Canon Inc. has announced that it has created an APS-H size CMOS sensor featuring nearly 250 million pixels ( 19,580x12,600 pixels)—the world’s highest number of pixels for a CMOS sensor smaller than the size of a 35mm full-frame sensor. When installed in a camera, this sensor has the ability to read the lettering on a plane flying at a distance of nearly 18km from the shooting … [Read more...]

Fujifilm Co. will commence the marketing of a new instant camera—the Instax Mini 8 Plus. Instead of an LCD monitor, this camera is equipped with a mirror on the side of the lens. The camera, targeting young girls, is nearly round and is available in different colours like strawberry red and melon green. The camera is available at a price of about 9,000 yen. The company is … [Read more...]

Olympus Corp. noted a loss of 8.73 billion yen for the fiscal year that ended in March 2015. The company incurred expenses worth 53.9 billion yen.The sales of the imaging business declined by 12.9% to 83825 billion yen and posted a loss of to 13.870 billion yen. The company made an investment to develop B2B operations. It further cited reasons such as shrinking market for … [Read more...]

Canon Inc. stated that it has developed a Blue Spectrum Refractive ( BR) optical element that will correct chromatic aberrations in camera lenses to attain superlative image quality. This offering from Canon can substantially refract blue light, which lies within the shortwavelength  range. The company creates optical elements by assessing organic optical materials, … [Read more...]

Panasonic Co. stated that it will halt the production of Li-ion batteries at its factory in Beijing as of August 2015 cutting about 1,300 jobs. That particular factory has been producing compact batteries for digital cameras and smartphones. Their profitability has taken a hit due to severe price competition. Panasonic runs two battery factories in China. One is in Sozhu and … [Read more...]