Sony had a big year in digital cameras last year, especially when you consider that the company launched four cameras — the RX100, NEX-6, A99 and RX1 — that could all be considered blockbusters. So what does Mark Weir, senior technology manager at Sony Digital Imaging, have to say about their success? That’s…

 

 

We here at IR thought Fujifilm’s X-Trans sensor was one of the top camera tech innovations of 2012. Now, in the figurative blink of an eye, the company has turned around and launched the X-Trans II sensor plus two new, exciting X-series cameras at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. IR founder and editor-in-chief…

For several generations now, there’s been a clear pattern to Sigma’s DP-series of fixed-lens, large-sensor cameras. Each generation has had just two models, closely related and differing mostly in their choice of lens. For the first time in a half decade, the pattern has changed with the introduction of a third DP-series camera, the…

Hot on the heels of the Pentax MX-1 announcement, Imaging Resource publisher Dave Etchells, managing editor Roger Slavens and director of development Arthur Etchells sat down with John Carlson, senior marketing manager at Pentax Ricoh Imaging to discuss the thinking behind the company’s first enthusiast compact, why its latest-generation…

 

 

At the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Imaging Resource publisher Dave Etchells, managing editor Roger Slavens and director of development Arthur Etchells sat down with Darin Pepple, senior marketing manager at Panasonic to discuss mirrorless camera technology, the success of the GH2 and GH3…

Korea’s Samsung brought no less than seven new camera models to the Consumer Electronics Show this year. The consumer electronics heavyweight updated two of its existing long-zoom Smart-branded cameras with new versions, and added a third model to the line that’s smaller and lighter than past efforts.

Other additions to the line…

How often have you wished you could pan, tilt, and control your camera remotely, without spending a small fortune to do it? A solution is on the way from Satarii, creator of the Swivl.

The original Swivl is a clever, puck-shaped device that holds a smartphone or other device weighing less than six ounces, and acts as a “robotic…

 

 

Canon so far has made one of the biggest digital imaging splashes at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with its new PowerShot N, a small, square-ish digicam that’s so simple that it does away with the traditional shutter button and zoom controls. We got our hands on one at the show, and we found it…

 

 

Olympus has introduced six new fixed-lens camera models for the Consumer Electronics Show. Among the group is the first fixed-lens digicam with a five-axis stabilization system (as featured previously in the OM-D E-M5 mirrorless camera), plus a variety of rugged lifestyle cameras and long-zoom digicams….

 

 

Fujifilm’s X-Trans sensor technology was arguably one of the most significant technical developments of 2012 for the photo business. Offering superior resolution without moiré patterns or other aliasing, the Fujifilm X-Pro1 was a true breakthrough product.

Now, an updated version of the unique X-Trans sensor…

If you could ask your favorite camera company any question you wanted, what would it be?

We landed today in Las Vegas, Nevada, for what’s shaping up to be a very interesting 2013 Consumer Electronics Show. Things are heating up in the enthusiast compact camera market, hybrid phase detect autofocus makes a return to fixed-lens cameras,…

Nikon’s fledgling 1-mount system has only been around for a little over a year, but in that time it’s seen a pretty impressive pace of development. Today, the announcement of two more 1-mount cameras makes that adjective seem insufficient. A greater superlative is needed to describe a schedule that sees no less than six cameras released…

While we’ve not yet put together all the details on Fuji’s big news of the day from the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas — the announcements of two exciting new X-series cameras, the X20 and X100s — we do have the skinny on seven new FinePix compact and bridge models released today.

Fujifilm FinePix HS50EXR
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Panasonic’s making quite a splash at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year, debuting no less than nine fixed-lens cameras and six Full HD-capable camcorders, one of them wearable. We’ve just published previews of four of the cameras, and we’re just wrapping up our coverage on the fifth model as we speak. First up: the…

Pentax’s first fixed-lens enthusiast model. 
Until now, there’s been a clear differentiation in Pentax’s camera lineup. Between its various mirrorless, SLR, and medium-format models, the company provides quite a few options for experienced shooters and those looking for room to grow. Its fixed-lens models, meanwhile, are aimed at…

Canon has today announced four new digital camera models for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada: the Canon PowerShot N, ELPH 130 IS, PowerShot A2600, and PowerShot A1400.

Of the quartet, the most eyecatching is the PowerShot N, which takes a long, hard look at the humble shutter button, and subjects it to some…