Nikon COOLPIX P80 Camera
October 5, 2008
Considered as the world’s most compact super-telephoto camera, Nikon COOLPIX P80 delivers amazing color and razor-sharp images. Its incredible LCD comes fitted with an electronic viewfinder. Capturing and sharing photos is truly fun on the new Nikon COOLPIX P80 Camera.
Features
- 10.1 mega pixel
- 18x Optical Wide-Angle Zoom-NIKKOR Lens
- Bright 2.7-inch High-Resolution LCD
- Optical Vibration Reduction Image Stabilization
- New EXPEED Image Processor
Nikon COOLPIX P80 Camera allows you to shoot up to 13fps with its new sports continuous scene mode. This camera can auto adjust up to ISO6400 enabling you to shoot even in lower or dim light. Apart from this, Nikon COOLPIX P80 Camera feature shutter-priority, aperture priority and manual exposure modes.
Price and Availability
Nikon COOLPIX P80 Camera is available at a price of $ 399.95.
[Via Ideal Gadget]
Photokina Interview Series: Panasonic
October 3, 2008
There’s no doubt that the star of Photokina 2008 was the Panasonic G1 - it was certainly the most talked about product as we made our way around the show for our usual round of meetings and presentations. We caught up with a large group of Panasonic’s Japanese Digital Still Camera planning, engineering and marketing team, including Mr Matsumoto, the Director of the DSC unit, for an in-depth discussion of the Micro Four Thirds system and the future of the digital SLR. They kindly agreed to us publishing some of the conversation. Check out the second in our series of Photokina interviews after the link…
Photokina Interview Series: Olympus
October 3, 2008
Taking an hour away from the bustle of the main Photokina exhibition hall we sat down to chat with Toshi Terada, Product manager of SLR product planning and Heino Hilbig, Olympus Head of Corporate Communications & Marketing Services about Micro Four Thirds, standard Four Thirds and the future. Our conversation - much of which had to take place without the tape running, unfortunately - covered a wide range of subjects, from the impact of Micro Four Thirds on the future development of the E-System to the burning question of the renaming or splitting of the Olympus Talk Forum (as regular visitors this was a subject they brought up, not us). Check out the latest in our series of interviews after the link…
Photokina Interview Series: Canon
October 3, 2008
Dpreview.com met up with one of Canon Inc’s most high ranking executives, Director and Chief Executive of Image Communication Products Operations, Masaya Maeda, at Photokina for a wide-ranging conversation about current and future developments in compact and SLR digital cameras. Mr Maeda has been with Canon Inc since 1974 and is currently the head of the entire camera division, covering both DSC and the EOS DSLR system. Find out how the G10 might be split into several products with different sensors, where the future lies for full frame and video on DSLRs and what Canon thinks of the megapixel race in the last of our short series of interviews, after the link…
Olympus, Nikon and Canon Firmware Updates
October 3, 2008
Olympus, Nikon and Canon have announced firmware updates. Canon’s firmware update for the Canon WFT-E3/E3A wireless transmitter will now make it compatible on the 50D. The firmware update for Nikon D80 and D200 corrects the problem of light flashing empty, inspite of it being fully charged, commonly known as the ‘Dead Battery Syndrome’. Meanwhile, firmware v1.1 for the Olympus E-520 and E-420 improves the brightness level of AF target points in the Viewfinder.
ACD Systems releases Photo Manager 2009
October 3, 2008
ACD Systems has released its ACDSee Photo Manager 2009 software for beginners and hobbyists to edit, organise and share photos. Features include a new import tool lets you rename, back up, categorize and add keywords to image files. Users can now supplement camera metadata and include custom information in file formats such as PNG, PDF and GIF. Other features include adding customized borders and enhanced slideshows.
Photokina Interview Series: Samsung
October 3, 2008
In the first of a series of interviews with senior executives at Photokina 2008 we met up with Samsung for chat with Mr. Choong-hyun Hwang, the Vice President of the Digital Camera Business of Samsung Techwin Strategy Marketing Team. He joined Samsung in 1983 and in 2005 was promoted to Global Marketing Director. He is currently in charge of the Product Planning. He’s got some interesting things to say about the relationship with Pentax, the development of Micro Four Thirds and the future of compacts, so check out the interview after the link…
Photokina wrap-up
October 3, 2008
Photokina is now over for another two years, so as we return to some semblance of normality it’s time to reflect on what Photokina 2008 tells us about the state of the industry and to look at some of the emerging trends in digital cameras and digital imaging in general. We’ve updated our show report to include not only our thoughts on the exhibition itself but also our usual top 10 pick of the products on show.
Vivitar Europe makes staff redundant
October 3, 2008
Vivitar’s European arm has gone into administration, making its 26 staff in France and the UK redundant after its parent company in US sold the brand name. Vivitar’s parent company, Syntax Brillian, entered Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection in July and sold the Vivitar brand name to Sakar, a consumer electronics manufacturer in August. Under the sale agreement the name, along with intellectual property and goodwill was sold, leaving Vivitar France S.A. unable to continue to trade under the Vivitar name.
Just posted! Olympus 50mm F2.0 Macro lens review
October 3, 2008
Just posted! Our new lens review of the Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 50mm F2.0 Macro. With the excitement of Photokina over, it’s back to the daily grind at DPReview.com’s subterranean nerve-centre, and first off the review production line comes Olympus’s stalwart short tele macro. We’ve long sung the praises of this lens in our camera reviews, but what do our studio tests reveal about it’s true capabilities?
