Category Archives: Sony

Today is CES press day (Fuji, Canon, Sony)

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2011

Today is press day at CES 2011. Many new products will be announced in the next few hours. On the camera site so far there are no big surprises from what was already reported: Fuji announced eleven new point and shoot models. You can read more about the different Fuji cameras and their new EXR-CMOS BSI sensor […]

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Update: What to expect for CES 2011 (and what’s announced already)

By PR admin | Published: January 4, 2011

CES 2011 show is starting in two days in Las Vegas. Here is a list of what was announced already (scroll down for the list of upcoming announcements): The three new cameras from Kodak that leaked on Amazon are already announced: Lexar released a 128GB SDXC memory card: Samsung announced a new Wi-Fi enabled SH100, NX11 and WB700 cameras: […]

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What to expect for CES 2011

By PR admin | Published: January 2, 2011

CES 2011 show is starting next week in Las Vegas. This is what is known so far in terms of announcements from the major camera manufacturers: Olympus E-PL2: Olympus XZ-1 compact camera with a fast f/1.8 Zuiko zoom lens: New Olympus accessories for the E-PL2 and ZX-1 cameras: Samsung NX11 and WB700 cameras: Samsung lenses: 85mm f/1.4, 60mm […]

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Full list of Sony cameras for CES 2011

By PR admin | Published: December 31, 2010

This is the full list of cameras to be announced by Sony for CES 2011: Cybershot DSC-W510: 12MP, 2.7 in. screen, sweep panorama function Cybershot DSC-W530: upgrades to a 14MP sensor Cybershot DSC-W560: adds SteadyShot and 720p HD video Cybershot DSC-W570: adds 16MP, 5x zoom (25mm on the wide side) Cybershot DSC-WX9: high end model, […]

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Sony at CES 2011

By PR admin | Published: December 29, 2010

After Olympus and Samsung, Sony will be the next major manufacturer that will announce new products at CES 2011. There will be several new camcorders, including a special 3D Handycam that will be able to shoot HD with both lenses and a camcorder with built-in projector. Sony will also release three new versions of the Bloggie camera that […]

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Sony will double their image sensor production in the next financial year

By PR admin | Published: December 27, 2010

According to Reuters, Sony will spend $1.2 bln to double its image sensor production in the next financial year. Part of this plan is the buyback of a semiconductor production line from Toshiba that will bring the output capacity to 40,000 silicon wafers a month.

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Sony patents translucent mirror for a compact camera

By PR admin | Published: December 21, 2010

Sony applied for a patent for a translucent mirror in a camera without a viewfinder. According to the patent’s summary, the composition will be done through the LCD display: “In recent single-lens reflex digital cameras, a display such as a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is disposed on the back of a camera body such that an image inputted […]

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Ongoing holidays rebates on photo equipment

By PR admin | Published: December 12, 2010

I received an email from B&H with their latest rebate programs: Camcorders Nikon updated rebates Olympus rebates Sony rebates and NEX rebates Pentax rebates Canon has DSLR and lens combo rebates, double instant rebates and Pixma printers rebates

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Sony’s 4K video roadmap

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2010

This is Hugo Gaggion’s (Sony Broadcast & Professional Solutions CTO) presentation “4K/2K End-to-End – The Sony 4K Roadmap” from the 2010 HD World show in New York. The presentation is rather technical, but if you are interesting in videography and the latest pro video cameras from Sony, you will find it interesting: Via Image-sensors-world

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Sony announces A900/A850 firmware upgrade

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2010

The previously rumored firmware upgrade for Sony A900/A850 DSLR cameras is now available online. Full press release after the break:

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