Panasonic’s upcoming Lumix GF1 Micro Four Thirds camera has been spotted on a Chinese forum, seemingly a more compact alternative to the company’s Lumix G1. More retro in design than the G1, the GF1 is lacking just about anything in the way of hard specifications right now, but it obviously supports interchangeable lenses together with what looks to be a pop-up flash.
Hot on the heals of the new Cyber-shot TX1 and WX1 comes this three-legged curiosity, Sony’s Party-shot. Intended to grab the photos you’re too busy, drunken or generally conspicuous to snap yourself, the Party-shot dock works with the two new cameras and offers automatic face-detection, 360-degree pans and button-free photos.
Sony have announced a pair of new digital cameras, the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1, complete with the company’s latest Exmore R back-illuminated CMOS sensor. Each packs 10.2-megapixel resolution, with the slimline TX1 having a 4x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tesar optical zoom, 720p video recording and a 3-inch LCD display, while the WX1 gets a larger 5x Sony G Lens optical zoom, 720p and a smaller 2.7-inch LCD.
Nikon’s Coolpix S1000pj projector-camera may only have got the official nod from the company this morning, but that hasn’t stopped Stuff.TV from going hands-on with the 12.1-megapixel shooter already. They found the S1000pj to be surprisingly good fun, with the VGA quality from the pico-projector making up in communal usability what it lacks in visual fidelity.
Video demo of the S1000pj after the cut
Nikon have officially announced its new Coolpix range, including the pico-projector packing S1000pj first spotted yesterday. The Coolpix S1000pj has a 12.1-megapixel sensor, 5x wide-angle optical zoom and EXPEED digital processing as in the company’s DSLR range, but most interesting is the 10 lumen LED integrated projector that can create up to 40-inch VGA-quality picture.
Samsung revealed a bit more information about their new smart camera line this morning by unveiling a teaser page dedicated to the new devices. Apparently, new features will be detailed there until the release date on August 13th.
Having only been talking about Nikon’s pico-projector-packing digital camera earlier on today, images of the digicam – plus three other upcoming point-and-shoots – have leaked. The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj is the production version of the VP650 prototype, and packs a compact projector module in the center of its casing.
Nikon are tipped to be preparing a digital camera with integrated pico-projector, capable of not only snapping images but projecting them at up to a claimed 8 x 12 inches. The upcoming point-and-shoot, believed to be the Nikon VP650, was revealed in French photography magazine Chasseur d’Images.
It’s turning into quite the day of DSLRs, but if you thought Nikon’s $1800 D300S was expensive, how about a Leica that starts at over $26k? The company have announced pricing for their 2009 S-System line-up, and as you might expect for a 37.5-megapixel DSLR body it’s a costly prospect. Leica will make two versions of the S-System body, the standard S2 and the S2-P which adds a sapphire glass display and “Platinum Service” support package.
It’s not just Nikon’s flagship D300S new today; the company has also unveiled an entry-level DSLR, the Nikon D3000, aimed at getting new photographers addicted. The 10.2-megapixel camera uses an 11-point autofocus system, DX-format sensor and EXPEED image processing, but the most interesting feature for beginners will be the Guide mode. Not just an automatic setup, Guide mode promises to explain why different settings should be chosen; yes, that’s right, it’s a teacher trapped inside your DSLR.
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