Olympus SP-720: New Ultrazoom digicam offers 26x zoom

Launching a slew of camera models that–while they debuted alongside the Consumer Electronics Show–aren't slated for US availability, Olympus Europe launched the Olympus SP-720UZ.

Closely related to the SP-620UZ, one of the models being alongside which it was announced that will be shipping in the US, the SP-720UZ differs from the other camera in several important ways. Its image sensor is a slightly lower-res but much faster 14 megapixel CMOS chip, capable of shooting at seven frames per second for as many as eight frames. It also has a more powerful 26x optical zoom lens, and can…

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Fujifilm Interview: Phase detect AF definitely coming to X line

Continuing our series of in-depth interviews from this year's combined CES / PMA tradeshow, Imaging Resource publisher Dave Etchells, senior editor Shawn Barnett, and features editor Arthur Etchells were joined by Kayce M. Baker, Director of Marketing in the Electronic Imaging Division of Fujifilm North America Corp.

Clearly, the big news was Fujifilm's brand-new X-Pro1 compact system camera, and the first three X-mount lenses which accompany the X-Pro1, and as you'd expect, much of the discussion revolves around the system, what it means for Fujifilm and its customers, and what it brings…

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Sony Adds Ultra-high-speed Interface Compatibility to Its Line of SD Media

PARK RIDGE, N.J., Jan. 13, 2012 – At CES 2012, Sony announced it is expanding its line of SD cards with a new flagship series designed for ultra-high speed interface (UHS-I) compatibility, giving DSLR users superb speed and high performance. The new cards are available in capacities of 32GB (SF-32UX), 16GB (SF-16UX) and 8GB (SF-8UX).

The new cards offer significantly higher transfer speeds up to 94MB/s (read) and 45MB/s (write, for SF-8UX, write speed is 22MB/s), ideal for the burst shooting and HD video modes of today’s DSLR cameras and HD camcorders (based on Sony tests and dependent on…

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Imaging Resource Interview: Kayce Baker, Fujifilm

Continuing our series of in-depth interviews from this year's combined CES / PMA tradeshow, Imaging Resource publisher Dave Etchells, senior editor Shawn Barnett, and features editor Arthur Etchells were joined by Kayce M. Baker, Director of Marketing in the Electronic Imaging Division of Fujifilm North America Corp.

Clearly, the big news was Fujifilm's brand-new X-Pro1 compact system camera, and the first three X-mount lenses which accompany the X-Pro1, and as you'd expect, much of the discussion revolves around the system, what it means for Fujifilm and its customers, and what it brings…

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Imaging Resource Interview: John Carlson, Pentax

Next up in our 2012 Consumer Electronics Show interview program, Imaging Resource publisher Dave Etchells sat down with John Carlson, Senior Manager of Sales and Marketing at Pentax Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp..

The interview covers some of the challenges faced over the last year by the photo industry, and the changes seen at Pentax since its recent acquisition by Ricoh. Also covered are the tiny Pentax Q compact system camera, Pentax's future plans for its camera and lens lineup–and whether full-frame might fit into that picture–and on the state of play with respect to tethering…

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Imaging Resource Interview: Toshiyuki Terada and Sally Smith Clemens, Olympus

Launching our interview program for the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, Imaging Resource publisher Dave Etchells, senior editor Shawn Barnett, and features editor Arthur Etchells were joined by Toshiyuki Terada, Manager and Group Leader of the Product and Marketing Planning Group, Product and Marketing Planning Department at Olympus Imaging Corp, and Sally Smith Clemens, Product Manager at Olympus Imaging America Inc.

The interview covers difficult times faced by Olympus and the photo industry in general over the last year, the history and future of the increasingly competitive market for…

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CES 2012: Our coverage rolls on; interviews coming soon

As the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show–this year combined with the Photo Marketing Association's annual Spring tradeshow–rolls on, the announcements continue to flood our news page, while the IR team roams the show flood in search of the most interesting stories.

Right before the show kicked off, we hosted exclusive Q&A sessions with both Canon and Nikon, to discuss two of the show's most exciting products: the Canon PowerShot G1 X being the first large-sensor fixed-lens zoom camera on the market, and the Nikon D4 being that company's latest-generation professional SLR. Although the…

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Sony W650, W620, W610: Three new Cyber-shots for the entry-level

Sony Electronics Inc. has introduced three new entry-level Cyber-shot cameras for its W-series at the Consumer Electronics Show: the Sony W650, Sony W620, and Sony W610.

Of the trio, the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610 is the most affordable, at just US$110 or thereabouts. This model couples a 14.1 megapixel, Sony Super HAD CCD image sensor, and a Sony-branded, unstabilized 4x optical zoom lens with f/2.8 to f/5.9 maximum aperture across the zoom range. There's also a 2.7-inch LCD display, VGA Motion JPEG movie mode, SD card storage, and power from a proprietary lithium ion battery pack….

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Adobe Rebrands Carousel as Revel

Adobe has announced it is rebranding Adobe Carousel as Adobe Revel. The company plans to offer additional photography solutions on the platform in the future, so the new branding more broadly encompasses these offerings.

According to the Photoshop.com blog, current users will see the name of the app change when they update. Revel 1.1 features “some minor fixes,” including imports from the Camera Roll on your iPhone and iPad and photo sharing via Flickr.

Adobe said the word “carousel” won't be entirely retired, however. It will still be used to refer to a library of photos within…

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Sigma Corporation of America announces prime lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras at CES 2012

New lenses and product line designed for Micro Four Thirds, E-mount systems

RONKONKOMA, NY and LAS VEGAS, NV, Jan. 9, 2012 – Sigma Corporation of America today announced the launch of its new line of Micro Four Thirds system and E-mount lenses for mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 in Las Vegas, NV.

The leading researcher, developer, manufacturer and service provider of some of the world’s most impressive lines of lenses, cameras and flashes, has made its entrée into the mirrorless interchangeable lens category with the introduction of…

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