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Olympus E-PL3 and E-PM1 Firmware Updates
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Olympus has released firmware updates for the Olympus PEN Lite and PEN Mini, also known as the Olympus E-PL3 and E-PM1. Version 1.1 for both models improves reliability while using an Eye-Fi card. You can update the camera firmware from within the Digital Camera Updater software, while the camera connected to the computer.
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Ricoh unveils CX6 compact
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Ricoh has announced the release of a new CX6 compact camera, which features a 10.7x optical zoom lens and introduces a new quick AF system.
The new system enhances the hardware and software of the hybrid AF system debuted in the CX5, with Ricoh claiming that the new CX6 is capable of achieving focusing times as fast as 0.1 seconds.
Meanwhile, the LCD monitor has been made 1.7 times brighter than the previous model, said to improve visibility outdoors. The CX6 also adds the ability to automatically adjust the brightness depending on the conditions.
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Leica M9 Firmware Update 1.174
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Leica has issued a firmware update for the Leica M9 digital rangefinder camera. Version 1.174 addresses a compatibility issue related to select types of new memory cards, which has caused some users to lose photos captured with the camera. Note that Leica still warns against using San Disk Extreme Pro SDHC I UHS-I and San Disk Extreme HD Video SDHC I memory cards in the M9, as “some misbehaviour occurred in the test phase” and “100% freedom from errors cannot yet be guaranteed with them”. The company stresses that other SanDisk cards have been found to work fine in cameras equipped with the latest firmware, which you can download from the website below.
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Nikon Posts Firmware Updates for D5100 & D7000
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Nikon has released firmware updates for the Nikon D5100 and Nikon D7000 digital SLR cameras. Both updates address a number of issues and fix various bugs. Additionally, the Nikon D5100 firmware upgrade enables the camera to choose a value other than 2EV when shooting HDR exposures in Manual mode, with the exposure differential set to Auto. You can download the firmware updates from the websites below.
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Panasonic announces GH2 firmware upgrade
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Panasonic has introduced a new firmware upgrade for the GH2 compact system camera and the PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.0 BD Edition software which is bundled with the GH2.
The new firmware sees the introduction of a new video mode which is suitable for editing video recording at 24Mbps along with new functionality for using the optional Power Zoom lenses, including displaying focal length, step zoom, zoom resume, zoom speed and zoom ring.
Improved shooting speed
Other introductions include full area autofocus (the AF point can be positioned anywhere on screen), improvements in the speed of consecutive shooting in auto bracketing mode and an increased number of recordable images in consecutive shooting.
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Canon has a new 'EOS Movies' DSLR on the way too: 4K video, 35mm full frame sensor
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Canon has more on the way from its newly launched EOS Movies lineup than just the C300, as shown by this new prototype DSLR. Promised to be "ideally suited for cinematographic and other digital high-resolution production applications" this camera packs a 35mm full frame image sensor capable of shooting Motion-JPEG encoded 4K video at 24fps. The press pics show it fitted with both EF 50 and new Cine 24 lenses, as Canon looks to blend the success of the 5D MK II with RED-rivaling video capabilities. The director of House shot an episode on that camera already and called it the future, which appears to be arriving sooner rather than later. Check out the press release after the break for the spe...
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Canon launches C300 cinema camera, prepares to take on Red Scarlet and Arri Alexa
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Well, we have to hand it to Canon -- this was one tight-lipped product launch. The imaging company just unveiled its C300 cinema camera at Hollywood's Paramount Studios, in front of a crowd of hundreds of journalists and film industry elite, including Martin Scorsese. Canon is no stranger to the professional photography community, but it has yet to make a name for itself in Hollywood, where cameras such as the Arri Alexa and RED EPIC dominate the digital filmmaking world. The C300 may not appear to be overwhelmingly powerful on paper -- stock features include an EF or PL mount (not both), 1080p capture, a pair of CF card slots, timecode and HD-SDI output -- but judging by the sample films we...
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Nikon Coolpix S1100pj Firmware Update 1.1
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Nikon has posted a firmware update for the Nikon Coolpix S1100pj projector camera. Version 1.1 addresses the following problem: when QuickTime Ver. 7.7 was used to play back movies captured with the camera, no audio was played back. To download the firmware upgrade, visit the website below.
