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Video shot with the new Sony PMW-F3 Super 35mm digital motion picture camcorder

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2010

This video is taken with the Sony PMW-F3 Super 35mm digital motion picture camcorder that was announced few days ago. Currently, there are only three pre-production versions of this cameras in the world: compulsion – teaser from Jason Wingrove on Vimeo.

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MIT camera can take pictures around corners

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2010

Interesting news reported by BBC – MIT created a camera that can produce an image of an object that is not directly visible by sending a laser beam and creating an image from the  bounced light of the object: “The prototype uses an ultra-short high-intensity burst of laser light to illuminate a scene. The device constructs a basic […]

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Sony announces the development of NXCAM HD camcorder with E mount

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2010

Sony just annoucned the development of a new NXCAM HD camcorder with E mount (use of NEX lenses). Regular α lenses can also be used with an adapter. The camera will have 1080p (60p / 30p / 24p or 50p / 25p) recording modes and will be available in the middle of 2011. The recording format will […]

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Clever patent from Olympus

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2010

Olympus filed an interesting patent in Japan that will allow you to use the camera strap as a glare shield. This will make also the LCD screen visible in bright sunlight. Clever.

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Olympus E-PL1s announced, for now only in Japan

By PR admin | Published: November 15, 2010

The rumors were true: the freshly announced Olympus E-PL1s features a new M. ZUIKO DIGITAL 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II kit lens and for now will be sold only in Japan. Changes from E-PL1 version (all Google translated): A zoom lens kit included with the product, the smaller and lighter, can also shoot video optimized “MSC (Movie & Still […]

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Sensor presentations on the 2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference

By PR admin | Published: November 15, 2010

Some of the interesting sensor presentations from the 2011 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference are from Sony and Samsung: “23.9 A 1/2.33-inch 14.6M 1.4μm-Pixel Backside-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with Floating Diffusion Boosting by Samsung 23.11 A 17.7Mpixel 120fps CMOS Image Sensor with 34.8Gb/s Readout by Sony” The full program can be downloaded here. Via Image-sensors-world

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Panasonic GF2 gets a price and a release date *updated*

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2010

Update #2: Panasonic GF2 will be available in Japan on December 3rd (source). Update: another Amazon UK entry lists the GF2 at £599. Panasonic usually reveals their pricing 30 days before the camera is released for sale, but according to Amazon UK, the Panasonic GF2 will cost £729.99 and will be released on January 24, […]

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Connectivity: key to camera market growth in the next 5 years

By PR admin | Published: November 12, 2010

InfoTrends published a report (digital camera market forecast for Western Europe) in which they outline that connectivity will play a major role in the camera development over the next 5 years: “Sharing images instantly with friends and family is becoming a more important aspect of photography. Smartphones currently provide this ability, but digital cameras generally do not. […]

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Tamron filed a patent for a new 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 lens

By PR admin | Published: November 11, 2010

Tamron filed a patent for what appears to be an update to the current SP AF10-24mm F/3.5-4.5 Di II lens. For comparison, here is the current model:

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New Olympus PEN E-PL1s camera on November 16th?

By PR admin | Published: November 11, 2010

Over a month ago I posted a rumor about a new Olympus EP-3 camera that will be released in the November-December timeframe. Today digicame-info reports that Olympus will release a new PEN E-PL1s camera with a new kit lens on November 16th, 2010. The article also mentions that this upcoming camera has been the reason […]

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