Photos purporting to show an as-yet unannounced Nikon DSLR with an articulated display have emerged, tipped to be officially unveiled at a Nikon press event on April 14th. No specific details for the camera have been given, but the photographer who snapped the mystery shots claims to have been traveling in Eastern Europe only to “stumble across” a Nikon commercial shoot.
According to the latest leaks coming out of Asia, manufacturer OmniVision have won the contract to supply Apple with the 3.2-megapixel CMOS image sensor intended for the next-gen iPhone. The company is also apparently contracted to provide a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor for an unknown Apple device set for release later in 2009.
Nokia have announced Point and Find, a new app for Nokia handsets which can recognize barcodes and cinema posters. The software uses the phone’s camera, internet access and GPS to call up pre-programmed tags; that can then bring up local movie times, the ability to book tickets, and – eventually – price comparisons.
Olympus announced a brand new camera today that targets the entry-level market. The E-450 is a DSLR that provides a cheaper alternative to the more expensive models while still offering up a decent amount of features.
NTT have developed a variable focus lens that they claim is 1,000x faster than existing technology. The lens is based on KTN (potassium tantalate niobate), an “electro-optic crystal” the refractive indices of which varies depending on how much voltage is applied across its surface. By adjusting the voltage, the focal length varies.
Could Canon be working on a professional digital camera? That’s the buzz going around the rumor mill today and if true, the specs are expected to be pretty impressive. This could be completely false, but it’s worth keeping your eye on, anyway.
If true, Canon is creating a video camera for the pro market that uses their 1x APS-C CMOS sensor. This would allow for video capture of up to 120 frames per second and 12.1 megapixels. Now that would certainly be impressive!
A few new lenses are supposedly in the works as well that would go along nicely with the camera. Specifically, a 16mm and a telezoom lens. Again, this is just a rumor at this time, but I think it would be a great addition to the Canon family. And I’m sure several pro videographers out there would like to see it come to fruition as well.
[via CrunchGear]
Nokia have released an update for their 5800 XpressMusic touchscreen music-phone. The updated software – which is a free download – boosts internet data access speeds and tweaks in-device searching and the onboard email app.
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Pricing and release information for the Panasonic DMC-GH1 Hybrid has been revealed, as part of the camera’s launch in Japan this week. The 12-megapixel Micro Four Thirds System camera will go on sale in Japan on April 24th, priced at around 150,000 yen ($1,530).
Samsung is adding to their touchscreen phones today with the Haptic 8M handset. This phone uses haptic feedback (hence the name) and sports a 3.3-inch display that has a 480 x 800 resolution.
The Haptic 8M supports HSPA-based 3G, T-DMB digital TV tuning and has an 8-megapixel camera. The camera is enabled with face tagging technology, meaning it can recognize faces. Other camera features include flash and smile detection.
Also included is a microSDHC card slot and the TouchWiz interface. The Haptic 8M will only be available in Korea at first on SK Telecom for the equivalent of around $660. Since this model does not support US 3G, there would need to be another version should it ever be released stateside.
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Pentax released more details on several of their products today. First up is the Pentax 645 Digital. It was first previewed in 2007, but now we’re finally getting closer to a release, it seems. This camera is a monster with 30-megapixels! It is also expected to handle film-based 645 lenses, have a full-view eyepiece and more.
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