The Nikon D3100 is the first Nikon DSLR to feature 1080p video capture at 24 frames per second in H.264 compression. As a successor to the Nikon D3000, the new camera features Nikon’s new EXPEED 2 image processor, Nikon’s 14.2-megapixel Nikon DX format CMOS sensor, Active D-Lighting, sensor cleaning and airflow control system, a 3.0-inch 230,000-dot resolution fixed TFT LCD display, a continuous up to 3 frames per second, Live view mode, full time AutoFocus in movie mode, a 3D Color Matrix Metering II with Scene Recognition System, a 3D Tracking Multi-CAM 1000 AutoFocus sensor module with 11 AF points and an ISO sensitivity 100 to 3200 (6400 and 12800 with boost). This camera also supports JPEG, NEF (Nikon’s RAW, 12-bit compressed) file formats. Like Nikon’s other entry-level DSLRs, the D3100 has no in-body AutoFocus motor, and fully automatic AutoFocus requires a lens with an integrated AutoFocus-motor (Nikon AF-S lenses). Read more…
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Here is good news for all Pentax K-7 DSLR owners, because the latest firmware update version 1.10 for this digital camera is now available for download. The new firmware update adds a movie editing function, allowing you to divide a movie into multiple segments and erase unwanted segments from the movie, improves AutoFocus speed, enables Live View AF via a half-press of the shutter release, adds an electronic level indicator to the monitor display and a Reversal Film mode to the Custom Image options, and enables the camera to display both the electronic level indicator and the exposure indicator at the same time in M and X modes. You can download the Pentax K-7 firmware version 1.10 here. [Pentax]
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Canon has decided to release a new firmware update for the Canon EOS 7D digital SLR camera. The firmware version 1.2.2 incorporates the following fixes.
1. Fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses).
2. Fixes the AF point-selection behaviour of the C.Fn III-7 (Manual AF pt. selec. pattern) custom function when set to [1].
3. Fixes the AF point display for the viewfinder electronic level when shooting in the vertical position.
4. Corrects misspellings in the Spanish and Thai menus for applicable products.
You can download the firmware software here. [Canon]
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Word has it that Nikon will release a new DSLR camera as a successor to the Nikon D3000. This upcoming camera will be called as the D3100, and it should be positioned somewhere between the current Nikon D3000 and D5000. Rumored specifications of the D3100 include 11 to 12 AF points, a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor, continuous AF in video mode/live view, an HD video recording, an AVCHD video codec and in camera video editing capabilities. The upcoming Nikon D3100 will come with an 18-55mm kit lens. Stay tuned for more updates. [Nikon Rumors]
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The firmware version 1.0.8 for the Canon EOS Rebel T2i/ 550D DSLR camera is now available for download. The latest firmware update fixes a phenomenon in which the set aperture moves unexpectedly when shooting movies in manual exposure mode using some Canon lenses (such as macro lenses). [Canon]
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