Nikon also has quite interesting specimens. We are talking about minimalist Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras and compacts of the Coolpix P3xx series.

Nikon Coolpix P330 is a stylish advanced compact camera with a 12-megapixel 1/1.7" sensor and a 24–120 mm F1.8–F5.6 zoom lens. modes and the ability to connect an external Wi-Fi transmitter.In addition, she can shoot in RAW and record videos at 60, 30 and 24 frames per second in Full HD resolution.

Nikon Coolpix P330

Appearance Nikon Coolpix P330 is quite strict. Straight lines and right angles prevail here, but at the same time, the look turned out to be memorable. It's probably no coincidence that the design of the body was borrowed heavily from the Nikon Coolpix A, a premium compact camera with an APS-C sensor.

Nikon 1J3

Nikon 1 system cameras are among the most compact in their class. This is primarily due to the size of the 1" sensor, as well as the reduced set of controls to the limit.

Nikon 1 J3 occupies a place in the line between the younger Nikon 1 S1 and the older V2 and has a 14-megapixel hybrid sensor without a low pass filter and a paired EXPEED 3A processor. This compact, smart and very fast camera is capable of capturing bursts at record-breaking speeds, as well as slow-motion video at up to 1200 frames per second. Such a camera is more suitable for beginners and those who have just parted with a simple compact two years ago.

The Nikon 1 J3 has a built-in flash and a fixed 3-inch display with a resolution of 921,000 dots. The Camera 1 J3 is available in five body colors: silver, red, white, black and beige. For underwater explorers, Nikon releases a special compatible housing. Well, the latest Nikon 1 AW1 is completely waterproof - divers will certainly appreciate its style and capabilities. We will talk about it in a separate review.

Leica C (Typ112)

According to the good old tradition, Leica borrows developments from Panasonic, providing in return their knowledge in the field of optics. The Leica C (Typ112) is a slightly redesigned model of the Panasonic Lumix LF1, an advanced compact camera with a 1/1.7" sensor. It was the Leica C that got into our review for one simple reason - it is much more beautiful and elegant, and at the same time not much more expensive than the original .

Leica C (Typ112)

This little one fits even more than the Nikon Coolpix P330. Judge for yourself, there is an electronic viewfinder, a flash, a lens with a sevenfold optical zoom (28-200 mm F2.0-5.9), a Wi-Fi module, a three-inch screen and even an HDMI port. A high-quality lens is Leica's own development and is equipped with a smooth or step zoom mechanism. Leica C (Typ112) is available in two unusual colors - dark cherry and creamy white.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1

The latest and most compact mirrorless Micro Four Thirds system has not yet appeared on sale in Russia, but already now we can say that this is one of the most beautiful and unusual Panasonic system cameras. A new 12-32mm kit zoom lens was also developed especially for it, perfectly matching the camera in color and size. To be completely honest, the vintage design of the camera is very reminiscent of one of Fujifilm's developments. Aside from its near-perfect style, the camera also lays claim to being one of the smartest devices in our entire collection.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1

The main feature of the announced camera is a 16-megapixel sensor inherited from the flagship Lumix GX7, as well as an electronic shutter with the ability to set shutter speed up to 1/16000 s. A three-inch touchscreen, built-in flash and Wi-Fi are also present. Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM1 broke records in terms of compactness, not only among colleagues in the Micro Four Thirds shop. This ultra-compact mirrorless camera is even smaller than the Nikon 1 S1 at 99x55x30mm.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1

And this is a representative of the entry-level line, and also stylish, interesting in its own way and more suitable for the beautiful half of humanity. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1 boasts, first of all, a body that is only 14 mm thick, and the width and height barely exceed the dimensions of a credit card. It will easily fit into any handbag, shirt or jacket pocket.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS1

Lumix DMC-XS1 is based on a 16-megapixel CCD sensor. This stylish accessory outperforms camera phones due to the presence of a five-fold optical zoom, good lens aperture and proprietary optical stabilization system MEGA O.I.S. The camera has a fast contrast focusing system, a built-in flash and is capable of shooting panoramas and recording video at a resolution of 1280x720. The Panasonic Lumix XS1 is available in black, silver, white, red and purple.

