Items tagged with FUJIFILM
Fujifilm has a new flagship interchangeable lens camera to show off. It's the X-T10, the latest edition the X-Series digital camera lineup and successor to the mighty X-T1. Like its predecessor, the X-T10 combines old school design aesthetics with modern photography amenities and is a bona fide photographic workhorse for anyone who needs or desires higher quality shots than what’s possible with their smartphones. The X-T10 is a smaller, less expensive version of the X-T1, though don't read that to mean cheap. Priced at $800 for the body alone ($900 with XC16-50mm kit lens or $1,100 with XF18-55mm kit lens), casual hobbyists are likely to look in the other direction. It's...
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Fujifilm has been producing retro-like rangefinder cameras for the past few years now, and if you appreciate style, you'll be hard-pressed to find a device that shines quite like the X series. At this year's CES, two new ones are being revealed: the X20 and the X100s. Starting with the latter, that one is the follow-up to the X100, and it includes the world's fastest autofocus at 0.08 seconds. There's also a FUJINON 23mm f/2 prime lens, a 16.3MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS II sensor, a hybrid viewfinder and a Digital Split Image display. It's an advanced way of seeing thing through the lens, placing dual images on the left and right which should help with manually focusing. The lower-end X20 follows the...
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For whatever reason, the camera market has truly been embracing high fashion. While many of our gadgets seem to be assembled with no real eye on beauty, Fujifilm's camera department has been going the opposite way. The company has just released the XF1 point-and-shoot camera, with a bit of retro flair and an f/1.8 lens that should make nighttime shooting a bit more enjoyable. The camera touts a 4x manual zoom, a 2/3" 12 megapixel EXR CMOS sensor, and it's available in three motifs: a dimpled synthetic black leather, a smooth synthetic tan leather and a synthetic red leather. Other specs include a 25mm wide-angle lens, optical image stabilization, macro mode shooting, an all-new on-screen graphical...
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Are point-and-shoot cameras on the way out? Are DSLRs becoming less important? It might be that mirrorless cameras are impacting both of those questions, and when you look at Fujifilm's latest, you may understand why. The company's new X-E1 is a powerful shooter, packing a 16MP APS-C X-Trans CMOS sensor, a 2.36 million dot OLED viewfinger, and a body that's 30% smaller than the X-Pro1. It's also boasting that iconic retro look that consumers have come to expect from the brand, with two color options to be available: a two-tone black and silver, and a solid black. Both versions of the X-E1 will also ship as kits with the XF18mm-55mm (27-84mm) F2.8-4 lens in November 2012. It also supports 1080p...
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You know you're getting older when styles you grew up with come full circle and are cool again. It happens with clothes, haircuts, music, and yes, even electronics. Underscoring this point are leaked images of Fujifilm's upcoming X-E1, a compact camera with modern internals dressed in retro digs. Depending on how old you are, the X-E1 looks like a camera you or your parents used to own several decades ago. Despite the old look, however, it's a high-end camera with a detachable lens and a layout that's very similar to Fujifilm's X-Pro1. The X-E1 doesn't appear to be a successor to that camera, however, and will likely be positioned as a lower cost alternative without an electronic viewfinder....
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Imagine you're on a boat in the middle of the ocean and you spot a great white shark swimming nearby. Do you (A) back away from the edge and gingerly reach for your digital camera with the hopes of snapping a long-distance shot, or (B) dive right into the water to get closer look? If you answered B, Fujifilm's FinePix XP170 might be exactly the type of digital camera you've been looking for. Fujifilm announced the rugged point-n-shoot this week and said it's an appropriate device for shooting and sharing in extreme conditions, including ones where you're submerged in water. "The solid build, rubberized coating and riveted metal handgrip make this the toughest FinePix yet!," Fujifilm boasts. "Underwater...
