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Panasonic published some information on their organic CMOS sensor with global shutter that uses organic photoconductive film developed by Fuji:
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The 2015 BCN camera rankings are out. Here are the top manufacturers in each category: Compact cameras: Canon DSLR: Canon Mirrorlesss: Olympus Video cameras: Panasonic Lenses: Canon Please note that BCN Ranking collects sales data from approximately 2/3 of all Japanese retail stores. Here are the complete rankings:
The replacement of the Panasonic CM1 camera smart phone that was announced today doesn’t actually have a phone functionality – the new CM10 is basically a “connected” camera that runs on Android OS. Panasonic calls it “communication camera” – the CM10 still has LTE communication capabilities, but it will not be able to make phone calls.
Today Panasonic announced one new MTF lens, two compact cameras and one camera-phone in Japan: Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS lens (press release) Panasonic DMC-CM10 camera phone (press release) Panasonic DMC-TZ85 camera (press release) Panasonic DMC-TX1 camera (press release) Additional info on the new Leica DG Vario-Elmar 100-400mm f/4.0-6.3 ASPH POWER OIS lens:
There are already several new products announcements scheduled in the upcoming days and weeks ahead of the CP+ show in Japan (February 25-28): Panasonic (multiple products): January 19th Leica X-U Typ 113: January 20th Olympus PEN-F: January 27 Canon: first week of February Nikon’s announcement will be probably right before the CP+ show (compact cameras expected)
Here is the full list of new Panasonic cameras and lenses that are expected to be announced in Japan tomorrow, January 19th. Pictured above is the new DMC-CM10 – replacement of the already discounted CM1 model: Update: all the mentioned products are now officially announced.
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