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After moving to the Midwest, I found myself finding some old drawings and papers for all kinds of my old concepts and designs.

This one, may interest you. Back in 1976, there were no digital cameras, no tiny LCD screens, no cell phones, and no personal computers.

This was 20 years before Windows introduced PCs with Win 95!

But I had an idea for a way to project a tiny TV image on a screen in front of your face. It could be hooked to a Portable TV or a VCR, I envisioned.

So I made this drawing. I showed it to my technician friends at Daden Accociates and Lark Engineering, where I worked.

They all loved the idea, but knew there was no kind of technology to makes something like that work.

Well, we all know that nowadays, we have virtual reality headsets, that are quite different than my design, but nonetheless, it is now being done.

Be that as it may, this is my plea to manufacturers who make cameras with no gunsights, or viewfinders,.

I hope they come up with a way to make EYE PHONES to see your subjects clearly, not squinting into the tiny screen with sun and light reflecting on it.

Seems logical to me, and I think Professional Videographers would love it too.

The Virtual Eyephones could be shut off at anytime with a switch to revert to normal viewing thought electronically controlled sunglasses.

The most controversial version I have come up with, would have OPTICAL TRANSMITTERS which could directly send the video signal to the brain through the eye.
Of course there would be stereo sound through the ears.

So come on camera manufactures, make me a set for my camera.

Thanks.
Dave Herbert.

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The Esquire Digital Man, Barry Sonnenfeld, gives viewers 3 great reasons why you should buy a SLR instead of a point-and-shoot. Wondering what camera to guy? Barry shows you around the Panasonic Lumix GH1, Nikon D5000, and the Canon 5D Mark II. Whether you are an amatuer enthusiast or a photographic geek this video breaks it all down for you. With all the new gadgets coming out it takes a tech guru like Producer/Director Barry Sonnenfeld (”Men In Black”) to sort out the wonderful from the worthless.  The tech guru brings his popular show and tell Esquire column to the web. 

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Experiment #120 – Digital Camera

Jonny and Jory have switched places for an episode, and Jon is excited to finally wreck some items all by himself for a change! So, you’re probably wondering, Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This? Tune in to find out.

Twice a week, microwave specialist Jory Caron microwaves different objects… so you don’t have to! The “Jory Caron Microwave Laboratory II” is a state-of-the-art facility equipped with tinfoil shielding, a ventilation system, emergency surge protectors, safety clothing, and a Sharp Carousel microwave named Tracy.

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http://live.pirillo.com/ – One of Chris’s friend was looking at the Canon TX-1 and discovered a website that offered the camera for nearly one hundred dollars less than what Amazon was charging for it.

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Walt Disney speaks about ‘the tricks of our trade’ in this short video that introduces us to the MultiPlane Camera. It adds depth to backgrounds in cartoons.

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Digital Photography Week? Yes, but Motorola’s Droid is on our minds, too! ‘Still’ cameras that take great video. The Best Free Panomamic Stitching Tool. Favorite Digital Photography Gadgets, 7 Great Digital Cameras For Black Friday, Better Night, Low Light Photography!

Droid Sound vs. Dead Drive!
We should have a Motorola Droid review next week, but, for now, Veronica talks modding her iPhone with the evil Droid robot sound! (Patrick has another trashed hard drive, but this time it’s -not- the drive’s fault!)

Fave Photo Gadgets… and a few quick digital photography tips!
Memory cards and rechargable batteries are cheap, especially if you’ve ever missed a photo ’cause you ran out of juice, or space on a CF card! We list the lens cleaning tools we use, too, remind every new DSLR owner to buy a UV Filter to protect their expensive camera lens, RTFM before the big shoot, and more!

Pocket Tripods!
Any tripod (or monopod!) can help you take better photos, especially at night. Carrying a full sized top o’ the line floating head tripod around is a pain. That’s why we’ve got gadgets like the Joby Gorillapod and Pedco’s UltraPod and UltraClamp in our bags!

Cases
Protecting your pricey digital camera is a good idea. Roger favors a small bag from Lowe Pro for his PowerShot. Patrick’s Rebel is stored in a re-purposed Timbuk2 bag that works like a proper camera holster bag. Need a hard case? Try a Pelican or Otter Box!

Free Software: Microsoft Image Composite Editor
Sometimes, just one photo doesn’t capture the whole scene. Microsoft’s Image Composite Editor is new favorite tool for stitching together multiple photos into a seamless panorama. Just select your series of photos and drag them into the application. You can specify whether you’re standing still rotating the camera, like on a tripod, or whether you’re moving side to side, as if in a hallway. You can fix warps, adjust curvature, choose your center point… and it’ll even automatically crop your results to the biggest possible rectangle! And it’s FREEEEEEE!

Black Friday: 7 Great Cameras For Your Money!
Patrick’s usual digital camera buying advice is just go buy a PowerShot… or the A-Series, Canon’s less expensive line of digital cameras. That said, there are a ton of cameras that offer great value, like Fujifilm’s FinePix F200EXR, $250, and Nikon’s D90, $1100. Want to see the rest of our choices, including a great cheap camera? Watch the video!

Looking for solid camera reviews? Check out the hands on reviews at Cnet and DPReview.com.

Better Low Light Photography!
Night shots are tough, whether you’re indoors at the office, out at a club, or trying to photograph the stars, or our beloved Golden Gate Bridge at night. Our resident nocturnal photographer, Roger Chang, joins us with a heaping pile of digital imaging tips for when it’s dark out… or the light just sucks!

Website Of The Week: Social Status Generator
If you’re tired of putting all that effort into coming up with witty and pithy things to say on Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, Identica, Plurk (wait, is that still even around?) then it’s time for you to check out the Social Status Generator! There really isn’t that much to it. You pick a word from the tag cloud, and then the Social Status Generator pulls a random update from the ether… check it out!

Free Photo Editing Tools … a Question Via DimDim
Christie is looking for some free digital image editing tools. Patrick’s a huge fan of Paint.Net on Windows. Thinking Open Source? The GIMP is popular, and has been ported to Mac and Windows. (tho a lot of folks have problems with it.)

It’s not free, but Pixelmator is a tool both Patrick and Veronica regularly use on OS X.

AlternativeTo.net is a great source for free alternatives to paid software… try searching there, too, Christie!

We took this question via DimDim, an excellent free, easy, open source web conferencing tool. They’re a Tekzilla sponsor. You can get a free trial -and help support Tekzilla- by signing up for the free service at DimDim.com/tekzilla!

Point and Shoot to DSLR???
Ted’s moving from a point and shoot to a pricier DSLR. What should he be looking for? We’ve got answers in the video!

Shooting Movies On A Digital Camera… or a Flip?
Todd writes, “I’m in the market for a new compact digital camera, but I’d also like to shoot some video with it. Have the video capabilities of these digital cameras approached the performance and convenience of a pocket video camcorder, say, like the Flip?”

Many inexpensive digital still cameras will take better video than the $150 standard definition Flip Mino. It’s the MinoHD and Ultra HD that are a bit tougher to beat.

Want to find out our camera picks for shooting HD video? Watch the video!

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