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Its products defined nearly a century of photography, cinema, and home video, but the venerable Kodak company is on the verge of bankruptcy. While the company is reportedly preparing to file a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, which permits restructuring, the firm is caught in a merciless slide. Once so synonymous with film that its products coined the phrase "Kodak moment," the Rochester, NY-based corporation lost 95 percent of its value between 1999 - 2000. Revenue for 2010 was just $7.18 billion, down from 1996's $15.97 billion. It's stock, which traded at $30-35 per share back in 2006-2007 has fallen to 44 cents as of this writing; the company has been warned that it faces de-listing from the NASDAQ...
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Cameras these days... so hard to keep up with. You've got cameraphones, point-and-shoots, mirrorless cams, DSLRs, and evidently, "bridge cameras." These are generally spoken of as "superzoom" or "megazoom" cameras, and the Fujifilm X-S1 is the latest. We're told that the XS-1 represents a new breed of bridge camera. Featuring a Fujinon 26x optical zoom lens through to the EXR sensor technology found in the X10, the X-S1 also touts a 4-624mm (35mm equivalent) lens (f/2.8), 52x zoom range, and a lens comprised of 17 glass elements, which includes four aspherical elements and two ED lenses. The X-S1 is also ideally suited to capturing subjects close up. In standard mode, the zoom focuses down to...
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Fujifilm's X100 isn't your average camera. In fact, it's no one's average camera. It's a high-end point-and-shoot. A compact that runs well over $1k, yet doesn't have a zoom. But the design and image quality is unparalleled, and evidently that's good enough for some. There's a major APS-C sensor in there, and tons of good looks, but the X100 was born with a few issues, just as most first-run devices are. Thankfully, most modern-day devices can also handle a firmware update, which enables manufacturers to improve upon products that are already in the hands of customers. Fujifilm has announced that their X100 firmware is now up to v1.10, which clears up a bunch of settings that reverted themselves,...
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It's a rough and tough world out there, that's for sure. And while it's possible to grab a ToughBook in order to be prepared for just about anything when it comes to lugging a notebook around, what about your camera? Turns out there are a few rugged camera options as well, with Fujifilm responsible for the latest addition. The company's new FinePix XP30 is a true toughie, with a bubbly body that's waterproof, dustproof and drop-proof (to an extent). There's also the XP20, which is basically the same camera except for a GPS dongle. That's right, GPS! The XP30 stands out above the XP20 by having an integrated GPS module, which automatically geotags your photos and videos as soon as you take them....
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Mirrorless cameras are all the rage these days. Olympus and Panasonic have their Micro Four Thirds technology, Sony has their interchangeable lens family, and now Fujifilm has the FinePix X100. Now, we're just waiting for Canon and Nikon to join the fun, and full-fledged DSLRs will finally have their work cut out for them. These compact APS-C cameras offer many of the luxuries on a DSLR (full manual mode, fast shooting, great low-light performance, etc.), but at a fraction of the size and cost. They're more limited when it comes to lenses and accessories, but for many, they offer plenty of performance. If you don't need a full DSLR, the X100 (and the like) is probably good enough. The X100 is...
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Most of you already see the world in 3D, so why not come out with a camera that takes 3D photos and movies? One reason would be that you already tried that and, well, things didn't turn out so hot. But rather than tuck its tail between its legs and give up, FujiFlim has stormed back to the market with its FinePix RealPix Real 3D W3, the followup act to the ill-regarded W1. This time around FujiFilm bumped up the LCD screen real estate to 2.5 inches, added 720p video recording, and HDMI 1.4 for viewing those pics and videos straight away on your swank HDTV. "Last year, Fujifilm introduced the first real, complete solution for 3D digital photography, once again showing our commitment to the evolution...
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In today's computing world, there are just a few things that come to mind when you mention "storage." Flash drives, hard drives, solid state drives and maybe even cloud storage. But that's about the extent of it. Hardly anyone thinks about or recognizes magnetic tape storage any more, but it's obviously still around and kicking thanks to innovations by IBM and FUJIFILM. Both of those companies have come together to produce one of the largest tape drives to date, which is designed to archive important information in scenarios where only massive, massive drives would work. In fact, the new development has set a world record in areal data density on linear magnetic tap. Magnetic tape isn't widely...
