Polaroid Corp. has launched Polaroid i533 compact digital camera. This camera has 5.1 MP - enough for your general needs, optical zoom 3 x, with integrated memory 16 MB and many other features. Read the Polaroid i533 full specs below:

Polaroid i533 Specification:

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Compact
• Weight 4.9 oz
• Width 3.6 in
• Depth 1 in
• Height 2.4 in

Main Features

• Resolution 5.1 megapixels
• Sensor resolution 5.1 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Effective Sensor Resolution 5,100,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
• Light Sensitivity ISO 50 , ISO 100 , ISO 200 , ISO 400 , ISO auto
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Food , Snow , Sunset , Children , Buildings , Fireworks , Landscape , Back light , Night scene , Portrait mode
• Special effects Red , Blue , Green , Sepia , Mosaic , Negative , Black & White
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 8 sec
• Exposure Metering Spot , Evaluative , Center-weighted
• Exposure Modes Program,  Automatic
• Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
• White Balance Custom , Presets , Automatic
• White Balance Presets Indoor , Outdoor , Fluorescent
• Digital video format AVI , MPEG-4
• Still Image Format JPEG
• TV Tuner None
• Video Capture 640 x 480 , 320 x 240 , 176 x 120

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory Flash - Integrated (soldered memory - 16 MB )
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage JPEG 2560 x 1920 , JPEG 2048 x 1536 , JPEG 1024 x 768 , JPEG 640 x 480
• Flash memory - Integrated
• Memory soldered size 16 MB
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard,  SD Memory Card

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm - F/2.8-5.2
• Focal Length 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm
• Lens Construction 5 group(s) / 6 element(s)

Additional Features

• Self Timer Yes
• Self Timer Delay 2 sec , 10 sec
• Additional Features DPOF support , Audio recording , Auto power save , Date/time stamp , Built-in speaker , PictBridge support , USB 2.0 compatibility

Camera Flash

• Effective Flash Range 1.3 ft - 8 ft
• Type Built-in flash
• Flash Modes Auto mode,  Fill-in mode,  Flash OFF mode,  Red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective flash range 1.3 ft - 8 ft

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type None

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
• Mounting Built-in
• Resolution 150,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

• Type None

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x USB , 1 x Composite video/audio output
• Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Lens Systems

• Type Zoom lens
• Focal length 6.2 mm - 18.6 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 37.5 - 112.5 mm
• Focus adjustment Automatic
• Min Focus Range 31.5 in
• Macro Focus Range 15cm
• Lens Aperture F/2.8-5.2
• Optical Zoom 3 x
• Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
• Lens construction 5 : 6
• Features Aspherical lens , Built-in lens shield

Miscellaneous

• Cables Included USB cable
• Included Accessories Wrist strap

Power

• Power Device None

Battery

• Supported Battery AA
• Supported Battery 2 x AA ( Included )

Software

• Type Drivers & Utilities

What about the price? Polaroid i533 was bundled at $179.98. Is there any special deals on this camera out there? I don’t find it, but will update this article soon once I find it.

Yesterday, I read Ubuntu Kungfu books. There are lot of Ubuntu tips, tricks, hints and hacks. I’m enjoy much reading this books, then I found small apps which is actually default package of Ubuntu but I never heard before. eSpeak. What is eSpeak?

“eSpeak is a compact open source software speech synthesizer for English and other languages, for Linux and Windows.”

You can find the details about this program on their official sites. If you want to try, just type in your console (terminal):

$espeak “your phrase”

You can tweak further this tiny program, such the the speed, save the output to wav, the voices and many more.

I’m not a designer or expert on imaging fields. I just curious about this two type of files. Sometimes I’m using png, and some other times I’m using jpeg. I just know that from the file size, jpeg will give me a smaller size, compared than png, so I can easily uploaded it and attach it to my websites. How about you? Which one do use oftenly? Why? Please share with us here. Thanks!

The picture taken from here.

Today, Apple has released their latest firmware update for iPhone that is 2.2 version. This release brings a lot of new feature to iPhone users, such as:

• Google Street View: Street View takes you on a virtual walking tour: Navigate street-level photographs of places you’ve located in Maps.
• Public Transit and Walking Directions: Get walking directions, find public transit schedules, check fares, and estimate your travel time.
• Share Location: Tap the Share Location button to send an email that includes a Google Maps URL.
• Podcasts: Get access to millions of free podcasts on the iTunes Store via Wi-Fi or your cellular network.
• Safari Improvements: A new search-friendly user interface, better performance, and more stability make Safari even easier to use.
• Home Screen Shortcut: Take a shortcut from any Home screen back to your first Home screen by pressing the Home button.

All of these new features and enhancement can be downloaded from the Apple official sites. What are you waiting for? Go to Apple iPhone site and start download one!

Today I bought new webcam, Logitech Quickcam E3500 Plus, which according to this resource, it’s works out of the box on Skype. Without installing any drivers, I start test it on Camorama, unfortunately, it won’t work, the message showing that my webcam isn’t attached yet, the fact is I already attach it to my computer.

Then I tested on Ekiga, Skype and Kopete, it’s all works like charm. Here is the screenshot:

Then, I try searching for webcam manager application. I try many software but the most favorite one for me is wxcam. Why wxcam? Because this application has a lot of features and the recording tools works perfectly. You can download this application here.

Here are wxcam screenshot:

Here is Logitech Webcam E3500 Plus dos box

If you have a question regarding the installation of Logitech Webcam E 3500 Plus on Ubuntu, please drop a comments here, and I will try to answer it.