Monthly Archives: November 2009

Polaroid plans for 2010

The latest Polaroid news suggested a return of the cult camera to the market in 2010. We now have more details about the plans of the new Polaroid owners for 2010: There will be a film based One Step camera that will be relaunched in mid-2010. The Impossible Project will be in charge of producing Polaroid-branded color […]

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Sigma SD15 DSLR camera delayed again

The Sigma SD15 DSLR camera was expected to be officially released during the summer of 2009 (initially announced at Photokina 2008). The camera is now delayed according to a Sigma spokesman quoted by AP: ‘The Japanese engineers are currently in the process of optimising performance and image quality, ensuring the best possible results are achieved […]

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Sony to launch four new compact cameras

There are 4 new Sony registration for what appears to be are point and shoot cameras (models DSC-W350, DSC-W360, DSC-W380, DSC-W390) at the Korean Radio Research Agency:

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Underwater housing for Panasonic GF1

10bar is planing (subject to change) to build an underwater housing for Panasonic GF-1. If you want one, let them know at [email protected]. Source

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The new Sony released today is not what we wanted it to be

Today Sony launched the NXCAM tapeless camera (not the EVIL camera that was expected): For more info on this new camera visit Sony’s website.

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Epson’s new 0.52” QHD Liquid Crystal Panel for EVFs

Epson develops 0.52-inch QHD HTPS TFT Color Liquid Crystal Panel for Electronic Viewfinders. Measuring just 0.52 of an inch diagonally, the new panel offers QHD (960 x 540) resolution in red, green and blue for a total of 1.56 megapixels. The viewfinder is targeted for broadcast and industrial camcorders for professionals. This product could be […]

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Casio EX-FH25 – a camera worth mentioning

The new Casio EX-FH25 is semi-official (not yet officially announced in the US) and it has some amazing specs, that are worth mentioning: 20x superzoom (26-520mm on a 35mm camera) 10-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor 26-520mm on a 35mm camera 40 fps bursts at the 9-megapixel size capable of 1000fps slow-motion videos ISO range of 100-3200 […]

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Sony announces 3.0-inch LED backlit 921K LCD

The new display has the so called “Window-On” anti-reflection process technology which can display strong blacks and increases display visibility. Ultrahigh resolution of 271 ppi Wide viewing angle of 160° in the up/down and right/left directions Wide color gamut: sRGB 100% New LCD mode adopted Contrast: 800:1 The number of pixels displayed is 640H × […]

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Sony a10?

Fakery? Probably, but it looks good: Source

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Sony mirrorless camera

The rumor is that Sony will release a mirrorless camera on November 18th. Some fakes are already floating around the Web (source): And the specs: 14.2-megapixel APS-C Exmor CMOS sensor Lens mount type lens, the Sony R Interchangeable lenses: 16mm, 35mm, 60mm 1GB internal memory, media, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SD / SDHC Continuous shooting […]

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