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FUJIFILM announced the US price and availability of its new FinePix REAL 3D system. Introduced this summer, the FinePix REAL 3D system is a three dimensional (3D) digital imaging system that can capture 3D still photographs and movies that users can view without special 3D glasses. The FinePix REAL 3D system includes a 3D digital camera—the FinePix REAL 3D W1 ($599.95), a 3D digital viewer—the FinePix REAL 3D V1 ($499.95), and 3D prints through SeeHere.com ($6.99). FUJIFILM BRINGS FINEPIX REAL 3D SYSTEM TO U.S. MARKET New Camera Represents Breakthrough Technology for Stereoscopic Photography; Declared 3D Vision-Ready by NVIDIA VALHALLA, N.Y., September 30, 2009 – FUJIFILM U.S.A., Inc. announced...
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Fujifilm unveiled six new FinePix models, including sub-$100 entry-level models as well as advanced megazoom cameras. At the upper end, you’ll find the new FinePix S200EXR and the F70EXR cameras, which offer the company’s high-quality Super CCD EXR sensor. Four of the models are sub-$200 models, including the bargain-priced, 10-megapixel A170 ($90) and the 12-megapixel A220 ($100). Here’s a closer look at each of the new models: FinePix S200EXRThe FinePix S200EXR is Fujifilm’s newest flagship megazoom camera with a 14.1x zoom lens (30.5mm – 436mm equivalent) and the ability to shoot VGA video at 30fps. Fujifilm calls the FinePix S200EXR its most advanced DSLR-bridge camera to date. This 12-megapixel...
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For anyone who has paid close attention to the movie market this year, you'll know that 3D is being shoved down our throats faster that we can decide whether or not we even like the taste. While 3D has been around for decades now, only recently has Hollywood (and in turn, everyone else) decided that 3D is the next big money maker. Most major motion animation studios have decided that all future films will be made in 3D, and even NVIDIA has decided it prudent to openly support the format. All that being true, we guess we can't be too surprised to hear that a mainstay in the camera realm is looking to hop on the bandwagon with a consumer-level 3D camera. You heard right, a point-and-shoot digital...
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The PMA tradeshow is always a hot spot for digital imagining manufacturers to introduce new products and new technologies. In preparations for the PMA show, Fujifilm introduced its first waterproof camera, the FinePix Z33WP. The 10MP FinePix Z33WP can be submersed up to 10 feet. It features a 3x optical Fujinon zoom lens and a 2.7-inch, 230,000 pixel LCD. The Z33WP also includes SR AUTO for automatic scene recognition. The FinePix Z33WP will be available in late March at a retail price of $199.95. Fujifilm’s new FinePix Z30 boasts of a 2.7-inch LCD, 10MP sensor, and a Fujinon 3x optical zoom lens. It too features SR AUTO in addition to Face Detection Technology and Blog it with Dual Blog Mode....
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Yesterday, Nikon announced eight new point and shoot cameras. Today, FUJIFILM is entering the spotlight with three new models that should be available just before the big PMA (Photo Marketing Association International) show in early March. Here’s a look at the new cameras and the features they offer. FinePix F200EXR The first new model, the FinePix F200EXR, introduces the Super CCD EXR sensor, which was developed to produce higher image quality instead of focusing on an increase in megapixels as other manufacturers have done in the past. “Consumers have realized there’s more to a good picture than just the number of megapixels, and with our Super CCD EXR sensor we prove that true image...
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Going along with yesterday's update on Google Maps, some Asian governments have voiced their opinion on the technology... they don't like it. There's still some debate has to how serious of a security risk the satellite images are, as the images are a few years old. Living in New Hampshire, I have no concerns as most of my state lacks detailed images. Area 51 has higher quality pictures... could the government be hiding something in the granite state? Well, time to find my tinfoil hat, later folks! FujiFilm FinePix F10 @ eCoustics "The new 6.3-megapixel FujiFilm FinePix F10 ($399 MSRP) is a rather unassuming digital camera with a silvery metal finish and plain vanilla styling. Yet looks...
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