Photo Rumors

This rumor initially started on dpreview two days ago and now the first pictures of the Samsung 30mm f/2.0 pancake lens surfaced online @ Pentaxforums (pictures were taken with Samsung NX10 + 18-55mm zoom lens – click on image for larger view):

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Sony envisions 3D “personal imaging”

By PR admin | Published: December 18, 2009

Sony included their digital cameras (“personal imaging”) as a “creation” device for 3D technology:

Sony have already announced High Frame Rate Single Lens 3D Camera Technology.

Via Engadget

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Sony and Panasonic patents

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2009

Let’s start with Sony – patent application 20090303371 is for a new Sony CMOS sensor based on the Foveon approach – each pixel capture RG&B:

“Accordingly, in order to utilize the incident light amount efficiently as well as to prevent occurrence of false colors, a method of separating colors by forming plural photodiodes in a pixel in the depth direction of a substrate has been developed.”

Sony is definitely pushing hard in sensor design – as a reference they have ~50 applications in “solid state imaging device” so far this year.

There is a new Panasonic patent application, which has a detailed drawings of a new camera that looks like a Four Thirds DSLR. Brief summary of the main features:

“Live-View, Optical Viewfinder, mirror and prism, of course interchangeable FourThirds lens mount, CMOS sensor, supersonic vibration generator, No Video recording, No in body stabilization.”

More patent details:

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Samsung ST5500

By PR admin | Published: December 14, 2009

Samsung ST5500 manual was spotted at FCC.

14.2MP resolution
7x optical zoom
WiFi
3.5 inch LCD touch screen.
100 MB of on board memory
supports microSD memory cards
can take videos up to 1280×720 at 30 FPS
ISO range: 80 to 3200
max shutter speed: 1/2000
allows to send photos and videos via email, or post photos and video to a website like YouTube
supports 802.11 b/g.
HDMI output

And Nikon just filed a patent for a camera with a built in email client…

Source: Wirelessgoodness via Engadget

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Sony confirms the a700 replacement

By PR admin | Published: December 13, 2009

Sonyalpha.es was able to get a better translation of the DCWatch link (posted here last week):

“Toru Katsumoto, general director of the division of Sony Alpha SLR cameras, has confirmed in an interview with DC Watch that will substitute for the A700: “… the product might be called the A700’s replacement will appear sooner or later.” but can not confirm when, because “when you think like a project can not promise that will appear next year.”.
It also implies that there have been changes in the initial idea for “the control of development trends while following the road map is always complicated,” which might suggest that they were surprised something (perhaps the video?) On full development and had to change their plans, something that is possible for the delay in the appearance of a substitute.”

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New set of Sony p&s cameras are coming in January 2010

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2009

Following the previous leak from Korea and just in time for CES, Sony will release a new set of point and shoot cameras in January 2010 (two Alpha DSLR models are also expected @ CES):

Sony DSC-S2100
Sony DSC-TX7
Sony DSC-W350
Sony DSC-W360
Sony DSC-W380
Sony DSC-W390.

Several new HandyCams are also expected to be released @ CES 2010 (January):

Sony HDR
Sony AX2000
Sony DCR-SX44
Sony HXR-NX5N
Sony DCR-SR68
Sony DCR-SR88

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Samsung NX10 update

By PR admin | Published: December 11, 2009

SAMSUNG’S NX SERIES, HYBRID DIGITAL CAMERAS MAKE GLOBAL DEBUT AT PMA 2009 -1-, originally uploaded by canustar.

Samsung will start a teaser campaign for their NX10 camera next week in Korea. Camera samples were already sent to major websites/magazines for review. I did not get one 🙂
Samsung NX10 will have a “burst mode” feature – up to 30 shots with 7 fps.
Expected release January, 2010.

Source

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