Pentax Q7

Pentax can rightly be called the most daring and reckless camera developer. And although their products do not break sales records, they definitely approach the design with soul. The Pentax Q7 is based on a 12-megapixel 1/1.7" sensor and uses the Pentax Q mount. In an extremely compact body, there is so much that would fit even an entry-level DSLR.

Judge for yourself: the Pentax Q7 has a three-inch screen, a flash with a fancy cocking mechanism, a sensor with a movable image stabilization system, a hot shoe connector, an IR receiver, a whole bunch of buttons, a command dial and a shooting mode selector. To learn from Pentax "packaging" should be any of the competitors. And one more interesting nuance: Pentax offers 6 handle colors and 20 body colors for the Q7, resulting in 120 unique combinations. By choosing an interesting color scheme for your individual style, you can be almost sure that the same camera will not catch your eye within a radius of 100 km.

During the development of photography has not been without evolution and revolution. Gradually, cameras decreased in size, the quality of the photographs taken improved, new features were added, for example, a built-in flash, video recording or shooting using HDR technology. But besides all this, there were also such gadgets that at first glance you can’t even call a camera. In today's selection, you can see the most unusual cameras in the world from among working gadgets, working prototypes and concepts...

At first glance, it seems that you have an ordinary Zippo lighter in front of you, but as soon as you open the lid, you have a 640 x 480 VGA camera in front of you. And inside there is another 64 MB of internal memory, a USB connector, a photo timer and other equally shocking (for a lighter) functions. To connect the camera to a PC, just plug the cord into the camera on one side and into the USB port on the other. After installation, the software opens up a wide range of possibilities: printing, formatting, cropping, saving, and other photo manipulations.

This Seitz camera actually "uses 160 megapixels to create a 6 x 17 cm live image." In addition, it boasts a shutter speed of 1/20,000th of a second, a data transfer rate of 300Mbps, and a choice of ISO 500-10000 values. The only downside is that the portable version (pictured) costs a whopping $32,266, while the studio version sells for the same $33,715 price tag.

BINOCA01 combines the functionality of a 2-megapixel camera and binoculars. And all this in one device! It is powered by 2 AA batteries and includes 32MB of built-in memory. But there are a couple of "buts": there is no LCD display to view the pictures taken, and the memory cannot be increased using memory expansion cards, because. slot is missing. This device measures 116 x 67 x 37mm and weighs only 215g.

If just a camera phone isn't enough for you, check out this "Waterproof (up to 30m) GoPro Digital Hero Wrist Camera". It can take 648 x 480 digital photos / 320 x 240 pixels video. It has an internal memory of 32 MB.
You can fold it parallel to your wrist when you're not using it. And when you want to take a picture - just lay it in a position perpendicular to your hand and shoot!

"A compact 35mm motorized camera with automatic or manual rewind combined with a digital camera that can take 26 photos at high resolution and 99 at low." The only drawback is that it can only be bought on eBay.

With its unique ergonomic design, Cedric Tay's "Camera 360" allows users to take great panoramic shots while holding the camera in one hand! “The 360 camera is designed with a highly developed user interface, the main control functions are carried out using the sensor, for which the outer surface has been made smooth.”

The photography industry is developing at such a pace that even today relatively high-quality optics fit into a relatively small camera. Snap is so small that it can be worn on your finger. At the same time, the camera has great power and is able to compete with large expensive devices. Confuses the only control button. For a spy camera, such conciseness is all right.

Flying Stick by Tsuno Wang. The name speaks for itself. In case someone did not understand, we repeat: this is really a flying stick with a camera. How to use: Unroll the stick in your palms and then release. The camera takes pictures automatically at set intervals. You know that people look a couple of pounds slimmer when photographed from above?

Triops is a powerful digital camera with three ultra-wide angle lenses. The device can be tossed, hung, turned over - it is able to take pictures in any position. The camera responds to sounds, movements, and manual shutter releases. There is a sports mode, when photos are taken with a minimum interval, and 360-degree panoramic shooting. All working details are placed in the strong case. Photos can be transferred wirelessly to a separate screen. The screen functions as an image processing and storage device, as well as a charger for the camera.

