Canon: Mirrorless micro four thirds are for loser camera makers

Canon has long been one of the dominant camera makers, and usually at the forefront when it comes to the camera packaging includes new form factors, which makes their complete failure to release the Micro Four Thirds camera even more inexplicable. Ultimately, the Micro Four Thirds is a popular motherboard, which has been around for many years, and is a good measure of economic society, such as Canon, because it promotes the sale of the lens. So what happens? Why not be the Canon Micro Four Thirds on the market?

Well, I do not know if this piece becomes suddenly executive questions about Canon, but it is entertaining. Social Canon Consumer Imaging, Rainer Fuehres amateur photographer said that the company is not looking at the Micro Four Thirds or the like as these form factors have been closed for business the loser could not hack DSLRs. convincing.

That said, Fuehres did not say that Canon will never make the Micro Four Thirds camera. However, if the Canon in the market, they marched to its beat.

"The idea of ​​a compact camera system has nothing to do with whether the camera is a mirror or not, but it is small and portable system," he said. "If the fees do not participate I hope not only to introduce me-too product, but there will be an opportunity to do something different."

We've heard this before from Canon. They said in July last year that they were not interested in the Micro Four Third, but instead thought they could shrink to a digital SLR factor Micro Four Thirds format size. Canon actually had a story in the market for digital SLR not to do incredible things to shrink the camera mirror, so that we would not be surprised if they managed that. But when?

Olympus’ new 16MP superzoom

Generally speaking, gadget makers try to avoid announcing new gadgets before an Apple event, but in the hush before the coming iPad 2 storm, Olympus decided to get out a press release for a handful of digital cameras, the most interesting of which is their new superzoom, the SZ-30MR.

Boasting a 24X optical zoom running the gamut of 25-6000mm, the SZ-30Mr boasts a sixteen megapixel backlit CMOS sensor, which would make it capable of some fairly decent low-light photography if not for the fact that the aperture maxes out at just f3. ISO goes up to 3200, which is a pipe dream, although you might get acceptable performance up to 1600. The SZ-30MR also boasts HDMI out, a 3-inch LCD, and an easy-to-use 3D mode where you can pan the camera while taking a photo and the camera will automatically capture a 3D composite shot. Neat.

Here’s where it gets really interesting, though. The new Olympus SZ-30MR boasts a new mode called Multi Recording, and it accomplishes a very neat trick indeed: it allows you to record full 1080P videos and 16MP stills at the same time. If that doesn’t impress you, you can even shoot two movies simultaneously, by shooting a wide-shot and a close-up at the same time.

That’s some pretty unique functionality. Unfortunately, it’s mitigated slightly by the narrow aperture, as well as the lack of RAW capture. Otherwise, though, if you’re looking to spend about $400 for a high-end point-and-shoot, the Olympus SZ-30MR looks like a pretty good bet when it’s released in April.

Olympus E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds camera

Ready to debut at CES 2011, and the image data for the camera Olympus E-PL2 Micro Four Thirds has already leaked to the entire interwebs.

At first glance, the new camera with interchangeable lenses looks quite similar to its predecessor, the popular and inexpensive Olympus Pen E-PL1.


Notable specifications for the E-PL2:

• Image resolution: 12.3MP
• Screen size: 3.0-inches
• File format RAW (12-bit lossless compression), JPEG, RAW+JPEG
• Recording image size [RAW] 4032 x 3024 pixels
• Video format: AVI Motion JPEG (30fps, Some Art Filters are exceptional)
• Movie Mode HD: 1280(H)x720(V), D: 640(H)x480(V)
• Maximum Recording Time HD: 7min, SD: 14min
• Memory Card: SD/SDHC/SDXC
• ISO: 200 – 6400
• Shutter speed: 60 – 1/4000 sec, Bulb up to 30min
• Dimensions 115.4 mm (W) x 72.7mm (H) x 42.0mm (D) (excluding protrusions)
• Weight 317g (body only), 362g(including Battery and Memory card)

Manual controls, an f1.8 lens and a big sensor make the Nikon P300 a winner

Nikon has announced a wave of new Coolpix digital cameras today, and although they are all fairly typical, that stands out from its brethren in the Nikon digital camera adorable P300 for professionals who want a little more oomph future of a game shots to the pocket.

Similar Canon S95, Nikon P300 is a compact digital camera is a big, beautiful probe target at high speed and a lot of manual controls for professionals.

The sensor has a 1/2.3-inch case, assembling 12.3 million pixels on a plate against the light of CMS, while the lens is about 24-100mm with a 35mm equivalent. The most impressive on this objective is the opening, which opens as wide as f1.8 which is impressive level SLR (the best goal I have for my Nikon D3000 open only to 1.8.) While ISO is pretty nice, running to 3200, although - as usual - you'll probably want to stop in 1600 in the noise.

Manual controls cover the full range of functions of exposure. Other features of the P300 are image stabilization and a large three inch LCD screen on the back as well as full support for 1080p video.

It's a pretty good camera. The only problem is that it lacks the ability to shoot RAW. Usually, this digicam is not big problem, but because the cell size and beauty of the lens, this is a camera that would have been able to get at least the possibility of shooting in RAW, especially when the competition - which is similarly priced to tags P300 $ 400 for all it is.

Canon introduces Rebel T3 and T3i

Almost exactly a year after T2i popular Canon was announced that the company unveiled two new EOS Digital Rebel, the T3i and T3. T3 will sell for $ 599 and will be Canon's new entry level DSLR while T3i T2i replace Canon DSLR that client (body only $ 799, $ 899 kit). The T2i live in between, offering more features than the T3, but lacks some of the benefits of the T3i.

And what new information T3i? The main feature is a folding display, like that found in Canon 60D prosumer. There are also some new consumer-friendly features such as faux tilt-shift filter. The guide, the system allows new users to take advantage of the features found in both DSLR cameras.

The T3i uses the same 18-megapixel sensor and video modes as T2i, so users with older model should not be too much pressure for improvement. T3 shoots 12MP and instead of shooting the video in 1080p, 720p. It has a DIGIC 4 processor and a 9-point AF system.

Canon EOS DSLR T3i will be available in "early March" and will be sold in three configurations: body only $ 799.99, set the update EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Zoom $ 899.99, and the kit EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens is $ 1099.00. Rebel T3 will sell with the new EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II zoom lens for $ 599.99.