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Fujifilm Updates Firmware for X100S Camera

Fujifilm has recently released a new firmware version for its X100S camera. Version 1.02 comes to fix the issue where brightness of the OVF bright frame doesn't change according to the surrounding light in case of ISO 1600 and higher. X100S' key features and highlights are, first of all, its retro-styling ...

8 May 2013
08:36 GMT

New Fujifilm JZ-Series Camera Released

Like Panasonic, Fujifilm has a new camera up for sale, or will soon enough: FinePix JZ700. The latest in a collection of long-zoom compact digital cameras, it relies on a 14-megapixel image sensor (CMOS instead of CCD) and possesses 8x optical zoom capability and a 2.7-inch LCD. For a camera only 18.9 mm thick, t...

26 April 2013
10:17 GMT

Apple Adds Fujifilm Camera Support in RAW Compatibility Update 4.05

Apple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.05, adding support for various new camera models manufactured by Fujifilm. In case you’re wondering why Apple churns out these updates on a regular basis, it’s because professional photographers use RAW digital camera formats which retain more ...

19 April 2013
03:35 GMT

Fujifilm Enables Cheaper and Bigger Touchscreens, Flexible Too [Bloomberg]

One might not expect a camera and film expert to come up with a breakthrough useful to touchscreens, but this is precisely what Fujifilm has pulled off, according to Bloomberg. In collaboration with Atmel Corp. (ATML) and Uni-Pixel Inc. (UNXL), Fujifilm is working on a new, cheaper approach to building touch panel...

11 March 2013
10:39 GMT

Fujifilm Launches 9 New FinePix Cameras – Video

There are product releases when a single device or two related items are introduced, and then there are the types of device launches when a whole bunch of new products are released, like the one Fujifilm has just carried out. To be fair, Fujifilm didn't really dump all nine new FinePix cameras in our figurativ...

30 January 2013
07:00 GMT

Cassette Tapes Rise Again, Can Store 35TB of Data Somehow

Magnetic tape used to be the rave at one point. Everything was on tape, from music tracks to films and even video proof in trials of law. Though tape continues to be used heavily in enterprise environments even now, the medium fell into disfavor on all other layers of the IT market, after compact disks and, more rec...

22 October 2012
09:49 GMT

Fujifilm X-E1 Mirrorless Camera Up for Sale in Europe Now, US in November (Video)

Fujifilm, the most recent company to abandon the camera film business, has no intention of leaving the digital camera segment, and the X-E1 is clear proof of that. Though it was introduced for the first time in September (two months ago), it is only now reaching European stores. Unfortunately, the price is signif...

17 October 2012
08:59 GMT

Fujifilm XF1 Compact Camera, Thin and Cheap Device in Faux Leather

Walking out of the cinema film business means that Fujifilm can focus more on other things, such as, in this case, compact digital cameras that don't need bank robbery-level cash payments. The product revealed in the company's press release bears the name of XF1 and can shoot 1080p video in 30fps, as well...

17 September 2012
04:32 GMT

Fujifilm Walking Out of Cinema Film Business

Kodak went bankrupt because it was too slow in realizing where the industry was headed, and it was a bit late in selling the film, kiosk and commercial scanner divisions. Fujifilm doesn't plan to suffer the same hardship. The latest press release from Fujifilm has revealed that the company is quitting while it...

14 September 2012
03:19 GMT

Fujifilm Launches X-E1 Mirrorless Camera

Fujifilm wasn't exactly successful in keeping the X-E1 a secret, since the press photos leaked to the web last month, but that doesn't seem to have robbed the official announcement of attention. The X-E1 from Fujifilm is a mirrorless camera with an APS-C X-Trans CMOS image sensor of 16.3 megapixels and an...

6 September 2012
05:19 GMT

Leak Reveals Fujifilm X-E1 Mirrorless Camera

It is unknown when and for what price Fujifilm will begin shipping the X-E1 mirrorless interchangeable lens camera, but at least we know what the device looks like.   Digicam Info is where the leaked pictures appeared in all their secrecy-bypassing glory.   The X-E1 lacks an optical viewfinder but does f...

24 August 2012
09:32 GMT

Fujifilm FinePix F800EXR, Its First Camera with Wireless Support

Fujifilm has formally launched the F800EXR member of the FinePix series of cameras, making the first step down the road of wireless-enabled image and video shooters. One might say that Fujifilm is matching the stakes raised by Samsung and Panasonic when they produced cameras capable of connecting, wirelessly, to PC...

