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In the News (Fri 25 Dec 09)

  
  The Films of Joseph H. Lewis
Most often, the camera is on an angle to the coordinate system of the characters.
The visual effects during the actual camera movement, the flow of screen composition created by the movement, the motions of characters during the camera movement, are all-important.
Most of his 90 films as a screenwriter are in the commercial depths of B-pictures, and are hard to see today.
hometown.aol.com /mg4273/lewis.htm   (11970 words)

  
 Camera
Smart cameras are great most of the time and they certainly cut down on the common mistakes most people (even pros) make from time to time.
Since video cameras can, as a rule, produce sharper, clearer pictures than the recording media they were designed to work with, the quality of your camera is seldom an excuse for fuzzy pictures.
While all cameras with zoom lenses must control iris, focal length, and focus, the functions of the three rings described here may be automated or provided by remote control.
www.tv-handbook.com /Camera.html   (1396 words)

  
 How to choose a digital camera
Most digital cameras have a 3X zoom, with a focal length range from around 35 mm to 105 mm.
It is hard to hold a camera sufficiently stable at a focal length of 300 mm.
This is not easy, since the camera needs to distinguish between incandescent illumination and a daylight scene with a lot of red and orange colors.
www.wfu.edu /~matthews/misc/DigPhotog/start/camera.html   (1756 words)

  
 Telemetrics NVT
This new monastery and basilica, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, is unique in that it is a accurate replica of a 13th century style church.
Perhaps the most unusual camera is mounted in the church ceiling, through a bomb-bay door, about 50 ft in the air.
Camera control and shading is typically accomplished from the church basement.
www.telemetricsinc.com /pressreleases/EWTN.html   (703 words)

  
 Black & White Video Cameras - Intercept Investigations
A very sensitive camera with a low light rating of only 0.5 lux and a small size of only 1.5” square and 1.25” deep, this camera delivers an extremely sharp picture under low to normal lighting conditions.
Possibly one of the most unusual camera formats, this unit can be used to replace the "peephole" door viewer to provide remote viewing and surveillance monitoring and/or recording of activity.
A versatile auto shutter allows this camera to be used under a variety of lighting conditions, and a 1/16” hole is more than adequate for this camera to shoot through.
www.interceptinvestigations.com /BWCameras.html   (1099 words)

  
 Buying a Digital Camera
With the viewfinder on most digital cameras, the image you capture isn't exactly the same as the one you see in the finder, because the viewfinder is to the side of the lens and causes parallax error.
Most cameras can be used to point-and-shoot with fantastic results, but you can also find some that allow you to set aperture and shutter speed or go fully manual.
Most digital SLRs are sold as "body only" cameras with the costly lenses interchangeable with other camera lenses.
www.nitaleland.com /articles/digitalcamera.htm   (2318 words)

  
 Nikon and Kodak's New Wi-Fi Cameras - Nikon and Kodak's New Wi-Fi Cameras - PopPhotoMarch/April 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The only external clue to this unusual ability is a small protrusion on the side of the body that contains an antenna and is marked with the Wi-Fi logo.
Most of the camera back is taken up with a large, fairly bright, nonrotating 2.5-inch LCD.
Like most current eight-megapixel models, the P1 offers very high sharpness, along with some image noise at speed settings of ISO 200 or higher.
www.popphoto.com /cameras/2184/nikon-and-kodaks-new-wi-fi-cameras.html   (824 words)

  
 A Most Unusual Camera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Small addenda to be added to the list of the loot: a camera, a most unimposing addition to the flotsam and jetsam that it came with, hardly worth mentioning really, because cameras are cameras, some expensive, some purchasable at five-and-dime stores.
But this camera, this one's unusual, because in just a moment we'll watch it inject itself into the destinies of three people.
Paula's brother Woodward arrives, as predicted by the camera.
tzone.the-croc.com /tzeplist/camera.html   (345 words)

  
 Leningrad camera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Leningrad is one of the most unusual and arguably the most innovative Soviet camera.
The camera has a non-removable takeup drum rather than a spool and there are no film sprockets.
The Leningrad came with a Jupiter 8 lens, however this particular camera is shown with a Jupiter 3 lens.
home.att.net /~wayne.cornell/camera/leningrad.html   (198 words)

  
 Universal Camera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
The Universal is not a rare camera, but this example is intriguing with its unusual accessories -- the most noticeable being the rare W.H. Walmsley brass viewfinder.
Thornton Pickard, known for their finely crafted cameras is also famous for rollerblind shutters.
Most were mounted either behind or in front of a lens.
www.antiquewoodcameras.com /univ1.htm   (477 words)

