Category Archives: Panasonic

Panasonic announces six new Lumix compact Cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 31, 2012
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Panasonic announced their Lumix compact product line for the first half of 2012. The new batch includes two superzoom, two rugged models and two entry level cameras – they are all priced and already listed on Amazon:

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Sony and Fujifilm seen as contenders for the newly issued Olympus stock

By PR admin | Published: January 27, 2012
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In addition to Sony, now Fujifilm is also viewed as a contender for the newly issued Olympus stock. It seems that Panasonic did not make the cut. Fujifilm to propose alliance with Olympus Sony, Fujifilm top rivals for Olympus tie Olympus to announce Q3 results on Feb 13th – maybe they will announce their final [...]

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Panasonic Lumix GH2 kit, G3 body listed as discontinued

By PR admin | Published: January 19, 2012
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Panasonic Lumix GH2 lens kit and G3 body only are listed as discontinued on B&H website. It will be interesting to see if Panasonic will make any camera announcements at the CP+ show in Japan next month.

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Panasonic @CES: new conversion lenses, roadmap, concepts

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2012

In addition to some new compact cameras, for CES Panasonic aslo announced four new conversion lenses compatible with selected Lumix lenses (see press release at the bottom): DMW-GWC1 ($129.95): magnification .79x, compatible with H-PS1402 & H-H014 DMW-GTC1 ($129.95): magnification 2.0x, compatible with H-PS1402 power zoom DMW-GMC1 ($99.95): magnification .35x, compatible with H-PS1402 & H-H014 DMW-GFC1 ($149.95): [...]

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Other cameras to be announced at PMA@CES 2012

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2012
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Here are some more leaked cameras that are going to be announced at PMA show next week: Samsung: six new cameras WB850F ($349) with 16MP BSI CMOS sensor, 21x optical zoom, 3-inch AMOLED screen, 1080/30p FullHD video and GPS. The DV500F model will have dual screens ($299). No word about the NX-20. Casio will introduce the Exilim [...]

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What to expect during PMA @CES 2012 next week?

By PR admin | Published: January 3, 2012
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What to expect at PMA 2012 show next week? Nikon will introduce their top of the line D4 + a new Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G lens. Canon will probably announce new lenses and maybe a DSLR + compact(s). Sony will show only few new Cybershot point and shoot cameras. Panasonic may announce a new Lumix GH3 camera and [...]

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Panasonic also files patent for an organic sensor

By PR admin | Published: December 27, 2011
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Similar to Fujifilm, Panasonic also filed a patent 2011-258729 in Japan for an organic sensor that can change the thickness of the organic film by changing the wavelength. Here is a machine generated translation of the patent description taken from the Japanese Patent Office:

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Panasonic, Sony and Fujifilm may acquire newly issued Olympus stock

By PR admin | Published: December 20, 2011
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Reuters reported that Olympus is going to issue new shares worth $1.28 billion (100 billion yen) in order to stabilize its finances after the recent reports of massive fraud inside the company. Panasonic, Sony and Fujifilm were listed as the companies interested to acquire portions of the shares:

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