This is Sony’s new curved sensor

By PR admin | Published: June 15, 2014

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IEEE published a picture of Sony's first curved sensor. Sony has filed several different patents in the past for curved sensors and lenses.

Here is a quick description of the benefits from a curved sensor from IEEE:

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Sigma announced the pricing and availability of the DP2 Quattro camera

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

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Sigma announced the pricing and availability of their latest DP2 Quattro compact camera: $999 (pre-orders: Adorama | B&H), shipping will start in early August. Sample images taken with the DP2 can be found here.

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Photoshop CC sneak peek: new Focus Masks feature

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

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Adobe published a new Photoshop CC sneak peek video of Focus Masks. This is most likely one of the new features that will be announced on June 18th. Here is the video:

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera with 4K video and 1″ sensor announced

By PR admin | Published: June 12, 2014

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Panasonic announced the new Lumix DMC-FZ1000 camera with 4k video and 1" sensor. The price is $897.99 (available for pre-order). Shipping is expected to start on July 31st. Here are the main camera features:

  • 20.1MP 1" High Sensitivity MOS Sensor
  • Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 16x Zoom Lens
  • 25-400mm f/2.8-4 (35mm Equivalent)
  • 4K QFHD Video Recording at 30 fps
  • 0.39" 2,359k-Dot OLED Live View Finder
  • 3.0" 921k-Dot Free-Angle LCD Monitor
  • Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC
  • HYBRID O.I.S. 5-Axis Image Stabilization
  • Light Speed AF with LUMIX DFD Focus
  • ISO 25600 and 50 fps Continuous Shooting

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 detailed specifications:

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 superzoom camera to be announced in few hours

By PR admin | Published: June 11, 2014

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In few hours Panasonic will announce a new Lumix DMC-FZ1000 superzoom camera with 24-400mm f/2.8-4 equivalent zoom lens and 1" sensor. Here are the detailed specifications:

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Lytro Illum camera technical specifications released, Android based camera rumored for Fall

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2014

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Lytro revealed the technical specifications for their latest Illum camera ($1,499): CMOS sensor with 40 "megaray"  resolution, 8x zoom, 1/4000 sec maximum shutter speed and a 30 - 250mm f/2 lens.

Lytro is also rumored to be working on a new Android based camera that will be released this Fall.

Here are the detailed Lytro Illum technical specifications:

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The new Panasonic LX8 camera will have 4k video and $900 price tag

By PR admin | Published: June 8, 2014

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Few weeks ago PhotoRumors broke the story about the upcoming LX8 model. The new camera will have 4k video recording capabilities and the US price will be $899. As previously reported, the LX8 will have a build-in EVF and a larger sensor. The official announcement should be on June 16th.

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Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 coming this summer?

By PR admin | Published: June 3, 2014

Adobe-Lightroom-logo Amazon Germany has a listing for an upcoming Photoshop Lightroom 6 book that is going to be released on August 31, 2014:

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