Olympus announced SZ-30MR, SZ-20 and TG-810 compact cameras

By PR admin | Published: March 2, 2011

Today Olympus announced three new compact cameras: SZ-30MR, SZ-20 and TG-810. The SZ-20 was the camera previously leaked on the European Trade Marks and Design office.

The new Olympus SZ-30MR is the first ever camera to capture Full HD movies (1080p) and 16MP stills simultaneously. Specs at a glance:

  • 24x wide optical zoom (25-600mm)
  • backlit CMOS sensor
  • 3D photo shooting
  • Eye-Fi card compatibility
  • price: €329
  • available: March 2011

The SZ-20 is almost identical to the SZ-30MR, except the 12.5x zoom and the lack of the Dual Engine TruePic III+ image processor.

The new TOUGH TG-810 is world’s first 100kg crushproof camera and it has a 3-sensor compass. HD video recording is included. The TG-810 can be yours for €299 in mid-March, 2011.

Detailed specs:

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Pentax K-r Rilakkuma limited edition camera

By PR admin | Published: March 1, 2011

Today Pentax announced in Japan the Rilakkuma limited edition K-r camera. Only 1000 pieces will be released on July 8th, 2011 for the price of 94,500 Yen (around 1150 USD). Rilakkuma is a popular bear character in Japan.

More images:

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Olympus announcement tomorrow?

By PR admin | Published: March 1, 2011

The latest rumor indicates of a potential Olympus announcement tomorrow. One possibility is this new compact camera that was filed with European Trade Marks and Designs office few weeks ago:

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Sony to show 4k motion picture camera prototype at NAB

By PR admin | Published: March 1, 2011

image credit: Sony

According FDtimes Sony will show a new 4k motion picture camera prototype at NAB (April 9-14).

“It doesn’t have a name yet, but instead of calling it the Next CineAlta Camera, let’s give it the working title of Cine Altissima. She is not a mere 4K motion picture camera. Behind the PL mount, there’s an 8K sensor: 8768 x 2324 pixel single CMOS sensor (that’s 20.4 Megapixels) — Super35 3-perf size,  16-bit RAW output, 16:8:8.”

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Giveaway: three educational DVDs from Blue Crane Digital

By PR admin | Published: February 28, 2011

What can I win?

In this giveaway you can win a set of three educational DVDs from Blue Crane Digital:

How do I win?

The rules are simple – just leave a comment to this post. One comment per person please. Don’t forget to add your email address (it will not be visible to the public and it will only be used to notify you in case you are the winner). I will close all comments in one week and will randomly pick the winner.

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Top 10 posts for February

By PR admin | Published: February 28, 2011

Those are the top 10 most visited PhotoRumors posts for February 2011:

  1. Sigma announced four new lenses and DP2x camera in Japan
  2. Is this the mirrorless Pentax NC-1 camera?
  3. Voigtlander SL II Heliar Classic 1,8/75 and Nokton 1,2/35mm ASPH II lenses announced
  4. Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera
  5. Pentax D FA 645 25mm f/4 lens (medium format) to be announced soon
  6. Something exciting is coming from Fuji in Fall of 2011 (Fuji S6?)
  7. Pentax K-5 Silver leaked
  8. Serious compact cameras compared: Samsung TL500 vs. Panasonic LX5 vs. Canon S95
  9. Kenko’s interchangeable lenses digital camera (C-mount)
  10. Fuji X100 update
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Samyang announces the 8mm f/3.5 FISH-EYE CS VG10 lens

By PR admin | Published: February 28, 2011

Today Samyang released the 8mm f/3.5 FISH-EYE CS VG10 lens designed specifically for the Sony NEX-VG10 digital camcorder. Price and availability will be announced at a later date.

Press release:

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Two new flash accessories to be revealed at Photojojo store on Monday

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2011

Photojojo will add two new flash accessories to its online store on Monday:

The Pop-up Flash Bounce ($30)

“This smart and simple hood contains a mirror that directs the flash on your camera up, bouncing it off the ceiling to create even, natural light just like the pro’s do with their external flashes.”

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Two new sensors from Sony

By PR admin | Published: February 27, 2011

Sony developed a 17.7MP sensor that can “convert multiple pixels into signals simultaneously” and achieve up to 75% reduction of the conversion time compared to existing sensors. Some more specs:

  • can shoot video at 120fps
  • processing speed of 34.8Gbps
  • low power consumption
  • for use in cell phone and digital cameras

Sony also announced a 1/2.3″ 12.4MP BSI CMOS sensor that can provide 42fps at full resolution and 1080p/60fps video. See detailed specs at sony.net.

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Samsung’s plans for the future

By PR admin | Published: February 24, 2011

Image: Samsung

Over a month ago, WhatDigitalCamera visited Samsung HQ in Seoul and got some interesting information:

  • In 2010 Samsung produced 18million lenses.
  • Samsung confirmed a commitment of making five new lenses a year (the lenses for 2011 are already announced).
  • They confirmed that a prototype of a 700mm NX lens is already existing.
  • By 2015 Samsung expects the compact system camera market to overtake the DSLR sales by volume.
  • Samsung is expecting to develop Super High Definition 4K2K video in the company’s stills cameras as soon as 2013.
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