New Samsung NX 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 compact zoom lens

By PR admin | Published: March 26, 2010
Samsung will announce a new 20-50mm f/3.5-5.6 (non-OIS) compact zoom lens for the NX series – this was already mentioned during PMA, but now we also have a picture:
Size: 51x59mm
Weight: 164gr
The exact date of announcement was given.
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Samsung NX5 specs

By PR admin | Published: March 25, 2010

A reader send me some specs of the rumored Samsung NX5 camera:

  • NX mount
  • 14MP CMOS sensor
  • ISO 100-3200
  • 3fps
  • Built-in flash (GN10)
  • 3″ 230K LCD display
  • Video HD720p/30fps (H.264)
  • Audio mono
  • HDMI/AV/MicroUSB connection
  • SD slot
  • Non-built in EVF, same NX10 battery, manual control
  • Prices:
    • NX5 + 30mm = $599
    • NX5 + 18-55mm non-OIS = $549
    • NX5 + 20-50mm non-OIS = $499 (late 2010)
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What to expect in April

By PR admin | Published: March 25, 2010
  • Businessinsider reports that Cisco is preparing to launch new Flip cameras.
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Another video on the upcoming Adobe’s “content-aware fill”

By PR admin | Published: March 24, 2010

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Latest sensor developments

By PR admin | Published: March 24, 2010

InVisage Technologies created a sensor using quantum dots instead of silicon for phone cameras. According to the company, this would increase the sensor performance more than four times.

Read more on this topic @ Wired and ImageSensorsWorld. Full press release after the break.

Just a month ago Dalsa announced a 196MP sensor which will be used in “UltraCam line of aerial photogrammetry cameras produced by Vexcel Imaging GmbH, a subsidiary of Microsoft. The new UltraCamXp and UltraCamXp Wide Angle use multiple Dalsa CCD image sensors to provide breathtakingly detailed imagery that feeds applications such as Microsoft Bing Maps”. 196MP not enough for you? Then check out this 570MP intergalactic camera.

Also a month ago, Samsung announced a 3MP CMOS sensor for camera phones, capable of recording 720p video (source). At the same time NEC announced an image processor for cameras phones that can handle Full HD (1080p) videos and 13MP photos (source).

How about that one: OmniVision has announced a new RAW-capable CMOS sensor for cellphones (source).

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Samsung NX5 appears on a Swedish online store

By PR admin | Published: March 23, 2010

The Swedish online retail site multitronic.se lists a mysterious Samsung NX5 model and  the price appears to be lower then the current NX10 model (In 2010 Samsung is expected to release a new, cheaper version of the NX10 camera):

Update: Amazon is selling the Samsung NX10 via 3rd party.

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Adobe will release CS 5 on April 12, 2010

By PR admin | Published: March 23, 2010

You can register for the event here.

Here is a video of expected new features in Adobe CS5:

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The latest from Polaroid, SanDisk and Eye-Fi

By PR admin | Published: March 23, 2010

The Impossible Project had a press event yesterday and SanDisk had a new product countdown on their website.

Here are the announcements:

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Samsung NX-10 now in stock in the US

By PR admin | Published: March 22, 2010

Samsung kept their promise for a March delivery and now the Samsung NX-10 camera is available in stock at Adorama and B&H:

Source

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Canon working on a mirrorless camera (EVIL)

By PR admin | Published: March 22, 2010

This information was published in the Japanese trade journal Pen News Weekly quoting Photo Trade Express where reportedly an unnamed Canon officer said:

“Canon is proceeding with the development of a mirror-less interchangeable lens camera to compete against models launched by Panasonic, Olympus and Samsung.”

Via Amateurphotographer

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