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Panasonic LF1 : extra-small large sensor camera with 28-200mm lens

Apr 24, 2013 No Comments by

Look at this interesting little piece of camera ! The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LF1 is really small, but yet, it embarks a large format sensor, 1/1.7″, a 12-megapixel backlit CMOS. This small compact camera also receives WiFi with the great addition of the NFC for ease of setting and an electronic viewfinder. As mentioned, the Panasonic [...]

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Nikon Coolpix P330 : 24-120mm lens – 1/1.7 BSI sensor – GPS

Mar 05, 2013 Comments Off by

The Nikon Coolpix P330 receives the latest Backside Illuminated CMOS sensor of 12 megapixels in 1/1.7 “. Its sensibility ranges from ISO 200 to 3,200 and is expandable up to ISO 12,800. The sensor’s signal is processed by the EXPEED C2 processor which allows the P330 to reach burst shooting mode rate of 10 fps. [...]

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Pentax MX-1 borrows the Olympus XZ-2 formula

Jan 07, 2013 1 Comment by

Pentax unveils today its high-end compact camera with a 1/1. 7″ backside illuminated CMOS sensor and a promissing fast lens. Here is the Pentax MX-1. The Pentax MX-1 gets what it takes ti ensure the success of a compact camera aimed towards enthusiast photographers with the adoption of 1/1.7″ larger than usual sensor , more [...]

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Leica D-LUX 6 and V-LUX 4

Sep 17, 2012 Comments Off by

As every year or so, Leica borrows a few cameras to Panasonic which in return gets some lens production and design certification by the German company. This year, for the Photokina 2012, Leica unveiles two cameras which are also available under the Panasonic brand : The Leica D-LUX 6 : this camera has a 24-90mm [...]

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Olympus XZ-2

Sep 17, 2012 Comments Off by

January 2011, Las Vegas, CES, Consumer Elctronic show: Olympus unveils a sensational camera, the XZ-1 whose lens offers an impressive maximum aperture of f/1.8 in wide angle, but also in telephoto with an appreciated f/2.5 at 112mm. Today, as the 2012 Photokina kicks off, Olympus sharpens its enthusiast amateur photographer compact lcompact camera and unveil [...]

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Canon Powershot S110 : Wi-Fi large BSI CMOS camera

Sep 17, 2012 Comments Off by

Canon is back for the 2012 Photokina with a successor to the S100 pocket size large sensor camera : meet the Powershot S110 that is imporved wityh a BSI CMOS sensor (still of 1/1.7″) of 12 megapixels and Wi-Fi. The Canon S110 sensor is a 12-megapixel BSI CMOS at the generous 1/1.7″ format, which can [...]

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Canon Powershot G15 : fast lens, BSI CMOS sensor

Sep 17, 2012 Comments Off by

Two years after refreshing the enthusiast amateur photographer with the Powershot G12, for this Photokina 2012, Canon unveiles a really more attractive camera : the Powershot G15. The Canon G15 gets a new BackSide Illuminated CMOS sensor 1/1.7 “, a new fast lens, I mean fast throughout its focal length range and a new viewfinder. [...]

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Panasonic unveils its Lumix G5, LX7, FZ200 and SZ5

Jul 19, 2012 Comments Off by

As every year, in July, Panasonic renews a portion of its range including the traditional high-end bridge camera (FZ200) and the enthusiast photographer camera (the LX7). Panasonic Lumix G5 The Panasonic G5 is Panasonic latest advanced mirrorless camera. This MFT camera gets a “newly developped sensor” say Panasonic but let me remind you that they tell us [...]

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