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Cameras to watch Speed Cameras - The Awesomeness is making my head explode!

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I, seriously, could not make this up.  From Ari Ashe at WTOP , we have this gem - New cameras to watch cameras that watch you Many people find speed cameras frustrating, and some in the region are taking their rage out on the cameras themselves. But now there's a new solution: cameras to watch the cameras. One is already in place, and Prince George's County Police Maj. Robert V. Liberati hopes to have up to a dozen more before the end of the year. Got that? And, in case you are wondering about why the speed camera can't take the pictures itself, it isn't about people sneaking up from behind   Speed cameras themselves can't be used for security because under Maryland law speed cameras can only take pictures of speeding, says Liberati.  The sheer insanity of this whole process is mind-boggling.  Me, i'm waiting for when they put up cameras to monitor these cameras :-)

Panasonic ZS20 (Pocket Travel Zooooom) is out

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And its $350 or thereabouts depending on where you look. From Camera Labs The new ZS20 / TZ30 also starts at an equivalent of 24mm, but now zooms 25% further to 480mm, making it the longest optical zoom range of any pocket super-zoom to date, although again it's the first of the 2012 crop to be announced. Other upgrades include 1080p video at 60p or 50p depending on region, enhanced Intelligent Auto options, a raft of special effects, and a new 14 Megapixel MOS sensor, which may match the resolution of its predecessor, but claims 'dramatically improved' noise levels. I hope so, since this was the Achilles' Heel of the ZS10 / TZ20. Like its predecessor, the ZS20 / TZ30 can also shoot short bursts at up to 10fps, and enjoys built-in GPS facilities which Panasonic has now enhanced with actual worldwide mapping, loaded in sections from a supplied DVD and presented at a scale of 1:25,000.  Much more info over there, go take a look .