Off-the-shelf camera hacked to grab high-speed video

Take a part from a home projector, put it in a consumer camera, and you can take 400-frame-per-second video and high-resolution stills at the same time. Read more…

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Super slow-motion camera can follow firing neurons

An image sensor that can capture 1 million frames per second could film action too fast for conventional cameras even the firing of brain cells. Read more…

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Electron strobe turns atoms into movie stars

The latest movies from Los Angeles are silent, and filmed in grainy black and white – but they are receiving rave reviews from around the world. Read more…

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Realistic special effects coming soon for home videos

Amateur video makers can create movie special effects thanks to prototype software from Microsoft.. Read more…

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Birdwatching in stereo captures 3D flocks

Two consumer cameras, some fishing line and a spot of number crunching have helped researchers to track the 3D positions of 2000 individual starlings. Read more…

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