Nikon Unveils 6 Coolpix Digicams

By Greg Tarr On Sep 8 2011 - 4:01am

MELVILLE, N.Y. – Nikon introduced six Coolpix point-and-shoot digicams, including one that marks the company’s return to a waterproof camera since the classic Nikonos film camera line, and a model that marks Nikon’s first attempt at offering a 3D still shooting feature.

The new models will all start shipping in September and include the AW100 ($380 suggested retail) weather-proof Coolpix, the P7100 ($500) advanced manual point-and-shoot, and four S-series models including the S100 ($300), S1200pj ($430), S6200 ($230) and S8200 ($330).

 

Nikon Enters Mirrorless Hybrid Category

By Greg Tarr On Oct 3 2011 - 4:01am

NEW YORK – Nikon recently entered a new phase of its vaunted digital camera business by unveiling the new Nikon 1 System — the company’s first take on the growing mirrorless compact hybrid interchangeable-lens camera category.

Nikon became of first of the industry’s two dominant market share leaders (the other is Canon) to embrace the “mirrorless” hybrid market that started with Panasonic’s and Olympus’s Micro Four Thirds-sensor-based products and quickly ramped up with SXRD-based compacts from Sony and Samsung.

Canon Unveils PowerShot Pair

By Greg Tarr On Oct 3 2011 - 4:01am

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y. – Canon USA recently introduced two new PowerShot digital point-and-shoot cameras – the S100 and SX40 HS.

Both models are available now and feature Canon’s new Digic 5 image processor, HS system, FullHD video capture, High-speed Burst HQ and Intelligent IS, among other features.

JVC Unveils Super-Fast Hybrid Digicam

By Greg Tarr On Oct 17 2011 - 4:01am

WAYNE, N.J. – JVC introduced a hybrid digital still camera/camcorder based on the company’s Falconbrid high-speed imaging engine to capture FullHD 1080/60p video and 12-megapixel still images.

Model JVC GC-PX10 (shipping this month at a $900 suggested retail) is said to offer a bundle of professionallevel capabilities, such as 300 fps video recording for high-quality super-slow motion and the ability to capture pristine still images from video.

CyberLink Unveils PowerDirector 10 Software

By Greg Tarr On Oct 17 2011 - 4:01am

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. – CyberLink launched last week version 10 of its popular PowerDirector video-editing software, which adds greater speed and comprehensive 3D editing tools to a host of enhancements for consumer and “prosumer” level video makers.

PowerDirector 10, which will be offered in Ultra ($100 suggested retail) and Deluxe ($70) configurations, is said to be “the fastest consumer video editing software on the market,” according to Richard Carriere, CyberLink gobal marketing senior VP.

Sakar Licenses NERF Brand For CE

By TWICE Staff On Oct 17 2011 - 4:01am

DALLAS — Sakar International announced it has licensed the NERF brand to use on a lineup of CE devices.

The products will include a pocket DVR, 2.1-megapixel and 5.1-megapixel digital cameras packaged with social-networking software, a helmet cam, a 2GB flash drive and a 2GB MP3 player, among other things.

Availability is scheduled for November, with pricing ranging from $19.99 to $59.99.

The announcement was made at the Dallas Toy Fair.

Panasonic Unveils 3D P&S, GX1 Cameras

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

SECAUCUS, N.J. – Panasonic unveiled its first all-in-one 3D-capable point-and-shoot camera and added an upgrade to the popular G-series compact system camera (Micro Four Thirds) segment.

The Lumix DMC-GX1 is Panasonic’s latest Micro Four Thirds image-sensor-based compact system camera, featuring a 16.01-megapixel Live MOS sensor and Venus Engine, designed to deliver highresolution stills and video with image rendering and highquality color reproduction.

Ricoh To Purchase Pentax From Hoya

By Greg Tarr On Jul 18 2011 - 4:01am

GOLDEN, COLO. — Ricoh and Pentax set off some pre- July 4 fireworks in the digital imaging marketplace when the companies announced that Ricoh will acquire Hoya Corp.’s Pentax brand in a move to strengthen its position in digital-SLR cameras and other consumer imaging products.

Ricoh, which like Pentax is Japanese based, said it plans to begin using the Pentax brand on its own camera products upon completion of the deal.

TWICE's Annual Imaging Exec Roundtable Talks Tsunami, Trends

By Greg Tarr On Aug 22 2011 - 4:01am

NEW YORK – Digital imaging company executives brought both good news and bad news to TWICE’s recent annual Imaging Executives Roundtable.

The bad news is that the Fukushima tsunami crippled inventory levels over much of the first half of the year, limiting sales, promotions and consumer demand.

Cameras Emerge From Tsunami Setback

By TWICE Staff On Aug 22 2011 - 4:01am

TWICE: How has business been so far this year?

David Lee, senior VP, Nikon: Taking out the supply issues in the April/May period that resulted from the [Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami], sales have been, actually, pretty good for us.