Olympus’ E-P1 Micro Four Thirds digital camera is expected to make its official debut on Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean we don’t want to hear about the appealing snapper today if we can. The E-P1 is, according to the latest spec-leak, expected to have a 13-megapixel sensor, 200-6400 ISO range and 60-1/4000 shutter speed, together with supporting 720p video recording.
It seems a day doesn’t go by without some new technology rumor. But hey, it keeps things exciting. Today, there’s a rumor going around on the Pentax Forums that Samsung will be releasing the GX-30 very soon.
It’s seems to be a morning of digital cameras, with Casio the latest to whip out their pocket-snapper. The Casio EXILIM EX-H10 has a 12.1-megapixel CCD paired with a 24mm 10x optical zoom, and while it may not have the AMOLED panel of the Samsung WD1000 it does manages to squeeze a similarly-sized 3-inch LCD into its sub-1-inch thick chassis.
Samsung have unveiled a new digital camera that rocks its distinctive dual-analog-gage indicators. The Samsung WB1000 has a 12.2-megapixel 1/2.33-inch CCD paired with a 24mm wide-angle Schneider-KREUZNACH lens and 5x optical zoom, together with a 3-inch AMOLED 480 x 260 display around the back.
FujiFilm have announced their latest compact camera, the FinePix Z300, a 10-megapixel point-and-shoot with a 5.7x optical zoom and 3-inch touchscreen preview screen. Capable of recording VGA quality video at 30fps, the FinePix Z300 measures 92 x 56.5 x 18.5 mm and weighs 150g.
Olympus’ E-P1 Micro Four Thirds camera has shown up in the wild, complete with a a 17mm f2.8 prime lens. Details regarding the camera are scant – in fact these images are pretty much all we have to go on – but it’s suggested that Olympus will release the E-P1 in July this year.
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The Fraunhofer Institute has been demonstrating a bi-directional OLED microdisplay, squeezing not only display pixels but camera photodiodes into the array. Currently a 320 x 240 prototype panel capable of 8-bit color, the Fraunhofer AMOLED could be used for heads-up displays, integrated into eyeglasses or used to track eye movement and perception in drivers.
Basically, the photodiodes each fit into a 12.4 micrometer gap between the 38.7 micometer OLED pixels. That allows the panel to both display information and capture an image of whatever is looking at it.
Well this little gadget certainly is interesting. revealed today at Computex, the DigiLife DDV-JF1 camera looks pretty normal on the surface. It looks like a mini camcorder of some sort and is capable of shooting 720p video.
In addition to the Xbox LIVE updates, Microsoft also announced their much-rumored motion controller at E3. Named the Microsoft Xbox 360 Project Natal – pronounced “nuh-tall” – it combines an RGB camera, depth sensor, multi-array microphone and custom processor all in one compact bar, which can track gamers’ movements in 3D space as well as respond to verbal commands.
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Sony introduced two new cameras today and for once they got a European debut before anywhere else. Both are pocket Cyber-shot cameras and bear the monikers W180 and W190. You can easily switch between photo and video modes by just flipping a switch.
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