Sony's wireless VAIO photo frame

Sony's clearly dipped its brush into its VAIO design palette for this CP1 Wi-Fi photo frame. It looks, feels and smells like a VAIO, which should go matchingly well with the rest of your VAIO collection in the house. And like all VAIOs, there's a certain expectation that you'll get what you pay for.

Besides the patently handsome aesthetics, there're wireless connectivity for streaming Internet radio and news (there's an RSS reeder), onboard stereo speakers and a mini remote to exploit the wireless option. The 7-inch LCD display itself runs into 16 million colors in 800 x 480 resolution. There's also a digital/analog clock and the ability to save energy by dimming the screen automatically when a room's lights are turned off.
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Sony Alpha A900 turns up in Danish magazine ad

Pictures have surfaced of an ad in a Danish photography magazine for the Sony Alpha A900, the company's apparently forthcoming 25-megapixel full-frame dSLR camera.

Well it mentions only a couple of other basic specs including a 100 percent viewfinder, a 3.0-inch LCD, and a dual BIONZ Image Processing Engine, blogger Adam Richardson has managed to unearth a lot more details. Check them out here.

PC World is reporting a suspected launch/announcement date of September 10.

All other pertinent source links can be found at PhotographyBay.com.

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Zeiss teases new lens mount

Zeiss, maker of a line of high-quality, single focal length manual focus lenses for SLRs, is running an ad on its Web site teasing the announcement of a new lens mount to be announced September 15. They are currently available in Nikon mount (ZF), Pentax mount (ZK), and 42mm screw-mount(ZS). See the ad here.

Internet speculation really runs the gamut, from wishes for it to be for Olympus, to rumors of the rebirth of the Leica R system. There's also talk of it maybe being for the Sony Alpha mount, which is a serious possibility, given the companies' current relationship. There are many, including me, who would like to see it be for Canon EF, also a serious possibility considering Canon's market share. What do you think it is going to be?

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New Canon dSLR due end of September

We have word from Canon that it will be unveiling a new dSLR later this month. While the company didn't indicate which unit it will be, it did mention to us that it will replace a "long overdue model". We suspect that the new camera is the much anticipated successor to the EOS 5D launched 3 years ago.

It is rumored online that this dSLR will feature a 21-megapixel sensor and, like Nikon's D90, will be able to capture HD-quality movies. However, given that Canon is concentrating more on quality than cramming features into a camera, this is highly unlikely.

We were also told that this camera will be very exciting, and can possibly trump other shooters in its class easily. This will mean it has to go against Nikon's D700 and maybe Sony's rumored full-frame dSLR.

Check back with us soon as Photokina draws near. We believe Canon will make the announcement then.

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Samsung's answer to the Micro Four Thirds System

Earlier this year, Samsung announced that it is looking to be one of the top three players in the digital imaging industry by 2010. This means it will probably have to do better than top camera brands such as Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus and Panasonic. Part of its plan now is to introduce to consumers a new standard that makes dSLR-like cameras more compact and lighter. This means it is looking at the same audience that Olympus and Panasonic are targeting with their Micro Four Thirds System.

UK's Amatuer Photographer had an exclusive interview with Byung Woo Lee, executive vice president of Samsung Techwin. It was reported that Lee mentioned its APS-C-sized sensor based format has no relation tothe Micro Four Thirds System, and its "hybrid system will be small and light" and will use Samsung's own lenses. We guess this means the company will have to develop a new mount for this standard, though there is no mention as to whether the current GX optics can be used on the new bodies. Lee, however, did say the new optics will be smaller than its current GX lenses.
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