Sony, small and lightweight "Cyber-shot" of 30 times optical zoom "DSC-HX50V"

The model is equipped with the "Exmor R" 

back-illuminated 1/2.3CMOS sensor, 

20.4 million effective pixels. Optical zoom 30 times, 

zooming all pixels super-resolution is up to 60 times. 

Focal length 24mm ~ 720mm.

By algorithmic evolution, 

the improvement of camera shake correction function 

and the autofocus speedup are realized. 

Compared with previous models DSC-HX200V, 

"New camera shake correction" shows an effect of about 2 times 

(shutter speed equivalent comparison in telephoto end). 

Equipped with the "EV dial", 

while holding the camera setup,

exposure compensation can be directly operated. 

Also equipped with multi-interface shoe that can be mounted 

with such various accessories as flash,

electronic viewfinder and stereo microphone, etc.

Ricoh, compact digital camera, "GR”, "series best picture quality"

This model is the successor of "GR DIGITAL IV" 

that was released in October 2011. 

As an imaging element, it is equipped with the "GR ENGINE V" 

and as the image processing engine, 

equipped with APS-C size CMOS of approx.16.2 million effective pixels.

Combining with specification of low-pass filterless, 

it gained improved feeling of definition, 

gradation expression and color reproductibility.

The lens, adopted GR lens of the new designed 

28mm equivalent angle of view (35mm format equivalent) 

of 7 lens elements in 5 groups. 

Focal length, 18.3 mm( about 28mm: 35mm equivalent ).

F value is 2.8 to 16. Further,

by adopting 9 blades of iris diaphragm, 

can be taken shooting of a natural blur and beautiful beam of light.

Canon, special color "Bay blue" mirror-less "EOS M"

Canon Marketing Japan Co., Ltd. 

release the double lens kit of new color "Bay blue" 

mirror-less camera "EOS M". 

It is only a double lens kit to line up 

and the sale is not carried out in the body alone. 

EOS M is the mirror-less camera of Canon's first product to be positioned

in the entry model of EOS series.

New color "Bay blue" to be added this time is a special model

that Communications director, Chie Morimoto dealt 

with as the color design on the theme of "journey".

Fujifilm, compact digital camera "XP200" , with Wi-Fi corresponding/ 4 toughness features

Model equipped with four toughness functions 

"15m waterproof", "2m Shock structure," 

" cold-proof to -10 degrees C." and "dust-proof". 

Colors lined up blue, yellow and black. 

Imaging element is 1/2.3 type CMOS sensor of 16.4 million pixels. 

Equipped with Fujinon optical 5 times zoom lens from wide-angle 28mm 

and the shake correction function of the CMOS shift method. 

Lens configuration is of 11 groups13 lenses (four aspherical surface 8).

It enables to take high-speed continuous shooting of fastest

10 frames / second (9 sheets of maximum number of recording / Full HD pixel)

and ultra-high-speed continuous shooting of fastest 

60 frames / second (60 sheets of maximum number of recording / "16:9, S size").

Enables also to shoot high-speed movie of fastest 360 frames / second.

Canon, "Power Shot SX280 HS" compact digital camera with movie shooting function enhanced

Equipped with a back-illuminated CMOS 1/2.3 

of approximately 12.1 million effective pixels.

Lens, optical zoom approx.20 times / digital zoom 4.0 times 

in 10 group 12 lenses. F value is F3.5 (W)-F6.8 (T).

Image engine is "DIGIC 6", 

can be taken shooting at the highest ISO6400.

It achieves a brilliant photo shooting with little noise even at high sensitivity.

Such movie function enhanced as corresponding

to full HD 60p movie shooting at about 35Mbps bit rate. 

Equipped with "5-axis camera shake correction", 

to reduce the camera shake when shooting. 

" Persistence Movie" function, 

automatically adjust the focus and exposure depending 

on situation of the subject,

included also function that can take shooting

while shooting in zoom with full HD.

