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Canon patents for 14mm f/2.8, 300mm f/4, 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 and 28-135mm f/4-5.6 lenses

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2012

Two new Canon patents from Japan: 2012-159720 is for a 14mm f/2.8 lens with anti-reflective coating.

The next patent 2012-159726 is for a 300mm f/4 lens.

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Sony’s new HDR-AS10 and HDR-AS15 action HD cameras

By PR admin | Published: August 29, 2012

Few months ago Sony published few images of a new action camera on their blog and today they officially announced it. There are two different models - one with (HDR-AS15) and one without built-in Wi-Fi (HDR-AS10).

Sony HDR-AS10 HD action camcorder specs ($198):

Capture Full HD 1920 x 1080/30p Video
Back-Illuminated Exmor R CMOS Sensor
Compact, Rugged Design for Action Sports
Waterproof Housing with Tripod Mount
Waterproof Housing Good to 197' (60 m)
Wide Angle Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens
SteadyShot Image Stabilization
HD Slow Motion Mode at 60 or 120 fps
HDMI Output & Built-In Stereo Microphone
Memory Stick Micro & MicroSD/SDHC Slot

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Zeiss to announce two new cinema lenses

By PR admin | Published: August 29, 2012

Based on this Facebook post Zeiss will be announcing two new lenses during the IBS show in Amsterdam:

"There’s only a few days left until the IBC in Amsterdam (6-11 September 2012). Who of you will be there and drop by our booth G64 in hall 11? You are invited to test various Carl Zeiss lenses. We have also some news for you! Take a guess."

The speculations are for a new 24-70 zoom lens and probably another Compact Prime wide angle lens.

Check this link for all previous Zeiss announcements.

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Canon announced EOS C500 4K, EOS C100 video cameras and four cinema lenses

By PR admin | Published: August 29, 2012

Canon announced two professional digital cameras and four new cinema lenses:

Canon EOS C500 digital cinema camera with EF lens mount (check for pricing)

4K RAW (4096 x 2160) Output
EF Lens Mount for Broad Compatibility
8.8 Mp Super 35mm-Size CMOS Sensor
Also Puts Out 2K, Quad HD & Full HD
2x 3G-SDI Outputs
50 Mb/s Proxy HD Recording to CF Card
10-Bit 4K RAW at Up to 60p
10-Bit 4K Half RAW at Up to 120p
12-Bit 2K 4:4:4 Signal at Up to 60p
Canon Log Gamma

Canon EOS C100 digital cinema camera with EF lens mount (check for pricing)

Super 35mm 8.3MP CMOS Sensor
EF Lens Mount with EF Contacts
HDMI Outputs a Non-Compression Signal
Dual SDHC/SDXC Memory Card Slots
ISO 320 and up to ISO 20000
Wide DR and Canon Log Gamma
Reduced Rolling Shutter Skews
Built-in ND Filters with Manual Controls
Two XLR Audio Connectors
Peripheral Illumination Correction

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Samsung Galaxy Android camera

By PR admin | Published: August 29, 2012

After the Polaroind SC1630 and Nikon S800c, Samsung now also has its own Android based camera. Today the company officially announced the previously rumored Galaxy camera. Here are the main specifications:

Image Sensor	16.3 effective megapixel 1/2.3" BSI CMOS
Lens	F2.8, 23 mm, 21x Optical Zoom Lens
IS	OIS
Display	121.2 mm (4.77"), 308 ppi, HD Super Clear Touch Display
ISO	Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Network	4G, 3G (HSPA＋ 21Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
Processor	1.4GHz Quad-Core processor
OS	Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Memory	8GB + memory slot : micro SDSC, micro SDHC, micro SDXC
Image	JPEG format 16M, 14M, 12M Wide, 10M, 5M, 3M, 2M Wide, 1M
Video	MP4 (Video: MPEG4, AVC/H.264, Audio: AAC)Full HD 1920x1080 30fpsSlow motion Movie 720x480 120fps
Video Output	HDMI 1.4
Value-added Features	Smart Pro : 10 modes (Macro, Rich Tone, Action Freeze, Waterfall Trace, Light Trace,Beautiful Sunset, Blue Sky, Natural Green, Silhouette, Vivid Fireworks)
Google™ Mobile Services	Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude Google Play Store, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads, Google Chrome browser,Google Play Books, Google Play Movies
GPS	A-GPS, GLONASS
Connectivity	WiFi a/b/g/n, WiFi HT40GPS/GLONASS Bluetooth® 4.0
Battery	1,650 mAh
Dimension (WxHxD)	128.7 x 70.8 x 19.1 mm
Weight	305g

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Sony NEX-5R coverage

By PR admin | Published: August 29, 2012

The Sony NEX-5R is now officially announced. Pre-order options are live at B&H, Adorama and Amazon. Here is some additional NEX-5R coverage from around the Web: