New 3D SLR Camera & Camcorder Digital Camera vendors are set to roll out a swag of new products Photokina at one of the world’s largest photographic trade shows. Fujifilm has announced that it is working to develop a new version of its famed Super CCD sensor, as well as a complete workflow environment for 3D imaging.
Panasonic Camera Recognised As The Best One of Panasonic's Lumix camera has received the prestigious EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) Award for the Best Compact Camera through 2008-2009.
Canon Builds New Camera Plant To Satisfy Global Demand According to Japanese reports, camera maker Canon says that it plans to build a plant worth $AUD168 million in Nagasaki, which will have a production capacity of four million digital cameras annually.
Flash Memory War Breaks Out At Top Photo Show The 2008 PMA photo show has kicked off in Brisbane with several new products including both HD Camcorders and Digital still cameras going on show for the first time. However, one on the big talking points is flash-based cameras and the roll out of new flash based cards from the likes of SanDisk who today announced a new deal with Sony and a 64GB card from Microdia.
Samsung Rolls Out 256GB SD Memory Card Just when you thought 64GB on an SSD memory card was impressive Samsung has revealed a 2.5-inch 256GB card which will allow a user to shoot hours of video on an HD camcorder.
Nikon Products Rake In Awards Nikon has won three awards at the 2008 TIPA awards. The Nikon D3 was awarded the “Best D-SLR Professional”, the Nikon D300 was crowned the “Best D-SLR Expert”, while Nikon’s AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED lens won the “Best Professional Lens”.
Canon Aims Lower As Yen Soars According to a report in Bloomberg.com, Canon which gets about 80 per cent of revenue from abroad has lowered its profit forecasts as the yen's climb to a 12-year high starts to erode the value of overseas sales.
Digital Camer's To Get Cheaper As Market Grows GfK is forcasting 20% growth for the digital camera market in Asia Pacific in 2008 the predictions come as tradional CE brands like Samsung, Sony and Panasonic launch new digital camera products up against traditioinal camera brands such as Nikon, Canon and Pentax.
Polaroid Fades To Black Polaroid is shutting its remaining US film plants in March and will get out of making film for instant-picture cameras by the end of the year, suggesting that digital cameras are the way to go in the photography sector in the future.
Samsung Moves Into Digital SLR Market Samsung is set to take on the likes of Sony, Pentax and Nikon in the digital-SLR market with the announcement of a new GX-20 SLR digital camera.
Digital Camera Sales Still Booming Digital camera sales are still booming according to research group IDC. In the second quarter ending July shipments were up by 22 percent.
Panasonic & JVC Stole Digital Camera Technology Claim Kodak Kodak, the world's largest photography company, has accused Panasonic and JVC of stealing its technolgy and is now sueing claiming infringement of four U.S. patents on digital-camera technology.
Compact HD Cameras From Sony Sony Australia has released new digital still and video cameras including the world’s smallest HD camcorder, an HD Handycam camcorder with a hard disk drive that breaks the 100GB mark as well as an all new Cyber-shot line.
Struggling Kodak Has A Flash Of An Idea Kodak which has struggled in the booming digital camera market has introduced what it is calling a major breakthrough in image-sensor technology that increases its sensitivity to light and could well eliminate the need for flash light in cameras.
Free Photo Recovery For Storm-Affected PCs Data recovery company Kroll Ontrack is offering free digital photo recovery for those Aussies affected by the storms in NSW over the weekend.
New Sony Digital Camera Technology Sony has developed a high speed/high resolution CMOS sensor which can handle 6.1 megapixel images at 60 shots a second. Which would give you, say, a high resolution A3 print - think of the back of your door - in the highest possible resolution, 60 times a second.
JVC Sold For a Knockdown Price Of $680M Struggling consumer electronics company JVC has been flogged off to a US private equity company for the knock down price of $680 million, which analysts say is cheap for a global brand.
Digital Camera's To Slow Digital Prints To Grow Digital Camera sales may be set to slow but digital print volumes will grow from 13.2 billion in 2005 to 16 billion by 2009, according to a new report from the research firm InfoTrends.
The Boom In Digital Cameras Is At An End The big boom in Digital Camera sales is expected decline by up to 7.5 percent from a year earlier, when lower prices and a wider variety of models with interchangeable lenses spurred growth to 22 percent.
Street Cameras That See Right Through You Boobs And All The Sun newspaper in London claims that the British Government are bracing themselves for a storm of public outrage over their controversial X-ray cameras scheme which would allow police and security offials to see right through the public.
Travel Smart: Essential Gear For Christmas Holidays Christmas is here and the peak-travel season is once again upon us. Whether you’re off to Brussels or Bourke, Paris or Peru, these are the essential items you shouldn’t leave home without.
Sony DSLR Users Go Pro Users of the new Sony digital SLR camera and its online community site have been rewarded with the chance to feature in the company’s official marketing campaign.
Sony Launches Virtual Film School Aspiring film-makers can brush up on their technique by checking out Sony’s video podcast and online stream of Roughcut 2006.
Sony Launches James Bond Gadget Suite Sony has put together a line up of James Bond-like gadgets to complement the release of Sony Pictures film Casino Royale.
Use Bluetooth To Print In August The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has declared August “Bluetooth Print Month” in an effort to get consumers to use Bluetooth technology to print their photos.
Digital Camera Buyers Buy Again 34% of digital camera buyers buy again within a short period of time a recent survey has revealed.
HP Recalls Tens Of Thousands Of Hot Digital Cameras Hewlett-Packards may need the $450 million tax refund from the IRS after its bid to be a player in the digital camera market ran into a problem as the Company is forced to recall tens of thousands of digital camera that can catch on fire when used with a non-rechargeable battery.
Kodak The Good Corporate Citizen Screws Up Kodak who claim they are a moral example of being a "Good" Corporate citizen have been caught out spamming and fined by a US Federal agency.
Southern Hemisphere's Biggest Photo Show Budding shutterbugs and pros alike will find plenty of photo gear, accessories and events to their liking this weekend at the Photo Imaging World 2006 in Sydney’s Darling Harbour.
Aussies Splurge Billions On Digital Goodies The latest Canon Digital Lifestyle Index (CDLI) details how Aussies spent $3.6 billion on digital products such as DVD and media players, and still cameras.
Aussie Film Makers Go High Definition The Australian amateur film-industry is exposing a growing trend towards DVD and High Definition technology, as revealed by contestants in this year’s Sony Tropfest.
Konica Minolta To Exit Market In a move that has stunned the market Konica Minolta has decided to quit the film and digital camera market with the Australian operation set to close.
The New Look Kodak Having been forced to remake itself to keep pace with the rise of digital imaging, Kodak has now re-branded itself with a new contemporary look described as “simple, fresh and modern”.
More Camera Phones Than Cameras Digital still cameras and the cameras found in camera phones are based on different technologies. Now one outsells the other.
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