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Panasonic Lumix GF5 ILC Camera Leaked Online

Panasonic’s upcoming Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera, the Lumix GF5, was leaked early by one of the company’s spokespersons who recently posted online a picture of the not yet official compact snapper. The image popped up on Instagram, of all places, where it was uploaded by a Hong Kong cel...

19 March 2012
07:11 GMT

Leica M10 Full-Frame Camera May Be Revealed on May 10

In a little less than two months from now, Leica may uncover a new M-series full-frame camera dubbed the Leica M10, according to some rumors that reached the web just a few hours ago. The rumors are fueled by a series of invitations sent out by the company to an event that is supposed to take place May 10-11 in Berl...

16 March 2012
07:11 GMT

Pentax K-01 and Optio WG-2 Cameras Become Available in the US

After teasing them for what seems to be an eternity, Pentax has now finally announced the availability of the K-01 ILC and WG-2 cameras, which the company says are shipping as we speak to retails across the US. The retro-styled K-01 interchangeable lens camera was sketched out by renowned designer Marc Newson and it...

13 March 2012
05:44 GMT

Sony Alpha A57 Translucent Mirror Camera Debuts

About a year and a half after introducing the Alpha A55 translucent mirror camera, Sony is replacing this DSLR with a new Alpha A57 model that upgrades most of the features of its predecessor. At the heart of the A57 stands the same 16-megapixel APS HD CMOS sensor used in the A55, but this time Sony has paired it wi...

13 March 2012
04:16 GMT

Canon Intros EOS 5D Mark III DSLR with 22.3 MP Full-Frame Sensor

More than three years after the release of EOS 5D Mark II, Canon has announced a new incarnation of its enthusiast full-frame 5D series in the form of the 5D Mark III, which improves upon many of the features of its predecessor. The biggest change that Canon brought to the Mark III is the inclusion of a new 22.3MP C...

2 March 2012
04:01 GMT

Nikon’s D800 DSLR Is the First Camera to Gain USB 3.0 Certification

SuperSpeed USB continues to gain market traction among the consumer electronics industry, the recently announced Nikon D800 and D800E professional DSLR cameras being the first such products to feature USB 3.0 support.Nikon’s digital SLR’s were certified by the USB Implementers Forum to support this standa...

10 February 2012
20:01 GMT

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Micro Four Thirds ILC Camera Now Official

After all sort of leaked specs and images bombarded the Web in these last few weeks, Olympus has finally brought forth the OM-D E-M5 retro-looking interchangeable lens camera that uses the company’s own Micro Four Thirds sensor format. The first thing that one notices when taking a look at the new OM-D is just...

8 February 2012
14:01 GMT

Canon Goes Rugged with the PowerShot D20 Point-and-Shoot

After Panasonic and Nikon presented their rugged point-and-shoot cameras earlier this month, Canon follows their lead with the introduction of the PowerShot D20, a strange looking compact with underwater shooting abilities. To make the D20 better fitted for its role, Canon used a special design which enabled it t...

7 February 2012
20:01 GMT

Canon Intros Six New PowerShot A-Series Point-and-Shoot Cameras

Alongside the new high-end ELPS and the SX260 HS, Canon has also introduced today no less than six other PowerShot A-Series point-and-shoot cameras, which will be available starting this month in a variety of colors. The most advanced of Canon’s new point-and-shoots are the A4000 IS and A3400 IS, both of them ...

7 February 2012
16:51 GMT

Canon Adds ELPH 530HS, 320HS and SX260 HS Cameras to PowerShot Lineup

Canon has just announced that it expanded its PowerShot camera lineup with three new models targeting amateur photographers everywhere, which will reach retail starting with March this year. The most advanced of the three point-and-shoot cameras are the two ELPH models (known as IXUS in Europe), which feature Canon&...

7 February 2012
05:25 GMT

Nikon D800 & D800E Now Official, Sport 36MP Full-Frame Sensor

The Nikon D800 rumors turned out to be true, since earlier today the Japanese company has made official this DSLR camera, which sports a whipping 36.3MP resolution image sensor, the highest resolution sensor to be installed in a full-frame digital camera. Nikon’s latest professional camera will actually be ava...

7 February 2012
04:26 GMT

Amazon Makes the Nikon V1 and J1 Cameras up to $150 (114€) Cheaper

Four months after the Nikon V1 and J1 interchangeable lens cameras reached retail, Amazon started offering an important number of discounts on the kit versions of these mirrorless snappers, which enable users to buy them for up to $150 (114 EUR) less than before. A full list of the Nikon 1-Series kits that the US-ba...

