Panasonic, mirror-less equipped with mobile viewfinder

Panasonic releases LUMIX "DMC-GX7" equipped

with a tilt mobile LVF for the first time as a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. 

New model of mirrorless interchangeable lens camera 

by Micro Four Thirds standard. 

Will be deployed in two colors silver and black

in both body alone and pancake lens set.

The supplied pancake, " H-H020A LUMIX G 20mm / F1.7 II ASPH" ,

newly developed, focal length  20mm (35mm format equivalent: 40mm) .

Adopted SDXC / SDHC / SD Memory Card to the recording media.

It supports also Full HD movie shooting and RAW shooting. 

Equipped with 16 million effective pixels of 4/3 types 

Live MOS sensor newly developed on image sensor elements. 

The light receiving area of photodiode is extended 

by introducing most advanced miniaturization process 

into the manufacturing process of semiconductor.

Canon, digital SLR "EOS 70D" equipped with AF speed-up in Live View shooting & Wi-Fi built-in.

Canon released digital single-lens reflex camera "EOS 70D"
that equips such advanced functions as Wi-Fi built-in while raising shooting performance 
and the image quality by the new AF "dual pixel CMOS AF".

"EOS 70D" is positioned as a model that connects between the top model "7D" 
and the low model, "EOS Kiss series" 
and mirror-less SLR "EOS M". Products with advanced functions 
and high basic performance, providing a world of new single-lens reflex.

It is featured that it refurbished devices such as image sensor 
and video engine from the conventional model of "EOS 60D"
and adopted new technology "Dual Pixel CMOS AF”
that evolved AF performance during Live View shooting / Movie shooting, 
and equipped with Wi-Fi built-in and available linkage operation 
by smartphone app in the " EOS Remote " As for Image sensor, 
newly developed CMOS sensor of about effective 2,020-megapixel APS-C size 
and for video engine, adopted "DIGIC 5 +" . 

It realized a high-speed continuous shooting of maximum approx. 

7 frames / second, and the common ISO sensitivity of ISO12800 (extension ISO25600), 
that is available also for shooting that maintains to suppress noise.

Sony, new digital camera "RX1R/RX100 II" recital report - promoting high-value-added model strategy

Kimio Maki, Division Director of Sony Corporation,

Digital Imaging Business Division explains the digital camera market tends to shrinks.

In such circumstances, commercialized two products 

in RX series as "DSC-RX100" and "DSC-RX1"

in 2012 towards the creation of a growth category with a new value-added. 

It is predicted that the high-end compact digital camera market represented 

by these two products is extended to 105% year-over-year between 2011 to 2012,

going likely to be 146% year-over-year in 2013. 

By the RX series, the average unit price of Cyber-shot raised up about 20-35 percent in Japan, 

United States and Europe. 

RX100 won the 2012 amount share number one 

in high-end compact digital camera market worldwide, 

RX series raising profit greatly. 

Sony, added "Portrait Lighting" to Function adding app for "NEX-6/5R"

Sony, added "portrait lighting" to Function adding services 

by the application in "Play Memories Camera Apps" compatible

 with mirrorless interchangeable lens camera "NEX-6/5R" in NEX series, 

started distribution in 500 yen (including tax). 

By adjusting brightness of light and contrast, 

application is to be made to highlight a person's face.

In addition, imaging object supports only to a person.

Intensity of the effect can be selected from five levels. 

In addition, in the background and each person who becomes a subject,

custom setting that can be adjusted in six levels lighting level is also equipped. 

In addition, since PlayMemories Camera Apps is an application 

that performs processing later in the captured image,

the effect is not reflected in the LCD monitor before shooting. 

Further, custom settings are not saved, so that selected each time when using.

 function/ off 

  function/ on

Sony, compact digital camera "RX100 II" equipped with the world's first back-illuminated / 1.0 inch CMOS.

Sony released compact digital camera “RX100 II”, ‘ DSC-RX100’  

equipped with the world's first back-illuminated / 1.0 inch CMOS, 

which based on the design of “RX100”.

Effective pixels in 2, 020-megapixel, 

adopted a Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T * lens, it is common to “RX100” 

in the basic specs such as supporting optical zoom 3.6 times (28mm-100mm in 35mm equivalent). 

Also, equipped with optical image stabilization, 

as well as optical image stabilization active mode of movie. 

In changed points other than CMOS sensor,

 in addition to LCD monitor turned in tilting, also it supports NFC 

and Wi-Fi. In addition, accessory shoe is made to multi-interface shoe, 

also equipped with a new step zoom function of five levels using a control ring.

By setting wiring layer that prevents incident light 

in back-illuminated type to be placed on the back side of the light receiving surface, 

the sensitivity is improved. 

By allowing ISO sensitivity at the single shot to correspond up to12800,

 It makes available for increasing depth of field to focus one step 

in the dark and making shutter speed up further in the dark to prevent subject blur.

Sony, full size CMOS high grade compact digital camera "RX1" equipped with low pass filter-less model "RX1R" in specification

As its brother model of compact digital camera <Cyber-shot> "DSC-RX1" 

which is equipped with 35mm full size Exmor CMOS sensor, 

Sony will release, July 5,  "DSC-RX1R"  with low-pass filter-less specification. 

By setting the low-pass filter-less,

 it conveys the light that enters from lens to image sensor 

in the same information as it enters, thereby improving the sense of resolution.

In the subject in which repetitive high frequency pattern appears such as artifact 

in which straight line runs generally in a lattice form, 

moire and false color easily occurs, 

therefore it is equipped with a low-pass filter in order to be compatible with this.

 It is common to RX1 in specifications other than a low pass filter, 

equipped with a full size "Exomor" CMOS sensor of about 2,430 effective megapixels.

