A large sensor Panasonic LX coming in two weeks?

An imaginary fixed lens Panasonic large sensor compact.

Rumors are getting stronger around a new surprising camera from Panasonic. A fixed lens compact with Four Thirds sensor, fixed prime lens and 4K video recording. A cameras smaller than the GM1 and therefore pockeatable!

The camera would be of higher quality of the Sony RX100M3. It will be announced on July 16 already! Sounds great!

Confirmed via trusted source: Sony 1 inch sensor used by Panasonic (and likely by other companies too).

The recently announced Panasonic FZ-1000 did shake up the industry by offering a tremendous zoom range and 4K recording in a sub $1,000 package.

And according to our sources the Panasonic is the first non-Sony camera using the Sony RX100m3 1 inch sensor. The source also said the sensor will be sold to other companies too (likely Fuji and Samsung coming as next).

It’s likely that Sony cares more about selling sensors (and leading the industry in that segment) than protecting their own RX camera range. And actually that’s a good news :)

UPDATED: Canon 55-200mm M lens announced!

Canon announced the new 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM EOS-M lens:

Compactness and precision image quality is achieved through a new type of 5-group zoom system making use of short back focus and aspheric lens
Uses a UD lens to correct chromatic aberration for excellent image quality throughout the zoom range
The focusing mechanism employs a stepping motor and lead screw to provide quiet and smooth movie servo AF for shooting movies
Image Stabilizer equivalent to a shutter speed 3.5 settings faster
Maintains the EF-M lens design concept of projecting from the mount in a straight form
Lens disposition and coatings are optimized to minimize ghosting and flare
Uses a 7-blade circular aperture for exquisite blurred areas
Fast autofocus is achieved for still images using a rear focus system, high-speed CPU, and optimized AF algorithm

Angle of view (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) 23 ° 20 ‘~ 6 ° 30? · 15 ° 40 ‘~ 4 ° 20? · 27 ° 50 ‘~ 7 ° 50?
Lens constitution 17 pieces in 11 groups
Number of blades diaphragm 7 pieces
Minimum aperture 2-32
Minimum focusing distance 1m
Maximum magnification 0.21 times
Filter diameter 52mm
Maximum length × diameter ?60.9 × 86.5 mm
Weight 260g
Camera shake compensation effect 3.5 stages
(CIPA guideline compliant)

Info in Spanish at DSLRmagazine.

Fuji X-T1P goes 4K…with the viewfinder :)

This could upset the brand new X-T1 owners but Fuji is really already going to offer a new hardware updated X-T1P camera soon!

Fujirumors reports that among the hardware changes there will be a new 4K viewfinder! And now, this doesn’t mean the X-T1P will have 4K recording capability. The new X-T1P will have the same “sub-par” video performance.

The camera will be officially unveiled the beginning of July. And I am wondering why Fuji hurried that much to bring an updated X-T1…

Panasonic is soon going to announce the Monster-Superzoom FZ1000!

Digicameinfo just shared that image of the new Panasonic FZ1000 super zoom camera. And the real amazing thing here are the specs which seem to say: Kiss my butt dear Sony RX10 :)
Unlike the Sony it has a much larger zoom range of 25-400mm f/2.8-4.0 (vs 24-200mm f/2.8 from the Sony).
The sensor size is the same (1 inch) but the Panasonic records 4K videos too!

Full FZ1000 specs:

– 1.0-inch CMOS sensor 
– Venus engine
– 25-400mm equivalent f/2.8-4.0 Leica DC Vario Elmarit lens.
– Lens configuration is 15 pieces in 11 groups. 5 aspherical lens (8 Side)
– AF linear motor. AF speed is 0.09 seconds
– 0.66 seconds start-up time
– 4K video 
– 4K PHOTO to cut out a still image of 8 million pixels from 4K video
– The space recognition AF by DFD
– EVF is 2.36 million dot-inch organic EL 0.39
– A monitor 920,000 dot 3.0-inch
– Continuous shooting 12 frames / second
– Wi-Fi, NFC
– Focus peaking, ring type manual focus
– Camera RAW development