25 July 2012
04:39 GMT

Motorola Sued by Fujifilm Over Camera and Phone Patents

Motorola has landed in yet another legal spat, one that Fujifilm started over alleged infringement of patents, not that companies sue each other for anything else nowadays. The patent wars littering the worldwide IT market has brought the web and press to such a state that they can't help but uncover every sin...

16 July 2012
04:51 GMT

FinePix Camera from Fujifilm Survives Water, Falls and Freezing

Rugged cameras seem to crop up periodically, so we aren't all that shocked to see Fujiflim introducing a new one. Dubbed FinePix XP170, the handheld product shown in the video above uses a 14-megapixel CMOS sensor and a 5x zoom lens. It can shoot Full HD video (1080p) and, though the resolution will have to de...

8 May 2012
10:26 GMT

Fujifilm Promises Fixes for X10 and X-S1 Camera Bloom Problems

Though the Fujifilm X10 and X-S1 cameras were pretty well received last year, they have some problems, or some do anyway.A number of customers set inquiries regarding a “blooming” or “white disk” effect that causes exceptional highlights in a picture to appear as strongly, delineated rounded s...

14 March 2012
09:57 GMT

FujiFilm X100 Black Edition Now Shipping, Limited to 10,000 Units

Fujifilm has just announced that the company’s Black Edition X100 rangefinder-like camera has become available for purchase. Compared to the regular version, this new X100 arrives in a package containing a genuine leather ever-ready case (black of course), a lens hood, an adapter ring and a protective filter. ...

9 March 2012
22:01 GMT

Fujifilm Launches X-Pro1 Camera with X-Trans CMOS Sensor

Fujifilm has been working on the X-Pro1 X-Trans CMOS camera for three years, but the time has finally come for its official introduction. The X-Trans CMOS sensor is supposedly capable of shooting photos and recording videos in resolutions that only full frame sensors usually achieve. It is this sensor that the X-P...

22 February 2012
07:56 GMT

Fujifilm X-Pro1 Shows Up on Amazon, Priced at $1700 (1,293 EUR)

Fujifilm might not have officially released the X-Pro1 yet, but this hasn’t stopped Amazon from listing the retro-looking ILC camera on its Website.Scheduled to arrive later this month, the X-Pro1 will apparently set you back a whopping $1,699.95 (about 1,290 EUR) for the body only, with the 18mm f/2.0 and 35mm...

2 February 2012
17:31 GMT

Samsung, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic and Others Seek Bond with Olympus

After a debunked rumor about possibly acquiring Olympus' camera business, Samsung is reported to be seeking ties with the company for its other assets. In short, Samsung wants a partnership with Olympus, reportedly because of the latter's expertise in making medical equipment. It is not alone in that ei...

1 February 2012
09:51 GMT

Fujifilm X-Pro1 to Hit Japan on February 18

Those of us living in other parts of the world may have to wait until March to get our hands on the Fujifilm X-Pro1, but Japanese photo enthusiasts will be able to buy the camera as soon as February 18. Pricing is still open, but right now Japanese retailers ask 150,000 yen (about $1,929 or 1,464 EUR) for the body, ...

26 January 2012
18:21 GMT

Fujifilm X100 Limited Edition Sports All-Black Case

Fujifilm already released a limited edition X100 a few months back, but apparently this wasn’t enough so today it unveiled a new LE X100 model, this time sporting a black finish.The model will remain relatively exclusive, as only 10,000 units will be available worldwide.So what do you get outside of the black X...

16 January 2012
10:17 GMT

Fujifilm Z1000EXR Card Style Camera Packs Wi-Fi Connectivity

If the F770EXR we took a look at earlier today isn’t as compact as you would have liked, Fujifilm has built the Z1000EXR for you, a card style camera packing the same 16MP back-lit EXR CMOS sensor.Said to decrease noise by 30% when compared to existing 16MP EXR sensors, this is paired together with a 5x optical...

6 January 2012
10:56 GMT

Fujifilm’s F770EXR Compact Camera Sports 20x Zoom and Built-in GPS

Fujifilm plans to unveil quite a large number of cameras at this year’s CES fair, including the GPS equipped FinePix F770EXR.Built with geo-tagging in mind, the camera sports a 16MP CMOS sensor that Fujifilms says it produces 30% less noise than existing 16MP EXR models.Right in front of this sensor stands an o...

