Monthly Archives: January 2012

Canon at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 12, 2012

For CES Canon announced several new Powershot cameras including their new top model, the G1x ($799):

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Sony at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2012

Sony’s booth at CES was packed with visitors. On the imaging side the company announced only few new Cybershot cameras (pictured bellow) and a new Bloggie Sport Full HD camera. Bloggie Sport specs (pictured on the very right): Mobile HD snap camera shoots Full HD (1920×1080 30p) video and 5.1 megapixel still photos Waterproof, dustproof […]

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Polaroid launches SC1630: the world’s first Android HD smart camera

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2012

Polaroid announced at CES the world’s first Android HD smart camera – the SC1630. Here are the basic features: 16MP CCD sensor 3.2 in. touch screen display 3x optical zoom Wi-Fi capabilities face and smile detection geo-tagging 32GB of memory via a micro SD card one button upload to popular social media networks in camera photo editing Some more images of […]

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Fujifilm X100 black premium edition camera at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2012

Some pictures of the Fujifilm X100 black premium edition camera ($1,699.99):

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Panasonic @CES: new conversion lenses, roadmap, concepts

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2012

In addition to some new compact cameras, for CES Panasonic aslo announced four new conversion lenses compatible with selected Lumix lenses (see press release at the bottom): DMW-GWC1 ($129.95): magnification .79x, compatible with H-PS1402 & H-H014 DMW-GTC1 ($129.95): magnification 2.0x, compatible with H-PS1402 power zoom DMW-GMC1 ($99.95): magnification .35x, compatible with H-PS1402 & H-H014 DMW-GFC1 ($149.95): […]

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Sigma 30mm f/2.8 EX DN and 19mm f/2.8 EX DN lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras announced at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2012

In addition to the APO Macro 180mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM lens for DSLR cameras, for CES Sigma also announced the previously rumored 30mm f/2.8 EX DN and the 19mm f/2.8 EX DN lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras:

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Fuji X-Pro1 coverage from CES

By PR admin | Published: January 11, 2012

Fujifilm had several X-Pro 1 cameras on their booth at CES. I could not take any sample photos with those units, but they were fully operational. One of the  representatives confirmed to me that the new X-Trans CMOS sensor is made by Fuji. Nobody could give me details on the pricing, but the general feedback was […]

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Rumors about a second mirrorless camera from Pentax are back

By PR admin | Published: January 10, 2012

The website p3newsreviews reported that they spotted a “rugged appearing, possibly mirrorless, viewfinderless camera sporting what looked like a k-mount limited or pancake lens” at CES.

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