  
 Steve Irvine - Pinhole Camera Photography - Cameras   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
With two of the cameras the film is on the circular inner wall of the pot.
The multi-aperture camera for fl and white work is made of fl foam core board, fl duct tape, fl weather stripping, thin brass shim for the pinholes, some stiff fl plastic for the shutters, and a fl painted can for the film holder.
This panorama camera is made from stoneware clay that has been kiln fired to 1,300°C. It has a matte fl glaze on the inside and a cobalt blue glaze on the outside.
www.steveirvine.com /pinhole/cameras.html   (932 words)

  
 The Henry Clay Regular Camera
Henry Clay Cameras are rare items most often found in the 5 x 7 inch format.
This Henry Clay Regular Camera is a fine example of the rare 4 x 5 inch format.
Similar to the earlier The Henry Clay Camera, this 'Regular' is constructed of highly polished mahogany with brass trim, has the distinctive reflex finder mounted above the lens on the front standard, and incorporates all the well known swings, tilts and shifts.
www.antiquewoodcameras.com /reg-clay.htm   (489 words)

  
 Backyard Photos - Lee Harvey Oswald - Imperial 620 Duo Lens Camera
She responds to questions regarding the camera she used for the backyard photos.
Fourteen years have passed since she took the photos, considering the importance placed on the photos, surprising she was not accurate describing the color of the camera.
She certainly did not hold 'this' camera to her eye while taking the backyard photos.
www.copweb.be /Imperial_Camera.htm   (589 words)

  
 The most important camera filter to use for nature photos
I'm talking about camera filters that can help you make better nature photographs - that will help put some punch in an ordinary sky, without making it look like you are on another planet - and the right camera filter that can compensate for shortcomings in your camera's lens.
The other camera filter I would not be without is a graduated neutral density filter.
My local camera shop (the one that caters to the Pros, and so should know better)insisted that the Cokin graduated grey filter (#P 121) was really a ND filter.
www.nature-photography-central.com /CameraFilter.html   (735 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Lomo Kompakt Automat 35mm Camera: Camera & Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Most importantly, the Lomo is wonderfully simple to use--the only adjustments you have to make are to set the film speed and to set the focus lever (marked with four distances from 0.8 meters to infinity).
As the camera style provides no way to verify your subject is precisely in focus, this may lead to some disapointing results if you badly misjudge the distance.
Moving parts are for the most part reliable, though a fatal design flaw is that on a tripod mount you cannot operate the lens open/close lever.
www.amazon.com /Lomo-Kompakt-Automat-35mm-Camera/dp/B00004S9WR   (2765 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Minolta Dimage X 2MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom: Camera & Photo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
While most digital cameras are built like their film counterparts--with a telescoping zoom lens protruding from the front--the lens assembly in the Dimage X is arranged vertically inside the camera, with the sensor at the very bottom, like a periscope in a submarine.
A college of mind bought this camera and I was so impressed with the size and features I figured what the heck I'll give it a shot because my Cannon G1 is just to big to carry with me all the time.
Cameras I have had in the past I missed shots because they were booting up.
www.amazon.com /Minolta-Dimage-Digital-Camera-Optical/dp/B00005V619   (2819 words)

  
 Cinerama Adventure - Waller's Water Skis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Waller developed it as a means of supporting a motion picture camera on water, just as seen above.
It is not possible to tell whether the camera is battery powered or hand cranked.
We don't know how many times this unique method of photography was used, but the spin-off use as a sporting good is countless.
www.cineramaadventure.com /skees.htm   (745 words)

  
 Pocket Digital Camera Minolta Logitec QuickCam Pro
OlympusCamedia D-380 2MP Digital Camera This higher-resolution successor to the popular D-370 comes with a 2-megapixel sensor that captures enough detail for crisp 8-by-10-inch prints.
The camera features a 5x digital telephoto zoom, but remember that digital zoom tends to reduce the sharpness and detail of your image, so it's best used sparingly.
The on-camera share button and the included software for one-touch photo printing and organizing means that prints and e-mails are only one step away.
housephotoprint.com /pocketcamera.html   (429 words)

  
 A Most Unusual Camera Topper
This is the new Camera topper for Twilight Zone.
The camera has one circuit of lighting which runs on 12 volts DC.
I am working on obtaining some cameras to make this accessory available ready to go.
mysite.verizon.net /vze8f4tt/tomstwilightzonepinballmachineaccessories/id30.html   (119 words)

  
 A Most Unusual Camera
The Camera comes ready to mount on the hardware for the mini-playfield.
The camera is a miniature replica of the exact type depicted on the playfield graphic.
The camera is made of high quality plastic which has extensive detailing and is really quite remarkable to see close up.
mysite.verizon.net /tomwible/tomstwilightzonepinballmachineaccessories/id8.html   (112 words)