6 January 2012
09:15 GMT

Fujifilm X-Pro 1 Leaked, Packs 16MP Sensor and Hybrid EVF

If you had the feeling that something is missing from Fujifilm’s gush of digital cameras from this early morning, you are definitely right as the long awaited X-Pro 1 was nowhere on that list.Since then however, the successor of the X100 has come out of its hiding thanks to a prematurely posted press release th...

5 January 2012
13:21 GMT

Fujifilm’s DSLR-Like X-S1 Super-Zoom Arrives in the US for $799.95 (€619)

Launched in the UK in November of 2011, the Fujifilm X-S1 super-zoom will soon land in the US too sporting the same impressive specs at a DSLR-like price point which this time is set at $799.95 (roughly 619 EUR).The Fujinon lens installed in the X-S1 is its most valuable asset since it offers an impressive 24-624mm r...

5 January 2012
03:53 GMT

Fujifilm’s Upcoming Interchangeable Camera Pictured

Fujifilm is getting ready to follow on the footsteps of the X10 and the X100 with a new retro-looking interchangeable lens camera that was just pictured in a couple of leaked images.The new arrival will be called the LX10, or possibly the X PRO 1, and little is known about it apart from the fact that Fujifilm touts i...

4 January 2012
17:21 GMT

Cyber Monday Makes Fujifilm F505 Camera Sell for $199 (149.08 Euro)

Cyber Monday may not be as old as Black Friday as far as mega-sale days go, but it isn't any less serious about its offers, as Fujifilm's F505 camera shows. Right off the bat, it shows that it is not to be messed with through the 16-megapixel image sensor. With that to set it up as a high-quality device, ...

28 November 2011
10:47 GMT

Fujifilm's Beast of a Camera Caught on Camera

Superzoom is a term used to describe high-end photo and video bridge cameras that, well, can zoom in and out a lot, and Fujifilm's new beast easily qualifies for the moniker. Dubbed X-S1, it has 26x optical zoom and a lens made of 17 glass elements, of which two are LED lenses and four aspherical. We actuall...

25 November 2011
08:12 GMT

Fujifilm X-S1 Bridge Camera with 26x Zoom to Arrive in February 2012

Fujifilm’s has just announced that its X-Series of digital cameras will receive a new member in 2012, dubbed the X-S1, which according to the company represents a new breed of bridge camera with 26x optical zoom. The Fujinon lens installed is X-S1’s most valuable asset since it offers an impressive 24-62...

24 November 2011
07:52 GMT

Fujifilm Outs a Special Edition X100 Rangefinder Camera

Even with the cheaper and more compact X10 expected to arrive in any minute from now, Fujifilm still believes there's some life left in its X100 and it just unveiled a special edition of this rangefinder-like camera.The first pictures of the camera, with its new tan leather case, were spotted on Facebook by Devi...

24 October 2011
13:21 GMT

IFA 2011: Hands-On with Fujifilm X10 Camera

Not long ago, Fujifilm stepped up and officially announced that it had completed a new digital camera, one that has now been found on show at the 2011 edition of the IFA trade show.Those interested in the happenings on the IT industry will no doubt have seen the appearance of enough new devices to last them a while....

5 September 2011
04:53 GMT

Fujifilm X10 Compact Digital Camera Goes Retro

New photo and/or video cameras are coming out all the time, and while many of them are aiming for futuristic, or at least new, design styles, Fujifilm decided for a more retro look when it built the X10.Panasonic is not the only company releasing new photo and/or video cameras now that the month of September has arr...

1 September 2011
03:50 GMT

Fujifilm FinePix X100 Premium Compact Camera Gets Pricing, Availability, Extra Details

As some of you might remember, Fujifilm's FinePix X100 premium digital camera was announced way back before Photokina 2010, but the company sure took its sweet time before actually pushing it onto the market, pricing and availability details being kept under some pretty tight wraps up until now.As a quick remind...

8 February 2011
04:25 GMT

5TB Tape Cartridges for Oracle Storage Systems to be Manufactured by Fujifilm

Although mainstream consumers (and even a lot of enterprise) don't rely anymore on tape-based storage systems for backup, this technology is still very much alive, Fujifilm recently revealing the fact that it will manufacture 5TB data cartridges for Oracle’s newest enterprise tape drive, StorageTek T10000C...

