The Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG) is adding two new models to its line of specialized, high-resolution CCD cameras for astrophotography and spectography. The ST-8300M and ST-8300C both feature ...

Charge-coupled-device cameras are a vital component of many applications involving digital imaging. Neil Savage presents a summary of some of the latest products. Cameras based on ...

Olympus America, Inc. today announced that its Japan-based parent company, Olympus Optical Co. Ltd., is developing a new multiple lens digital SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera that utilizes a new 4/3″ ...

Sharp Japan today announced a new 1/2.3 type 12Mpx CCD [JP] for compact digital cameras featuring “the highest performance in the industry”. The company says first samples will be available starting ...

This morning, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three researchers who made advances in optical technologies. Charles Kao won the half the prize for leading the search for development of ...

The bewildering array of products on the market and reams of associated technical jargon can make choosing the right CCD camera a daunting task, especially if you're unfamiliar with the technology. In ...

Despite its small size of just 2.51.5 in., the PixelFlyQE digital CCD camera offers improved quantum efficiency with higher pixel resolution of 13901024. Its miniature head easily connects to a ...

I've got a question for all you digital photography buffs. My dad has a friend who went whale watching and took quite a few photos. He claims that when he was looking through the viewfinder and took ...

The retro nostalgia continues across China as the once-forgotten charged-coupled device (CCD) cameras have made a comeback with the youth. According to Shanghai-based news site Shine, CCD digital ...

Problems with the image pickup in eight models of Sony Corp. digital still cameras could prevent them from taking clear pictures or any photos at all, the company said today. Sony has found that the ...