E-Z Life » Nikon http://www.ezrahill.co.uk - Daily Diary of Ezra Hill Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Nikon D800 slips out for an early bird preview, to be officially unveiled tomorrow? http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/06/nikon-d800-slips-out-for-an-early-bird-preview-to-be-officially-unveiled-tomorrow/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/06/nikon-d800-slips-out-for-an-early-bird-preview-to-be-officially-unveiled-tomorrow/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:00 +0000 Joseph Volpe http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/nikon-d800-slips-out-for-an-early-bird-preview-to-be-officially/

We’ve seen Nikon’s successor to the D700 slip out a few times this past winter, but this latest leak and its bevy of press images might just be the real deal. According to Brazilian site ZTOP, the company’s set to officially debut its 36.3-megapixel D800 tomorrow. So, what’s on the spec list? Well, it looks like those rumors were true, as this high-end DSLR apparently boasts that aforementioned CMOS sensor capable of 7360 x 4912 resolution and the ability to toggle ISO from 100 – 6,400. As you’d imagine, this high-end, digital light box also comes equipped with the ability for full 1080p30 HD video capture, recording content in either H.264 or MPEG-4 formats. Naturally, there’s also a 3.2-inch LCD viewfinder onboard so you can sift through your sizeable gallery of stills. While we still caution you to take this news with a nigh invisible grain of salt, it’s likely all will be revealed in one day’s time. Check out the source below for additional shots.

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]]> http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/06/nikon-d800-slips-out-for-an-early-bird-preview-to-be-officially-unveiled-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Nikon posts Q3 2011 earnings, sees ‘extraordinary losses’ due to Thailand floods http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/03/nikon-posts-q3-2011-earnings-sees-extraordinary-losses-due-to-thailand-floods/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/03/nikon-posts-q3-2011-earnings-sees-extraordinary-losses-due-to-thailand-floods/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:15:00 +0000 Amar Toor http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/03/nikon-posts-q3-2011-earnings-sees-extraordinary-losses-due-to/
Nikon posted its Q3 earnings report this morning, and there isn’t a whole lot to smile about. The cameramaker had to swallow an “extraordinary” ¥10.9 billion loss last quarter (approximately $143.1 million), due to widespread flooding that devastated its Thailand manufacturing plant, in October. Today’s report comes just a day after Sony issued similarly dire figures, which it largely attributed to last year’s flooding, as well. For the third quarter ended December 31st, Nikon posted a ¥3.7 billion loss (about $48.6 million), compared with the ¥9.7 billion ($127.3 million) it saw in net profits over the same period in 2010. Operating profits also fell to ¥8.2 billion from ¥18.6 billion in 2010, while total revenue dropped from ¥253.8 billion in Q3 2010 to ¥215.4 billion, last quarter. The company remains optimistic about the future, though, forecasting net gains of ¥55 billion this year, coupled with an expected revenue of ¥925 billion. For the full report, check out the source links below.

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]]> http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/03/nikon-posts-q3-2011-earnings-sees-extraordinary-losses-due-to-thailand-floods/feed/ 0 Nikon 1 future plans revealed: 4k video, brighter lenses, picture effects http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/01/nikon-1-future-plans-revealed-4k-video-brighter-lenses-picture-effects/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/01/nikon-1-future-plans-revealed-4k-video-brighter-lenses-picture-effects/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:39:00 +0000 Daniel Cooper http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/nikon-1-future-plans-revealed-4k-video-brighter-lenses-pictur/
Tetsuya Yamamoto, Nikon’s head of development was at CES talking up the future plans of the company’s 1 system cameras after strong holiday sales. The 10.1 megapixel sensor inside the 1 body is sufficiently capable of shooting 2 and 4K video and bringing that functionality into the unit is planned for a future edition. There’s a need for a set of brighter lenses with faster auto-focusing, although we’re not sure how much bigger you can get on that petite body. It’s also kicking around the option of letting V1 (i.e. more professional) users get at manual AF control and in-camera RAW editing — while J1 users can expect plenty of features they won’t use much, like in-camera effects. It’s exciting stuff, but let’s hope these new features don’t cause the price to climb any higher, eh?

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]]> http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/01/nikon-1-future-plans-revealed-4k-video-brighter-lenses-picture-effects/feed/ 0 Nikon Coolpix P510 arrives in London, we go hands-on (video) http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/01/nikon-coolpix-p510-arrives-in-london-we-go-hands-on-video/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/01/nikon-coolpix-p510-arrives-in-london-we-go-hands-on-video/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:08:00 +0000 Mat Smith http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/01/nikon-coolpix-p510-arrives-in-london-we-go-hands-on-video/ Nikon Coolpix P510 arrives in London, we go hands-on (video)

You may have heard that Nikon’s revealed a few — well, a lot of — new cameras this week. Fortunately it wasn’t long until we were able to get to grips with some of the more interesting models. Unfortunately both the super-zooming Coolpix P510 (seen here) and the super-zooming P310 arrived sans battery, unwilling to be coaxed into working, but more than happy to show off how the finished unit would feel in the hand. We were able to get a hardware tour from Nikon’s James Loader, who gave us a brief overview of the new Coolpix P series and talked up how that 42x zoom interacts with that 16.1-megapixel backlit CMOS sensor. You’ll find that right after the gallery. We hope to grab a working sample ahead of the bridge camera’s March 22nd launch, priced at £400 ($630).

Gallery: Nikon Coolpix P510 hands-on

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]]> http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2012/02/01/nikon-coolpix-p510-arrives-in-london-we-go-hands-on-video/feed/ 0 CompactFlash Association readies next-gen XQD format, promises write speeds of 125 MB/s and up http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2011/12/08/compactflash-association-readies-next-gen-xqd-format-promises-write-speeds-of-125-mbs-and-up/ http://www.ezrahill.co.uk/2011/12/08/compactflash-association-readies-next-gen-xqd-format-promises-write-speeds-of-125-mbs-and-up/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:47:00 +0000 Dana Wollman http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/08/compactflash-association-readies-next-gen-xqd-format-promises-w/
We don’t need to tell you CF is one of the few memory card formats that’s managed to survive the SD tidal wave (remember when you needed Memory Stick to use a Sony point-and-shoot?). But if you’re the kind of serious shooter who uses CF, you might be tickled to know its high-speed successor is just about good to go. The CompactFlash Association said it’s finished work on XQD, a next-gen format that promises faster speeds, along with a smaller footprint than current-gen CF cards. As for transfer rates, the included PCI Express interface promises theoretical write speeds as high as 5 Gb/s, though the association is quick to peg real-world writes at 125 MB/s and up. Still, that’s plenty fast for processing RAW stills and 1080p video, and it’s a clear bump over the 100 MB/s write rates (max) you’ll get from today’s CF cards. No word on availability or partnerships, though we know Nikon led XQD’s development, and that Canon endorsed it, so it’s safe to say we’ll see this in some major releases sometime after the association starts licensing the technology in early 2012.

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