1 February 2011
06:56 GMT

Rugged FINEPIX XP30 and XP20 Digital Cameras Outed by Fujifilm

Fujifilm's CES 2011 lineup has brought plenty of interesting surprises to the table, including here two brand-new ruggedized compact digital cameras, the FinePix XP30 and XP20 models, that can offer good quality photos even in severe environment conditions.The XP30 and XP20 offer roughly the same rugged features...

11 January 2011
14:01 GMT

Fujifilm Rolls Out FinePix AV200, AX300 and JV200 Entry-Level Digital Cameras

As mentioned in one of our previous articles related to Fujifilm, the company prepared a very large number of new products for CES 2011, including here several entry-level FinePix models that we'll talk about as follows, namely the AV200, AX300 and JV200.As Fujifilm informs us, all the three cameras come equippe...

5 January 2011
15:51 GMT

Fujifim FinePix HS20EXR Bridge Digital Camera Unveiled at CES 2011

Fujifilm has an absolute huge lineup of new digital cameras ready for this year's International CES, which we promise to talk about in detail over the next couple of days, starting with the new FinePix HS20EXR bridge, an advanced function SLR-styled long-zoom imager.A successor to the company's FinePix HS10...

5 January 2011
03:09 GMT

Fujifilm X100 High-End APS-C Compact Digital Camera Further Detailed

Fujifilm's high-end, ultra-compact APS-C sensor X100 digital camera has been one of the most pleasant surprises from this year's Photokina show, but ever since then, few info on the imager has been released, a situation that didn't sit well with the development team, who's decided to provide some ...

16 December 2010
06:56 GMT

Fujifilm Intros Four New SD Cards, Including 16GB SDHC

It's quite a well-known fact that modern digital cameras are now capable of taking shots at very high resolutions (which, unfortunately, occupy quite a hefty amount of space), while camcorders capable of shooting in High Definition and storing the videos onto flash memory cards are already pretty mainstream. Tha...

30 September 2008
01:43 GMT

Fujifilm Ushers in 3-Dimensional Digital Photography

The possibility of shooting, viewing and printing photos in 3 dimensions might have seemed like stuff taken out of SF movies up until now, but the truth of the matter is that this concept is a lot closer to reality than we think. And that's because Fujifilm has just introduced at Photokina a very innovative real...

23 September 2008
11:51 GMT

Meet FinePix S2000HD, FujiFilm's First Digital Camera to Shoot HD Videos

Since camcorders capable of shooting videos in full high-definition resolution tend to become the standard nowadays, it was to be expected that HD recording would soon be implemented in digital cameras as well. And one of the first companies to go down this road is FujiFilm, which has just announced the FinePix S2000...

12 August 2008
08:24 GMT

FinePix S100FS, Fujifilm's Truly Advanced Bridge Camera

Unlike Canon, Pentax and Samsung, whose most important PMA08 products included DSLRs and lenses, Fujifilm chose to focus on bridge and compact digital cameras and it was a wise choice as the well-known manufacturer came out with some impressive units. The most interesting of them is what Fujifilm calls the "most adva...

24 January 2008
11:39 GMT

FinePix Z100fd Has Mechanical Stabilization, but Does Not Impress

"There can never be too many compacts on the market", this seems to be the motto of most camera manufacturers. Fujifilm makes no exception as the company has announced the launch of its latest Z-series, the FinePix Z100fd. As expected, the model is aimed at amateur users who care a lot about how their digital cameras...

4 January 2008
11:10 GMT

Fujifilm Puts Real Image Stabilization in the New FinePix F50fd

Aside from the 18x optical zoom SLR-like S8000fd, Fujifilm has also announced four new compacts, each aimed at a different class of consumers. Let's start with the one that has the highest number of megapixels, the FinePix F50fd. This model combines all of Fujifilm's key technologies in an elegant compact p...

26 July 2007
06:20 GMT

Fujifilm's FinePix S8000 fd Comes with 18x Optical Zoom and Image Stabilization

Not long after Panasonic announced its 18x optical zoom model, Fujifilm comes along with its very own solution that will satisfy telephoto hungry users. "With the FinePix S8000 fd, Fujifilm is bringing its heritage in photography and industry leading technology to its customers by offering them incredible optical zoo...

26 July 2007
04:45 GMT


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