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Who'da thunk? Polaroid and Kodak are making noise at CES 2015! While Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Olympus, and Panasonic all announced new products (some more, some surprisingly less) a couple of old photo industry friends that were left for dead seem to be slowly coming back. That's the kind of opening day CES is turning into for those of us who have been covering still photography for lo these many years.
With each passing year, standalone digital cameras have become less and less visible at CES. Even after PMA, which used to be the place for new product introductions, "co-located" within CES, new product introductions are centered around Photokina every other year in Germany, and CP+, which takes place annually in February in Japan. As the show opens today in Las Vegas we're seeing both still and video cameras being integrated into unlikely products (more on that later this week). It's all part of the "internet of things" theme that can be found in everything else, from smart refrigerators to drones, cars, fitness aids, and more. And of course, there's lots going on in the world of video (look for our coverage of new consumer video products tomorrow). Still photography products with such as canon BP-809 battery, canon BP-819 battery, canon BP-827 battery, canon HG21 battery, canon LP-E4 battery, canon LP-E4N battery, canon EOS 1D Mark IV battery, canon LP-E10 battery, canon EOS 1100D battery, canon BP-E818 battery, canon BP-726 battery, canon BP-729 battery? Not as much as in previous years. Let's see...
The most advanced camera announced at CES came from Nikon. The Nikon D5500 APS sensor-based mid-range consumer DSLR is an update from last year's Nikon D5300. The biggest upgrade? A flip-out, touchscreen LCD monitor, the first to appear in a Nikon DSLR. Nikon also introduced the world's smallest 300mm f/4 prime lens and a light 50-200mm f/4-5.6G tele kit zoom lens. Both boast significant improvements in vibration reduction. Read more.
Canon announced five new, traditional kinds of PowerShot models. Canon introducing new compact digital cameras is a CES tradition. But lest you think the company is falling behind the times—they're definitely not—Canon also introduced its first network storage device for images and video that packs a Terabite of storage, and a camera-lens package for their budget-priced full-frame DSLR, the D6. (The company also unveiled a trio of camcorders.) Read more.
Panasonic launched five Lumix digital cameras at the start of CES. Headlining their offerings is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS50, a pocket-sized 30x zoom camera with a Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens with a 24-720mm 35mm equivalent range that collapses into the camera body and has a control ring at the lens base. It offers a 12MP MOS sensor and 1080p video capture, shoots in both RAW and JPEG, and has a 1.155k dot resolution EVF. With its relatively low pixel count and RAW capture, plus built-in Wi-Fi, this looks like a camera that's aimed at higher-end users who want a pocket camera to go along with their big rig. It will be available in Silver and Black.
Other Panasonic compact digital cameras are:
• Panasonic DMC ZS45: 20x optical zoom (24-480mm, 35mm equivalent), 16MP, 1080p, flip-out 3-inch LCD, Wink-activated "selfie" mode, built-in Wi-Fi.
• Panasonic SZ10: 12x optical zoom (24-288mm, 35mm equivalent), 16MP, 720p, flip-out 2.7-inch LCD, "beauty mode", optical stabilization.
• Panasonic DMC-TS30: Ruggedized camera with 16MP CCD sensor, 24-100mm equivalent internal zoom, optical image stabilization, 720p video, 220MB built-in storage, waterproof to 26 feet, shockproof to 5 feet, freeze-proof to 14 degrees F. It will be available in black, blue, and red.
• Panasonic DMC-TS6 (shown): Ruggedized camera with 16MP MOS sensor, 4.5x internal zoom lens, 1080p video, Wi-Fi, NFC and GPS, and more rugged than the TS30: It's waterproof to 43 feet, and shockproof to 6.6 feet. It will be available in blue, green camo, and orange.
Fujifilm continues to build its X-mount MILC system ecosystem, which in a relatively short time has lured away a growing number of DSLR users. They announced a new weather-resistant kit lens, the Fujinon XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR, with a constant f/2.8 wide aperture, intended to pair with the water-resistant Fujifilm X-T1. It is both weather- and dust-resistant, is claimed to have edge-to-edge sharpness across the entire zoom range thanks to three aspherical elements, three ED glass lens elements, has nine rounded aperture blades for smooth Bokeh, and special coating to reduce flare and ghosting. and can work down to -10 degrees celsius. It can be pre-ordered now from Adorama for $1,995.