Canon continues to power ahead in 2006. In their latest financial results for the 4th quarter 2006, total sales from cameras were over 1 trillion Yen with an operating profit from 25.8%. Although DSLR made up 12% of all cameras sold, it made up 35% of the value.
These are very impressive numbers by any standards, [...]

Hasselblad has launched another 48mm Full Framed DSLR called the H3D-31.
The Hasselblad H3D-31 is a 31 mega pixel version of the H3D-39, the world’s first 48mm full-frame DSLR camera system. Featuring near full-frame capture, the H3D-31 uses a 44 x 33mm sensor enhanced with micro-lenses to boost ISO rating one stop to a new maximum [...]

Here is some interesting news that Intel, the world’s largest chip maker, has overhauled the basic building block of the information age, paving the way for a new generation of faster and more energy-efficient processors.
According to the New York Times, company researchers said the advance represented the most significant change in the materials used to [...]

According to the latest report by BCN which is market research firm constantly monitoring POS data from 2,680 stores operated by 23 contracted major retailing companies. Nikon has the number 1 market share in Japan.
Nikon has claimed 47% of the DSLR market in Japan during December 2006. The increased market share was attributed to [...]

Olympus has been busy this year with the announcement of seven different cameras.
They are as follows:
FE 210 – A 7.1 mega pixel, 3x optical zoom, 2.5 inch LCD screen and an ISO of up to 640
FE230 – A 7.1 mega pixel, 3x optical zoom, 2.5 inch LCD screen and an ISO of up to [...]

PENTAX Imaging Company has announced another new compact digital camera. The PENTAX Optio M30 which sports an ultra-slim body with a fresh, textured design, the affordable Optio M30 features Digital Shake Reduction, Face Recognition AF and AE, and an Auto-Macro function that enables close-up photography up to two inches away in Super Macro mode [...]

PENTAX Imaging Company has announced a new compact digital camera called the PENTAX Optio T30. It is one of the thinnest digital cameras featuring a high resolution three inch LCD monitor. In addition, the Optio T30 features a touch display with a wide field of view for fun image capture and editing. This [...]

Think Camera has conducted a preview of a pre-production Fuji film S5 Pro DSLR. In the preview all tests were conducted using jpegs only as the pre-production did not come with the software used to read RAW files. The new S5 Pro is based on the Nikon D200 body with a Fuji chip and Fuji [...]

Now here is an interesting alternative method to cleaning your DSLR sensor. It is an adhesive-based DSLR sensor clearer called DUST-AIDâ„¢ that will offer a unique solution for DSLR camera photographers seeking a safe and easy way of cleaning their dusty sensors.
It was developed and tested for contamination using extremely sensitive Fourier Transform [...]

According to Chris Chessman from Amateur Photographer, the massive demand for the Nikon D80 / D40 and Canon’s popular 400D / Rebel XTi digital SLRs has meant their supply chain could not cope with the huge orders. The upsurge occurred during the 2006 Christmas break.
All three cameras are price competitive entry to amateur DSLR cameras [...]