As I’ve said once or twice before, we’re really proud of the camera features on the new Viewty - but we thought it would be best to let the camera speak for itself. So here’s a nice outdoor shot demonstrating the Viewty’s capability, against a competitor’s dedicated 5MP camera:

Competitor camera

Viewty

As you can see, the blue in the sky comes out a lot clearer, and the midtones in the tree are a lot more distinct with the better contrast. The Viewty is also great in low-light conditions:

Competitor camera

Viewty

The colour is brighter, despite he gloomy conditions, and the lines more distinct.

On all four photos you can click through to view the originals to see more so you can see the whole photos for yourself, in case you’re thinking we’re being selective.

Over at Crave there is this fantastic pictorial history of the digital camera - from cameras that recorded onto analogue tape (like videos), to the first true digital handheld cameras, and then the advances in miniaturisation and storage which means we have cameraphones today. We’ve come a long way since this prototype from Kodak way back in 1975:

A really interesting story - but it misses once crucial detail. What was the first digital photograph of? It’s amazing that we have the world’s first ever photo still to hand from over 180 years ago, but not the first digital one from a mere 32…

One of the unique features the Viewty offers is 120 f/s video recording and this flipbook style animation neatly demonstrates it. The Viewty will record at 120 f/s and when played back at the standard 30 f/s the action appears in slow motion. You can see the difference between normal speed and 120 f/s slow motion playback in the video. This feature is great if your planning on recording sports, or indeed any kind of action shot and there have already been a few simple experiments that show what the camera is capable of.

There is clearly plenty of scope for your imagination with the slow motion play back and I think it’s one of, if not the standout feature on the Viewty.

Incidentally, does anyone know what the scene is after the bird and before the balloon? It’s a tricky one.