samsung archives (419 posts)
Panasonic and Samsung rumored to propose capital ties with Olympus, January 31, 2012
New updates at Reuters on the Olympus saga. These are short alerts at this point in time based on Japanese newspaper reports: one update says that Panasonic and Samsung will independently propose capital ties with Olympus, while another update says...
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Rumors: Samsung NX20 and lenses coming in/by mid-February, January 23, 2012
According to rumor-sources at NX CSC, the Samsung NX20 mirrorless camera will be coming out in mid-February 2012, with an EVF and a rotating AMOLED display on the back, along with a dual-core processor, and such. The 12-24mm and 16-80mm...
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Reviews (Nikon V1 and J1 at dpreview, NX200, P7100, GRD4, etc), January 20, 2012
Let's see what the review cat brought in today! As usual, completed lens reviews can be found at the lens reviews mini-site and completed camera reviews at the camera reviews mini-site. Interchangeables + Nikon V1 and J1 double header review...
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Reviews (NEX-7, A65, etc) & Comparisons (NEX-7 vs A900) & Samples (G1x RAW), January 19, 2012
Let us know take a look at some of the latest reviews and previews and comparisons of various digital cameras, in the first unified post-CES/PMA round-up... The X-Pro 1 and G1x Show + Canon G1x RAW and JPEG samples at...
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Samsung to release the NX200 RS, a retro version of the NX200 in Korea, January 18, 2012
Samsung is apparently planning to release a retro version of the NX200 for the Korean market this weekend (January 21, 2012). The camera will be named "NX200 RS"! Leakage at the Korean forums Danawa (computer translated). [via SammyHub, via NX...
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Kodak files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (and sues Samsung), January 18, 2012
After a series of financial troubles, Kodak has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. You can see the press release at All Things Digital and coverage of this at business and tech websites via Techmeme. In addition to the Chapter 11...
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Interviews: Nikon, Fuji, Sony, Sigma, Samsung, Pentax [updated again], January 15, 2012
The interview action continues, with even more interviews as follows: + Nikon D4 engineer at Galbraith + Fuji X-Pro 1 designer talks to Tech Radar (may get pop-up ad upon interacting with the site) + Sony at Imaging Resource +...
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Samsung clarifies Olympus position: no stake, but partnership cool, January 12, 2012
In a brand new update at Reuters, Samsung clarified that they are not interested in equity or purchase of Olympus but they are open to the possibility of an alliance or partnership of sorts. So they are kinda sorta offering...
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Interview round-up: Olympus, Lytro, and mini-interviews, January 11, 2012
CES and PMA season also means interviews, and once the new product wave subsides, we get the interview wave. So we round-up some of the latest interviews: + text-based interview of Olympus trio at Imaging Resource talking Tsunami, mirrorless camera...
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Interview: Samsung plans "a couple of new line-ups" in H1:2012, January 11, 2012
There is a new Samsung interview with Reuters where the Samsung digital cameras chief offers more concrete and measurable expectations: "...We plan to introduce a couple of new lineups in the first half and aggressively boost sales of mirrorless cameras,...
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Samsung VP: planning high-end compact system camera, January 10, 2012
In a short interview with Amateur Photographer UK, a new Samsung Vice President revealed that the company is planning a high-end system camera and he also mentioned a new NX camera is coming at/by Photokina. It is not clear from...
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Samsung announces more Wifi-cameras with three superzooms, January 9, 2012
The Samsung CES event brought us some new digital cameras, but no NX/interchangeable-lens-cameras and no serious compacts. The main theme of this announcement is Wifi, with a quartet having the magic power of Wifi. "Smart" was another theme that they...
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(ENDED) Live-blogging the Samsung Press Conference at CES/PMA, January 9, 2012
The Samsung press event at CES ended with new P&S cameras and camcorders but no NX/interchangeable lens cameras or advanced compared. Archive of the live-bloggings at Engadget and P. Blog. Press release of the cameras at Engadget. It looks like...
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Reviews (GX1, J1, E-PM1, V-Lux 3, Pixma Pro-1, X10 vs LX5 ISO, etc), January 3, 2012
Time to check the first wave of reviews in this new year, yes, it is 2012, the end of the world according to many credible movies (I saw them on the television and the movie theatres!). Lens reviews can be...
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New Samsung DV300F camera with dual LCDs and Wifi, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year with the first new digital camera announcement of 2012! Samsung has just revealed the DV300F on its own blog. This is a dual LCD (front and back) camera (Samsung calls them 2View nowadays) with built-in Wifi! It...
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