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The Canon EOS R1 Will Have 100-Megapixels, is Coming in 2023: Report

A new report is echoing previous predictions that Canon’s true flagship EOS R1 is coming in 2023, but adds a new twist: it is expected to boast 100-megapixels. As is the case with most rumors, details are scant. Canon Rumors reports that the R1 will be a full-frame camera and boast 100-megapixels, but when it arrives is less solid: the rumor site believes it could arrive sometime in…
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How OM Digital Torture Tests its Weatherproof Cameras

Earlier this year, OM Digital launched the OM-1, which earned the highest weatherproof rating of any camera on the market PetaPixel was given an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at just how intense the company’s torture testing is to assure this unmatched rugged design. …
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Samsung Shoots Building-Size Photo with its 200MP Smartphone Camera

Samsung’s 200-megapixel smartphone sensor has not yet made its way into a consumer device but the company has already begun hyping what it can do by printing a massive 616 square meter (2,021 square feet) photo taken with it. The 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HP1 was announced last September and is the industry’s first that reached such a resolution and is based on 0.64 µm-pixels…
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RED Sues Nikon for Infringing on its Video Compression Patents

RED has sued Nikon for illegally copying its data compression technology. The lawsuit asserts that Nikon infringed on its patents through capabilities granted to the Nikon Z9 in the recent firmware 2.0 update. The lawsuit was filed in a southern California federal court today and asserts that the Japanese camera manufacturer and its United States subsidiaries have illegally infringed on…
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Nikon Plans to Basically Abandon DSLRs by 2025

Nikon has revised its medium-term management plan and in an eye-opening revelation, all but announces the death of F-mount. As I commented on previously, Nikon has had a financially good 2021 which has seen its Imaging Division post profits and its revenue…
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Supposed leaked spec sheet suggests Sony will announce a 61MP a7R V with 8K/30p video and more

A photograph of Sony’s a7R IV full-frame mirrorless camera, the latest a7R model to be released. Photo Rumors has published what appears to be a pretty plausible specifications list for an upcoming full-frame camera from Sony. According to the leaked details, the camera’s model identifier will be ILCE-7RM5, a naming scheme that suggests a Sony a7R V is around the corner. Whereas most…
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