What else is new? [weekend digest]

• 12 years ago
• Categories: Canon, Casio, Fuji, Kodak, Pentax

• Canon invested £10 million in the UK based photo store chain Jessops.

• Fujifilm to end APS film sales this month.

• ITC says again that Apple and RIM don't violate Kodak patent.
• Canon announces resolution of patent infringement disputes.
• Getty Images could be valued at $4 billion for a potential IPO.

• OmniVision announced new 16MP sensor that can capture 4K2K, or Quad Full High Definition (QFHD), video at 60 frames per second.

• New Casio Exlim EX-ZR300 compact camera announced in Japan.

• In addition to the K-30, Pentax also announced the Optio LS465 point and shoot camera for the Japanese market.

• New smartphones CMOS sensors with dedicated white pixel.

• 33 Megapixel 120fps video camera captures 4 billion pixels per second.