This concept from Samsung combines the two sides of the digital photo medal - shooting and viewing images. Camera and photo frame in one bottle. The slim body features a special notch and a barrel-shaped grip to make it easier to hold the camera. No setup buttons - the camera does everything itself. Your task is to point the lens at the object and shoot. On a large bright screen, images are perfectly visible, and the built-in “leg” stand allows you to put the camera frame on a chest of drawers.

Designer Chu Li from Samsung China says about his development: “Touch Sight is a revolutionary digital camera designed specifically for people with visual impairments. Easy to use, it has the unique ability to record audio up to three seconds after the shutter is released. Audio recordings will help the photographer to remember under what conditions the shooting was made, this function will also be useful when sorting photos. For obvious reasons, the Touch Sight doesn't have an LCD screen, but it does have a lightweight and flexible Braille screen that displays photos in 3D so users can "feel" their shots. The sound file and image are saved together as one photo that can be touched, posted online, or uploaded to other Touch Sight cameras.” In the process of creating this device, Chu Li came to the conclusion that when shooting, it is best to hold the camera in the region of your forehead, as if it were a third eye. Say, this is the optimal position for stabilizing the camera and pointing the lens. However, to hell with skepticism - in some ways, Chu Li is right. With keen hearing, blind people can easily determine distances. They hear the faint rustle of leaves, and these sound markers help them estimate distances to objects. In the perception of the world, the blind also use other senses: for example, the heat emitted by the sun or a lamp tells them the location of the light source, which is important for photography.

The camera is a magnifying glass. In the viewfinder, future shots are distorted, as if you are photographing with a wide-angle lens. Useless, but cool. By the way, the 16mm lens of the “funny” camera has a mirror surface, so you can take pictures not only of crooked houses and streets, but also of your blurry face.

Skyros is the first ground-to-air camera. Thanks to her, true connoisseurs of beauty will be able to admire the grandeur of the planet and the pettiness of people from a bird's eye view. For more cynical readers, let's put it another way: with Skyros, you can see what pigeons see before leaving a mark on your car. The principle of operation is as follows: pneumatics launches Skyros to a height of up to 40 meters, the rotors turn on there, and the camera freezes. During the descent, the camera takes pictures at regular intervals. Having caught the camera, the photographer places it in the base and can view the footage. By the way, thanks to the sensor built into the “flying” module, the camera returns exactly to the user. The Skyros can be used as a ground camera, which makes it different from other aerial cameras.

In this tiny device there is nothing that, it would seem, is included in the mandatory package of the camera: no viewfinder, no LCD screen, a control button, and then only one. However, this flash drive with a built-in camera still performs its basic function - it takes pictures. Well, you can find out what happened only after you connect the device to your computer.

And the latest model for today is the SatuGO grenade camera. This concept camera comes with a special mount and pin-ring shutter release. It has two timer settings for shooting (3 and 10 seconds), however, it can turn on automatically to start shooting, not only with the help of a timer, but simply from mechanical shock. It is enough to throw such a photo grenade at some object and, upon contact with the surface, it will take the picture where the camera lens was directed at the same time. Of course, it is extremely difficult to get interesting shots with such a camera, it will require a lot of luck and many attempts to throw a “grenade”.

A 12-gram spy camera, a half-century-old Lomo camera, a post-focus device, and other modern gadgets that can take memorable pictures. Forbes magazine selected 10 unusual cameras, which, in terms of their set of functions, differ significantly from the banal “soap dishes”. The official date of birth of the photograph is January 7, 1839. It was then that the chemist Louis Jacques Daguerre presented the process of obtaining a photographic image to the French Academy of Sciences and declared that "henceforth, a ray of the sun has become an obedient draftsman of everything around." More than 170 years have passed since then, and photography has become an indispensable way of recording information. Today, there are even cameras in mobile phones, and world-famous manufacturers of photographic equipment are trying to surprise sophisticated buyers with their inventions.

