Daily Digital Camera News

Fujifilm has recently unveiled the pricing and availability info of the X10 premium compact digital camera. The Fujifilm X10 is perfect for those who like old-fashioned gadgets since it comes in a retro design and a traditional optical viewfinder with a wide 20-degree field of view. The camera features a 2/3-inch 12-megapixel EXR CMOS sensor, a 28-112mm equivalent f/2.0-2.8 lens, up to 12,800 ISO sensitivity, 1080p video captures and a pop-up flash. The Fujifilm X10 will be released in early October 2011 for $599.95. Read more…

The Fujifilm X-S1 features a 2/3-inch EXR CMOS sensor with a fixed 26x zoom lens (f/2.8 – 5.6), 1440k pixels EVF, a 62mm filter size, and stereo microphones. The camera also supports video recording. See more pictures after the jump to get more details. Read more…

According to rumors, Nikon will announced the Nikon D800 DSLR on October 26th, 2011. As a successor to the Nikon D700, this new semi-pro camera has a superb 36-megapixels full frame FX sensor that allows the camera to capture Full HD videos in 1920 x 1080/30p. The Nikon D800 also has a 4fps continuous shooting mode, a larger LCD display with an automatic brightness adjustment, a shutter durability of 200,000 cycles, a USB 3.0 port, two CF card slots and an SD card slot. The Nikon D800 will be released on November 24th, 2011 for 300,000 Yen(US$3,905). [Digital Camera Info]

The latest firmware update for the Sigma SD1 DSLR camera is now available for download. The firmware update version 1.03 improves

- Accuracy of Auto White Balance.
- Accuracy of evaluative exposure metering.
- Accuracy of flashgun light control.
- Image quality at high ISO 3200 and ISO 6400 (only RAW file).
- Sharpness processing (only RAW file).
- Various bugs have been corrected to achieve more stable operation.

This firmware update should be applied to any SD1 camera that has firmware “Ver.1.02″ and lower. You can download the firmware software right here. [Sigma]

Panasonic has issued the firmware update version 2.0 for the Panasonic Lumix LX5 digital camera. The latest firmware enhances the camera’s performance such as:

1. Auto Focus speed-up.
2. [HIGH ISO NR] has been added to the [REC] menu.
3. Improved auto white balance performance.
4. [ACTIVE MODE] has been added to the [MOTION PICTURE] menu.
5. The AF/AE Lock operated by half-pressing the shutter button has been improved.
6. When [MF] is set, you can make fine adjustments to the focus using a simpler operation than before.
7. The position and size of the AF area you have set are now stored.
8. The upper limit of the shutter speed in Manual Exposure Mode has been raised. (Max 250 seconds approximately)
9. [MINIATURE EFFECT] has been added to My Colour Mode.
10. [MONITOR] / [VIEWFINDER] has been added to the [SETUP] menu.

You can download the firmware update version 2.0 for the Panasonic Lumix LX5 right here. [Panasonic]

Ricoh today announced the availability of the GR DIGITAL IV digital camera. As a successor to the GR DIGITAL III, the new GR DIGITAL IV features a 10MP 1/1.7-inch CCD sensor with a GR ENGINE IV image processor, a 28mm/F1.9 GR lens, a 3.0-inch 1.23 million-dot VGA LCD monitor, a sensor-shift image stabilization, a “Hybrid AF” focus system, and a 30fps VGA video capture. The camera measures 108.6mm x 59.8mm x 32.5mm and weights approx. 190 grams (without battery, SD memory card, strap). Available in black and limited edition white, the Ricoh GR DIGITAL IV costs £499.99 or approx. $788. See more pictures after the jump. Read more…