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Not long ago we were discussing Nikon’s Media Port UP300x headset tethering and few related patents that followed. For real wireless tethering you can go with Nikon’s remote WT-4a (for over 700 US bucks) or you can DIY one for around $50. You will need this (or any similar) Cables Unlimited USB-WIRELESS Dongle Set. Go to Pete’s Tech Ramblings for all the details.
If you remember this previous post about the skipped Nikon lenses IDs, you have probably noticed that one of the missing numbers (#2181) got filled by the new Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S DX lens. The question is: what is lens #2182 going to be?
The future home of lens #2182
Some clarifications on the ID schema Nikon is using, since some readers got confused:
this link will lead you to the 10-24 lens (#2181):
this link will lead you to the 35 f1.8 lens even if the text in the URL has the 10-24 lens (#2183):
Only the id is important, not the text after it – of course Nikon can change this at any time.
You can even try this:
http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Camera-Lenses/2183/NikonRumors-is-great.html
lol!
Don’t have much this weekend:
Tethered shooting via a headset? Maybe this is not that far away.
Few months ago Nikon released the Nikon Media Port UP300x video headset and now there are 3 new patent application that just became public today:
Wearable display: “A proposition is to provide a wearable display suitable for enjoying contents including images by plural users simultaneously. To realize the proposition, the wearable display provides an external output unit outputting a signal having the same contents as a signal input to a device to an external device, at an exterior part of an apparatus body including the device making information of contents including images into a state capable of being sensed by a user, and mounting fixtures mounting the device on a head portion of the user.”
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Head mount display: “A head mount display includes: an image display unit at which an image is displayed; an arm that supports the image display unit while allowing an orientation of the image display unit to be adjusted; a mounting unit that supports the arm and is used to attach the head mount display to a user.”
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Head-mounted display: “A headphone (3) has LEDs indicating whether a head-mounted display is used for the left eye or for the right eye. In the case shown in the attached figure, the LED of L showing that the display is used for the left eye is lit. Whether the head-mounted display is used for the left eye or for the right eye is indicated by the LEDs, and depending on whether it is used for the left eye or for the right eye, audio outputted from the headphone (3) is switched over between the left and the right. Independent of whether the head-mounted display is used for the left eye or for the right eye, audio for the right ear is outputted for the right ear and audio for the left ear is outputted for the left ear.”
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There are also two camera related patents: Electronic camera and Digital camera system.
Patents do not always materialize, but it is still interesting to see what Nikon engineers have in their minds.
Out friends from canikon.de sent us this update from Markt und Technik publisher regarding the previously reported Nikon D400 book:
Nikon D400 camera book
Please note that a recent announcement on this website of a title accompanying a possible Nikon Corporation product D400 was purely speculative, and was in no way based on information from Nikon Corporation. The title in question should not have been announced, and the publisher wishes to apologize unreservedly for any potential confusion.Nikon D400 Kamerabuch
Der Verlag weist ausdrücklich darauf hin, dass einem kürzlich veröffentlichten Titeleintrag zu einem etwaigen Kameramodell D400 der Firma Nikon reine Spekulation zugrunde lag, in keiner Weise aber Information des Herstellers. Der betreffende Titel hätte nicht angekündigt werden dürfen, und der Verlag entschuldigt sich ausdrücklich für die möglicherweise entstandene Verwirrung bei seinen Lesern und bei dem Hersteller.
Maybe they are just covering up their previous mistake?
The free image capture software for Nikon DSLRs that I presented few days ago was only for a Mac. Now PC users will have also something to play with – DCamCapture (thanks Fabian):
Functions:
Supported Cameras:
I haven’t tried it yet, but here are some screenshots:
Live view
IPTC data
App window
Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S DX lens is now in stock @ Amazon:
Adorama is also ready to ship it for free.
The first Nikon D5000 book showed up on Amazon – available for pre-order:
There are two more D5000 books, also available for pre-order:
