Olympus patent discloses new 3D camera and lens. | 43 Rumors.
Hard to tell from the drawings but it looks like the lens (see right most drawing at link) is doing an internal beam split to give slightly different left and right perspectives.
Category Archives: Cameras
Report suggests camera sales may have peaked
CIPA report on 2012 sales in Japan: Fewer Mirrorless cameras produced. | 43 Rumors.
The main finding is that actual camera sales in Japan in 2012 were significantly less than had been originally forecast for 2012.
From a comment, compact camera sales are down about 30% from 2011 to 2012. And “so far this year mirrorless sales are 81.5% of last year and DSLR sales are 76.8% of last year”.
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Olympus leaving the low end camera business
Makes sense: Olympus quits low end compact camera business. Focus on mirrorless and high end compact. | 43 Rumors.
Many of the camera makers have what seems like dozens of similar low end cameras up through super zooms. I have never understood why they felt they needed to subdivide the market into so many tiny niches. Seemed better to concentrate on a few products and make them great. Perhaps this is a first step in that direction and Olympus will now focus on mirrorless and high end cameras.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 Scene Mode Names are Amusing
Really! Too funny!
- Clear Portrait
- Silky Skin
- Backlit Softness
- Clear in Backlight
- Relaxing Tone
- Sweet Child’s Face
- Distinct Scenery
- Bright Blue Sky
- Romantic Sunset Glow
- Vivid Sunset Glow
- Glistening Water
- Clear Nightscape
- Cool Night Sky
- Warm Glowing Nightscape
- Artistic Nightscape
- Glittering Illuminations
- Clear Night Portrait
- Soft Image of a Flower
- Appetizing Food
- Cute Dessert
- Freeze Animal Motion
- Clear Sports Shot
- Monochrome
via Panasonic Lumix DMC-G6 Hands-on Preview: Digital Photography Review.