Motorola Dinara Nine-Megapixel Test Photo Surfaces

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Late last month rumors of the Motorola Dinara surfaced and we’ve been waiting to get our hands on the device ever since.  In addition, there are major talks regarding the device’s rumored 13-megapixel sensor.  The picture above was produced from the handset and according to our friends over at Pocket Now, it’s a 4000 x 2248 resolution.  The word insane comes to mind, however, it definitely lends some credibility to its rumored sensor size.  Furthermore, according to Droid-Life, the Dinara is a Droid Bionic successor housing a TI OMAP CPU, has an HD resolution for its display (possibly 1280 x 720) and a bigger screen than the Bionic’s (4.5-inch).  Expect this device to be topped off with some LTE goodness and headed for a possible release this winter.  Stay tuned to Talk Android for more info and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comments below.

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Create and share amazing 360 degree panoramas with 360 [Video]

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Recently TeliportMe generated 47,000 users for the alpha version of 360 and logged over 75,000 panoramas. Yesterday it officially came out of alpha with version 2.0 in the Android Market. 360 allows users to take high quality 360 degree panoramas which can be viewed on the app’s 3D viewer and can be shared via Facebook and Twitter. There is also a public real time feed where users can comment on photos. Since the location is tagged to the photos, users can discover other people close by using its “Around Me” option.

Features:

  • Create 360 degree panoramas within 1 minute.
  • Instantly upload and share interactive 360 views directly to Twitter and Facebook
  • View panoramas taken all over the world in your public stream.
  • Geotag your panoramas automatically and edit location using maps.
  • Flat images will be stored on the SD card which can be emailed and viewed without any special viewer required.
  • Saves panoramas directly to the SD card
  • View panoramas in app on a 3D viewer
  • All panoramas taken are in HD
  • Save and share unlimited panoramas and view them online at http://360.vtcreator.com.

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Sneaky Is As Sneaky Does Says Mobile Hidden Camera For Android

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Ever wished you had some stealthy software to catch those ever important and critical shots?  How about catching that impossible tech in the wild on your mobile phone’s camera with ease all while looking like you’re taking notes?  Yeah, we got what you need.  Check out Mobile Hidden Camera for Android, can  you guess what it does?  You got it.  Catch those ever important items, events and actions on camera all without the subject even knowing about it.  Mobile Hidden Camera allows you to make the best of your megapixels.  At a party and want to catch the local drunk on video?  Saw your best friend’s girl with another dude?  Get it all on camera as non nonchalantly as it comes.  Hit the break for the download and to catch the rest of the specs from the developers themselves.  And as always, don’t forget to let us know what you think of the app in the comments below.   » Read the rest

Focus on Community: Want a Panoramic Camera on your Phone?

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For some reason not all companies have gotten on board with the “we like having a panoramic camera” train. HTC in particular didn’t give their phones the option until very recently. What about those of us that still want this option but have an older HTC phone? Evo? Incredible. Well, thanks to xda member jimbo77 you can enjoy Sony’s own Panoramic Camera App, a sweeping panoramic camera.  More info after the break. » Read the rest

Have Some Fun With Your Pics Using Funny Camera For Android

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Want a good laugh at your friends and family’s expense?  Do something fun with all of those photos racking up on your sd card for a change.  Check out Funny Camera for Android.  Select any of the photos from your gallery and arrange for it to fit within dozens of the already provided templates in the app.  Throw a face on Wolverine’s body, place your brother’s head on a hot chick in a bikini and toss yourself up on the shoulders of the Man of Steel himself.  There’s tons of options to what you can do with the pic.  You can rotate it, change saturation, adjust the brightness, switch from black and white, invert photos and more.  Once you have your pic all set up, as expected, there are a number of ways you can share it with friends, family and services like Facebook.  One could easily spend all day messing with this app. There is also a “tease your friends” feature which allows you to pick a friends photo out quickly and shoot it to them funny style while offering them the ability to download the app themselves.   Want to give it a go?  Head on over to the Android Market and give it a try.  Don’t forget to let us know what you think of it in the comments below.

Hacked Camera app brings higher video bit rates and CD audio quality to the Samsung Galaxy S II

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XDA forum member, Potatoman, has developed a modified Camera.APK for the Samsung Galaxy S II which combines modifications with those from XDA members Soraxd, Rafalense, pulser_g2, llBlackenedll, robbiekhan, and hyperX.

Keep in mind that it appears there won’t be any near-term development on this because Potatoman announced that he cannot continue due to personal issues.

Potatoman writes the following about the app:

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Take extremely wide-angle photos with a Fisheye lens attachment

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XDA user, flexnix, has attached a fisheye lens to his LG G2x. If you are wondering what a fisheye lens is, here is the Wiki definition:

In photography, a fisheye lens is a wide-angle lens that takes in an extremely wide, hemispherical image. Originally developed for use in meteorology to study cloud formation and called “whole-sky lenses,” fisheye lenses quickly became popular in general photography for their unique, distorted appearance. They are often used by photographers shooting broad landscapes to suggest the curve of the Earth. Hemispherical photography is used for various scientific purposes to study plant canopy geometry and to calculate near-ground solar radiation.

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Dropcam Receives An Android App, Available For Download In The Market

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Dropcam, a popular consumer video monitoring system, now allows you to use their monitoring service via an Android app.  The service works by integrating itself with your WiFi network, allowing you to fully monitor that which is important to you, remotely.  The set up is simple, utilizing hardware made by a company called Axis.  There are two models to choose from.  One is a standard Dropcam camera, only offering video capture, that will run you $200 bucks.   The second model will run you $280 bucks, the Dropcam Echo, which allows you to capture both audio and video.

The service allows you to monitor remotely from a PC or your mobile phone for free.  However, the company offers an extended version of their service which gives you full access to DVR capabilities, beginning at $8.95.  Sounds like a small price to pay for peace of mind.  Head on over to our apps database for more info on the app and check out Dropcam’s site for even more details.

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Motorola Atrix 4G will get 1080p video recording in software update after launch

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Motorola plans on launching the Motorola Atrix without the full utilization of the NVIDIA Tegra2 dual-core processor with regards to its ability to shoot 1080p full HD video. As this has been as much a thorn in Motorola’s side as our own in anticipation of this awesome device we saw at CES, we have to wonder why Motorola would launch it, when the LG Optimus 2X is launching with full utilization of the Tegra2 with 1080p encoding as well as HDMI output in full HD as well.

Fear not though, Motorola has every intention of making sure everyone who gets an Atrix 4G will be able to shoot 1080p video, as they plan to launch an update shortly after the launch of the device in February. How long after, we don’t know, and it’s likely Motorola doesn’t know either. We’ll wait to hear though…biting our nails in suspense.

[via Engadget]

Sony’s Xperia Arc Gets Even More Video Time With Camera Illustrations

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The Sony Xperia Arc seems to be all the craze lately, with an abundance of video footage along with up close and personal camera shots.  We’ve also mentioned how third party companies will be effecting the device too, with pre-installed apps, like Facebook. Well, if you’re not tired of hearing about the device yet, we’ve got more for ya.  Check out the video below along with some camera samples taken by the Arc.  We love what Sony Ericsson is doing with the device and it’s clearly obvious that they are following through with their promise of a commitment to Android.  Without further delay, hit the break and let us know what you think in the comments below.

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