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Fujifilm updates firmware for X10 compact
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Fujifilm has updated the firmware for its X10 premium zoom compact. Version 1.02 resolves a bug relating to the aperture value display when zooming, and improves AF tracking performance. It can be downloaded immediately from the company's website.
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Panasonic Lumix GX1 Micro Four Thirds camera surfaces in leaked photos
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Panasonic just launched a whole new series of Micro Four Thirds lenses a couple of months ago, and it looks like it might soon also have a new Micro Four Thirds camera to take advantage of them. That photo you see above recently turned up on the Mobile01 forums with a bundle of others, showing a hereto unannounced Panasonic Lumix GX1 MFT camera, which looks like it could be a true successor to the GF1 (as opposed to the GF2 and GF3 that moved in a less pro-minded direction). Rumored specs remain a bit light, but the camera apparently has a touchscreen display 'round back, which will likely see a fair bit of use unless you opt for an external EVF. It's also suggested that the camera will be l...
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Fujifilm announced the FinePix JX420, a new affordable 16Mpix Point & Shoot «
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Fujifilm released this morning in Japan a new 16Mpix compact shooter with the FinePix JX240. Schedule for a launch early November, the JX420 will comes in four different colors including the usual Black, Silver as well as Pink and red for a market price announced at around 13,000 Yen.
The JX420 comes with a 16Mpix CCD, a 28mm Wide lens with a 5x optical Zoom, a 10cm macro mode, an ISO Speed ranging from 100 up to 1600 expendable to 3200, a 2.7” screen, support of SDHC and SD cards, a 720/30p video mode for a total weight of 124g and a size of 95.2×57.2×24.3mm.
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Sony USA: too soon to know impact of Thai flooding on SLT-A65 and NEX-7
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Sony USA says it is too soon to know what effect the floods in Thailand will have on A65 and NEX-7 shipments. In response to reports from Japan that the launches will be delayed, a spokesman said: 'In Japan, a press announcement was made on October 20th regarding launch delays to the Japanese market. This does not apply to the US market, as the impact of the flood on US product shipping is still under investigation.' He also said that, as a: '"temporary emergency operation", Sony is planning to move production of Alpha / NEX to another factory facility in Thailand that was unaffected by the flood.' Nikon, meanwhile, has made no further comment, beyond confirming that its sole factory making ...
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Panasonic GX1: name outed
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According to 43rumours, the upcoming Panasonic pro GF model will be called the Panasonic GX1 and will be announced in mid-November.
Panasonic revealed that a pro version of its popular GF line was to come later in the year, effectively splitting the range into two lines, one aimed at professionals.
Earlier reports had suggested that the new camera would be called the GF7, GF8 or the GFPro, but 43Rumors suggests that GX1 is instead the most likely name.
Camera specs
Not a huge amount is currently known about the specs of the new camera, however, reports have suggested that it will have a new sensor, a new body design and a newly designed viewfinder. Others have suggested that the camera will ...
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Leica unveils 'Titanium' D-Lux 5
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Leica has announced a new Titanium 'Special Edition' version of the compact D-Lux 5 camera, which will be available from the end of the month.
The Leica D-Lux 5 Titanium comes with an anodised silver-grey finish and will be presented in a special set with a premium grey leather case with shoulder strap.
Equipped with the same specifications as the standard Leica D-Lux 5 model, the camera includes a 5.1-19.2mm f/2-3.3 ASPH zoom lens, which is an equivalent of 24-90mm in 35mm format.
The camera also features a 1/1.63 inch 10.1 million pixel CCD image sensor, which is larger than sensors found on many other compact cameras.
Also capable of shooting images in a 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 and 1:1 format, the...
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Canon unveils 18MP, full-frame EOS-1D X with super metering
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Canon brought out a long-anticipated new full-frame EOS pro camera in the EOS-1D X. The 18-megapixel camera unifies the EOS-1D camera line and is a major leap in performance over the 1D Mark IV with two DIGIC 5 main processors with about 17 times more raw power than the DIGIC 4s they replace. A DIGIC 4 still sits inside as a third processor but here is used for very advanced metering: it drives an Intelligent Subject Analysis system that, with a 100,000-pixel metering sensor, can check brightness, target colors, and human faces to get more precise exposure without burdening the main processors.
The two main processors contribute to a maximum continuous speed of 12 frames per second in RAW, e...
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