Duovox Mate Pro - A Small Pocket Camera
Duovox says that their Duovox Mate Pro camera's sensor is a thousand times more sensitive than the sensor on the iPhone 13.
Duovox has launched a Kickstarter campaign to launch the Duovox Mate Pro, a compact pocket camera with the greatest night vision of any on the market.
The camera features a Sony STARVIS 2 CMOS sensor, which Duvox claims is 1000 times more sensitive than the one in the iPhone 13 and has a 148% higher dynamic range than the Sony A7S III camera.
Sony STARVIS sensors are designed particularly for use in surveillance cameras. They employ backlighting and may collect both visible and infrared light. This enables them to produce high-quality photographs even under the most challenging lighting settings, as demonstrated in the video below.
The Duovox Mate Pro's design is reminiscent of little compact cameras from ten years ago. The single panel on the rear is a 3-inch touch screen that controls practically all functions. A power button, a shutter button, and instructions are located on the top of the camera.
Because of the sensitive sensor, photography in night mode produces color photographs of reasonable quality, however, don't anticipate miracles.
In any case, this is an intriguing small camera that puts "night vision" in your pocket. The night photos are bright enough and don't have too much noise, so the Duovox Mate Pro could come in if you're looking for wildlife in a dark forest.
The camera is available on Kickstarter for $599 USD, although delivery will not begin until October of this year.
Nitecore replacement camera battery with the integrated USB charging port
The Nitecore UFZ100 is a 2250 mAh replacement camera battery that features an integrated USB-C connector and an LED charge level indicator, as opposed to the Sony NP-FZ100, which has a 2280 mAh battery (3 levels).
This will be tremendously convenient for many users, particularly those who only require one or two batteries. They can, for example, conduct their photography with a single battery. The same can be said for a brief video report if the footage is well-prepared.
A traditional multi-battery charger may be handier for people who use 3-5 batteries. The disadvantage of these huge chargers is that they may take up a lot of room in your backpack. They also employ proprietary connectors, which might be problematic if the charger is misplaced or unavailable.
Although we enjoy the Nitecore battery design, we think it would be more convenient to put the USB connector on the lower exterior area of the battery rather than the "belly."
As a result, you may be able to keep the battery charged while watching a web broadcast streaming event, for example. Instead, we must purchase a phony battery that allows us to do so.
It is also worth noting that the battery capacity is slightly lower than that of Sony batteries (by 30 mAh or 2.2 percent ). This is undoubtedly owing to the USB-C circuit's internal area. For the sake of added convenience, we feel this to be an acceptable compromise.