  
 The Pinball World
The most common use of the Clock is to count forward from noon to midnight at a moderate pace; the amount of time this requires represents the duration of a typical round or mode.
Therefore, the second most important shots to master in Twilight Zone are the two ramps, either of which you should be able to hit from either lower flipper.
The most reliable case is a shot from the lower left flipper to the post to the right of the Right Ramp.
www.dmpweb.net /pinballworld/what_T58r.htm   (19247 words)

  
 PC World - Digital Focus: Master Your Camera's Flash Modes
I've seen people use their flash in the most unusual and distinctly unhelpful of situations--like when shooting out an airplane window or in the middle of a huge football stadium.
Most of the cameras I've used represent this mode by not displaying a flash icon in the LCD status display.
Depending upon the camera, you might be able to reduce its intensity by 50 percent or more.
www.pcworld.com /article/id,112660-page,1-c,digitalcameras/article.html   (1024 words)

  
 J.P. Camera Repair Co (Home Page)
This is just a small selection of the cameras we have available and this list will added to soon.
CANON EOS 300 - 35mm SLR multi-mode camera with 28-80mm ultrasonic zoom lens.
- Unusual SLR camera with built-in 35mm - 105mm lens and flash.
www.members.aol.com /jpcameras   (221 words)

  
 Worsel's Twilight Zone Page
Landing the ball here will shoot it (most of the time) up the hitchhiker ramp, which is located below the camera slot and underneath the powerfield.
Behind the hitchhiker ramp and behind the upper-left flipper is the Camera.
Clock 10 Millions (camera award) is the same, except it will always award 10 million every time you hit it.
wwwstd.enmu.edu /beress/tzfaq.htm   (2178 words)

  
 Scifilm -- TV Files, Twilight Zone: "A Most Unusual Camera"
A pair of thieves (Chester and Paula Diedrich) rob a curio shop and end up with a most unusual camera...one which seemingly takes pictures of events five minutes into the future.
Of course, the natural instinct of our criminal couple is to find a way to best use the camera to fulfill their own greedy ambitions and desires.
This is yet another "Twilight Zone" episode that uses a device (this time a camera) as a means of telling a story.
www.scifilm.org /tv/tz/twilightzone2-10.html   (209 words)

  
 A Most Unusual Camera at AllExperts (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
Two thieves, Chester and Paula, rob a curios store; among the (otherwise worthless) loot is a strange camera.
The trio bet and rebet through six races, winning each time and leaving with a considerable sum.Back at their hotel, the French waiter notices their unusual camera and mentions the curious inscription (hitherto foreign to the trio): ten to an owner.
We hear him falling to his own death as we focus on the camera now lying on the ground.
experts.about.com.cob-web.org:8888 /e/a/a/A_Most_Unusual_Camera.htm   (285 words)

  
 DVD.net : The Twilight Zone - Volume 19 - DVD Review
Some petty crooks (a very popular target of the series) going over their latest haul discover a camera, a most…now what's the right word…let's call it a most "weird" camera.
Now, this isn't your everyday normal camera, this is a camera from the Twilight Zone, and you won't be needing Kodak to develop these pictures.
Lordy no, these pictures pop right out of the camera case, and the best bit is that the photos it takes are of the future.
www.dvd.net.au /review.cgi?review_id=597   (575 words)

  
 PC World - Digital Focus: Getting the Most From Your Camera
Cameras Cell Phones and PDAs Communications Desktop PCs DVD and Hard Drives HDTV Laptops Macs and iPods Monitors Printers Windows
Dave Johnson's expert tips promise to enhance your expertise with your digital camera, scanner, printer, and image editing software.
The finer points of digital camera resolution, in plain English.
www.pcworld.com /article/id,111278-page,4-c,digitalcameras/article.html   (601 words)

  
 Photosmart Pocket Digital Camera Minolta Logitec QuickCam
HP PS120 1.0MP Digital Camera by Hewlett Packard Price: $92.88 1.0-megapixel CCD creates prints up to 4 by 6 inches The HP Photosmart 120 combines point-and-shoot simplicity with the versatility of digital technology.
Capturing spontaneity is a snap thanks to its state-of-the-art technology and ease of use O With its a 1.3-megapixel CCD sensor, the DSC-U10 captures images up to 1,280 x 960 pixels--perfect for posting to the Web or sending to friends and family via e-mail.
Minolta Maxxum HTsi 35mm SLR Camera with 28-80mm, 70-210mm Silver Zoom Lens ListPrice:$599.99 The Minolta Maxxum HTsi is a full-powered compact 35mm SLR camera.
housephotoprint.com /photosmart.html   (779 words)

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