Camera Diana+

Diana is one of the world's first brands of lomo cameras. She was born in the 60s of the XX century at the Hong Kong Great Wall Plastic Factory. In addition to the low price of $ 1, Diana attracted buyers with the ability to take unusual pictures with sharpness and unnatural colors. The camera was produced in huge batches and widely exported abroad. So, in America, Diana was in almost every average family. For a decade, Diana was at the peak of popularity, but by the mid-1970s, demand for her began to fall. The second life of the camera began in 2007. The International Lomographic Society has re-released the legendary camera, naming the new model Diana+ and equipping it with a number of additional features. In addition to the old shutter, plastic and lens, which remained intact, a pinhole and multiple exposure were added.

Camera La Sardina

In the summer of 2011, a series of film cameras called La Sardina went on sale. Funny multi-colored cameras managed to attract attention not only due to good technical characteristics, but also due to their design. The cameras were shaped like a can of sardines, which is reflected in their name. By the way, a similar design was borrowed from the past. In the 30s of the twentieth century, a small New York company, Irwin Corporation, already produced a camera of a similar shape. True, then the camera was called Kandor Cardid and was sold in pharmacies and one-cent stores. Today, the cost of La Sardina cameras starts from 2650 rubles. For this money, buyers are offered a camera with a wide-angle lens and a multiple exposure system that allows you to rewind one or more frames back and photograph the second layer without waiting for the end of the film.

Spinner 360° Panoramic Camera

It has been possible since 2010 to take panoramic pictures with just one press of the camera's shutter button. It was then that a camera with a horizontal 360-degree capture angle appeared on sale. The film camera was called the Spinner 360° and managed to do without a single electronic part in the design. Almost immediately after entering the market, the camera won a European award in the category "Consumer's Choice". The principle of operation of the Spinner 360° turned out to be so simple that even children can easily use it. In order to take a picture, it is enough to hold the camera in one hand, and pull the cord with the other hand. In one second, the Spinner rotates 360 degrees around its axis and takes a series of eight shots. As a result, the image is four times longer than usual, covering the entire width of the film, including the perforation area.

Chobi Cam One HD camera

The Chobi Cam One HD digital camera is called a spy camera by many. She received such a nickname due to her ultra-compact size. The weight of the camera, which today is the smallest in the world, is only 12 g, while outwardly it looks like a full-fledged SLR camera, only reduced by several tens of times. Despite its miniature size, the Chobi baby has good technical characteristics. It can not only take pictures, but also record videos at 30 frames per second. By the way, the battery charge of the camera lasts for half an hour of continuous shooting, and all data is stored on a removable flash card. Like the "big brothers", Chobi Cam can be equipped with interchangeable lenses for different types of shooting. Of course, the quality of the baby's pictures will be inferior to classic cameras, but Chobi will easily fit in your pocket.

Leica M Monochrom camera

In 1925, Ernst Leitz GmbH presented the world's first mass-produced 35 mm Leica camera at the Leipzig Fair. And 87 years later, in May 2012, representatives of the brand announced the release of the world's first full-frame black and white digital camera Leica M Monochrom. The inability to take pictures in color is due to the design of the 18-megapixel camera matrix. It lacks the Bayer filter needed to convey color information to the pixels. The camera sensor does not see color, but it provides sharper monochrome images. In addition to the basic black-and-white Leica, it will be possible to complete it with a Summicron lens. The photographer of the Magnum agency Jacob Aue Sobol has already managed to test the photo novelty in action. He traveled from Moscow to Beijing along the Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian highways, and captured what he had gone on in monochrome photographs.

Lytro Camera

Last year, a group of experts from Silicon Valley announced the release of the Lytro camera, which eliminates the traditional delay before shooting to focus on the subject. Instead, the developers have achieved the ability to save the light field of the image. Instead of a sensor, the Lytro camera uses microscopic lenses capable of recording 11 million rays of light. By the way, it is in them, and not in pixels, that the resolution of the novelty is measured. After the camera records the color, brightness, and direction of the light, the photographer can start post-focusing. You can focus on any object in a photo, be it a person's face, a monument or a tree branch. The Lytro camera is very easy to use. She has only two buttons: power and shutter release, as well as a noise slider. The cost of the camera ranges from $399 to $499 depending on the amount of memory (8 and 16 GB).

