Monthly Archives: October 2011

Another upcoming Photoshop feature: Image Deblurring

In addition to PatchMatch from last week, here is another sneak peak at the Image Deblurring Photoshop feature demoed at the Adobe MAX 2011 event.

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JVC GC-PX10 hybrid camera US pricing and availability announced

The JVC GC-PX10 hybrid camera was announced during the IFA show in Berlin last month. Thanks to the FALCONBRID high speed imaging engine, the GC-PX10 is capable of shooting 60 fps stills and 300 fps video. The camera US price is $899.95 and is expected to start shipping this month.

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No new Pentax cameras in 2011

The previous rumors for a new Pentax products announced during the Salon de la Photo show in Paris (October 6-10, 2011) turned out to be a mistake according to this forum post from a PentaxForum member who actually visited the Pentax booth and talked to the reps: The print on the invitation about a new product was a simple […]

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What’s coming from Canon on October 18th?

There is an upcoming Canon VIP event on October 18th, 2011 in the Netherlands: Digicame-info posted a rumor for an upcoming EOS-1D/1Ds successor on the same date (October 18th, Google translation): One model which is integrates the 1D and 1Ds 18 million pixel full-size sensor 61 focus points. 14 fps (12 fps with AF) New battery, […]

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Rumor: also a new Zeiss Distagon 16mm f/2.8 lens

In addition to the rumored Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 lens, there could be a second new Zeiss Distagon 16mm f/2.8 lens: “Oh, by the way, for those who’s interested in astrophotography and ultra-wide angle, Zeiss will be releasing a 15mm/2.8 soon, and it will be available in both ZE and ZF mount, for more details, please wait […]

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PatchMatch: more Photoshop magic

After Content Aware Fill, here is a demo of another “Photoshop magic” developed by Adobe and Princeton called PatchMatch:

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Fujifilm X10 US price: $599.95

The US price for the Fuji X10 camera was initially set at $699. Today Adorama corrected the price and started taking pre-orders again at $599.95. The Canadian price will be $599.99 CAD. Shipping will start in November, 2011. UK price is £499.99, the price in Germany is 529 EUR. The official Fujifilm X10 sample images can be […]

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Sony to offer firmware update v1.03 for A65 and A77, lubrication for NEX-5N

The new firmware for the A65 and A77 SLT cameras will probably be released in mid-October, 2011. Firmware version 1.03 was already spotted in a recent Sony event in Thailand (see picture above). Sony claimed that the NEX-5N clicking sound during video recording is caused by a mechanical part of the shutter that “clicks” during sudden movements […]

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The upcoming “premium” Fuji X mirrorless camera will not have a m4/3 sensor

According ot the latest tweet from FujiGuys, the upcoming FujiFilm X mirrorless camera will not have a m4/3 sensor (Fuji is part of the m4/3 group). They descried the X series as a “premium camera“.

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This is the Fuji X-S1 camera

In addition to announcing their plans for a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, Fujifilm also added another bridge camera to their X line-up. The only known specs so far are: 2/3″ EXR CMOS sensor fixed 26x zoom lens (f/2.8 – 5.6) 1440k pixels EVF 62mm filter size the camera will obviously have video, since it has stereo mics on […]

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