M. Gilden – Techcitement*

The Obsolescence Of The DSLR Camera

M. Gilden — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 20:14:45 +0000

SLR cameras have long been a staple of photography, dating back to the days of film. Short for Single Lens Reflex, the SLR gets its moniker from a spring loaded mirror behind the lens which reflects the view from the lens back up to the user. When the shutter button on an SLR is pressed, […]

Sprint Mobile Email Rides Off Into Sunset

M. Gilden — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:10:08 +0000

Sprint’s Mobile Email service may have been one of the best kept secrets in the world of feature phones. Back in the days before the modern smartphone era, push email was something reserved mostly for BlackBerry handsets. This is because a BlackBerry data plan included access to a server to push emails to your handset in real […]

Editorial: Panasonic’s Diversification Of Video-Enabled Cameras

M. Gilden — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 18:05:00 +0000

Over a year ago, Techcitement mentioned that Panasonic was rumored to be bringing high-end video features to its mirrorless GH3 camera, the replacement to the blind test winning cult hit that was the GH2. At the time, it was pointed out that Panasonic wanted to bury the popularity of its budget DSLR-style camera with filmmakers, possibly to […]

Review: Samsung Galaxy Camera Is A Good Start

M. Gilden — Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:34:21 +0000

The Galaxy moniker isn’t just for smartphones and tablets anymore. Samsung’s Galaxy Camera shows the world that the Android giant wants photography to be smart, too. The 16 megapixel point-and-shoot style camera sports a 21x zoom and a 1/2.3 inch CMOS sensor. However, where the back of the camera would normally have a basic display and […]

Yahoo CEO Says There’s No Such Thing As A Professional Photographer

M. Gilden — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:57 +0000

In a recent Yahoo press event discussing changes to the Flickr photo sharing service, CEO Marissa Mayer was asked why the Flickr Pro service was being discontinued. Her response, given 46 minutes into the interview, was a bit of a bombshell. “…there’s no such thing as Flickr Pro, because today, with cameras as pervasive as they are, […]

Canon’s 5D Unlocked To Record RAW Video

M. Gilden — Mon, 13 May 2013 21:42:09 +0000

Anyone who has even dabbled in professional photography can tell you the benefits of shooting RAW. Sure, the files take up significantly more space, but the ability to access all the untouched data and dynamic range before it gets crushed into a JPEG is priceless. Sometimes, having that access can save an otherwise ruined picture. […]

New Metabones Adapter Makes Your SLR Lenses Better, Stronger, Faster

M. Gilden — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:27:19 +0000

New camera gear from Metabones can allow you to actually make your lens wider, sharper, and faster by up to an entire F stop. The company is already well known for their premium lens adapters, which can take glass from another camera type and interface with it as if it were a native lens. With […]

HackRF: One Radio To Rule Them All

M. Gilden — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:30:09 +0000

Many years ago, I was challenged by a coworker to come up with a way to open a garage door with a cellular phone. My proposed solution involved a computer, an internet connection and an X10 home automation device. A simple phone app could send a signal to the computer’s IP that would tell the […]

Magic Lantern Finally Comes To The Canon 7D

M. Gilden — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 22:34:48 +0000

Canon’s iconic EOS 7D offers a lot that other DSLRs from Canon don’t, such as a weatherproof body, some of the fastest autofocus in the industry, and full HD monitoring while recording video to name a few. One thing other cameras from Canon have that the 7D doesn’t is support for Magic Lantern. But all that […]

Why Google Maps May Not Find Its Way Onto iOS

M. Gilden — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:39:21 +0000

Not happy with Apple’s new iOS6 maps? Miss the old Google Maps that you used to have built in? Looks like you may be out of luck for the foreseeable future. According to Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt, Maps won’t come to the App Store anytime soon. The Google Maps application that came baked into previous versions was removed from […]