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Canon Coffee Mug / Cup / Thermos at Amazon

By admin, on March 3rd, 2013

A bit different post, If you are a hardcore Canon fan you will sure want to buy these items as soon as possible, 🙂

Dishwasher-safe coffee mug shaped like camera lens, all you need to do is put the cap back on and your ideas and drink stay fresh. – Buy it from Amazon

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Canon 24-105mm Travel Coffee Mug / Cup / Thermos with Drinking Lid & Quality Stainless Steel Interior – Buy it from Amazon

Camera Lens Mug/lens Coffee Cup(creative Cup Design Is Simulation to Canon EOS Camera Lens Mug Coffee Cup Ef 70-200mm Stainless Steel Inside Kit C) – Buy it from Amazon

Sony A58 First Sample Images

By admin, on March 3rd, 2013

Take a look at the sample images of Sony newly developed 20MP APS-C CMOS sensor, most of the image captures at ISO 3200.

See sample images here

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2013 camera predictions by Japanese photographic magazine Nippon

By admin, on March 1st, 2013

Take a look at the 2013 camera predictions by Japanese photographic magazine Nippon , Take a look below and share your thoughts with us, also see 2013 camera predicitions by 2013 Camera Predictions by Impress Japan

Canon:

Canon EOS 70D in March 2013
Canon 750D or EOS X7i in June
EOS 7D mark II in August/September
EOS 3D in October

Nikon:

Nikon D400 in June
Nikon 2 in September
Nikon D4x in October

Sony:

Sony NEX-7R
Sony NEX-F3R
Sony NEX-9

Olympus:

Olympus E-P5 in April
Olympus OM-D E-M7 in August/September
Olympus E-7 in September/October

Panasonic:

Panasonic GF7 in March/April
Panasonic G7 in August
Panasonic GX2 in November
Panasonic GH5 in December

Pentax:

Pentax Full frame K3 (two versions) in April
Pentax 645D – II in June

Ricoh:

Ricoh GR Digital V in September

Fuji:

Fuji X-M1 in April
Fuji X-PRO2 in June
Fuji X-E2 in September

Sigma:

Sigma SD1 Merrill LV in June
Sigma DP4 Merrill or DPZ Merrill in September

src – Nippon

Aptina Enters into Patent License Agreement with Sony

By admin, on March 1st, 2013

For those who don’t know Aptina – Today Aptina is one of the major rising brand in sensor manfecturing, Nikon 1 series camera uses sensor made by Aptina, According to latest news release issued today via businesswire, Aptina announced that it has signed a patent cross-license agreement with Sony, which provides each company with access to the other’s patent portfolio.

Press Release
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aptina today announced that it has signed a patent cross-license agreement with Sony, which provides each company with access to the other’s patent portfolio.

Aptina and Sony have built industry leading patent portfolios that include seminal image sensor patents covering image capture and processing methods. These technologies are fundamental to the world’s growing image sensor industry, with sales of over two billion units annually, and found in almost every consumer electronics device including smart phones, automobiles, tablets, televisions, gaming platforms, medical equipment and digital cameras.

This cross-license agreement enables these two innovation leaders to operate freely and use each other’s patented inventions to advance the pace of development for cameras and other imaging applications. The cooperation fostered by the cross-license reinforces the ability of both companies to provide compelling imaging solutions to their customers.

“Patents and innovation are a critical component of Aptina’s strategy, and Aptina’s patent portfolio is the largest and strongest in the image sensor industry,” said Bob Gove, President and CTO of Aptina. “We believe that this powerful blend will advance technology to realize our goal of enabling consumers to capture beautiful images and visual information.”

Aptina, the foundational CMOS imaging company, began within Micron Technology in 2001 with acquisitions of early CMOS imaging companies Photobit and then Avago Technologies’ image sensor business. Aptina became an independent company in 2009. Aptina delivers advanced CMOS imaging solutions to all major imaging markets and is the leading supplier in many markets including the rapidly growing automotive market.

Nikon D7100 vs Canon 60D

By admin, on March 1st, 2013

Nikon D7100 vs Canon 60D Specification comparison review, take a look at the comparison review between a semi-pro and professional APS-C DSLR.

Sensor

Nikon features 24.1MP CMOS image sensor, Canon 60D features a Canon-designed 18MP APS-C size CMOS sensor. Nikon sensor is bit bigger and have more resolution.
No Optical Low Pass Filter
Due to no optical low pass filter the Nikon D7100 will capture more details, color and have less noise at high ISO.

ISO

Nikon D7100 features better ISO range
Nikon D7100 features ISO sensitivity range that expands from 50 to 25600 ISO equivalent, Canon 60D features 100-6400 (adjustable in 1/3-step increments from ISO 100-6400 and expandable to 12,800) .

Auto-Focus

Nikon D7100 features advance AF system

The D7100 uses 51 focus points, including 15 cross-type sensors for detecting both vertical and horizontal contrast variations, to achieve fast, precise focus. The central cross-type sensor works down to f/8, which is an advantage when using compatible tele-converters.
The 9-point AF system on the new EOS 60D features f/5.6-sensitive cross-type focusing on all nine focusing points. Like the EOS 7D, the center AF point is a hybrid of standard cross-type and special diagonally-shaped “X” cross, with high-precision sensitivity for f/2.8 and larger aperture lenses

Continuous Shooting Speed

Nikon D7100 is more fast compared to 60D

Canon 60D can shoot up to 5.3 frames per second (fps), capturing a maximum burst of approximately 58 Large/JPEGs and 16 RAW.
Nikon D7100 can capture rapid six frames-per-second (fps) burst speed in 1.3X crop mode.

Video

Nikon D7100 features better video modes
Nikon D7100 features Full HD video recording @ 60fps
Canon 60D Full HD is limited to 30fps only

Display

Nikon features bigger high res-display.
D7100 features a new 3.2″ ultra-high-resolution 1,229K-dot Fixed LCD monitor.
Canon features Vari-angle 3.0-inch Clear View LCD monitor With 1,040,000 (dots/VGA) pixels.

other features

Nikon D7100 features in camera HDR

Conclusion

Nikon D7100 features better Sensor.

Nikon D7100 features No optical low pass filter

Nikon D7100 features better ISO range

Nikon D7100 features advance ISO range

Nikon D7100 features better Continuous shooting speed

Nikon D7100 features better video mode

Nikon D7100 have better display

Canon 60D is affordable

Conclusion – Based on Specification Comparison we highly recommend you to buy Nikon D7100
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Sony RX100 vs Fujifilm X20 vs Fujifilm XF1 vs Leica D-Lux 6 - High ISO Test

By admin, on February 28th, 2013

High ISO image comparison published by japanese website dslr-check.at.webry, take a look at the comparison below

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Nikon D7100 vs Canon 7D

By admin, on February 28th, 2013

Nikon D7100 vs Canon 7D Specification comparison review, Nikon D7100 features higher megapixel sensor, No optical low pass filter but limited burst speed.