Fujifilm FinePix 3D W3

It became possible to take three-dimensional photos, as well as shoot video in 3D format, after the introduction of the Fujifilm FinePix 3D W1 camera. The world's first model of an amateur 3D device was presented in 2008, and the serial production of devices began a year later. Today, the second version of the 3D camera is on sale. It is possible to make images on Fujifilm three-dimensional thanks to the presence of two lenses and two matrices in the device. When you press the shutter button, the camera takes a couple of pictures: the first transmits the image of the right, and the second - the left "eye". Then the pictures are superimposed on each other. The LCD display of the device, covered with a special film, allows you to view the received frames without 3D glasses. The picture really turns out to be voluminous and changes depending on the angle of inclination. You can also take classic high-quality 2D images with a Fujifilm camera.

Photomask Liquid Image Explorer

Taking pictures underwater without taking up heavy equipment is made possible thanks to the Liquid Image Explorer mask camera. Outwardly, it differs little from traditional diving equipment, but is equipped with a built-in camera, shutter buttons, and slots for memory cards. The Liquid Image Explorer mask allows you to take photos and record videos at a depth of up to 20 m. In addition, it features an increased viewing angle of 74 °, so that the subjects being shot are fully included in the frame. Special crosshairs are applied to the tempered glasses of the mask, which do not fog up under water, which allow you to find the right angle. You can take a picture or turn on video recording by pressing a single button, which will be convenient to grope even when wearing diving gloves. The camera-mask is powered by conventional batteries, which, if necessary, can be easily replaced on the shore.

GoPro Digital Hero 3 camera

In 2007, the California company GoPro made a good gift to all fans of extreme sports. A 3-megapixel Digital Hero 3 digital camera appeared on sale. It became the third model of a GoPro wrist camera. The compact and lightweight body of the camera, which weighs only 130g, can be attached to the athlete's hand, bicycle handlebars, helmets and even boat paddles. In addition, thanks to a waterproof box with a camera, you can dive to a depth of up to 30 m. Also, according to the manufacturer, the camera is not afraid of shaking, shock and contact with dust. The Digital Hero 3 is powered by a pair of AA batteries, with enough power to shoot up to 54 minutes of video. By the way, video recording occurs at a frequency of 30 frames per second, which ensures good quality of the resulting picture.

Kidizoom camera

At the end of last year, British bookmakers were accepting bets on children's toys that were supposed to be Christmas bestsellers. As a result, the Kidizoom camera entered the top three most desired children's gifts. A device for the youngest photographers was presented to parents by VTech a few years ago. Kidizoom cameras primarily attract attention with their striking design. Girls will be able to choose between pink and orange, while boys will be able to choose between blue and green colors of the impact-resistant case. Despite the fact that Kidizoom resembles a child's toy from the outside, it is a full-fledged digital camera. The Kidizoom Twist model is equipped with a 4x zoom, a 4-megapixel resolution matrix, built-in memory, and a slot for flash cards. In addition to the standard shooting function, the camera offers the possibility of subsequent editing of photo and video material.

Almost every modern camera can shoot video. However, camcorders are still a popular commodity. Moreover, completely unusual variants of them regularly appear, about the 10 most interesting of which we will discuss in this review.

OnAir Camcorder - video camera for streamers

Recently, streamers are gaining more and more popularity and fame. Amateur cameramen broadcasting from the scene via the Internet turned out to be much more efficient and unbiased than TV channel employees. But if before that such inclusions were made using technology that just happened to be at hand at the moment, a smartphone or tablet, now special devices for streamers have begun to appear, for example, the OnAir Camcorder video camera.

The OnAir Camcorder is designed for high-quality live broadcasting from the scene. It is equipped with two cameras (main and front), a speaker, an OLED screen, a Wi-Fi wireless module, and the ability to connect to the Internet via 3G networks.

JVC GX-PX1 - hybrid camera and camcorder
As mentioned above, the vast majority of digital cameras also have a video recording function. But JVC decided to create a special device that combines all the best from cameras and camcorders. The JVC GX-PX1 device combines the capabilities of a camera and a camcorder. From the first it has small dimensions and a "carcass" with a matrix with a resolution of 12 megapixels, from the second - a special lens designed for video shooting.

