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  • Panasonic launches Lumix DMC-XS3 slimline zoom compact

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    Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-XS3, a budget zoom compact camera that’s just 14mm thick. It sports an optically-stabilised wideangle 5x zoom lens (24-120mm equivalent), a 14.1MP 1/2.3″ High Sensitivity MOS sensor, and can record Full HD video in MP4 format. It includes a range of Creative Filters which can be applied either during or after shooting, and can also be used when shooting panoramas. The XS3 appears to be a Europe-only release, and will be available in September at a price of £119.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Panasonic announces Lumix DMC-FZ70 with 60x optical zoom

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    Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-FZ70, a 16MP compact superzoom with a 60x optical zoom that more than doubles the zoom reach of its 24x FZ60 predecessor. Spanning the equivalent of 20-1200mm, the FZ70’s zoom lens has a maximum aperture range of F2.8-5.9 and is claimed to be both the longest and widest in its class. The FZ70 effectively replaces the FZ60, but the constant-F2.8 Lumix DMC-FZ200 remains in the lineup.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • DPReview launches GearShop

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    Today, DPReview.com officially opens GearShop to the public. GearShop is a highly curated and content-rich online store for buying cameras, lenses and photography accessories. Utilizing DPReview’s comprehensive testing and research, GearShop provides photography enthusiasts with expert guidance when buying photography equipment online. In celebration of the launch, GearShop customers will be able to claim up to $ 150 in free accessories with select camera purchases now through July 27, 2013. Click through for more details. Apologies to our international visitors: At this time GearShop is only able to ship to customers in the USA.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Magic Lantern ‘Dual ISO’ firmware increases dynamic range on 5D Mk3, 7D

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    The folks at Magic Lantern are no stranger to adding new features to Canon DSLRs, courtesy of their EOS Camera Tool software. Their latest creation, Dual ISO, increases the dynamic range of the 5D Mark III and EOS 7D by four stops, bringing the total dynamic range to 14EV. This allows you to pull detail out of the shadows with a lot less noise than with the ‘stock’ firmware. Click through for more details.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • 2013 UK Picture Editors’ Guild Awards open for entries

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    The 2013 UK Picture Editors Guild Awards are now open for entries. Amateur photographers can show off their skills by entering the ‘BT Citizen Photographer of the Year’ category; images must have been taken between July 17th, 2012 and July 16, 2013, and the final date for submission of entries is September 1, 2013. Meanwhile professionals can enter images into a range of categories, for a £20 fee. Click through for full details and entry links. 

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Fujifilm revises upcoming X-Pro1 and X-E1 firmware updates

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    Fujifilm has given more details about its upcoming firmware updates for the X-Pro1 and X-E1 (Versions 3.00 for the X-Pro1, and 2.00 for the X-E1). In addition to the existing promise to improve autofocus speed, it says that focus accuracy will be improved with difficult subjects. The updates will also add a ‘focus peaking’ function to aid manual focus, and improve image stabilisation during movie recording with the 18-55mm F2.8-4 lens. They are due to be available for download on 23rd July.   

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Toshiba announces first UHS-II SD cards as world’s fastest

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    Toshiba has announced the Exceria and Exceria Pro ranges of SD cards – the first to conform to the UHS-II standard and the fastest SD cards yet announced. The Exceria Pro cards will be available in 16GB and 32GB sizes from October 2013 and will offer read/write speeds of 260MB/s and 240MB/s respectively. 32GB and 64GB Exceria series cards offering the same read speeds but half the write speed will follow a month later.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Researchers in Tokyo develop high-speed subject tracking system

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    Engineers at Tokyo University’s Ishikawa Oku Laboratory have come up with new technology to track extremely fast motion. Their new system – which uses ‘Saccade Mirrors’ for pitch and tilt, a ‘pupil shift system’, and very fast image processing – is able to keep even the quickest subject in the center of the frame at all times. According to engineers, the initial application for this system could be to capture video at sporting events. They expect it to be market-ready in about two years. Follow the link for a video demonstration of this intriguing new technology.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • ‘Letting Go of the Camera’: Olivier Duong concludes look at gear addiction

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    Florida-based photographer and blogger Olivier Duong has concluded his examination of so-called ‘gear acquisition syndrome’ with an article that explains how he broke free from his addiction. Starting with the mantra ‘there is more to photography than gear’, Duong describes how he make a conscious effort to appreciate the equipment he already owns, and to concentrate on using it to improve his photography. Click through for more details.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

  • Aptina’s Clarity+ sensor tech claims to have cracked the clear pixel puzzle

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    Sensor maker Aptina has given more details of its Clarity+ technology that it claims will offer a 1EV improvement in sensitivity over conventional sensors. The company believes it has found a way to use clear pixels to capture more light while retaining the image quality of a standard Bayer sensor. Although initially intended for smartphone sized sensors, the company says it could have applications in larger formats. Find out more over at connect.dpreview.com

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)