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Sony Exmor R sensor now in digital cameras

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2009

The highly anticipated Sony Exmor R sensor made its debut in the point & shoot camera world today: Sony WX1 and Sony TX1 (the sensor is already available in the latest Sony Handycam line). The next logical step for Sony is to release the Exmor R sensor in a DSLR camera.

More info on the Exmor R CMOS sensor available here.

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony A500, Sony a550, Sony A850, Sony Exmor R sensor| 5 Comments

Panasonic GF1 (Micro Four Thirds)

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2009

This Panasonic GF1 (Micro Four Thirds) pictures were found on a Chinese forum and the poster claimed that they are from an internal Panasonic PDF document (click on image for larger view):

Panasonic GF1 (Micro Four Thirds)

Panasonic GF1 main parts and controls (click to enlarge)

Specs:

Internal pop-up flash similar to LX3
HD Movie 720P 30fps
Supersonic anti-dust
Aspect Ratio: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1
Total pixel: 13.1mp
Effective pixel: 12.1mp
Shutter: 1/4000 – 60s, B: about 4 min.
LCD: 3″, 460,000 dots
Size: 119 x 71 x 36.3mm
Weight: 285g (not sure if battery is included)

Source

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic GF1| 11 Comments

Olympus EP-2: released before the end of the year, with a viewfinder

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2009

Chasseur d’Images magazine wrote in its latest issue (#316) that an Olympus spokesman revealed that Olympus EP-2 was in the works and was going to be released before the end of the year and it will have a viewfinder. The same issue also covered the full frame Leica M9 and the Nikon Coolpix S1000pj.

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Olympus EP-2| 12 Comments

Pentax K20D discontinued

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2009

Pentax K20D is now officially discontinued. See the official Pentax Japan website.

Posted in Pentax| 2 Comments

Sony A850 will be full frame

By PR admin | Published: August 1, 2009

Sony A850 keeps leaking. After the appearance on Sony’s product registration page, the Sony A850 DSLR manual popped up on Hong Kong support site. Here are the scans – click on image for larger view (full PDF file available here):

Via Engadget

Posted in Sony| Tagged Sony A850| 25 Comments

Olympus E-600 to be released

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2009

Every electric product in Korea needs to acquire approval of RRA before it is released. Well if this screenshot is real, we should soon see the Olympus E-600:

Posted in Olympus| Tagged Olympus E-600| 3 Comments

Rumor: Panasonic LX3 discontinued

By PR admin | Published: July 31, 2009

I received a rumor that the current Panasonic LX3 model is being discontinued. This is hard for me to believe, since this camera is a very good seller and is hard to get, but maybe a new model is in the making.

Posted in Panasonic| Tagged Panasonic Lumix LX5, To be discontinued...| 2 Comments

Samsung NX10 lenses rumor

By PR admin | Published: July 28, 2009

Some details surfaced about the three lenses for the Samsung NX10 that were shown on that misterious trade show in Korea:

Standard Zoom: 18-55mm
Telephoto Zoom: 50-200mm
Prime Lens (Pancake): either 30mm f2.0 or 35mm f2.0

According to the source, the Samsung NX10 camera is expected to have AF performance similar to an entry level DSLR. The new expected release date is September – possibly on f the IFA show in Berlin (September 4-9, 2009).

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