The JVC GX-PX1 can shoot video at 60fps at 1920x1080 resolution, but if you lower the quality, you can reach 300fps. In camera mode, this value is reduced to thirty. The lens in the JVC GX-PX1 enables 10x optical zoom and built-in video effects.

Loofa - light camera for babysitting
Nowadays, there are many different devices for remote supervision and child care. But the cutest and most unusual of them is a night lamp called Loofa, which is also a video camera. Yes, this luminaire, which can be hung from the ceiling in a child's room, has a completely inconspicuous video camera that can transmit an image via wireless communication interfaces to a parent's computer or mobile phone.

Another plus point of the Loofa light camera is its cute appearance and several different colors, from which you can choose one or more of your favorites.

Bellami HD-1 Digital Super 8 - retro camcorder
Many well-known directors today began their creative career by shooting short clips and even small films on an 8mm video camera. As a result, such devices have become a symbol of the beginning of the career of great people and one of the attributes tightly associated with the seventies of the twentieth century.

And in 2010, the Japanese company Chinon decided to return the style of those times to modern electronics, it released a device called Bellami HD-1 Digital Super 8, stylized as a classic 8mm video camera. However, the technical stuffing of the Bellami HD-1 Digital Super 8 is quite modern. It has a 21-megapixel sensor and an 8mm lens. The device can shoot 2K video at 30 frames per second.

Best IP Cameras - Netgear Arlo Q
The Netgear Arlo Q ($219.99) is one of the latest webcam models for the fast growing home security market. Unlike its cousin, the Arlo outdoor wireless webcam, the Arlo Q is designed for indoor use.

It can be connected to your home wireless Wi-Fi network and watch video from it directly through your smartphone. Connecting is easy, the system is optimized for 1080p video, and you get free cloud storage on top of that.

Bublcam - panoramic video camera
Of the numerous action camcorders available on the market today, GoPro is by far the best known and most popular. Of course, the Bublcam camera will not be a significant competitor to this flagship, but it will certainly become very popular anyway. After all, Bublcam is the world's first action camera that can capture 360-degree panoramic video. To do this, it has four lenses directed in different directions. Three of them look to the sides, and the fourth looks up.

The Bublcam is shaped like a ball the size of a baseball. It can be attached to a helmet while skydiving, cycling or motorcycle trips, scenic hikes and other outdoor activities that require video recording.

Canon EOS-1D C - a camera that can shoot movies
Actually Canon EOS-1D C is a camera. But this device was created, first of all, for shooting videos at a professional level. The fact is that this device is the world's first camera, which in terms of characteristics and capabilities is no different from video cameras, but much smaller than them in size and price.

Canon EOS-1D C can shoot video at 4K resolution (4096 by 2160 pixels), which is quite suitable even for feature films, TV series and documentaries. The camera has an 18.1 megapixel sensor and two Digic 5+ processors for image processing. Canon expects that this brainchild of theirs will become a tool for professional operators involved in television. After all, it allows them to be much more mobile without loss in picture quality.

Camsports Coach - action camcorder in sunglasses
Camsports Coach are smart glasses for those who need only the function of taking photos and videos from this device. And this device does a great job with it.

Camsports Coach is both a sunglasses and an action camera that will capture all your activities during sports, hunting and walking. With its help, you free your hands, and also generally lose the obligation to monitor the device on and off, the choice of angle and other trifles. All you have to do is put the Camsports Coach on your head and activate it, and the camera will record a first-person video, in which the audience will be able to see exactly what you saw.

The fastest in the world
Scientists from the University of Lund (Sweden) have created the world's fastest camera, which takes pictures at a frequency of five trillion frames per second. The camera was named FRAME. In English, this word sounds like “frame”, but is an abbreviation for “Frequency Recognition Algorithm for Multiple Exposures” (Frequency Recognition Algorithm for Multiple Exposures). Describing the camera, the creators explain that it can "virtually stop the spread of light" by capturing events as short as 0.2 trillion seconds. Scientists believe that the camera will help document various phenomena in chemistry, physics, biology and medicine - at a previously impossible level.

