Another upcoming Photoshop feature: Image Deblurring

In addition to PatchMatch from last week, here is another sneak peak at the Image Deblurring Photoshop feature demoed at the Adobe MAX 2011 event.

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JVC GC-PX10 hybrid camera US pricing and availability announced

The JVC GC-PX10 hybrid camera was announced during the IFA show in Berlin last month. Thanks to the FALCONBRID high speed imaging engine, the GC-PX10 is capable of shooting 60 fps stills and 300 fps video. The camera US price is $899.95 and is expected to start shipping this month.

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No new Pentax cameras in 2011

The previous rumors for a new Pentax products announced during the Salon de la Photo show in Paris (October 6-10, 2011) turned out to be a mistake according to this forum post from a PentaxForum member who actually visited the Pentax booth and talked to the reps:

  • The print on the invitation about a new product was a simple mistake.
  • There will be no new product this year.
  • There will be maybe something new in January, but we don’t have to worry about waiting until Photokina.
  • The Pentax camera division will not merge with the Ricoh camera division in the coming year.

 

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What’s coming from Canon on October 18th?

There is an upcoming Canon VIP event on October 18th, 2011 in the Netherlands:

Digicame-info posted a rumor for an upcoming EOS-1D/1Ds successor on the same date (October 18th, Google translation):

  • One model which is integrates the 1D and 1Ds
  • 18 million pixel full-size sensor
  • 61 focus points.
  • 14 fps (12 fps with AF)
  • New battery, but it will also be able to use older ones
  • 150-200 grams heavier than the current model
  • ISO range: 100-51200
  • Fixed LCD monitor
  • Street price of about 600,000 yen body only
  • New 24-70mm lens with a price of about 200,000 yen
  • October 18 announcement, scheduled to be released mid-March of next year
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Rumor: also a new Zeiss Distagon 16mm f/2.8 lens

In addition to the rumored Zeiss Distagon 25mm f/2.0 lens, there could be a second new Zeiss Distagon 16mm f/2.8 lens:

“Oh, by the way, for those who’s interested in astrophotography and ultra-wide angle, Zeiss will be releasing a 15mm/2.8 soon, and it will be available in both ZE and ZF mount, for more details, please wait for Zeiss official announcement.”

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PatchMatch: more Photoshop magic

After Content Aware Fill, here is a demo of another “Photoshop magic” developed by Adobe and Princeton called PatchMatch:

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Fujifilm X10 US price: $599.95

The US price for the Fuji X10 camera was initially set at $699. Today Adorama corrected the price and started taking pre-orders again at $599.95.

The Canadian price will be $599.99 CAD. Shipping will start in November, 2011. UK price is £499.99, the price in Germany is 529 EUR.

The official Fujifilm X10 sample images can be found here.

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Sony to offer firmware update v1.03 for A65 and A77, lubrication for NEX-5N

The new firmware for the A65 and A77 SLT cameras will probably be released in mid-October, 2011. Firmware version 1.03 was already spotted in a recent Sony event in Thailand (see picture above).

Sony claimed that the NEX-5N clicking sound during video recording is caused by a mechanical part of the shutter that “clicks” during sudden movements of the camera. Sony will offer free lubrication to current NEX-5N owners. There will be no firmware fix for this problem.

Via Focus-numerique

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The upcoming “premium” Fuji X mirrorless camera will not have a m4/3 sensor

According ot the latest tweet from FujiGuys, the upcoming FujiFilm X mirrorless camera will not have a m4/3 sensor (Fuji is part of the m4/3 group). They descried the X series as a “premium camera“.

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This is the Fuji X-S1 camera

In addition to announcing their plans for a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, Fujifilm also added another bridge camera to their X line-up. The only known specs so far are:

  • 2/3″ EXR CMOS sensor
  • fixed 26x zoom lens (f/2.8 – 5.6)
  • 1440k pixels EVF
  • 62mm filter size
  • the camera will obviously have video, since it has stereo mics on the front

Here are the first leaked X-S1 images:

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