P-4500 Photo Player

Epson Japan has today announced the third iteration of its Photo Fine Player 'Multimedia Storage Viewer'. This new version sports an 80 GB hard disk (the same as the P-4000), the same beautiful 3.8" VGA LCD screen, SD/CF slot and USB 2.0 interface. Improvements include a new image processing system with support for images of up to 30 megapixels, wider RAW format support, wider video format support (including MPEG-1/2/4 and DivX) and new display modes (including grouping by EXIF tag). The P-4500 will cost 75,000 YEN (approx. $640) when it goes on sale in Japan.

Epson Photo Fine Player P-4500 new features
* New image processing engine
* Improved video support: MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 (inc. DivX) and Motion JPEG
* Support for images up to 30 megapixels
* Wider RAW format support: Canon CRW / CR2, Konica Minolta 7D / 5D, Nikon RAW (D-SLR), Pentax RAW (D-SLR), Epson RAW, Olympus RAW (E-1, E-300, E-500)
* Brighter LCD backlight
* New display modes, EXIF Tag grouping
* SD / Compact Flash Type I/II
* 75,000 YEN
* 148 x 33 x 85 mm
* 438 g

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Epson R-D1s Digital Rangefinder Camera

Epson Japan has today announced a subtly improved version of its unique R-D1 Digital Rangefinder Camera. Just like the R-D1 the R-D1s features the a six megapixel APS-C size sensor and supports Leica M and L mount lenses. New features include a 'Quick View' record review function, RAW+ JPEG support, Adobe RGB color space, image parameter control, long exposure noise reduction and higher playback magnification.

Epson R-D1s Digital Rangefinder new features

* 'Quick View' record review function
* RAW + JPEG support
* Adobe RGB color space option
* Scene type color reproduction ('Film setting')
* Image parameter control (sharpness, color, shadow, contrast, noise reduction)
* Long exposure noise reduction
* Playback magnification up to 16x
* Improved direct printing (with up to 13.5 mp interpolation)


More details on: DPReview