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Panasonic Lumix GF6 camera announcement

The Panasonic GF6 Micro Four Thirds camera is now officially announced. The US price is $599 for a lens kit. Sample video shot with the GF6:

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Panasonic GF6: more leaked images and detailed specifications

More images and detailed specifications (Google translation) of the upcoming Panasonic GF6 Micro Four Thirds camera:

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Panasonic Lumix GF6 camera specifications leaked

If you missed the leaked pictured of the Panasonic GF6 last week, you can now see the official press images of the latest Micro Four Thirds from Panasonic. The official announcement is tomorrow. The detailed specs are also available courtesy of digicame-info:

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First images of the upcoming Panasonic Lumix GF6 camera

The first pictures of the Panasonic Lumix GF6 camera were published earlier by Techradar and later removed (you can access the cashed page here). The new Micro Four Thirds cameras is expected to have a 16 MP sensor with improved AF, faster processor, an articulated screen and built-in Wi-Fi. The official announcement is on April 9th. More GF6 images:

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The upcoming Panasonic Lumix GF6 will have built-in Wi-Fi

A recent filing with the Taiwan National Communications Commission revels that the upcoming Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF6 camera will have built-in Wi-Fi capabilities. The official announcement will be on April 9th. Via Engadget

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Panasonic GF6 and G6 to be announced on April 9th

Panasonic is rumored to announce two new Micro Four Thirds cameras on April 9th: Panasonic GF6 and Panasonic G6. Both models will use the same 16 MP sensor from the GX1 and will have improved AF, faster processor and an articulated screen for the GF6.

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Japanese magazine Nippon Camera predictions for 2013

The Japanese Nippon Camera published their predictions for 2013. Similar to the article published by the Impress magazine few months ago, those forecasts are often based on information from rumors blogs:

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What else is new?

New book from White Knight Press: Photographer’s Guide to the Panasonic Lumix LX7 (available also for Kindle). Nauticam announced NA-NEX6 underwater housing for the Sony NEX-6 camera. Specifications: Depth Rating: 100m Dimensions: 183mm x 133mm x 81mm Weight: 0.88 kg (1.9 lbs.) Model Number: 17407 USA Retail Price: $1650 Estimated shipping date: 15 Feb, 2013

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Panasonic to double sensor’s sensitivity with unique “micro color splitters”

Panasonic Japan announced today that they have developed the technology for producing highly sensitive image sensors by using unique “micro color splitters“. Read the attached press release for more details: Left image: conventional method using a color filer, right image: Developed method using a micro color splitter.

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Panasonic adds 42.5mm f/1.2 and 150mm f/2.8 Micro Four Thirds lenses to its roadmap

At the 2013 CP+ show Panasonic added two new Micro Four Thirds lenses to their roadmap: 42.5mm f/1.2 and 150mm f/2.8. Prototypes of the new lenses were also on display:

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