Category Archives: Panasonic

Panasonic Image Sensor Roadmap: 20MP in 2012

By PR admin | Published: April 6, 2010

The graph says it all: Industrial Sensors Roadmap after the break:

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The latest Panasonic patents

By PR admin | Published: March 16, 2010

Panasonic patent for what appears to be a GH2 model with a metal body: “The main claim of this patent is the ‘heat radiators and heat conductors’ inside a ‘metal body’ which remove heat from around the image processing unit and the CMOS sensor itself. The CMOS image sensor 110 is able to acquire high-resolution […]

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Panasonic G2/Panasonic G10 official

By PR admin | Published: March 7, 2010

Today Panasonic announced the G2 and G10 additions to their Lumix line. A new Lumix G Vario 14-42mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S. image stabilized lens was also introduced. Amazon has already listed the new models on their website but prices are not yet official (Panasonic announces prices 30 days before the product will start shipping).

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Few more pictures of Panasonic G2 and G10

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2010

The Panasonic G2 will be available in multiple colors (click on image for larger view): Here is also the first Panasonic G10 picture: And a site view of the new lens after the break:

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New Panasonic 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH lens

By PR admin | Published: March 5, 2010

In addition to the Panasonic Lumix G2 and G10, this Sunday we may see also a new Panasonic 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH lens (a replacement for the current Panasonic 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 lens):

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Panasonic G2 & Panasonic G10 full specs are out

By PR admin | Published: March 4, 2010

This post is being updated continuously, come back for more. Click on images for larger view: Panasonic G2 and Panasonic G10 are expected to be announced on March 7th, 2010. Here are the full specs. Pictures coming soon (hopefully): Panasonic G2 Camera Type Digital Interchangeable Lens Camera CameraEffective Pixels 12.1 Mega Pixels Image Sensor N/A […]

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Interesting patents from Sony and Panasonic

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2010

Sony half-mirror/Pellix-mirror patent (US Patent Application 20100045853) – this patent will allow AF during video recording/live view: “There is proposed a digital camera which is capable of simultaneously performing phase difference detecting AF by a phase difference detecting AF sensor and live view in which time-series images for determining a picture composition are electronically displayed […]

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PMA announcements are over, Panasonic and Pentax are next

By PR admin | Published: February 25, 2010

2010 PMA show is over (see detailed report here). A lot of point and shoot cameras were released and almost nothing in the DSLR area. The stars of show, in my opinion, were the “three S”: Sony: EVIL and a700 replacement prototypes. Sigma: 5 new lenses, 2 DP cameras, the SD15 DSLR (after almost 2 years delay) plus maybe […]

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New Panasonic Lumix cameras in March

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2010

Update: here is a comparison for the silhouettes: This teaser is from Panasonic UK site: “Find out more on the launch of our new models” combined with the silhouettes of two cameras indicates that Panasonic may release a new Lumix G and another smaller model (LX4?) during Focus on Imaging show in Birmingham NEC (March 7-10, […]

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Panasonic LX series remains in 2010 lineup

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2010

Panasonic still lists the LX series in their 2010 lineup: Rumors for a Panasonic LX3 replacement has been floating around for a year, but nothing credible has been reported so far. Via Cnet

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