Monthly Archives: November 2010

MIT camera can take pictures around corners

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2010

Interesting news reported by BBC – MIT created a camera that can produce an image of an object that is not directly visible by sending a laser beam and creating an image from the  bounced light of the object: “The prototype uses an ultra-short high-intensity burst of laser light to illuminate a scene. The device constructs a basic [...]

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Sony announces the development of NXCAM HD camcorder with E mount

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2010

Sony just annoucned the development of a new NXCAM HD camcorder with E mount (use of NEX lenses). Regular α lenses can also be used with an adapter. The camera will have 1080p (60p / 30p / 24p or 50p / 25p) recording modes and will be available in the middle of 2011. The recording format will [...]

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Clever patent from Olympus

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2010

Olympus filed an interesting patent in Japan that will allow you to use the camera strap as a glare shield. This will make also the LCD screen visible in bright sunlight. Clever.

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Olympus E-PL1s announced, for now only in Japan

By PR admin | Published: November 15, 2010

The rumors were true: the freshly announced Olympus E-PL1s features a new M. ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II kit lens and for now will be sold only in Japan. Changes from E-PL1 version (all Google translated): A zoom lens kit included with the product, the smaller and lighter, can also shoot video optimized “MSC (Movie & Still [...]

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Sensor presentations on the 2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference

By PR admin | Published: November 15, 2010

Some of the interesting sensor presentations from the 2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference are from Sony and Samsung: “23.9 A 1/2.33-inch 14.6M 1.4μm-Pixel Backside-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with Floating Diffusion Boosting by Samsung 23.11 A 17.7Mpixel 120fps CMOS Image Sensor with 34.8Gb/s Readout by Sony” The full program can be downloaded here. Via Image-sensors-world

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Panasonic GF2 gets a price and a release date *updated*

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2010

Update #2: Panasonic GF2 will be available in Japan on December 3rd (source). Update: another Amazon UK entry lists the GF2 at £599. Panasonic usually reveals their pricing 30 days before the camera is released for sale, but according to Amazon UK, the Panasonic GF2 will cost £729.99 and will be released on January 24, [...]

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