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Frequent viewers of I New Idea must have noticed that we’re quite concerned about the new designs of cameras, and we’ve published many interesting and innovative cameras during the past. But few of them would beat the Stampy Digital Camera designed by Jinhee Kim. It works in a way like this: you take pictures, edit them on the camera, and then you stamp the photograph onto a sheet of paper. So simply put, the Stampy Digital Camera is a digital camera that also doubles as a rubber stamp. Isn’t that interesting? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Like most Lomos, the Lomography Spinner 360° features a smart design and a simplify operation. But what the new camera does may go far beyond your imagination: it can produce a panoramic photo that’s 4 times longer than a standard landscape portrait! It features a ripcord, enabling the camera to go a 360° perspective to produce really long landscape portraits, just as the sample shots shown below. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I just love the idea behind the SteadePod. And I bet most people have thought of the same idea before. It’s a useful device to help stabilize the cameras while not costing you too much money and energy. The SteadePod consists of a retractable cord, a foot pad, and a tripod mount. To use, fix your camera onto the device, pull the stainless steel cable to a needed length (the maximum length is 6 foot) and stand on its foot pad. Simply put, fix, pull, stand, focus, shoot and done! The SteadePod is also compact and lightweight, allowing you to take it anywhere. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The revolutionary camera bag fits in especially perfect to those travelers who need to keep their cameras safe while still wanting to get a full access of the camera at a second. [Read the rest of this entry...]

How tiny could a camera be? From the picture, we noticed that the pocket camera shown here seemed even not much bigger than the adult’s thumb. Wow, that’s really incredible! But the mini size doesn’t weaken its function- the camera not only records AVI color video in a 1280 x 960 pixel resolution with a speed of 29 frames per second, but shoots photos in a 1280 x 960 pixel resolution. Plus, the thumb-sized camera still features a mini USB socket on its side, ensuring a convenient connection to PC and other appliances. If you think $51 is an acceptable price, please click the website below for more information. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Though it’s just an innovative concept from Kim Hyun Joong, Movie Polaroid Camera also presents a good prospect of filming equipments in the future. It is an attractive camera that could print movies on a substrate that mimics traditional Polaroid film paper, using the built-in movie printer. The compact size of the movie films also means an easy transportation, enabling the users to take them everywhere in the wallets or pockets. Though having no power buttons, the Movie Polaroid Camera could be easily charged by giving it some shakes, and that’s also used to juice up the films for viewing. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Panasonic compact digital cameras can remember and recognize you! You don’t believe that? Well, you must have a look at Panasonic’s four cameras, the DMC-FX40, DMC-FX550, DMC-TZ7 and DMC-FT1. They can track the subjects and take a picture of them automatically, and that’s why the cameras are believed to have the ability to recognize certain people. Apart from that, the users are also allowed to input their names and ages into the camera, so that these digital devices can always keep a track on you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

It’s always the cameras’ shapes and patterns that make them attractive and distinctive. And we usually call those designs ‘a creative design’. Not exactly. As a matter of fact, you may find nothing could be regarded as an innovative design except that it is new in both functions and appearance. Just like the Fleksimus Camera presented here. It comes with a flexible tube, on one end of which is a lens and on the other is a compact viewfinder. Therefore, the lens can reach any odd angles, allowing you to take pictures from those angles you never tried before. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Have you ever tried to take photos with a series of cameras that are bound together? If not, you should have a try, as you may then find something quite interesting. Actually, a few labs and photographers have been developing a new kind of camera these years, and they call it “Computational Cameras”. And right here is one of those Computational Cameras. Check the GIF below and you’ll get a clearer understanding of what this camera creates. Believe me, that’s really shocking! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Given by the name of SQ28m, the cute mini camera is a new product from Japan, which is famous for advanced electronic products. Measuring 53×23×19mm and weighing 21g, the camera is so compact that you can easily put it inside your pocket, therefore to free your hands. Available in red and blue, SQ28m was firstly launched to the Japanese market on December 12, each costing 70 dollars. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Single lens reflex cameras, automatic miniature cameras, different cameras perform differently in focusing, imaging, but they still have certain things in common. At least, they’re all square, rigid square. But the NOVA Concept DSLR is not included. Yes, it’s merely a concept at present, but seeing the camera on the market will have been worth our wait. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Not to be too excited with the Casio’s G-Shock branded watch released in 1983, the EX-G1 is a too-solid gadget that claims to be water-resistant, dust-resistant and shock-resistant. Several related experiments here will let you learn more about the EX-G1. Nothing goes wrong when it falls from 7ft (2.13m). It is also waterproof and freeze-proof, which means that the camera also works at a depth of up to 10ft (3m) below the water for an hour, withstanding temperatures as low as 14°F (-10°C). More amazingly, the 12.1MP camera also features an interval shooting function and a high speed continuous shutter. Only 19.9mm wide, convenient to carry. It is expected to be on the market in December. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Just as you’ve seen, it is a traditional roll-film camera that uses 35mm film to take pictures. And of course, though invented in the modern time, this camera still works in the same way as roll-film cameras. Except for the film-like style, another cafe-can shaped camera is also available now. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Obviously, different people may have mixed feelings on the Hole-Punch Camera, then how do you like it? Honestly, I was deeply attracted by it on the first sight because the camera is so amusing! It rasterizes anything you take a photo of. Simply put a piece of paper into the camera, smack it, and then you’re given a “printed” copy with holes. In doing so, you may give your friends more surprise with the special rasterized images though they cost actually nothing. Cool!

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No camera aperture, no display or various buttons, the gadget even couldn’t be seen as a camera if it’s not equipped with a shutter and lens. However, since you never know what is actually captured, you may capture something ‘real’ in this way. It still needs a good shake to generate enough power as it doesn’t have any charging equipment.

