Press Release: 22nd March, 2010.

PALM DESERT, Calif, USA.

Quantum Dot Material Replaces Silicon; Enables Stunning Image Quality ?on Mobile Handsets

PALM DESERT, Calif., March 22, 2010, DEMO Spring 2010 –

Ushering in a new era of high-performance image sensors, InVisage Technologies, Inc. – a venture-backed start-up that is revolutionizing the way light is captured – today announced QuantumFilm. Harnessing the power of custom-designed semiconductor materials, QuantumFilm image sensors are the world’s first commercial quantum dot-based image sensors, replacing silicon. InVisage delivers 4x higher performance, 2x higher dynamic range and professional camera features not yet found in mobile image sensors. The first QuantumFilm-enabled product, due out later this year, solves the crucial challenge of capturing stunning images using mobile handset cameras.

QuantumFilm was developed by InVisage after years of research under the guidance of notable scientist and InVisage CTO Ted Sargent. The technology is based on quantum dots – semiconductors with unique light-capture properties. QuantumFilm works by capturing an imprint of a light image, and then employing the silicon beneath it to read out the image and turn it into versatile digital signals. InVisage spent three years engineering the quantum dot material to produce highly-sensitive image sensors that integrate with standard CMOS manufacturing processes. The first application of QuantumFilm will enable high pixel count and high performance in tiny...

Compared to the Sony Alpha DSLR-A500, the A550 has a higher resolution sensor, a higher resolution LCD, a faster maximum frame rate, greater buffer depth, a shorter battery life, and weighs just 0.07 ounces (two grams) more. The Sony is actually comfortably more expensive with the Nikon D90 being a close rival. As such in our full review we’ll compare the features and handling of all these bodies, while taking a detailed look at the image quality compared to the D90. Read-on to discover how…

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Compared to the Sony Alpha DSLR-A500, the A550 has a higher resolution sensor, a higher resolution LCD, a faster maximum frame rate, greater buffer depth, a shorter battery life, and weighs just 0.07...

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Sony has two new SLRs coming out, the A500 and its brother the A550. These cameras are equipped with two Live View functions and a 3-inch LCD screen that tilts 90 degrees up or down, and a new CMOS image sensor. PRESS SUMMARY Models Deliver Low-Light Performance, Exceptional Shooting Speed and In-Camera High Dynamic Range Sony today introduced two ? (alpha) DSLR cameras with a new generation of Exmorâ„¢ CMOS sensors and BIONZâ„¢ image processors, which make it easy for active shooters to...

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Wow! It looks like Sony is serious about their DSLRs. They just announced the DSLR-A850, a full-frame camera, usually reserved for the advanced or professional photographer.   The DSLR-A850 uses the same 24.6 Mp sensor and features of the Sony A900 introduced last year. The ultra-bright viewfinder with 98% field of view coverage and 0.74x magnification enables accurate framing and preview. With the HDMI output and Photo TV HD mode, your creative output can be enjoyed on an HD...

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span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" Press release 24th March 2009/spanbr /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"Tamron Develops SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II MACRO 1:1/spanbr /span style="font-weight: bold;"–Life-size macro lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C size image sensors* that features a fast maximum aperture of F/2/spanbr /br /Tamron Co., Ltd (Mr. Morio Ono, President), a comprehensive manufacturer of optical products with its head office in Saitama City, announced the development of the SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II LD (IF) MACRO 1:1 (Model G005), a life-size macro lens designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras with APS-C size image sensors* that offers a fast maximum aperture of F/2.0.br /br /The SP AF60mm F/2.0 Di II LD (IF) MACRO 1:1 (Model G005), covering an equivalent angle of view of 93mm when converted to the 35mm format* and boasting a maximum aperture of F/2.0—one stop faster than the F/2.8 maximum aperture found on conventional macro lenses in the same class—is a fast life-size macro lens that delivers dramatically attractive blurred background effects.br /The new life-size macro lens from Tamron is expected to be made available in mounts for Canon, Nikon (with built-in AF motor) and Sony.br /Price and launch dates will be announced at a later date.br /br /span style="font-size:85%;"Notes:br /* Tamron’s conversion value is 1.55X.br /* Di II lenses are designed exclusively for use with digital SLR cameras equipped with APS-C size image sensors and employ an optical system optimized for the characteristics of those digital cameras. Di II lenses are not designed for use...

bybr /Jonathan Eastland.br /br /span style="font-weight: bold;"The dearth of features, news and articles pertaining to the use of film cameras in the photo press well illustrates the popularity of digital technology across a broad spectrum of enthusiasts; or is it simply that advertising rules the roost? (no answer needed.) Only one, the British Journal of Photography, regularly continues to uphold the values of film for both its reviews of new materials and portfolios by shooters still enamoured by the silver halide./spanbr /br /Just recently, I completed a review of Rollei's ATP 1.1 film - the new(ish) flagship Technical Pan - according to the maker Maco for the Journal. Over a period of several weeks, I exposed rolls on the streets of Paris, Versailles and back home on local UK hunting grounds in a Leica M6.br /br /After a traumatic processing experience, the negatives were scanned on an Epson F3200 at the maximum optical resolution. The results lived up to almost every one of Rollei's claims - except ease of processing in small tanks with stainless spools - and I immediately put in a request for a sample of the 120 medium format version announced at this year's photokina.br /br /ATP 1.1 captures an astonishing amount of fine detail; negatives are virtually grain free, although it is there and visible in large scale prints. Image appearance reminded me of early Kodachrome II sans colour. The joy of course, is that digital post processing tools lend an easy hand here to obtaining...