Monthly Archives: October 2011

More Adobe “Sneak Peek” videos

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2011

Today Adobe posted few more “Sneak Peek” videos: Image Deblurring – removing blurriness from digital photos caused by camera shake while the pictures were being taken: Local Layer Ordering – a new way for graphic designers to create layered compositions that better reflect the way real world objects act:

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The Canon Mark III finder app

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2011

Here is some humor few hours before the rumored Canon announcement tomorrow: Via Learningdslrvideo

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Canon patent: DSLR with touchscreen (and maybe Wi-Fi)

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2011

Canon filed a patent application 20110249165 for a DSLR with a touchscreen: “The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus that reduces the likelihood that when a user operates a display screen with a fingertip while not looking through a viewfinder, the user’s fingertip will be falsely detected, and makes it less likely that erroneous operation […]

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Sony’s compact system camera production in Thailand halted

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2011

Similar to Nikon, Sony’s compact system camera production in Ayutthaya, Thailand is halted due to the recent flooding: “The factory has stopped operation since 6 Oct and the company said it will stop operation until 14. Operation may resume on Oct 17 depending on the situation.” Via PEN

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13 crazy camera concepts

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2011

The Edna camera: “It brings autofocus capability to these lenses through a shifting image sensor. With its horizontal mirrored design it is equally easy to handle for left- and right-handers. A distinction between the Nikon & Canon camera lenses and the HCI makes the platform accessible to the user.” (designers: Vuk Jakovljevic, Marko Doblanovic, Szilveszter Buzasi & […]

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This week’s recap

By PR admin | Published: October 16, 2011

Here are some interesting stories from last week: New Eneloops rechargeable batteries keep their charge for over 5 years. Check out also this post about the best AA batteries for photography. Apple’s iPhone 4S has a Sony sensor. Sony’s CEO was right and so was the Apple employee who published a picture taken with the new iPhone 4s on flickr before […]

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This is the Samsung NX 12-24mm f/4 lens

By PR admin | Published: October 13, 2011

The circled lens on the picture above is the actual prototype of the upcoming Samsung NX 12-24mm f/4 lens that is listed on the Samsung NX 2012 roadmap. The final version will have ED glass and a new VCM (Voice Coil Motor) specially designed for video recording. The lens is expected to be released in the first […]

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