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Hasselblad seems fully engaged in developing a comprehensive medium format digital system that is capable of competing with the film, especially after the merger with Imacon in 2004. At the same time the announcement of H3DII-50, the Swedish company claimed to be working on a new sensor 645, larger than that used by H3DII-50 developed by Kodak.

More details on the sensor, which should leave in 2009, will be presented at Photokina 2008 to be held in Germany from September 23 to 28. This is the reply of Hasselblad to Phase One, the first to produce a system full frame format 645. As can be seen by the continuing ads in the market for medium format digital development is going to swollen sails and race for megapixels and high definition seems not frenarsi ever.

Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-FZ28 going to take the place of FZ18. This superzoom is equipped with a CCD sensor 10.1 megapixels and a 18x objective Leica, similar to the one mounted on the FZ18, which now starts at 27mm. The stabilizer is equipped with optical technology Panasonic Mega OIS style camera does not differ much from the previous model and the LCD screen is 2.7 inches with an electronic viewfinder. The focal length of 27mm ranges from 486mm with a maximum aperture of f / af 2.8 / 4.4.

The technology panasonic “intelligent” allows you to optimize shots to improve the yield in addition to 37 settings, including some taken by LX3. At the maximum resolution it can take 2.5 pictures per second, while reducing the quality you can get to 13 fps. The camera can also record video in HD quality 720p and is available an optional cable to view movies directly on HDTV. The FZ28 will be available from next month starting at 260 €.

The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150. the 14 mega pixels camera. The Panasonic Camera the Samsung NV100HD the offers a 14.7-megapixel , the highest in the segment. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150 goal is a 28-100mm in 35 mm format, the opening f/2.8-f / 5.6. The Panasonic lenses LEICA by means of unlike the Panasonic camera does not seem dedicated only to photographers. They can manually change the settings of openness and contact and can save photos inside RAW format, not to lose precious details in photos.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150 new engine auto focal point it better. The camera in motion and a technology for Panasonic camera recognition of faces it can go up 15 face Completing of image. fixes red-eye and a gust up to 2.5 pictures per second. We can record cinema in the company of high definition at 24 frames for each second. It have contained by 50mb of memory also can use SDHC medium. It willpower be alive available from August in black and silver to an approximate price of 380 €.

The NV9 is a slim digital compact that includes all the latest technologies and Sam sung Cameras with a 10 megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom and ISO up to 3200. Includes a double image stabilization integrating an optical and a digital image to obtain without always smooth. The technology Auto Contrast Balance allows you to automatically corrects the settings for always give the right contrast to the images. Like all compact is equipped with the system for the recognition of faces, but as the NV100HD can take a series of photos until the eyes of the subject are not running even in the picture and how smile shooting occurs only when you see a smile in the photo.

Finally, there is also the possibility to improve the skin of people making it more smooth and without imperfections. A feature more original than usual is the presence of two indicators, type car, which shows the amount of free memory and battery power and avoid having to seek an indication inside of the LCD from 2.7 inches. It can also record movies at 30 fps and allows you to make changes and zoom during recording.

We have already talked about room toss, or photos taken by launching air in the camera. Many think of possible damage to its photographic equipment and avoid trying to take pictures of this type. Now came a special camera that seeks a niche market and probably a backer.

From the shapes that recall a little ‘the flywheel inside is equipped with a Bluetooth transmitter to send photos, taken at regular intervals to a phone or laptop. Unfortunately, less than a buffer for sending post photos, we can not run too far the camera.

Samsung has launched a compact from 14.7 megapixels with 28mm wide angle lens from the NV100HD. This camera is fitted with a 28mm wide-angle lens by Schneider Kreuznach branded and use through a large LCD screen with touch screen by 3 inches and 460 thousand pixels, to navigate through the settings, allowing for example to draw an X on the screen to erase an image . It can also record movies HD, up to 30 frames per second, and play it through through the HDMI interface for photos or videos on LCD TVs or plasma and with support for CEC, comsumer Electronic Control, you can also use a single remote control for both units.

It also has an image stabilizer is digital optical is to eliminate the problems moved in critical condition and light sensitivity up to ISO 3200. Like all new cameras supports the recognition of faces and automatically adjusts the settings to improve the yield of photography, but expands the usual accompanying managing to take pictures until the person has no eyes open or only when it is smiling.

The Nikon SB-900 is the new flash at the top of the range of Nikon and goes home to replace the famous SB-800. This flash covers the distance from 17mm to 200mm in just 1.2 seconds and is able to detect the presence of any color filters and communicate to the camera to change a correct white balance.

It will also be the first flash drives to be able to be updated through a reflex, like the D3 or the D700. The indicative price which will be available from this month is € 479.99. After skipping the main features from the press release.