Monthly Archives: December 2011

Canon working on a new “Super G” compact camera?

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Valentin Sama of DSLR Magazine wrote on his blog that Canon is working on a new ”Super G” compact camera that will probably be announced at the CES (January, 2012) or CP+ (February, 2012) show: Canon is working on developing a digital compact camera, far superior to anything that might now be in its catalog of [...]

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Happy Holidays!

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Japan patent update: vari-angle LCD screen from Olympus and organic sensor from Fujifilm

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Olympus filed a patent in Japan (2011-259166) for a vari-angle LCD screen that can be flipped to pretty much any camera side/angle: In addition to the US patent for an organic sensor, Fujifilm filed a similar patent in Japan (2011-253861). Here are some more details from the Japanese patent application (Google translation):

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Nauticam announces NA-NEX7 underwater housing for Sony NEX-7 camera

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Nauticam announced the NA-NEX7 housing for Sony’s top of the line mirror-less interchangeable lens camera, the Sony Alpha NEX-7 ($1,199.99). Nauticam’s leadership in the Alpha NEX arena continues as it brings the first NEX-7 underwater housing to market. With DSLR quality imaging and performance packed into a housing that is small enough to take anywhere, NEX-7 [...]

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Phottix Aion wireless timer and shutter release now shipping

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Phottix Aion wireless timer and shutter release is now shipping. Here are the specs: Timer and Long Exposure Functions Shutter Release Functions Wired or wireless operations 2.4 GHz frequency 60m range Back-lit LCD AAA batteries Available for Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus cameras. Price: $99.50

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