Monthly Archives: June 2009

Fuji Four Thirds camera?

Mr. Akira Watanabe from Olympus answers questions from journalists: Q: On the possible involvement of Fujifilm, which has signed the launch of System 4 / 3, but has nothing concrete in terms of equipment, and its sensor division, which produces SuperCDD more innovative than sensors fitted Panasonic Olympus equipment. A: Olympus can not say anything […]

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Samsung GX30 specifications: built-in GPS, double SD slots, AMOLED display

Samsung GX30 full specifications sheet (not confirmed yet): -Magnesium alloy body -Environmentally sealed (dust and weather resistant) -CMOS sensor 14.6 effective pixels (15 total pixels) -ISO 100-6400 -RGB primary color filter -4 channel data read-out -Built-in OIS system (Hyper OIS system*) -Dual Dust Removal system -DRIM Engine II image processor -JPEG / DNG / JPEG […]

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“Sony: Video recording will be a necessity in dSLRs”

“Katsumoto (senior general manager of the AMC Division in Sony’s Digital Imaging Business group) told CNET Asia the company’s Handycam camcorders have long established themselves with consumers. If the firm should decide to make a dSLR with movie capture feature, it will want to make this as good as its Handycam.” Read the whole article at CNet […]

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Two full frame Sony DSLRs this summer

I got a tip about two new full frame Sony DSLRs coming out this August:  one will be pro, above the current  a900 model and another one that is suppose to be very cheap,  under $1000. Full frame for under $1000? I don’t know…  I am expecting more info on this rumor. On the same topic, few […]

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Canon T1/2000D specs

Here are the rumored Canon T1/2000D specs: 15.1mp 7 AF points 3fps ISO 100-3200 3″ ClearView LCD (Not Articulating) 720P Video (30fps & 24fps) NO 1080p SD Card USB 2.0 HDMI Out Video Out LP-E5 Battery Expected release: Tuesday, June 30th.

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Olympus E-P1 manual now also online

Link for the Olympus E-P1 manual (pdf file).

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Fuji: no new DSLR in 2009

“Fuji is not manufacturing a pro camera for this year,” said Diane Rainey, Group Manager for Fujifilm. Does this mean that they will be one coming out next year? Fuji S6 PRo?

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Olympus confirmed: pro Pen camera in the future

BJP did an interview with Akira Watanabe and Miquel Angel Garcia from Olympus – they have big plans for the future of 4/3 format: “Of course, Olympus is looking to attract pro shooters, Garcia says, and one way to do that is with a viewfinder and integrated flash, which the E-P1 lacks. ‘Our main focus with this […]

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