6 February 2012
15:11 GMT

Nikon D800 Full-Frame DSLR: More Specs Revealed

With just a few more days until the Nikon D800 launch, a new series of specs for the camera have been recently uncovered and come to reveal the last few details about this full-frame digital SLR. As most of you probably know by now, Nikon plans to launch two versions of this DSLR, the regular D800 and the D800E. The...

6 February 2012
06:11 GMT

Olympus OM-D Retro-Looking ILC Camera Pictured

With just a few more days to go until the Olympus OM-D becomes official, the first picture of this keenly awaited camera made its way to the Web. While it definitely doesn’t reveal too much, the image does show the top part of this retro-looking mirrorless snapper, which is said to include a 16MP Micro Four Th...

3 February 2012
15:21 GMT

Nikon 1-Series Cameras to Get 4K Video Support and Brighter Lenses

Nikon’s 1-Series cameras have proven to be quite popular in the short time since they’ve been out, but despite their success the Japanese company doesn’t plan to rest on its laurels. According to a high ranking Nikon official, the company has already started thinking about the improvements it will ...

2 February 2012
18:41 GMT

Nikon Coolpix P310 Features f/1.8 Lens and 16.1MP BSI CMOS Sensor

Together with the new S-Series and L-810 Coolpix cameras, Nikon also introduced the P310 point-and-shoot, which comes as the company’s high-end pocketable snapper thanks to its improved features and specifications. The most important of these improvements is the inclusion of a new 16.1MP back illuminated CMOS ...

1 February 2012
10:18 GMT

Nikon Coolpix S9300, S6300, S4300 and S3300 Point-and-Shoots Debut

Less than half a year after updating the S-series of point-and-shoot cameras, Nikon refreshed this product line yet again with some new models that offer slightly improved specs when compared to their predecessors. Starting at the bottom end, the first new Coolpix model that we encounter is the S3300, which keeps th...

1 February 2012
05:44 GMT

Nikon Debuts Coolpix L810 Super Zoom with 16MP Sensor and 26x VR Lens

Nikon started refreshing its line of point-and-shoot cameras with a series of new models featuring slightly improved specs, just like the Coolpix L810 Super Zoom that we are going to take a look at in this article. As is the case with any Super Zoom, the focal point of the new L810 is its lens. In the case of the Ni...

1 February 2012
03:34 GMT

Panasonic Outs Lumix DMC-TS4 and DMC-TS20 Ruggedized Cameras

Panasonic’s well known TS-series of ruggedized cameras has just received the addition of the Lumix DMC-TS4 and DMC-TS20 point-and-shoots, which can stand the same abuse as their predecessors, but feature improved specifications. The new Lumix DMC-TS4 will take the place of the TS3 in the Panasonic’s lin...

31 January 2012
15:11 GMT

Panasonic Debuts Lumix DMC-ZS20 and ZS15 Compact Super Zoom Cameras

Panasonic continues its tradition of releasing Super Zoom cameras no larger than a regular point-and-shoot, with the introduction of the Lumix DMC-ZS20 and ZS15 compact “Traveler Zooms” that were announced earlier today. Both of these cameras are built around a 1/2.3-inch High Sensitivity MOS sensor, which in the...

31 January 2012
09:50 GMT

Sony’s Cyber-Shot Lineup Grows by Three, Including the Ultra-Slim DSC-TX200V

Sony’s Cyber-shot digital camera lineup has just received the addition of three new models, including a slimline flagship product dubbed the DSC-TX200V and a pair of point-and-shoots with similar features, the DSC-WX70 and WX50. At the heart of Sony’s svelte DSC-TX200V, stands an Exmor R CMOS image se...

30 January 2012
05:10 GMT

Nikon D800 Full-Frame DSLR to Launch on February 7, Says Report

At the beginning of February, Nikon will reportedly introduce the successor of the recently discontinued D700 digital SLR, the full-frame D800, which is rumored to include a higher resolution image sensor than its forerunner, and improved video capabilities. As Nikon Rumors has found out, the announcement will take ...

27 January 2012
05:12 GMT

Nikon Officially Discontinues D700 and D300S DSLRs

Three and a half year after being made official by Nikon, the D700 full-frame digital SLR camera has been finally discontinued by the Japanese company together with the DX format D300s. Both of the cameras were added by Nikon Japan to its list of discontinued products, and according to the Nikon Rumors website the D...

26 January 2012
16:31 GMT

Pentax Optio VS20 Digital Camera Packs Dual Shutter Buttons

Pentax has just announced the introduction of a new compact digital camera dubbed the Optio VS20, which sports a 20x zoom lens, as well as a secondary shutter button and zoom lever for portrait-orientation shooting. While this certainly isn’t the first time that we get to see a second shutter button being adde...

