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Canon PowerShot G1 X camera now shipping in the US

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2012

The Canon PowerShot G1 X camera is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at Adorama for $799. The camera was initially set for a March 5th release. Some unboxing and sample images can be found at rust.se:

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Who doesn’t want a 41MP camera in their cell phone? (Nokia 808)

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2012

When Nokia’s PR firm contacted me a week ago and sent me this teaser video, I decided not to publish it because I generally do not cover cell phones. Today I understood what the buzz was all about: Nokia announced their new 808 PureView phone with a … 41MP camera, yes – a smart phone with […]

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More leaked images of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2012

Some new images of the new Canon EOS 5D Mark III camera appeared online. The official announcement is expected to be on March 2nd, 2012. The rumored specs are: 22mp 61pt AF 100% VF 3.2″ LCD Dual CF/SD Card Slots Price: Around $3500 USD Two more images after the break:

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Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 now available

By PR admin | Published: February 26, 2012

  I already mentioned on Facebook and Twitter that the new Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 accidentally leaked prematurely and now the app is officially available for $9.99 on iTunes. The details:

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Phottix has a “game-changer”

By PR admin | Published: February 26, 2012

Phottix announced on their website that a new “game changing” product is coming soon. Maybe this will be their response to the PocketWizard Plus III that was announced a week ago.

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Seven futuristic camera concepts

By PR admin | Published: February 26, 2012

↑ The Digimo camera concept by Sangik Lee are actually two different units with LCD screens that can be separated and triggered wirelessly.   ↑ The D-CAN camera concept by Jean-Michel Bonnemoy reminds me of the Lytro camera. ↑ The eXcanvas camera by Junyoung Jang can be easily turned into a tripod.

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What were they thinking?

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2012

In addition to rugged, waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant, the new Pentax Optio WG-2 is rumored to be also sh*t proof… based on this image courtesy of Pentax Imaging.

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Next Olympus camera will be a PEN

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2012

Talking to Techradar, Toshiyuki Terada from Olympus Japan mentioned that the next Olympus camera to be released will be a PEN and not a OM-D model: “Looking at product lifespan, I think the next issue will be a new PEN.” The last PEN cameras, the E-P3 and E-PL3 were announced on June 30, 2011.

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New Sony 18.47MP BSI sensor for consumer digital cameras

By PR admin | Published: February 24, 2012

Sony announced the IMX118CQT back illuminated 18.47MP CMOS 1/2.3″ sensor for use in consumer digital cameras. Currently, the Sony Cybershot camera with the highest MP count (18.2MP) is the new DSC-TX200V ($499.99). Here are the basic specs of the new sensor:

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Is Samsung really preparing to announce 4 new NX cameras and a 32MP CMOS APS-C sensor?

By PR admin | Published: February 23, 2012

In addition to the Samsung NX20, NX210 and NX1000, there is now talk about a fourth mirrorless camera called NX-300 that will have the same design as the NX-20 but without the EVF. The NX-300 is expected to be released in July, 2012 – this is according to a dpreview forum member who back in June of […]

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