Panasonic Expands Open Sponsorship

Greg Tarr On Aug 28 2012 - 11:17am

Flushing Meadows, N.Y. — Panasonic revealed this week that it has expanded its traditional home entertainment equipment sponsorship of the 2012 U.S. Open Tennis Championships, which run through Sept. 9.

 This year, Panasonic is offering three separate environments in key locations of the Tennis Center, each providing tennis fans with different experiences.

This year’s deal was expanded to include Panasonic’s Lumix digital cameras for the first time.

 

 

Olympus Unveils 40x Ultra Zoom Camera

Greg Tarr On Aug 22 2012 - 4:01pm

Center Valley, Pa. – Olympus unveiled Wednesday the new flagship model in its Stylus point-and-shoot camera line – the 40x Ultra Zoom SP-820UZ iHS.

The compact camera, which will be available in September at a $330 suggested retail, features a 40x optical zoom lens (equivalent to 22.4- 896mm on a 35mm camera),  which can be doubled to 80x with the company’s Super-Resolution Zoom digital zoom technology.

Canon Adds Long-Zoom PowerShot Pair

Greg Tarr On Aug 21 2012 - 3:44pm

Lake Success, N.Y. – Canon USA announced two long-zoom additions to the PowerShot compact point-and-shoot camera lineup that will ship to dealers in September.

The PowerShot SX500 IS ($330 suggested retail) and PowerShot SX160 IS ($230 suggested retail) digital cameras feature optical zoom ranges to 30x and 16x, respectively. Both cameras are equipped with newly enhanced autofocus (AF) technology with greater speed and accuracy over previous SX-series cameras, the company said.

Ingram CE Builds Bikes For Charity

TWICE Staff On Aug 21 2012 - 3:38pm

Scottsdale, Ariz. — Ingram Micro’s Consumer Electronics division (IMCE) hosted its quarterly All Hands meeting last week.

At the meeting Ingram Micro staffers worked to help the local community by building bicycles that were later donated to children in need.

Fujifilm Introduces $1,000 Professionals' Point And Shoot

By Greg Tarr On Oct 4 2010 - 4:01am

COLOGNE, GERMANY — Fujifilm used the recent Photokina here to unveil a retro-looking high resolution addition to its FinePix digital camera line.

The FinePix X100, which is scheduled to hit the market next March at an expected retail of around $1,000, features a 12.3-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor (similar to those used in most consumer d-SLRs), a Fujinon 23mm f/2 fixed focal length lens and a new Hybrid Viewfinder.

Fujifilm Unveils 16 Point-And-Shoot Cameras At International CES

By Greg Tarr On Jan 6 2011 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — Fujifilm North America (booths Central 13038, N234 and N237) unveils 16 FinePix point-andshoot camera models that offer a complete range of features and price points.

New Point-And-Shoot Cameras Add Pro Tools, Ultra-Zoom

By Greg Tarr On Feb 21 2011 - 6:01am

NEW YORK — The PMA Show may have moved to the fall, but that didn’t stop camera manufacturers from introducing a host of new spring-targeted point-and-shoot cameras.

The latest new offerings range from advanced models with professional-quality performance and control, to new compact digicams with ultra-zoom lenses. Some of the models include the following:

Canon introduced four PowerShot point-andshoot models: the SX230 HS, Elph 500 HS, Elph 300 HS and Elph 100 HS.

Leica Unveils V-Lux 3 Compact Point-&-Shoot

By Greg Tarr On Dec 19 2011 - 6:01am

SOLMS, GERMANY – Leica Camera AG introduced Wednesday the V-Lux 3, a compact digital camera with a 4.5-108mm f/2.8-5.2 ASPH 24-fold super-telephoto lens.

The camera’s wide range of focal lengths is said to be equivalent to a 25–600mm lens on a 35mm format camera. It offers a 12.1-megapixel CMOS image sensor and will record up to 1,920 by 1080/60p HD video.

Point-And-Shoots Debut At CP+ 2012

By Greg Tarr On Feb 28 2012 - 7:02pm

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN — Japanese digital camera makers held back some of their spring pointand- shoot offerings from International CES so they could make a splash at the recent CP+ 2012 Show held here, but the trends were all the same.

Virtually all of the major manufacturers showed models with integrated Wi-Fi connectivity, ultralong zoom lenses and advanced CMOS image sensors that enhanced both still and video shooting capability.

The following were some of the new models to emerge:

Casio Unveils Budget Point-&-Shoot Digicams

By Greg Tarr On Mar 10 2010 - 2:37pm

ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Casio used the 2010 PMA Show here to unveil several new point-and-shoot digital still cameras designed to appeal to budget sensitive camera shoppers.

The EX-S7 and EX-Z35 are positioned as entry models in the line but include a full package of features.

The S7 offers 12-megapixel resolution and uses Casio’s Exilim Engine 5, which improves image processing and the life of the lithium-ion rechargeable battery.