new camera announcements archives (529 posts)
New Canon SX260 and SX240 superzooms [tape-delayed news], February 8, 2012
And we finally catch up (I think) with all the new camera announcements leading up to CP+ 2012 in Japan. Canon has announced a soccer/football team of new Powershots (11 new cameras). The stars of the team are the new...
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New Canon Elph 530HS (12x) & Elph 320HS (5x) with Wifi [tape-delayed news], February 8, 2012
We are slowly but steadily seeing an increase in Wifi in digital cameras. Some, especially people who follow smartphones, may be surprised that the percentage of 2012 cameras with Wifi is so low, but let's not be greedy. It took...
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Canon launches 2nd waterproof Powershot - the D20 [tape-delayed news], February 8, 2012
Canon and Nikon have been very slow to warm up to the waterproof/elementproof camera segment, but with the newly announced Powershot D20, they have two cameras each. The new D20 looks more "aggressive", less toyish but more ...fishy than the...
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Canon launches six A-series P&S compacts [tape-delayed news], February 8, 2012
And now time to catch up with the new Canon Powershot announcements that got buried in an avalanche of new camera announcements. Once storied and respected, the Canon A-series is now made up of entry-level P&S cameras. This announcement has...
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Sigma reveals two new APS-C prime cameras: the DP1 and DP2 Merrill, February 8, 2012
Sigma has revealed two new APS-C prime fixed lens digital cameras, the DP1 Merill and the DP2 Merill. If the name sounds familiar, it is because they are a tribute to Sigma/Foveon's Dick Merrill. The previous iterations of the DP-series...
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Sigma SD1 Price Wars Episode II: The Discount Menace (new SD1-Merrill for $2300), February 8, 2012
When Sigma initially revealed the $9700 price for the SD1 in May 2011, it generated a near universal unidirectional firestorm. Fast forward to now, and Sigma decided to bring the SD1 price down to earth, while at the same time...
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New Olympus E-M5 is officially announced!, February 7, 2012
Forty years after the initial launch of OM, Olympus is bringing it back with as OM-D, with the E-M5 as the first OM-styled Micro Four Thirds camera! Olympus has also announced two new M43rds lenses: 75/1.8 and 60/2.8 macro. Olympus...
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New Olympus SZ31-MR and SH25-MR superzooms, February 7, 2012
Two more new superzooms have joined the Cameras of 2012, the Olympus SZ31-MR with a 24x optical zoom lens and the Olympus SH25-MR with a 12x optical zoom lens. Details on the SZ31-mr at Photoxels,Photoscala, dpreview, Quesabesde, etc. Details on...
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New Olympus TG-820 and TG-620 elementproof cameras, February 7, 2012
It is raining new elementproof cameras these days! Olympus has now announced a new duo, the Tough TG-820 and TG-620. Details at Photoxels, Quesabesde, Photoscala, etc.
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Pentax pre-announces new lenses (645, K-, Q-) , adapter (K-lens to Q-body), silver Q, 645D tethering, February 7, 2012
Pentax has pre-announced a variety of lens-related products that cover the K-mount, Q-mount and 645D! They include a 50/1.8, 560/5.6 K-mount, an unspecified thin K-mirrorless lens, unspecified telephoto and lens mount cap lenses for the Q system, a 90mm f2.8...
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New Pentax WG-2 elementproof camera (with and without GPS options), February 7, 2012
A new elementproof camera has joined the club today, as Pentax has announced the brand new Pentax WG-2, following up on the WG-1 and many more elementproof cameras before it. Press release parade at Pentax Forums, PhotoXels, dpnow, Photoscala, Pop...
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Canon announces a wave of new SX, Elph and A-series Powershots, February 6, 2012
Canon has announced a barrage of new entry-level and mid-range Powershot digital cameras in the Elph/Ixus/Ixy, SX-compact-zooms, A-series and their second waterproof P&S camera the D20. We will sort through them tomorrow! Wednesday or later. This is madness!
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New 36-megapixel Nikon D800 and D800E full frame DSLRs are officially announced, February 6, 2012
Let the megapixel wars heat up again! Nikon has just announced a brand new 35mm full frame DSLR, the Nikon D800, with a 36-megapixel sensor, and sister model D800E. The D800 will start at $3000 (Adorama, B&H Photo, Amazon (listed)),...
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New Casio EX-ZR20 (16mp, 8x 25-200mm eq), February 6, 2012
Not to be confused with the EX-ZR200 or the EX-ZS20, or the EX-ZR15, Casio has also announced the EX-ZR20, a 16mp camera with a 8x optical zoom lens (25-200mm equivalent), and promises of high-speed shutter and such. Press release parade...
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New Pentax K-01 mirrorless and 40/2.8 XS pancake are official [updated], February 2, 2012
Pentax has now officially announced their new K-01 mirrorless camera using the K-mount, along with the new 40mm f2.8 XS pancake lens! This kit is available for pre-order for $900 at Amazon in yellow, black or white-black. UPDATE: There are...
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