Monthly Archives: December 2009

Samsung 30mm f/2.0 pancake lens pictures leaked

This rumor initially started on dpreview two days ago and now the first pictures of the Samsung 30mm f/2.0 pancake lens surfaced online @ Pentaxforums (pictures were taken with Samsung NX10 + 18-55mm zoom lens – click on image for larger view):

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Sony envisions 3D “personal imaging”

Sony included their digital cameras (“personal imaging”) as a “creation” device for 3D technology: Sony have already announced High Frame Rate Single Lens 3D Camera Technology. Via Engadget

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Sony and Panasonic patents

Let’s start with Sony – patent application 20090303371 is for a new Sony CMOS sensor based on the Foveon approach – each pixel capture RG&B: “Accordingly, in order to utilize the incident light amount efficiently as well as to prevent occurrence of false colors, a method of separating colors by forming plural photodiodes in a pixel […]

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Samsung ST5500

Samsung ST5500 manual was spotted at FCC. 14.2MP resolution 7x optical zoom WiFi 3.5 inch LCD touch screen. 100 MB of on board memory supports microSD memory cards can take videos up to 1280×720 at 30 FPS ISO range: 80 to 3200 max shutter speed: 1/2000 allows to send photos and videos via email, or post […]

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Sony confirms the a700 replacement

Sonyalpha.es was able to get a better translation of the DCWatch link (posted here last week): “Toru Katsumoto, general director of the division of Sony Alpha SLR cameras, has confirmed in an interview with DC Watch that will substitute for the A700: “… the product might be called the A700’s replacement will appear sooner or […]

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New set of Sony p&s cameras are coming in January 2010

Following the previous leak from Korea and just in time for CES, Sony will release a new set of point and shoot cameras in January 2010 (two Alpha DSLR models are also expected @ CES): Sony DSC-S2100 Sony DSC-TX7 Sony DSC-W350 Sony DSC-W360 Sony DSC-W380 Sony DSC-W390. Several new HandyCams are also expected to be released @ CES 2010 (January): […]

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Samsung NX10 update

SAMSUNG’S NX SERIES, HYBRID DIGITAL CAMERAS MAKE GLOBAL DEBUT AT PMA 2009 -1-, originally uploaded by canustar. Samsung will start a teaser campaign for their NX10 camera next week in Korea. Camera samples were already sent to major websites/magazines for review. I did not get one 🙂 Samsung NX10 will have a “burst mode” feature […]

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Another Pentax lens?

The Pentax speculation continue with a picture of this unidentified lens: What do you think? What is that lens?

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