الثلاثاء، 14 فبراير 2017

5 Best Camera Phone You Can Buy Right Now !

1. PIXEL BY GOOGLE


  • 12.3 MP
  • Large 1.55μm pixels
  • Phase detection autofocus + laser detection autofocus
  • f/2.0 aperture

2. GALAXY S7 EDGE




12 Megapixel Camera with Dual Pixel Autofocus, OIS, 
F/1.7, 26mm, phase detection autofocus, LED Flash,
 1/2.5" sensor size, 1.4 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, 
simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, 
touch focus, 
face/smile detection, 
Auto HDR, 
panorama + 5 Megapixel Front Camera with F/1.7, 
Selfie Flash, 
22mm Lens, 
Dual Video Call, 
Auto HDR...

3. XPERIA X PERF


  • Main Camera: 
23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm, 
phase detection autofocus, 
LED flash; 
  • Front Camera: 
13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm, 
1/3" sensor size.

4. MOTO Z




13 MP Primary Camera,
f/1.8 Aperture, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), 
Laser Autofocus, Zero Shutter Lag, 
Color Correlated Temperature (CCT) Flash with Dual LEDs, 
1.12um Pixel, Professional Mode, Quick Capture, Best Shot, 
Scan Barcodes, QR codes and Business Cards, 
Google Photos Integration with Free Original File Size Backup for Two Years, 
Shutter Button or Tap Anywhere to Capture, 8X Digital Zoom, 
Burst Mode, Night Mode, Auto HDR, Closed Loop Processing, 
Panorama, Tap to Focus & Exposure, Video Stabilization, 
1080p HD Video (60fps), 4K Video (30fps), Slow Motion Video, 
Video HDR (1080p and 4K)


5.  LG G5


16 Megapixel camera with f / 1.8 + 8-megapixel wide-angle lens (135 °) and opening f2.4

الجمعة، 10 فبراير 2017

Sony’s new DRAM-enhanced image sensor is a game changer for smartphone photography


Sony announced the new chip architecture at ISSCC this week, as the latest in its long line of innovations in sensor design. The addition of on-board DRAM will help solve at least three major issues with current smartphone cameras: rolling shutter artifacts, slow-motion videos, and multi-image noise reduction artifacts. 

great band-aid for rolling shutter headaches

One problem with low-cost imagers, like those used in smartphones, is that they don’t have a mechanical shutter. Their images are read out one piece at a time while the sensor is still actively recording data (called a rolling shutter). That means that objects moving at high speed appear distorted, like the locomotive in this illustrative example from Sony:

On the left, the typical 1/30s readout time smears the profile of the moving locomotive. On the right, while still technically a rolling shutter, the new chip’s 1/120s readout time greatly reduces the potential for distortion.

While the additional DRAM layer looks pretty simple in this block diagram, it changes the physics of the chip, and introduces additional opportunity for electrical noise. So far, the chip isn’t in production, so it isn’t possible to benchmark its real-world performance. But Sony claims it has been able to solve the new noise problems.

Support for super-slow-motion video and special effects


The DRAM also allows the sensor to capture 1000fps video at 1080p HD resolution. This makes for some very impressive super-slow-motion potential. By mixing high-frame-rate video with standard frame rate the chip also makes it possible to do some cool special effects right in a smartphone, as you can see in this Sony example video:
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Expect record-setting image quality results from this sensor

Less obvious, but perhaps most importantly, the 30fps readout of full-resolution 19.3MP images is perfect for the sophisticated multi-image noise reduction that’s increasingly-common in high-end smartphones. For example, Google’s HDR+ silently combines between 3 and 9 frames to create a single higher-dynamic-range, lower-noise, final output image. That process can introduce artifacts if objects in the scene, or the camera, are moving. By having the frames captured and read out more quickly, those artifacts can be further reduced.

Rumor: Apple may add wireless charging to iPhone 8, but top-end model could cost $1,000


There are rumors swirling around the iPhone 8 suggesting Apple could be planning to offer a major technology leap forward with its 10th Anniversary iPhone, but the highest-end devices may not be cheap.
Business Insider has published a pair of rumors on various aspects of the upcoming iPhone 8. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Apple will move back to all-glass construction with the iPhone 8 for all three models. The use of glass could make it more difficult to implement the wireless charging support Kuo expects the new device to offer, and overheating could be a problem due to the difference in thermal dissipation between glass and metal. Kuo writes:
Adoption of glass casing & wireless charging unfavorable to thermal system operation for three new 2017F iPhone models; bigger impact on OLED model. The thermal system becomes less efficient with glass casing, as compared to metal casing used previously. Furthermore, wireless charging increases handset temperature. While we don’t expect general users to notice any difference, lamination of an additional graphite sheet is needed for better thermal control and, thus, steady operation; this is because FPCB is replaced with film, which is more sensitive to temperature change of the 3D touch sensor in OLED iPhone.

 Kuo suspects that Apple can solve this problem by adding the aforementioned graphene sheet, but that it could increase the cost of the OLED panel by as much as 50%. That brings us to our second rumor. Scuttlebutt suggests the top-end iPhone 8 with an OLED display, wireless charging, and a 5.8-inch screen could hit $1,000 or even more. Mark Sullivan of Fast Company agrees with Kuo on this point. Sullivan expects the iPhone 8 (or iPhone X) to offer more RAM, more storage, and possibly higher clock speeds than other Apple devices.

The iPhone 8/X is also expected to offer home buttons and fingerprint sensors built directly into its edge-to-edge screen, a double camera, and 3D-sensing technology provided by Lumentum. Companies like Amazon and Google have played with 3D-sensing technology to varying degrees, and the tech could be useful in augmented reality and virtual reality applications.
Now, keep in mind, that $1,000+ price tag is strictly for the premium model. There would be three smartphones in total: A 4.7-inch model (iPhone 7s), a 5.5-inch model (iPhone 7s Plus) and the 5.8-inch iPhone 8 or iPhone X with higher specs wherever possible. Apple has supposedly tied up OLED suppliers and is working on integrating a much larger battery into the iPhone 8/X. The company is also expected to use both Intel and Qualcomm modems.
For now, it looks like Apple will debut a number of brand-new features for the iPhone 8/X, then roll those features out to the entire product lineup, most likely the following year. That would keep some technologies positioned as halo items for the luxury buyers, while simultaneously ensuring over the long term that these features would be used.

The 4-Move Workout That Hits Your Delts From Every Angle

​Your shoulders will look so good, you’ll have to get them insured

Who doesn’t want that coveted V-shaped torso? The kind that fills out a T-shirt or sports coat and is the hallmark of a great physique. The key to achieving boulder shoulders is building some serious deltoids—the three muscles at the front, rear and back of your shoulders. This workout from Arizona-based trainer Alexia Clark attacks the shoulders from multiple angles with minimal rest in between sets. That kind of volume is guaranteed to make your muscles grow.

Directions: Perform the exercises below in the order listed, resting as needed.


  • Dumbbell 3 hand-position press, 10 reps
  • Barbell forward-behind ladder press: Do 5 reps forward, then 5 reps behind, then 4 reps forward, then 4 reps behind, repeating that pattern and counting down to 1 rep forward and behind.
  • Dumbbell alternating front raise, 10 reps per side
  • Plate press to overhead raise, 40 seconds


That’s one round. Do 3 to 5 rounds