Will Nikon enter the video camera business?

Nikon s100 video camera Will Nikon enter the video camera business?

Nikon S100

In an interview with TechRadar a Nikon UK spokesperson said that they are not a broadcast company yet, but they are exploring video options for the future:

"We're not a broadcast company - yet. We're still listening and as our relationship between third parties grows, hopefully more features will be incorporated in the future."

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Nikon 100-300mm f/4 full frame lens patent

Nikon 100 300mm f4 lens patent Nikon 100 300mm f/4 full frame lens patent

Nikon filed patent 201293548 in Japan for a Nikon 100-300mm f/4 full frame lens:

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Nikon to start producing pharmaceutical and cosmetic products?

Nikon pharmaceutical cosmetics products Nikon to start producing pharmaceutical and cosmetic products?

Nikon Corporation added an amendment to their Articles of Incorporation to "Manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals, quasi-pharmaceutical products and cosmetics". Few months ago Fujifilm also announced the introduction of their own skin care/beauty product line - maybe this is the new trend for Japanese camera manufacturers?

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Nikon D800E available for order on BestBuy.com, will ship in 5-7 days

Nikon D800E BestBuy Nikon D800E available for order on BestBuy.com, will ship in 5 7 days

BestBuy has listed the Nikon D800E on their website and you can now order it. I checked several different zip codes and the availability was 5-7 days (shipped to your local Best Buy store). The D800E was previously not listed on BestBuy.com. The D800 and D4 are still listed as "sold out online".

Here for example are the store pickup results for Best Buy locations near New York City:

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Nikon working on a new Coolpix camera with a large(-r) sensor

 Nikon working on a new Coolpix camera with a large( r) sensor

Nikon is currently working on a new camera with a large(-r) sensor to compete with the Canon PowerShot G1X ($799). It's not clear if Nikon will just use the 1" sensor from their mirrorless line or they will go with a new 1.5" sensor similar to the G1X. The current Coolpix P7100 camera has 1/1.7" CCD sensor. For better illustration, here is a diagram for the different sensor sizes from Wikipedia:

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New firmware update v1.03 for Nikon D700?

Nikon D700 firmware 1.03 New firmware update v1.03 for Nikon D700?

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A member of the German forum dslr-forum.de received his new Nikon D700 camera and noticed that the installed firmware version A was 1.03. The latest officially announced firmware update for the D700 was A/B 1.02. Maybe Nikon is about to release the new 1.03 version?

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