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This is a USB-powered portable gadget called “dental camera” that helps you to check your teeth in photos. Featuring several LEDs, the camera can shoot pictures (640×480) or videos (1280×1024) and transmit them to a computer.

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Too awful to frighten anyone especially the thieves! The bloody door decoration, including an eye-like fully functional camera hanging outside the door, an ear-like speaker inside the door and a volume-regulating button on the side, can tell different information with its varied eye colors. When you’re visiting here, don’t forget to see it, green eye means welcoming you and the red one means refusing you. Truly Whacko!

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The mobile camera, with an extra sensor than ordinary ones, could be fixed on the head and hunt for the predetermined object to take photos automatically. Pay attention, the sensor and camera should be fixed on two separate people! When it’s started, the camera will follow the sensor source to adjust its filming angles to shoot accurately.

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To help you to see what your pets are doing when they’re far away, the mini digital camera, a collar-like mini device for the pets, can snap pictures according to your settings. The camera can also standby automatically during the picture intervals that can be set to shoot every 1, 5 or 15 minutes, and get charged via USB. What’s more, it can totally shoot 40 photos at 640 x 480 resolutions and you can get full information of your furry little friends.

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The most effective and sensitive astronomical camera around the world is developed by British scientists, which can shoot 1500 pictures in one second. Although its image size is limited to 240×240 pixels, the late-model camera can reduce the digital noises by more than ten times as much as that of common VLT astronomical telescopes. In the opinion of astronomers, this camera will have an exceptional influence on the astronomy research.

Sitting in the rear of the car is pretty boring, so you need some video game. But the background of the game is always the same. Need some change? You will like this one named carcade. Designed by Berlin University of Arts students Nicolas Fischer, Martin Kim Luge and Korbinian Polk, this game can capture the landscape outside the car with the camera and converts the it into the video game environment.

Make sure that you’re not driving the car while playing carcade.

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This is a brilliant idea for those like to take pictures while traveling. It comes with a lens hidden in the sunglass. When you want to take a picture, just make a frame with your hand and then shut the left eye to capture images. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Chinese is not simply combined by alphabets, so you can not get the translating service merely by looking up a dictionary. Recently, Nokia launched a new technology called shoot-to-translate allows you to get the translation only by shooting a picture.

You want go to China but still afraid of complex Chinese? You will like this gadget. [Read the rest of this entry...]

To get really happy pictures, photographers have to shot when one do not pay attention to them. What if there is not any photographer at all?

Take a look at this Tospom camera. When TosPom is thrown from one to another, the another’s face will be taken automatically as he/she catches it, and the picture will be shown on the display. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Developed by researchers from Tokyo University, this glass camera could not only record movie but also named the object in the movie. With the help of image recognition processing software, this system could recognize and named all the objects in the movie and storage them in database. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about looking for a very item in the video, what you should do is just type the name via keyboard, the database gonna search the particular video footage for you. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Ordinary lens capture image with only one focal point. But this revolutionary product from Adobe comes with 19 lenses which could focus one object from many different angles. Therefore, a 3D picture whose focus and depth of field could be changed with software. [Read the rest of this entry...]

If you need a camera which could provide bird’s-eye photo, this is a good alternative. With a built-in kinetic powered digital camera, just rub it between your palms and then release the flying stick. It gonna take pictures of you at set intervals. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Although digital camera is very convenient for us, you don’t need so many functions in modern cameras. So, just take a look at this one. It is pretty small and strip down any extra functions of a bare camera. I mean, it even doesn’t have a LCD screen. If you need any data, just plug it into your computer. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Taking photos underwater gonna be a magic thing, but you should first have a waterproof camera. Although you real have a waterproof camera, you won’t have a perfect experience because that you should take it with at least one hand. So, you need a gadget like this. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Twirl N’ Take is a new member of Sony’s odo series. Just give the wheel a spin for about 15 seconds, the juice is enough for one photograph.

By reading the title, you might think it’s a solar-powered camera by receiving the bulb light. But, it’s NOT!

Actually, this camera has a ring-shaped electromagnetic induction adaptor. Just connect the adaptor to the bulb; it could get juice from the magnetic field generated by the AC source in the light. The camera could provide pictures with VGA resolution, and taking shots per 10 seconds. It will transmit photos to PC via WiFi. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Newburgh Police department is going to seick cameras on the barrels of cops’s guns. They gonna record audio and video when the gun is drawn. In this way, they will be more responsible for their fire. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This concept camera could let you take your camera more convenient. Just wear it on the finger, you can take pictures any time easier. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This weird camera looks like a bug eye is develop from a research team of Sony and the University of Alabama. It could make the satellite picture better. It is claimed that this camera could image an area of up to 10 square kilometers from a 7.5 kilometer altitude and the precision of the picture is up to 50 centimeters per pixel from that height.

If you hid a camera in a maple seed, it will never been find. In addition it also has two tinier jet boosters to help steer it. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This camera could give you panorama photos with the help of three fish-eye lens. Plus, this camera could be thrown away to take pictures from unique positions. [Read the rest of this entry...]

This MO-R803 camera is just 4.4mm in diameter and 15mm in length, which might be the world’s smallest camera. However, it is only 320×240 resolution because of its tiny bulk.

This digital camera allows you to take 360 degree picture just by putting it on the surface. The supporter is actually the center of the circle. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Google unveiled its street view yesterday. It’s really a cool function. But, do you know how they get them? Yeah, they’re all from the cameras with 11 lens, just like the one in the picture. It’s from a company called Immersive Media. So , next time you see cars with this kind of cameras, you should prepared be on the Google street view. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Take a picture by shooting! Be careful, don’t scare others! [Read the rest of this entry...]