Tags: pma2009, sensor

Olympus declares 12 megapixels is enough

Olympus has declared an end to the megapixel race.

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  Olympus high-end compact due mid-year

  Olympus has set a ship date, albeit one with a lot of wiggle room, for its first high-end compact camera using the micro four thirds technology.

• Panasonic updates Lumix G1 to HD-wielding GH1

  A mere five months after introducing a radical new photographic format in the world's smallest interchangeable lens camera, the Lumix DMC-G1, Panasonic has unveiled the GH1, the same camera with HD recording capability.

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  Sony hits back with new sensor on its HX1 superzoom

  Sony has announced yet another contender for the superzoom throne at PMA 2009, the Cyber-shot HX1, featuring a new "Exmor" CMOS sensor.

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  Pentax extends its reach to first megazoom

  Pentax has made a surprisingly belated entry into the megazoom digital camera market with the X70.