26 January 2012
04:41 GMT

Canon EOS C300 to Arrive in Japanese Stores on Jan 31, PL Version in March

Canon Japan has recently announced that the Canon EOS C300 cinema camera, which was unveiled in November last year, will reach Japanese stores by January 31st sporting a yet undisclosed price tag. Designed by Canon to come as an alternative to the RED cameras used by many in Hollywood, the EOS 300 draws its power fr...

25 January 2012
13:01 GMT

Canon EOS 5D Mark III Full-Frame DSLR Spotted in the Wild

After a pretty long wait, Canon seems to be finally getting ready to release the EOS 5D Mark III digital SLR as the camera has just been spotted being put through its paces in Kenya, Africa together with Canon’s upcoming 200-400mm zoom lens. From the pictures provided by Aperture Academy, it seems like the new...

24 January 2012
06:11 GMT

Canon EOS 300 Cinema Cam Available for Pre-Order, Ships at the End of January

Introduced back in November of 2011 in front of the film industry’s elite, Canon’s EOS 300 cinema camera is now available for pre-order with shipments starting at the end of this month.Designed by Canon to come as an alternative to the RED cameras used by many in Hollywood, the EOS 300 draws its power fro...

18 January 2012
05:18 GMT

CES 2012: Canon PowerShot G1-X 14.3MP Camera Makes Its Debut

While most of us were expecting for Canon to unveil a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera at this year’s CES, the company has instead announced a new PowerShot G-series snapper that improves upon the specs of the previous G12.The most important addition brought by Canon to its new G1 X is the inclusion of a ...

9 January 2012
19:01 GMT

Nikon D800 DSLR Pictured on Company’s Website

Now that the full-frame D4 was officially released by Nikon, everybody’s attention has turned towards the upcoming D800 and this camera was just pictured on one of the company’s local Websites.Although the resolution of the image provided is lacking, the camera does seem to resemble a great deal the leake...

6 January 2012
16:21 GMT

Nikon Also Outs AF-S 85mm f/1.8G FX-Format Prime Lens

Together with the new Nikon D4 full-frame DSLR, the Japanese company has also announced today a new FX-format Nikkor lens with medium thelephoto abilities, the AF-S 85mm f/1.8G, that will become available in March of this year. The construction of the 85mm f/1.8 consists of nine optical elements, with a seven-blade d...

6 January 2012
10:29 GMT

Nikon D4 Full-Frame Pro DSLR Formally Introduced: 16.2MP Sensor and 1080p Video

Two years after the D3S begun shipping to pro photographers everywhere, Nikon has released its long awaited full-frame successor, the Nikon D4 DSLR, which boosts the pixel count of the camera and largely improves upon the video capabilities of its predecessor.The FX-format sensor used by Nikon in the D4 has a resolut...

6 January 2012
03:45 GMT

Nikon Full-Frame D4 Pro DSLR to Arrive in February for $6,000 (€4,664)

Nikon is expected to unveil the D4 professional DSLR at the end of this week and recent rumors suggest that the camera will reach retail a month later with a suggested price tag of $6,000, or roughly 4,664 EUR.Nikon Rumors has spotted this info on Wells Fargo's website, the same publication that also has some de...

5 January 2012
17:01 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

Nikon D4 DSLR May Launch on January 6

Nikon’s highly anticipated full-frame D4 digital SLR camera may land on January 6 as the company has already started sending out invitations to the press for a product unveiling event that is scheduled to happen this Friday in Hong Kong.The exact product that will be launched during this event was not revealed,...

4 January 2012
16:41 GMT

Leica Rebrands Panasonic’s Lumix Fz150, Calls It the V-LUX 3

Panasonic’s venerable Lumix Fz150 will soon get a new lease of life courtesy of Leica which has just announced a rebranded version of this digital camera that will be known as the V-LUX 3, once it arrives in January of 2012.For those of you that are already familiar with the Lumix Fz150, the new V-LUX won&rsquo...

9 December 2011
05:05 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

Nikon D800 Pictures and Specs Leak, Packs 36MP Full-Frame Sensor

Keenly awaited by many professional photographers out there, Nikon's D800 DSLR was just pictured in a series of leaked images that just made their appearance on the Web together with some of the camera's specifications.Quite a few changes were brought by Nikon to this professional DSLR when compared with it...

21 November 2011
06:11 GMT

Kodak Sells Its Image Sensor Solutions Business

In a move to strengthen the company's financial position and sharpen its operational focus, Kodak has recently announced that it has completed the sale of its Image Sensor Solutions (ISS) business to Platinum Equity.The financial details of the transaction weren't disclosed, but Kodak has mentioned that thi...

