Sony A850 worldwide launch date rumor

By PR admin | Published: August 8, 2009

Based on a “credible source” from dpreview, the launch date of the Sony α850 DSLR camera will be August 27th, 2009.

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Canon EOS 7D rumor

By PR admin | Published: August 7, 2009

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Two sets of specs are currently circulating the net:

  • 15.1mp (apparently it will be the same sensor with some internal upgrades)
  • DIGIC V (DIGIC IV a stopover to a big advancement in processing)
  • New 13 Point AF
  • 1080p Movie Mode
  • 8fps
  • 3″ VGA LCD
  • 98% VF
  • New Battery
  • Weather sealing
  • Ergonomic Upgrades
  • 1x Compact Flash and 1x Secure Digital Slots

and

  • FF
  • 3″ OLED
  • 12.7 MP
  • ISO100-25600
  • Digic IV
  • Wide DR mode, sRAW
  • 9 focus points (+6)
  • 3.4 FPS
  • Pentaprism, same as 5dII
  • No video
  • No flash
  • $1999 target

The next Canon announcement is expected to be on August 19th. New PowerShot models are expected as well.

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Yes, Sony Exmor R sensor is coming to Sony DSLRs

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2009

According to Sony: “… and a DSLR models featuring the Exmor R CMOS sensor…”

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FIY: Sony triples DSLR sales this year. Nikon and Canon, be afraid.

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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.

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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):

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Panasonic GF1 (Micro Four Thirds)

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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

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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.

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Pentax K20D discontinued

By PR admin | Published: August 2, 2009

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

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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):

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Via Engadget

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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:

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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.

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