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Panasonic LUMIX LS5 and FZ47 super-zoom revealed
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Panasonic has outed a pair of new digital cameras, the LUMIX LS5 for entry-level users wanting wide-optics and a 14.1-megapixel sensor, along with the LUMIX DMC-FZ47 with a lengthy 24x super-zoom. The LS5 has a 26mm wide-angle lens and 5x optical zoom, and can be run on a set of AA batteries, but still manages to record 720p 30fps HD video and include optical image stabilization.
It also packs face detection and intelligent scene selection, switching between Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery and Macro shooting modes automatically. The Panasonic LUMIX LS5 is expected to go on sale in November this year, in black, with pricing announced closer to the time.
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Canon unveils SX230 HS GPS-enabled compact & SX220 HS
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Canon has introduced its first GPS-enabled camera, the PowerShot SX230 HS compact superzoom and a Europe-only non-GPS version, the SX220 HS. Both compact superzooms feature 28-392mm equivalent 14X zoom lenses, 12.1MP sensors and 460k dot 3.0" LCDs. They come with P/A/S/M shooting modes, a Super Slow Motion movie mode that records 340x240 movies at 240fps, as well as 1080p24 Full HD movies capture. The compacts also feature a Movie Digest mode that records videos around 4 seconds before every still image taken which is later stitched together into a VGA-resolution movie. The only difference between the pair is the SX230 HS's built-in GPS. The SX230 HS will be available at a retail price of $3...
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Two Lenses Will Fix Compact Cameras' Depth of Field, Proposes Samsung
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Rather than be used for 3D photos and video, Samsung's proposing that this dual-lens camera patent could actually help compact cameras capture a shallower depth of field, where focused objects stand out more, and backgrounds are blurred.
It'd work like two cameras, with one lens taking a shot at a lower resolution, and the second lens taking a shot at a higher resolution. When conjoined instantly by the camera's processor, the single image should make the object focused on pop out more, with the background blurred, in the typical "open" aperture style.
While it's only a patent application, it will be fascinating to see if Samsung goes ahead with their idea—and if they can resist the temptati...
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Casio reveals Exilim EX-ZS15 touch-screen compact
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Casio Europe has released the Exilim EX-ZS15, a touch-screen compact with a 5x wide-angle zoom. The 14MP CCD-based camera features a 26-130mm equivalent lens and 3" touch-sensitive display. The touch-screen display not only includes a touch-shutter mode but also replaces virtually all the camera's buttons, leaving just a shutter, video record, Best Shot Selector and power buttons. Beyond this the camera can shoot 720p30 video. We don't yet have an English-language press release, so have only limited information.
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Nikon Coolpix L23 Overheating Issue
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Nikon U.S.A. has issued a service notice to owners of the Nikon Coolpix L23 digital compact camera (read review). The company says that “in some rare cases, when the batteries are inserted, or the AC Adapter EH-65A is connected, even with the camera turned off, excessive heat is generated in the top portion of the camera, which sometimes causes the top cover to become deformed”. To determine if your camera is affected, you need to contact Nikon Customer Relations on 1-800-645-6687, 8am to 2am (Eastern) and provide the camera’s serial number.
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Olympus SZ-20 Firmware Update 1.1
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Olympus has issued a firmware update for the Olympus SZ-20 digital compact camera. Version 1.1 improves the “reliability of zoom positioning when power is turned off”, as Olympus puts it. You can download the firmware upgrade from within the Olympus Digital Camera Updater software, with the camera connected to your PC via USB.
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Toshiba unveils new CMOS sensor, flaunts smaller pixels
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Hoping your next smartphone will have more megapixels while being even thinner than the last? Us too, but we're not known to skimp on image quality -- an unfortunate conundrum of squishing more pixels into a tighter space. Enter Toshiba's new CMOS sensor, advancing on both fronts, with 8 megapixels and what the firm reckons is the smallest pixel size in the industry at 1.12 micrometers. Also present is backside illumination, helping maximize photon accrual -- which should make a certain Steve oh-so proud. Currently being sampled, the teensy gizmo plans to go into mass production later this year. Interested? Peep the full release after the break.
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Canon DSLR training promotion
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Canon has announced a training promotion with the purchase of 3 models from its DSLR range.
A free training DVD and up to £150 worth of training vouchers can be received for free when photographers purchase a Canon EOS 1100D, EOS 600D or EOS 60D.