9 November 2011
09:00 GMT

Panasonic's Lumix GX1 Micro Four Thirds Camera Is Now Official

Pictured for the first time in a series of leaked photos that made their appearance at the end of last month, the Panasonic Lumix GX1 has now been made official by the Japanese company with availability expected in mid-December.The GX1 comes as the true successor of the Panasonic's popular Lumix GF1, which was o...

7 November 2011
03:32 GMT

Nikon V1 and J1 Mirorrless Interchangeble Cameras Reach Retail

Just as it promised back in September when it unveiled its first mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras, the V1 and J1, Nikon has today started selling the snappers in the US despite the floods that have affected Taiwan and camera makers such as Sony.  The V1 and the J1 share nearly identical specs, with the fo...

20 October 2011
09:18 GMT

Canon Unleashes EOS-1D X Full-Frame Professional DSLR

Canon has upped the ante in professional photography once more with the introduction of the Canon EOS-1D X full-frame DSLR that has become the company's highest performing camera to date as it comes with an impressive set of improvements over its predecessors.Some of the most important changes brought to the EOS...

18 October 2011
03:36 GMT

Nikon Finally Outs Mirrorless Cameras, Meet the Nikon V1 and J1

Mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras have benefited from a huge popularity boost since their introduction, and Nikon has now finally caught up with this trend thanks to the introduction of the V1 and J1, the company's first models to employ a compact ILC design.The V1 and the J1 share nearly identical specs, ...

21 September 2011
03:50 GMT

Canon PowerShot S100 Will Ship Ahead of November Release

A little less than a week ago, Canon announced that at the beginning of November will launch a new camera in the PowerShot range, dubbed the S100. Now, it looks like the point-and-shoot will arrive in the market a full month before this date as Amazon estimates it will start shipping as soon as October 3. The upcomin...

20 September 2011
04:35 GMT

Canon PowerShot S100 and SX40 HS High-End Point-and-Shoots Debut

Canon has just revised its product lineup to include a pair of new PowerShot high-end point-and-shoot cameras, the first one coming as the successor of the highly-regarded S95, while the latter is a super-zoom with a 35x lens. Both the PowerShot S100 and SX40 HS, as the cameras are named, are built around Canon�...

15 September 2011
10:37 GMT

Fujifilm Outs FinePix F600EXR Super-Zoom with Augmented Reality App

Fujifilm has recently announced the introduction of its most advanced compact digital camera to date, the FinePix F600EXR, which comes with a wide series of features including a 16MP sensor, a built-in GPS with an augmented reality app and a 15x wide-angle optical zoom lens now.The FinePix F600 EXR builds on the spec...

12 August 2011
10:41 GMT

Olympus Announced Availability and Pricing of PEN Lite E-PL3 Camera

Introduced at the end of June, Olympus has now announced US availability and pricing for the PEN Lite E-PL3, the company's first Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens camera with a tilting LCD screen. Just as the rest of its PEN siblings introduced in June, the E-PL3 is built using a Live MOS sensor with a r...

28 July 2011
05:27 GMT

Olympus' SP-810UZ Offers the World's Longest Optical Zoom in a Compact Camera

Olympus has recently announced the introduction of the SP-810UZ point-and-shoot snapper that comes with an 36x (24-864mm equivalent) zoom lens, advertised by the company as offering the world's longest optical zoom in a compact camera. The SP-810UZ is the successor of the SP-800UZ and brings a new series of f...

28 July 2011
04:26 GMT

Sony's Cyber-Shot TX55 Ultra-Slim Camera Packs a 16.2 Megapixel Sensor

Sony has just announced that it will soon expand its Cyber-shot point-and-shoot camera range with a new ultra-slim model that is known as the DSC-TX55 and that features a number of innovative technologies like “By Pixel Super Resolution.” This technology was developed in-house by Sony and is said to ex...

25 July 2011
03:51 GMT

Panasonic Also Outs the Lumix LS5 Point-and-Shoot Camera

Together with the Lumix FZ47 superzoom camera, Panasonic has also released a much more simple point-and-shoot for casual photographers, known as the Lumix LS5, that also supports high definition video recording.This time though, the camera is limited at 720p resolutions, where it supports frame rates up to 30fps, eve...

21 July 2011
06:02 GMT

Panasonic Unleashes the Lumix FZ47 Superzoom with Full HD Video Recording

After releasing quite a few successful Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens cameras, Panasonic is now returning into the point-and-shoot space with the Lumix FZ47 superzoom, which supports a new creative controls mode that is available while shooting both still and video images. At the heart of Panasonic's ...

21 July 2011
05:03 GMT


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