Nikon and Microsoft signed a patent agreement allowing Nikon to use Microsoft’s patents involving cameras running on the Android operating system. Last year Nikon released their first Android based camera – the Coolpix S800c and it seems that they are planning to concentrate on that platform in the future.
I received a very short and crypted tip that Nikon will announce a new compact camera with 16.2 effective megapixels DX-sized CMOS sensor, fixed 28mm f/2.8 (or maybe even f/2.0) lens and EXPEED 2 image processing engine. This could very well be the camera that will be announced this week and I seriously doubt that the D7000 replacement will be introduced as well.
Nikon published their Q&A for the third quarter of the Imaging Company which they describe as “rapid deterioration in the market” and “fiercer market competition“: Q: What can you tell us about the revision of the financial forecast in the imaging products business? A: While we increased production and inventory of digital SLR cameras as one […]
In addition to the new Nikon Image Space website, Nikon also updated their free apps for Android and iOS based devices (previously myPicturetown). Here are the download links for the new versions: iPhone and iPad apps on iTunes Androird app on Google Play It seems that Nikon still has not fixed the long list of issues with […]
Nikon announced the establishment of sales and service presence in Indonesia: Nikon Corporation (Makoto Kimura, President) is pleased to announce the establishment of P.T. Nikon Indonesia in Jakarta. This new sales and service subsidiary will be launched to fortify sales of imaging products, beginning with digital cameras, and to enhance after-sales service in Indonesia. Operations […]
Hello there. This is Ryu Voelkel and Matt Cohen and we are sports photographers based in Berlin, Germany and Oakland, California respectively. We won’t get into who lives in a better city, but we have been given an opportunity by NR to do a post on sports photography. On our sports photography website/podcast called Big Lens Fast Shutter, we educate […]
In the next few weeks Sony will announce a new 20MP APS-C sensor in their upcoming a58 camera. It remains to be seen if Nikon will decide to use this sensor in one of their future DX models. For now, the D7000 replacement is rumored to have a 24MP sensor. Out of the four Nikon […]
