January 28, 2009
Canon’s camera division profits drop 67%
Canon’s global camera division has reported a 67.7% fall in operating profit for the final quarter of 2008. Picture:Canon reported 'healthy sales' of its 40D camera over the year as a whole
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January 28, 2009
Canon plans second wave of price hikes
In a double blow to UK consumers the price of all Canon products will rise by around 10% from 1 February - the firm’s second price hike this year.
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January 27, 2009
Panasonic cameras hit by European import duty rule
Panasonic will have to limit the video clip mode on the UK versions of its latest ‘HD’ cameras because anything longer than 15 minutes will attract European import duty applicable to camcorders.
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January 27, 2009
Panasonic Lumix cameras put megapixel race on hold
Panasonic is shifting away from the megapixel race and focusing on improving movie mode quality as it unveils the DMC-FT1 and DMC-TZ7 compact cameras.
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January 26, 2009
Wanted: Credit crunch photographers
Images that best capture the ‘real story of the credit crunch from ground level’ will be published on an internet blog hosted by the Financial Times newspaper.
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January 26, 2009
Jessops confident will survive ‘tough’ year [update]
Jessops is confident that it will defy the doom-mongers and survive high street oblivion but the business faces a ‘very difficult’ year ahead, according to chairman David Adams (pictured).
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January 23, 2009
Adobe Photoshop updates need further ‘testing’
Imaging giant Adobe wants consumers to continue to test its Photoshop Lightroom 2.3 and Photoshop Camera Raw 5.3 software - and supply feedback - before it can be officially launched.
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January 23, 2009
Tripods target ‘lightweight’ DSLRs
The latest family of Manfrotto tripods target photographers using ‘lightweight’ digital SLRs and compact cameras.
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January 22, 2009
Sony bitten by global ‘slowdown’
Sony Corporation has blamed its first loss in 14 years largely on the impact of the global economic slowdown.
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January 22, 2009
Sanyo plans to fight traditional camera market
Sanyo plans to take on the traditional digital compact camera market by launching a series of camcorders that combine ‘HD’ video with high resolution still image capabilities.
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January 21, 2009
Jessops drops Pentax cameras
High street camera retailer Jessops has dropped all Pentax-branded cameras from its range of products, spelling the loss of a brand with a history stretching back to 1919.
