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Panasonic set to redesign some of its lenses

Shane McGlaun, Feb 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

I have a Nikon DSLR and it has no image stabilization built-in. If you want or need stabilization, you have to buy lenses that have the feature integrated. There are some camera brands that have stabilization in the body, but mostly you need lenses with the feature integrated if you want to reduce blur with zoom or longer exposure times with lots of the DSLRs out there. Read The Full Story

Panasonic LUMIX GF2 priced plus Camcorders & Point-&-Shoots

Chris Davies, Feb 1st 2011 Discuss [1]

Panasonic has outed pricing information for its 2011 camera range, including the much-anticipated LUMIX GF2. The Micro Four Thirds camera will drop in the US later this month - in a choice of black, silver, red or white - with a body-only price of $499.95. Alternatively, it'll be offered with the 14-42mm lens at $599.95, or with the 14mm pancake Prime lens at $699.95. Read The Full Story

Panasonic LUMIX FX78 creates 3D stills with a single lens

Chris Davies, Jan 25th 2011 Discuss [0]

Panasonic's rugged TS3 and Full HD ZS10 and ZS8 digicams aren't the only new models from the company today; there's also the ultracompact Panasonic LUMIX FX78. Built around a 24mm ultra-wide angle Leica lens with a 5x optical zoom and a 12.1-megapixel sensor, the FX78 is controlled via a 3.5-inch touchscreen display and supports Panasonic's 3D Photo mode. Read The Full Story

Panasonic outs new DMC-ZS10 digital camera

Shane McGlaun, Jan 25th 2011 Discuss [3]

Panasonic expanded its digital camera line up for 2011 today with the addition of the new Lumix DMC-ZS10 digital camera. The camera has a versatile lens that can shoot ultra wide-angle to long zoom shots. The total optical zoom range of the camera is 16x and the lens has 24mm wide angle as well. Read The Full Story

Sanwa Universal 3D Glasses Work on 3D TVs from Japan Only

Evan Selleck, Jan 18th 2011 Discuss [3]

Sanwa has recently unveiled a pair of brand new 3D glasses that the company claims are universal. However, Sanwa's definition of universal seems to be a bit more "defined," then some might imagine. The company has announced that these new universal 3D glasses will work with a wide range of 3D TVs, but here's the kicker: they have to be from a Japanese company. Read The Full Story

Verizon stream Blu-ray quality 1080p 3D over FiOS [Video]

Chris Davies, Jan 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Verizon has demonstrated streaming Full HD 3D 1080p video over FiOS fiber-optic networks. The system promises double the quality of some rival systems, and uses a Panasonic Blu-ray player on the receiving end. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Withings WiFi scales now put your fat on Panasonic’s VIERA HDTVs

Chris Davies, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

Withings seems obsessed with shaming us into sharing our weight with whoever might be interested; their WiFi scales tweeted out our chubby readings last year, and now you can bypass the latest sports game and put your weight on the big screen instead. If you've a Panasonic VIERA Connect HDTV, you can now access the Withings health dashboard as a widget. Read The Full Story

Panasonic launches RP-HSC200 clip type headphones for sports

Shane McGlaun, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [1]

Panasonic has unveiled a new set of earphones for the music fan that likes some tunes with exercise. The new headphones use a clip-type connection method to the user's ears to keep them in place no matter how hard you work out or how much you sweat. The headphones are called the RP-HSC200. Read The Full Story

Skype headed to Sony Bravia and Vizio Via TVs soon

Shane McGlaun, Jan 6th 2011 Discuss [0]

If you are a fan of chatting with your friends and family, using Skype you will have access to the service on a couple more platforms really soon according to Skype. Skype reports that its service will hit the Sony Bravia line of HDTVs and the Vizio Via line of HDTVs "soon." Read The Full Story

Olympus XZ-1, Sony 1080p60 super-autofocus and Panasonic S-Series tipped for CES 2011 compact avalanche

Chris Davies, Dec 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

A new Olympus compact camera has leaked ahead of its official release at CES 2011 next week, along with details on a new range of Sony shooters. The Olympus XZ-1, so 43rumors sources say, has the same 1:1.63 size 10.1-megapixel sensor as the Panasonic LX5 but paired with a 28-112mm f/1.8-2.5 lens. Meanwhile, according to Sony Alpha Rumors, Sony will bring along compact cameras capable of 1080p60 recording in AVCHD format, while contrast auto-focus is tipped to be as fast as that on the Panasonic LUMIX GH2. In fact, the new models are expected to focus in just 0.1s. Read The Full Story

Panasonic AG-AF100 micro-4/3 camcorder on sale now

Chris Davies, Dec 28th 2010 Discuss [0]

Panasonic's AG-AF100 micro-four-thirds camcorder has begun shipping, with the interchangeable lens camera offering native 1080/24p recording for $4,995. The AF100 can record up to 12 hours of footage across two 64GB SDXC cards in PH mode, as well as capturing 2-megapixel stills, and supports ISO 200 to 3200, variable frame rates in 20 steps from 12p to 60p at 60Hz or from 12p to 50p at 50Hz, and can use regular micro-4/3 lenses from still cameras. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up: December 17 2010

Chris Burns, Dec 17th 2010 Discuss [0]

Take a trip on the root train with Nexus S, emulate your way back into the greatest system ever SEGA Dreamcast - on Android, see Google aspire for a musical future, and translate foreign text in real time with Word Lens for iPhoto! Then just incase you missed it last night, take a peek at this first look at the L1v2 Laser Pico Handheld Projector with none other than your humble narrator, and get your first taste of TRON: LEGACY with a full review by Philip! All this and MORE on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up! Read The Full Story