Panasonic, mirror-less interchangeable lens "GF6" equipped with 0.5 second start-up / new developed low light AF

DMC-GF6 (body only)

DMC-GF6W (double zoom lens included)

DMC-GF6X (electric standard zoom lens included)

Equipped with 4/3 type Live MOS sensor of 16 million pixels 

in the imaging element and  newly developed Venus engine.

With the new two-dimensional noise reduction, 

the new multi-process noise reduction,

to control the texture of noise,

it is aimed at clear picture quality without coarseness. 

Supports the high-sensitivity shooting expansion ISO25600.

Further, by adopting newly developed low light AF,

it corresponds to focusing in an environment of low illumination.

In addition, owing to the new detail reproduction filter,

it improved resolution limit and contrast.

Pentax, a film camera-like "MX-1", 4x zoom compact digital camera

"PENTAX MX-1", compact digital camera equipped 
with a large-diameter 4x optical zoom lens of open F value1.8-2.5.

You can enjoy making work in blurred background
by shooting even in dark with fast shutter speed. 

In addition, equipped with function, 
"Intelligent Zoom" to enlarge an image 
while maintaining image quality equivalent to the optical zoom,
also available to take a high magnification zoom shooting equivalent to about 7.8 times
(about 218mm in the 35mm format). 

Adopted 1/1.7 back-illuminated CMOS sensor to the imaging element, 
that realized the high sensitivity performance of maximum ISO sensitivity of 
12800 and such a figure as 12 million effective pixels. 

LCD monitor tilting 3.0 type.

 In addition to built-in pop-up flash, corresponding to full HD movie shooting.

Sony, added two paid apps in new functions, to "NEX-6/5R"

"Play Memories Camera Apps".

By connecting to the Internet through 

Wi-Fi function to install to the main body to download the app,

a variety of functions such as smart phones 

and personal computers can be added later. 

"NEX-6" and "NEX-5R" support.

"Light shaft" can represent a ray just as wanted 

by specifying a source of light and a beam of light area.

It can be used such as to emphasize than normal shooting 

of light of lighthouse and sunshine filtering through foliage Selectable

from four types of the effect,

twilight effect / star-shaped effect / flare effect / beam effect.

It is also possible to adjust the length. and strength of light beam.

TEAC, Digital SLR linear PCM recorder / mixer "DR-60D"

4 track linear PCM recorder integrated mixer 

that allows more high-quality sound shooting

by using when applying the video of digital single-lens reflex camera. 

In consideration to the convenience 

of digital SLR during movie shooting, 

provided a specification specialized in video photography 

with the digital SLR.

"Slate tone generator", it is possible not only to pronounce 

by a button pushing, but to record 

and pronounce the slate tones according to the operating environment 

without having to worry about the operation sound 

by the automatic tone feature.

It is also considered with the sound quality at the same time,

it is equipped with the original "HDDA (High Definition Discrete Architecture) circuit" 

to perform the equivalent input noise-120dB 

for the preamplifier to amplify input sound.

Canon, Red and White added in color variation of mirrorless camera "EOS M"

Canon Marketing Japan Inc., 

added red and white in color variation

of a single kit lens mirrorless camera "EOS M". 

EOS M, mirror-less camera of Canon's first, 

positioned to the entry model of EOS series. 

In the lens system, It adopts "EF-M",

 interchangeable lens for EOS M only,

while "EF-M22mm F2 STM" and "F3.5-5.6 IS STM EF-M18-55mm" 

prepared in lens.

EF-M18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM lenskit

EF-M22mm F2 STM lenskit

Canon, "the world's smallest and lightest" SLR "EOS Kiss X7" - Vari-angle LCD "X7i" as well

"EOS Kiss X7", realized the world's smallest 

and lightest model as a digital single-lens reflex camera equipped 

with an imaging device with APS-C size sensor, 

size approx.116.8W × 90.7H × 69.4D( mm), 

weight approx. 370g (only body). 

