Monthly Archives: April 2011

Fujifilm X100 firmware 1.01 is out

As previously reported, FujiFilm released the first firmware 1.01 update for the X100 camera today. There seems to be only one minor fix in this update, but there are already speculations online about other “hidden” fixes: If the images are shot with ISO Bracketing mode when “QUICK START MODE”(*1) is set to “ON” and turn off the [...]

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New patents from Fuji, Canon and Hoya

FujiFilm filed a patent in Japan for a three layer image sensor with improved color reproduction and high sensitivity. In a recent Q&A session FujiFilm acknowledged that the sensor in the X100 is their own creation. The latest DxOMark test showed that the Fuji X100 sensor outperforms most of the DSLR cameras on the market today: Pentax K7, K-x [...]

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Fuji X100 firmware v1.01 to be released on Thursday

According to Brandon Remler, Fuji will release a new firmware v1.01 for the Fuji X100 camera on Thursday, April 21st, 2011. Few days ago, FujiFilm UK also hinted that a new firmware will be released this week. The second news is that FujiFilm USA will start shipping the X100 to dealers in the US next [...]

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Samsung W200: a new shock+waterproof pocket cam with full HD video

Samsung is expected to announce a new W200 shock+waterproof pocket cam with full HD video capabilities. The sensor resolution will be 5MP (back side illuminated). The announcement should take place in the next few days.

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And the winner is…

The winner of the Digital Holga ultimate kit giveaway is Tom Langley. Congratulations! There were 655 entries for this giveaway. I selected the winner by running a SQL script that randomly picked one of the 655 comments (I also made sure there were no duplicate entries). Thanks to Holga Direct for sponsoring this giveaway.

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