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Canon EOS M Mirroless ILC Canon announced its first mirrorless interchangeable lens (ILC) camera, EOS M, on July 23, 2012. It features a 18 MP APS-C (22.3x14.9mm) sensor with a Hybrid AF using contrast and phase detection. The EOS M supports burst rate of 4.3 fps, 1920x1080/30p video capture with tracking AF, and an impressive ISO range of 100-12,800, extendable to ISO 25,600. It comes with a 3-inch, 1040k dot touch display LCD monitor that makes it easy to navigate menus. It also supports gestures such as "pinch-to-zoom" and "swipe" to scroll between pictures. The camera employs three AF methods for video and photos: Face Detection, Tracking AF, Multip-Point AF with 31 autofocus points as well as single-point AF. You can engage subject recognition and tracking during video and still capture through a finger touch on the LCD panel letting the camera track accurately and focus on intended subjects with ease. The camera has a smaller ...

WSJ Confirms Amazon Smartphone with 4 to 5-in Screen The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 confirmed that Amazon is broadening its mobile device offering with a smartphone that will have a 4 to 5-in screen. Sources tell the WSJ that the smartphone is currently being tested and mass production could start by year end, or early next year. Bloomberg reported on July 5 that Amazon is planning to launch a smartphone that will compete with Apple's iPhone and Android smartphones in the market. Two sources told Bloomberg that Amazon has tied up with Chinese Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (2038) and is acquiring wireless technology patents to ensure it doesn't get embroiled in patent infringement litigations. Amazon's foray into the smart phone market is designed to boost sales of its digital content - digital books, songs and movies. It earlier ventured into the Android tablet market with its Kindle Fire. Amazon's smartphone is...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G5 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Camera The Lumix DMC-G5 features a new 16.05-megapixel Live MOS sensor, improved processing engine that facilitates 6 fps still and 1,920 x 1,080 60p video capture with tracking AF, 1,440K dot Electronic View Finder (EVF) with 100% field and ISO range of 160-12,800. New Features Summary 16.05 MP sensor Image processing engine with new algorithm for faster response time Electronic shutter for silent operation and faster capture HDR (High Dynamic Range) capture Eye sensor with 1,440,000-dot equivalent Electronic View Finder that automatically triggers focusing Function Lever for direct adjustment zoom, exposure or aperture New Touch pad functions Level gauge Improved GUI 14 Creative filters Improved Processing Engine According to Panasonic, the new image processing Venus engine of the camera improves image quality, processing speed and noise reduction. The processing engine's noise reduction (3DNR) can detect s...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Super-Zoom Compact The Lumix FZ200 announced on July 18, 2012 supersedes the DMC-FZ150. It features a 25-600 mm (35 mm camera equivalent), 24x zoom with a bright F2.8 aperture through the entire zoom range, giving fast shutter speeds at long ranges. It has a 12.1 MP MOS sensor combined with the high performance image processing LSI Venus Engine that give it a burst capability of 12 fps in full resolution. It records 1,920 x 1,080 60p (NTSC) / 50p (PAL) full-HD video in AVCHD progressive / MP4 with continuous AF. Its 24x optical zoom and manual control remain available during video recording. The DMC-FZ200 comes with a newly designed 0.2-inch EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) with 1,312K resolution and 100% field of view. The camera has a quick start capability of approximately 0.95 sec and ISO sensitivity range of 100-3,200. Its POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) suppresses hand-shake when pressing the shutter button or when shooting a...

Google and Asus Nexus 7 Tablet Google’s much discussed new Nexus 7 tablet has made its appearance on the opening day of Google I/O 2012. The 7-inch tablet , created by the team of Google and Asus, is already regarded on par with BlackBerry Playbook and Kindle Fire. Nexus 7 features a a quad-core Tegra 3 processor with a 12-core graphics processor – and has as OS the 4.1 Jelly Bean, the latest Google ’s word in OSs, promising a better touch response, intuitive notifications, enhanced screen customization, and a handful of new widgets. The IPS 7-inch display with 1280×800 resolution is covered by a special scratch resistant brand of glass. Other features making Nexus 7 a perfect example of a modern tablet are 1GB RAM, a 1.2-megapixel camera, a gyroscope, a Micro-USB port, accelerometer, Wi-Fi, and a microphone. You can count on about 8 hours of enjoying your video files and 10 hours and over if you read or surf the web. Pre-orders for Nexus 7 by Google and Asus are ...