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Photoshop expands to mobile devices

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2010

There have been few hints in the past about a potential Adobe Lightroom version for the iPad (see here and here). In their latest presentation, Adobe showed content-aware fill on an Android tablet and paint mixing on an iPad that can be wirelessly transferred to your computer:

It seems that the direction Adobe is taking, is to use mobile devices as an additional tool to Photoshop instead of creating standalone mobile applications (they already have PS Express app). MacRumors showed some mockups on how those Photoshop tools may look on iPad and iPhone:

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Olympus wants to buy a cell phone company

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2010

I am not sure if this is just an investment move for Olympus or they are really planning to release something like the Panasonic Lumix Phone, but here is the news – Olympus wants to buy a cell phone company:

“Olympus Corp. said Friday that it will launch a tender offer for ITX Corp. to turn the cellular phone sales unit into a wholly owned subsidiary. Olympus currently holds an 82.07% stake in ITX. The cost of acquiring the ITX shares that it does not own will likely come to about 7 billion yen.”

Nikkei via Imaginginsider

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New CMOSIS 12MP/300fps global shutter sensor

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2010

CMOSIS and TowerJazz announced a new 12MP CMV12000 sensor with a global shutter and a frame rate of 300 fps:

“CMOSIS, a leading independent developer and supplier of high end CMOS image sensors for professional imaging applications, and TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced CMOSIS will add a new member to its CMV CMOS image sensor family at VISION 2010: the 12-megapixel CMV12000. The off-the-shelf image sensor is manufactured in TowerJazz’s Fab-2 in Migdal Haemek, using its advanced 0.18 µm specialty CIS process. The sensor features 5.5 x 5.5 µm pixels laid out in a high-resolution 4096 x 3072 matrix resembling the APS-C format. CMV12000 offers high sensitivity and low noise, global shutter and a frame rate of 300 fps which provides best in-class performance. The new CMOS sensor is perfectly suited for a broad range of industrial, movie and TV, traffic monitoring and motion control applications.”

Businesswire via Image-sensors-world

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Samsung NX mount camcorder?

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2010

The latest rumor is that Samsung will release a NX mount camcorder at CES 2011 (January 2011). This seems like a logical step, since Samsung has been producing camcorders for while and other manufacturers, like Sony and Panasonic, have already introduced compact camcorders with interchangeable lenses. The new Samsung NX camcorder is rumored to have APS-C sensor and 3D recording capabilities.

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Panasonic GF2 official

By PR admin | Published: November 4, 2010

Panasonic GF2 is now official and it will be available in January 2011. Pricing is not yet announced (Panasonic aways announce the pricing approximately 30 days prior to shipment). Some of the improvements over previous GF1 model are:

touchscreen display (not sure if this is an improvement)
more powerful processor
compatible with the latest 3D lenses from Panasonic
1920 x 1080i 60fps AVCHD video
stereo microphone
no remote release possible

Sample pictures taken with the Panasonic GF2:

Additional coverage from the Web:

Video video presentations and the full press release of the Panasonic GF2 after the break:

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Panasonic GF2 will come in five different colors

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Another Panasonic GF2 leak, this time from China. It seems that the GF2 will come in 5 different colors, it will be 19% smaller and 7% lighter. The rest of the specs are: 12MP sensor, 1920×1080 HD video (AVCHD format), new built-in flash and 3in. LCD screen. The full Google translated text after the break:

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Two more images of the new Panasonic GF2

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Two more images of the upcoming Panasonic GF2 from different billboard in Paris:

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Panasonic Lumix GF2 leaks in Paris

By PR admin | Published: November 3, 2010

Panasonic Lumix GF2 posters are already on display in Paris (Porte de Versailles) where tomorrow the Salon de la Photo show will take place:

Looking at the picture, the new GF2 appears to be thinner than its predecessor:

Expect the official Panasonic GF2 announcement tomorrow.

Via Journaldugeek

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Panasonic GF2 to be announced on November 4th

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2010

The Panasonic GF2 will be announced on November 4th (Thursday). There are still no reliable specs or any other details for this camera, except that it will have the 12MP sensor from the Panasonic G2 and it will be smaller in size. This will be the first major announcement since Photokina ended over a month ago.

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