Lens in Carl Zeiss Sonnar T lens of 35mm single focus,

LCD monitor 3.0-inch. It also supports full HD movie shooting at 60p/24p.

Fujifilm, release mirrorless interchangeable lens camera "X-M1" with APS-C size sensor of built-in Wi-Fi

For the imaging element, 

adopted the low-pass filter-less APS-C size (23.6mm × 15.6mm) 

"X-Trans Cmos sensor"(16.5 million pixels in total). 

Owing to the unique high non-periodic color filter array, 

suppressing the generation of moire 

and false color without optical low-pass filter. 

16.3 million effective pixels, 

adopted FUJIFILM X mount to lens mount. 

The imaging sensitivity, can be set in 1/3 stage steps up to a high sensitivity 

of ISO6400 from low sensitivity of ISO200 in common. 

It is also compatible with the shooting of the extended sensitivity 

of ISO100, ISO12800, ISO25600.

As for " FUJIFILM X-M1/XC16-50mm F3.5-5.6" lens kit,lens configured by

12 lenses of 10-group ( 3 aspherical lenses, one anomalous dispersion lens),

focal length f = 16-50mm (24-76mm equivalent in 35mm conversion),

maximum aperture ratio (aperture) F3.5 - F5.6, 

maximum magnification 0.15 times.

Pentax, Entry digital SLR with dust-proof and drip-proof performance "K-50"

As for the imaging element, 

adopted CMOS sensor of about 1,628 million effective pixels,

23.7mm × 15.7mm. 

Combining with the image processing engine equivalent 

to higher rank model "PRIMEM",

realized a high resolution and gradation depict power.

It features , adopted in such compact body( 590g only by body), 

dust and drip-proof structure 

and cold-proof performance of up to -10 degrees C, 

that is the first time as the entry model in the company. 

In addition, it is equipped with camera shake stabilization mechanism

"SR (Shake Reduction)" of its own. 

Adopted AF highly accurate sensor ,

"SAFOX IXi +". While adopting a cross-sensor in 9-points of center out of 11 focus points, 

it is equipped with  AF auxiliary light dedicated to facilitate focusing in low light.

Equipped with "Auto Picture mode" to set the most appropriate settings to match 

the subject and shooting scene 

and 19 kinds of "Scene mode" that can make optimal settings simply 

by selecting the icon.

Pentax, compact and lightweight digital SLR, high-rank model "Q7" in "Q" series

It is positioned at high-rank model of "Q" series 

which achieved the reduction in size and weight, 

body about 102.0W × 58.0H × 33.5Dmm (except suspension ring, operating member), 

about 180g of body (body only).  

Lens mount, Pentax bayonet. Q mount.

Equipped with a 1/1.7 type back-illuminated

 CMOS sensor of maximum size in the series.

Approx.12.4 million effective pixels.

Also, with the image sensor cleaning function 

by ultrasonic vibration ,"DRII". 

Combining the high-speed image processing engine "Q ENGINE", 

to suppress the noise at each ISO sensitivity.

ISO sensitivity compliant with up to 12800. 

With growing in the sensor size, 

shooting angle is expanded than even the conventional in the same lens. 

When 02 lens attached, an angle of view is equivalent to 

23-69mm in 35mm format( 27.5-83mm, when Q/Q10 attached ). 

Movie recording function is compatible with full HD movie recording in 

H.264 format 1,920 × 1,080 / 30fps,

and newly added interval HD movie recording.

Leica, Premium compact digital camera of APS-C size CMOS / zoom lens, "Leica X Barrio"

New model in premium compact digital camera "Leica X Series". 

Equipped with "Leica Barrio Elmer f3.5-6.4/18-46mm ASPH"

that is zoom lens in Leica's first X Series.

It is equipped with APS-C size CMOS sensor 16.2 million effective pixels. 

It is the world's first Camera that equipped 

with APS-C size image sensor

and zoom lens at the same time In addition, 

newly equipped with full HD (1,920 × 1,080,30 fps) movie recording function. 

In the form of video recording, 

adopted MP4 format suitable for uploading to Internet. 

In addition, included such wind noise reduction function. 

Monitor is 3.0-inch LCD with built-in flash as well, 

equipped with the mode dial. 

In addition, the recording medium corresponding to SD / SDHC / SDXC memory cards.

In terminals, equipped with a USB and HDMI.

Fujifilm and Panasonic, developed Technology of organic CMOS image sensor

Fujifilm and Panasonic, 

developed a technology of "organic CMOS image sensor" 

that realized the performance over Panasonic conventional image sensor 

by using an organic thin film having a function to convert light into electrical signals 

to the light-receiving portion of image sensor.

Through the use of this technology to 

such image sensor as a digital camera, 

it realized further expansion of dynamic range and the sensitivity up. 

No blown out highlights in bright place, allowing vivid video

in rich texture even in a dark subject. 

Combining the organic thin film technology of Fujifilm 

with the semiconductor device technology of Panasonic, 

the organic CMOS image sensor technology 

was developed jointly in both companies. 

It is expected for the organic CMOS image sensor technology to be proposed 

for use to a wide range of such applications as monitoring 

and car-mounted camera, mobile terminal and digital camera.

Pentax, new color "white-blue" to toughness compact digital camera "WG-3"

"PENTAX WG-3",

compact digital camera of toughness design 

with waterproof / shockproof. 

In addition to 4x zoom lens of bright open F value of 2.0, 

it achieves a beautiful shot by the adoption of back-illuminated CMOS 

and core image processing engine.

"White-blue" which is added this time is a model that, 

by a refreshing white in basic tone, 

brings there marine taste accented with bright blue like summer.