Did you know that you can jailbreak your Olympus software? Once you do that you will be able to use your Nintendo DS to capture timelapse shots with a built-in alarm and triggering the shutter by clapping your hands instead of pressing the button (Yeah I know it is exactly the feature we were all looking for).

You need to install the Open Camera Controller (which is Open Source).

Your camera will now have following features:
* Unlimited AEB
* Sound Trigger
* Motion Sensing
* Timelapse
* Sun-/Moonrise aware

A complete description of the software is available here: http://www.hdrlabs.com/occ/index.html

A youtube video (test on Canon DSLR) is available here: canonwatch.com

Don’t worry! That’s definitely a typo ;)

Amazon UK has the G2 available for preorder (price $45,620.00 LOL!)

What’s more interesting for us is that “This item will be released on 1 Jun 2010.“

Imaging Resource had a chance to talk with Yoshiyuki Inoue (senior camera planner from Panasonic Corporation).

Key points of the interviews:

– The main people buying the GH1 are enthusiasts and some pro movie editors.
– When asked if  the future GH1 successor will have a strong video focus Yoshiyuki says that “maybe our video cameras will be improving in this direction.” (in the direction of higher-end videographers) because “Our G-series is aimed at more the average customer.”
– Panasonic wants to focus on the production of new lenses.
– He also says the GH3 or a GF3 may having different AF in movies.
– “I want to make an absolutely “mechanical-less” camera” -> No more mechanical-shutters

Very interesting!

The japanese company “Hino” produced a new Tilt-Shift adapter for MicroFourThirds cameras. Their website is in japanese only that’s why I can’t tell you how you can buy the lens. May some of our japanese readers can help us?

UPDATE: Chief Noda made us a better translation of the text. It is available here: http://www.chiefnoda.com/temporary/ts/
Thanks Chief!

source: DC.watch

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