5APS-C size sensor, equipped with about 18 million pixels 

MOS sensor and the image engine DIGIC, 

it realizes the continuous shooting of a maximum of approx. four frames per second.

When a live view shooting, 

or when movie shooting, it adopts a newly developed “Hybrid CMOS AF II”. 

In about 80% of area of the image display range, 

allowing the combination of the phase difference AF 

by contrast AF and CMOS sensor,

 it allows the fast focusing by ranging areas wider than the conventional.

X7i

PENTAX, decided, "PENTAX Q10 Evangelion Model" to be released on March 28.

Pentax Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd.

announced that it has been decided the release date

for three types of "PENTAX Q10 Evangelion Model"

by the limited amount sale of each model 1500 sets on "March 28"

PENTAX Q10 Evangelion model TYPE00: Ray

TYPE01 PENTAX Q10 Evangelion model: First unit

PENTAX Q10 Evangelion model TYPE02: Asuka

Products that set the body of the special designed 

"PENTAX Q10 Evangelion Model" with special designed lens 

"PENTAX-02 STANDARD ZOOM Evangelion model". 

Specification of the lens and the camera body is the same as of the normal product.

Olympus, took a pause for sales of a compact digital camera, "OLYMPUS STYLUS SH-50"

Because, in some products, 

some stains polka dot-like appear to photographic image. 

It is presently under consideration to the investigation 

and correspondence of the cause. 

About the sales reopening time and the correspondence to users, 

it is scheduled to be announced at the site of Olympus by around end of March.

JTT, released LED light, usable as “Attaches fitly to Camera or iPhone”

About 59 × 47 × 10.5mm in size, 

about 32g in weight..

It can be used as LED Light Lighting pasted to the back of camera, 

smartphon or tablet using the adhesive gel sheet. 

Equipped with 32 LEDs, 

it is possible to obtain more brightness than

that of LED lights with built-in camera. 

A stand for fixing is also included in package, 

when used in iPhone4/4S. 

Built-in battery can be used continuously for up to two hours on a full charge.

It is also compatible with USB charging.

Nikon, release two new models "COOLPIX" - "P330" and "S3500"

COOLPIX P330 

Equipped with NIKKOR lens bright open F value 1.8. 

Corresponding to 5x optical zoom 
from wide-angle 24mm to telephoto 120mm equivalent in 35mm terms, 
with 1/1.7 type back-illuminated CMOS sensor by 1,219 million effective pixels.

As with the previous model “COOLPLX P310”, 

realized thinning of the lens barrel and downsizing of the body 
by adapting a refractive index lens and aspherical lens.

Supports full HD movie recording 1080/60i. 

In addition to mounting  "HS video" composed of 
 "slow motion video" to playback on speed 1/4, 
1/2 and "fast-forward video" to playback on double speed, 
equipped with "Record pause function" 
that can suspend shooting during movie recording 
and reopen recording if for less than five minutes.



COOLPIX S3500

Nikon, Nikon DX-format CMOS Compact Digital Camera "COOLPIX A"

"COOLPIX A"

Equipped with a DX-format CMOS sensor, 

23.6 × 15.6mm size to achieve image quality, 

gradation expression and color reproducibility 

equivalent to Nikon DX-format digital SLR camera. In addition,

equipped with the image processing engine "EXPEED 2" 

that has been developed by comprehensive

know-how and technology Nikon has cultivated, 

with 1,616 million effective pixels. Lens, 

equipped with a newly developed Nikon wide-angle single focus NIKKOR lens 

that optimized into dedicated design to the model. 

The focal length 18.5mm, aperture F value of 2.8. 

Lens configuration seven lenses in fifth group.

In addition to supporting shooting and development

by 14bit compression RAW (NEF format), 

it is equipped with manual focus ring that can focus to match the creative intent of user.