How much is five trillion times a second? This is a five with twelve zeros - 5000000000000. For comparison, if we take the duration of a human life as 80 years, then it will fit 2.5 billion seconds. Only two and a half billion! A Swedish super camera can capture 2,000 times more frames in one second than the number of seconds we live in a lifetime.

The largest camera in the world
Its creators are a team of enthusiasts documenting the transformation of the destroyed El Toro Marine Corps Air Station into a city park. The dimensions of the chamber are 14/49/24 meters. The film for the giant camera will be made from a huge sheet of muslin, hand-coated with 80 liters of emulsion. A photograph taken with this camera reaches 9.5 meters in height and 34 meters in length. To take a photo, the finished "film" is placed in a space completely isolated from light, and the "shutter" of the camera is opened for 35 minutes. To develop one frame, you will need a pool and 600 liters of developer. Not surprisingly, only one photo has been taken with this camera so far.

To connect the camera to a PC, just plug the cord into the camera on one side and into the USB port on the other. After installation, the software opens up a wide range of possibilities: printing, formatting, cropping, saving, and other photo manipulations.

This Seitz camera actually "uses 160 megapixels to create a 6 x 17 cm live image." In addition, it boasts a shutter speed of 1/20,000th of a second, a data transfer rate of 300Mbps, and a choice of ISO 500-10000 values. The only drawback is that the portable version (pictured) costs a whopping $32,266, while the studio version sells for a price not much different from the previous one - $33,715.

BINOCA01 from Thanko combines the functionality of a 2 megapixel camera and binoculars. And all this in one device! It is powered by 2 AA batteries and includes 32MB of built-in memory. But there are a couple of "buts": there is no LCD display to view the pictures taken, and the memory cannot be increased using memory expansion cards, because. slot is missing. This device measures 116 x 67 x 37mm and weighs only 215g.

If just a camera phone isn't enough for you, check out this "Waterproof (up to 30m) GoPro Digital Hero Wrist Camera". It can take 648 x 480 resolution digital pictures / 320x240 video. It has an internal memory of 32 MB.
You can fold it parallel to your wrist when you're not using it. And when you want to take a picture - just lay it out in a position perpendicular to your hand and shoot!

The photography industry is developing at such a pace that even today relatively high-quality optics fit into a relatively small camera. The Canon Snap concept is the epitome of the camera of the future. The Snap is so small that it can be worn on your finger. At the same time, the camera has great power and is able to compete with large expensive devices. Confuses the only control button. For a spy camera, such conciseness is all right. But for a device that will compete with expensive DSLRs, in our opinion, it is somewhat primitive.

Triops is a powerful digital camera with three ultra-wide angle lenses. The device can be thrown, hung, turned over - it is able to take pictures in any position. The camera responds to sounds, movements, and manual shutter releases. There is a sports mode, when photos are taken with a minimum interval, and 360-degree panoramic shooting. All working details are placed in the strong case. Photos can be transferred wirelessly to a separate screen. The screen functions as an image processing and storage device, as well as a charger for the camera.

This concept from Samsung combines the two sides of the digital photo medal - shooting and viewing images. Camera and photo frame in one bottle. The slim body has a special notch and a barrel-shaped grip to make it easier to hold the camera. No setup buttons - the camera does everything itself. Your task is to point the lens at the object and shoot. On a large bright screen, images are perfectly visible, and the built-in “leg” stand allows you to put the camera frame on a chest of drawers.

SatuGO grenade camera. This concept camera comes with a special mount and pin-ring shutter release. It has two timer settings for shooting (3 and 10 seconds), however, it can turn on automatically to start shooting, not only with the help of a timer, but simply from mechanical shock. It is enough to throw such a photo grenade at some object and, upon contact with the surface, it will take the picture where the camera lens was directed at the same time. Of course, it is extremely difficult to get interesting shots with such a camera, it will require a lot of luck and many attempts to throw a “grenade”.

P.S. Below are other cameras. These are classic, antique cameras.

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