Monthly Archives: November 2010

Olympus wants to buy a cell phone company

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2010

I am not sure if this is just an investment move for Olympus or they are really planning to release something like the Panasonic Lumix Phone, but here is the news – Olympus wants to buy a cell phone company: “Olympus Corp. said Friday that it will launch a tender offer for ITX Corp. to turn the […]

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New CMOSIS 12MP/300fps global shutter sensor

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2010

CMOSIS and TowerJazz announced a new 12MP CMV12000 sensor with a global shutter and a frame rate of 300 fps: “CMOSIS, a leading independent developer and supplier of high end CMOS image sensors for professional imaging applications, and TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced CMOSIS will add a new member to its CMV […]

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Samsung NX mount camcorder?

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2010

The latest rumor is that Samsung will release a NX mount camcorder at CES 2011 (January 2011). This seems like a logical step, since Samsung has been producing camcorders for while and other manufacturers, like Sony and Panasonic, have already introduced compact camcorders with interchangeable lenses. The new Samsung NX camcorder is rumored to have APS-C sensor and […]

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Panasonic GF2 official

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2010

Panasonic GF2 is now official and it will be available in January 2011. Pricing is not yet announced (Panasonic aways announce the pricing approximately 30 days prior to shipment). Some of the improvements over previous GF1 model are: touchscreen display (not sure if this is an improvement) more powerful processor compatible with the latest 3D lenses from Panasonic […]

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Panasonic GF2 will come in five different colors

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Another Panasonic GF2 leak, this time from China. It seems that the GF2 will come in 5 different colors, it will be 19% smaller and 7% lighter. The rest of the specs are: 12MP sensor, 1920×1080 HD video (AVCHD format), new built-in flash and 3in. LCD screen. The full Google translated text after the break:

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Two more images of the new Panasonic GF2

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Two more images of the upcoming Panasonic GF2 from different billboard in Paris:

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Panasonic Lumix GF2 leaks in Paris

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Panasonic Lumix GF2 posters are already on display in Paris (Porte de Versailles) where tomorrow the Salon de la Photo show will take place: Looking at the picture, the new GF2 appears to be thinner than its predecessor: Expect the official Panasonic GF2 announcement tomorrow. Via Journaldugeek

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Panasonic GF2 to be announced on November 4th

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2010

The Panasonic GF2 will be announced on November 4th (Thursday). There are still no reliable specs or any other details for this camera, except that it will have the 12MP sensor from the Panasonic G2 and it will be smaller in size. This will be the first major announcement since Photokina ended over a month ago.

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