The 4 DVDs to choose from are:
The Essential Guide to Getting Started
The Essential Guide to Wildlife Photography
The Essential Guide to Landscape Photography
The Essential Guide to Travel Photography
Photographers purchasing one of the 3 cameras in the promotion will be a sent a welcome pack containing the DVD and a voucher which can be redeemed against Experience Seminar training courses. Photographers have until 31 October 2012 to redeem their vo...
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Olympus unleashes trio of interchangeable lens cameras - PEN E-P3, E-PL3 and E-PM1
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Olympus has officially announced not one, not two, but three new interchangeable lens cameras; the PEN E-P3, PEN E-PL3 and the PEN E-PM1.
The launch includes a whopper of an update for its cutting edge mirrorless PEN range in the form of the E-P3. This camera boasts a revamped set of specs, particularly in the movie and AF department.
According to Olympus, the E-P3 is the fastest auto focusing interchangeable lens camera currently on the market. This is due to a clever 35 area multiple AF system, which uses image contrast detection to snap the focus as quick as possible.
The 35 focus points also put the camera on a par with some of the more expensive top end DSLR offerings, allowing highly.....
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Olympus E-P3 strikes back with ultra-fast AF, touchscreen
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Olympus early Thursday remade its entire PEN camera line and headlined it with the E-P3. The camera uses a genuinely new 12.3-megapixel CMOS sensor and the first dual-core TruePic VI processor to reach much faster autofocus performance than not just other Micro Four Thirds cameras but most interchangeable lens cameras. It can supposedly outperform its higher-end rival, the Panasonic GH2, as well as full-fledged DSLRs like the Nikon D3100 and even the Canon EOS 1D Mark IV.
The updated combination also leads to a much more precise autofocusing system with 35 actual points, 11 of which are selectable, where the E-P2 was limited to 11 real points. Photographers can now use full-time autofocus th...
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General Imaging Unveils Three New Cameras
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General Imaging has unveiled three new 14-megapixel compact cameras, including two superzooms. The GE G100 Power Pro offers 15x optical zoom, optical image stabilisation, 10fps burst shooting, 1080p Full HD video recording and an HDMi port. A 3” rear screem. Multi-Exposure, Object Tracking and HDR with image blending can also be found in the G100, available in October 2011. The GE E1410SW boasts 10X optical zoom and 1080p Full HD video in a thin and stylish design, and is also available from October. Finally, the GE J1456W (pictured) is an entry-level model with a 28-140mm 5x zoom lens, Smile, Face and Blink Detection; red-eye removal; 720p HD video capabilities and a Pan-Capture Panorama sh...
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Canon EOS Rebel T1i / 500D Firmware 1.1.1
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Canon has issued a firmware update for the Canon EOS 500D / Rebel T1i. Version 1.1.1 fixes incorrect indications in the Arabic and Portuguese menu screens. You can download the update from the website below.
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Leica released M9 Firmware 1.162
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Leica has released a firmware update for the Leica M9 full-frame digital rangefinder camera. Enhancements in version 1.162 include an “improvement of the sensor homogeneity for wide-angle lenses”. There is an additional colour calibration for all wide-angle lenses, which minimises chromatic deviations between image centre and image corner, especially in critical shooting situations. Additionally, internal software processes have been optimised in order to improve overall system stability. You can download the update from the website below.
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Fujifilm Finepix X100 Firmware 1.10
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Fujifilm has posted a firmware update for the Fujifilm Finepix X100 large-sensor compact camera. Version 1.10 incorporates nearly two dozen improvements, additions and bug fixes. Some of the changes are so profound that Fujifilm saw fit to revise and update the user manual too, which can be downloaded from the Fuji website along with the firmware upgrade. Click through / scroll down for a detailed list of all the enhancements and fixes introduced with this update.
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Photos you can refocus: Lytro promises camera within a year
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Startup company Lytro is claiming to be close to launching a camera that allows any point of focus to be specified after the shot is taken. The concept behind the device, called a light-field, or plenoptic camera camera has surfaced regularly over the past few years, but now Lytro, founded by Stanford PhD Ren Ng, says it will have a product ready within a year. The concept uses a series of microlenses to split the incoming light rays across multiple sensor pixels, depending on the angle from which it arrived.
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