Monthly Archives: September 2011

Nikon mirrorless camera: 12 bit RAW files, 1440k dots TFT EVF

Few more small details about the Nikon mirrorless camera: The electronic viewfinder will be 0.45 in. 1440k dots TFT display with diopter and brightness adjustment The camera will have 12 bit RAW (NEF) capabilities The frame coverage will be 100% (obviously) SD memory card (obviously)

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Nikon mirrorless camera will have a CMOS sensor

The latest updates: Nikon’s mirrorless camera will have a 10.1 MP CMOS sensor (there was some confusion about the sensor type earlier). The exact sensor size should be 13.2 x 8.8 mm. The camera will have a dust cleaning option.

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After “I AM COMING” meet the “THE BIG HANDS”

Those post cards were received today in Europe with links to the website thebighands.com. The speculation is that the sender is Nikon, especially since they have done something similar in the past. Now I want to hear all the “Big hands” jokes The first two “Big hands” videos are already on YouTube:

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iamcomings.com is now live

Finally a teaser from Nikon – the website iamcomings.com is now live: The domain iamcomings.com is registered to the The New Media Edge, a marketing/PR company in SE Asia. Nikon is not on the list of their clients. Several Nikon websites were down in the past few hours – an updated is definitely on the [...]

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Fake Nikon mirrorless pictures

Many readers have sent me links and images in the past few days of pictures/drawings of the Nikon mirrorless camera. They are all fake, which is why I did not post them online. The initial two mockups from [NR] are the closest representation of the design of the new cameras. The V1 version will have an [...]

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More Nikon mirrorless movie specs

Some more detailed movie specs for the upcoming Nikon mirrorless camera: Metering TTL metering using image sensor Metering method: Matrix Center-weighted: meters 4.5 mm circle in center of frame Spot: meters 2mm circle centered on selected focus area Frame size (pixels/rate): HD movies: 1920 x 1080/60i, 1920 x 1080/30p, 1280 x 720/60p Slow motion movies: 640 [...]

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