Category Archives: Canon

Canon patents touchscreen DSLR solution

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2009

PhotographyBay found an interesting patent for a touchscreen DSLR filed by Canon. No, you will not change the menu with your nose while shooting – the iPhone works in a similar way: it has a sensor that turns off the touchscreen when you get it close to your face. Here is the suggested solution from Canon: […]

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Expected availability of recently released cameras

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2009

Ricoh GXR to launch on December 18th in Japan Canon 1D Mark IV expected in stores on December 15th Fuji FinePix W1 3D camera mow available on Amazon Olympus E-P2 should be released on December 4th in Japan

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Nova DSLR camera concept

By PR admin | Published: November 28, 2009

I am a big fan of camera concepts – in previous posts you can see a Leica S5 concept, Nikon 3M Coolpix concept, Nikon Coolpix 360 and another Coolpix concept. Keep in mind that those concept are created by designers and have nothing to do with real life camera manufacturers (but  they are still so cool). […]

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Canon Pro2

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2009

This is the information I just received: “Coming soon is another Micro Four Thirds competitor, in the shape of a fixed-lens Canon Pro2 with a relatively large 2.5x crop factor sensor (~13.8×10.4mm). The lens is 5x zoom 10.4-52mm equivalent to 26-130mm f2.8-4 IS L lens. The form factor is similar to the Pro1 – or […]

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Back from PDN PhotPlus Expo

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2009

Last week I attended PDN PhotPlus Expo in New York which explains the lack of new rumors on this site for the past few days. All my questions about future products were answered politely with the phrase “no comments” and I don’t have any rumors to report from the floor. A recap on all rumors from […]

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Canon EOS-1D Mark IV now offcial

By PR admin | Published: October 20, 2009

Update: for unknown reasons Canon pulled the plug on the “Nocturne” video by Vincent Laforet. Main features (previous rumors were “almost” correct): 16.1 MP APS-H CMOS sensor 10fps at up to 121 JPEG burst 45-point AF system with 39 cross type sensors Full HD (1080p) movies with manual control High ISO up to 102400 3.0” […]

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Rumor: new Canon on Tuesday, October 20 (Canon 1D Mark 4)

By PR admin | Published: October 18, 2009

UPDATE – latest Canon 1D Mark IV specs: 16 Mpix Dual DIGIC Native sensitivity of ISO 25.600 Boost to ISO 102.400 12fps 1080p @ 24/25, 30 & 60 fps There will be a Canon event in Australia On October 20th. The main theme is the 50th anniversary of Canon SLR. Of course a new 1D Mark 4 camera […]

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10% Canon price increase on October 1st?

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2009

According to this dpreview post, Canon will raise their prices by 10% on October 1st, 2009. The original source was a “large photo supply shop in the NY/NJ/CT area”.

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The Canon Rebel 1500D/T1 coming soon

By PR admin | Published: September 24, 2009

The Canon Rebel 1500D/T1 will be announced very soon – intended for sale during the Christmas season. The key specs: Same 12MP sensor as 450D/XSi DIGIC IV Movie mode added: up to HD 1080, only 1 frame rate option at that size, 30fps Fixed LCD 460K dots No significant changes in size, weight or price. […]

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“Canon will make one of its largest and most important launches in the company’s history”

By PR admin | Published: September 10, 2009

What is Canon planing to announce on 09.29.09? I guess 09.09.09 is over, but 09.29.09 is also a good date to announce a new product. Canon also thinks so with this new teaser: Translation: “During this fall, Canon will make one of its largest and most important launches in the company’s history and we hope you […]

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