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Olympus shows off next-gen top-end SLR
Stephen Shankland, Crave.CNET.com | Mar 12, 2007
Olympus has been short on details other than to say the camera will ship this year. In addition, the company said the new model would be rugged and weatherproof for the demanding conditions of professional photographers.
The camera prototype was on display at the Photo Marketing Association trade show here. It featured a main camera body and a detachable grip for taking vertically oriented shots and--if other manufacturers' products are anything to go by--for housing more batteries.
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A different approach to GPS-enabled cameras
Lori Grunin, CNET.com | Mar 12, 2007
Photography's essential use of GPS differs from the typical GPS application in one significant way: You don't need it to tell you where you are, only where you've been. Why does this distinction matter? Because the former requires far more real-time horsepower and precision than the latter does. For digital photography, that translates into the difference between bulky, expensive power-draining solutions or small-footprint, cheap, energy-efficient ones.
At least, that's the thinking behind NXP Software's swGPS technology, and I think it has a lot of merit. With the swGPS software embedded in a camera along with a small receiver, every time you take a shot, the camera takes a "snapshot" of all the GPS satellite signals it can pick up plus a time stamp and then saves a tiny file with the info. According to the company, it consumes only 27mJ of power per shot. When you download the photos to a PC, it syncs with NXP's servers to turn that miscellaneous signal data into a location stamp for each photo. In contrast, a typical GPS solution does that synchronization while you're shooting.
The first product available using NXP's SnapSpot swGPS technology--Jobo AG's PhotoGPS, a US$149 add-on that fits into a camera's hotshoe--will ship this summer in the US. I'm just hoping that the execution works as well as the theory sounds.
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Sigma's compact DP1 gets some exposure
Stephen Shankland, Crave.CNET.com | Mar 12, 2007
Each pixel in a Foveon sensor can detect red, green and blue light, a different approach compared to most "Bayer pattern" sensors that have a checkerboard of pixels that only capture a single color. The Foveon sensors have been used earlier in Sigma's SLR cameras. The camera image has a resolution of 4.7-megapixels, but each pixel has all three colors; most cameras have only one color and extrapolate values for the others.
The DP1 also has a 2.5-inch display, a fixed 28mm lens, a hot shoe to mount an external flash and support for RAW images taken directly from the sensor without in-camera processing.
The camera is due to ship in the US this summer, Sigma said, but the company isn't releasing price details. At press time, the regional distributor for Sigma in Asia was unable to furnish further details either.
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Call a Sherpa: Sigma's 200-500mm lens
Stephen Shankland, Crave.com | Mar 09, 2007
When it comes to SLR cameras, there are big lenses with a long focal length, there are fast lenses with a wide aperture to gather lots of light, and flexible lenses with a wide zoom angle.
Squeezing all three into the same lens is tough, but Tokyo-based lens maker Sigma has done just that with a model with a 200-500mm zoom range. It's got a wide aperture, F2.8, for taking higher-speed shots.
But there's a catch: The lens weighs 40kg.
The company is showing off a prototype here at the Photo Marketing Association trade show.
The mammoth lens, about three feet long, is a prototype but will go on sale, said Yousuke Yamazaki, a mechanical designer for Sigma. The lens has two motors, one for zoom and one for focusing. It also has a digital display that indicates the focal distance setting.
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PMA 2007 opens: Show report
Edvarcl Heng | Mar 09, 2007
The photographic festivities of the 2007 Photo Marketing Association show starts now and it's a shutterbug's dream come true… if you are in Las Vegas. But it's the Internet age, and we've got it all wrapped up around our virtual finger. So check back with us during the week for all the on-site news.
March 12, 2007
Gadget Lab's cyclopean camera
This camera wants to see better and more with its third eye.
Olympus shows off next-gen top-end SLR
Olympus began showing off its next-generation top-end SLR Thursday, a successor to the E-1.
A different approach to GPS-enabled cameras
Here's another way of telling where your pictures were taken.
Sigma's compact DP1 gets some exposure
Japanese camera and lens maker Sigma began showing off its DP1 digital camera, a compact model using the unusual Foveon image sensor.
Is your name, beta? New Sony Alpha dSLRs surface
The culmination of Sony's design savvy and Konica Minolta's technical expertise may soon have a new heir.
Call a Sherpa: Sigma's 200-500mm lens
To say this lens is a biggie would be a gross understatement.
March 9, 2007
Sony camera cuts the cord
Sony unwires a digicam for the first time, opening up interesting possibilities with its built-in Wi-Fi.
March 8, 2007
Ricoh Caplio R6: Capturing more
See more with the diminutive R6's 7.1x wide-angle lens.
Kodak sweeps the deck with new EasyShare cameras
With a sensitivity setting of up to ISO 8000, some of these guys are brilliant to say the least.
Olympus, Nikon shoot for lower-end SLRs
Digital SLR maker Olympus announced two new lower-end single-lens reflex cameras Monday, while competitor Nikon upgraded its entry-level model with a higher-resolution sensor.
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