Hoya annuncia i risultati

TOKYO, Japan, August 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HOYA Corporation today announced financial results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2009. Net sales were 94.9 billion yen for the quarter, a 27.0% decrease from 130.1 billion yen in the same period last year, and operating income was 9.2 billion yen, a 57.5% decrease from 21.8 billion yen in the same period last year, mainly due to order decrease and the impact of exchange rates. Since April, however, there has been a degree of recovery noted in orders, which resulted in an increase of both net sales and operating income compared to the fourth quarter FY2009 ended March 31, 2009.

Net income for the first quarter was down 81.8%, to 3.8 billion yen. Earnings per share for the quarter were 8.90 yen compared with 48.97 yen in the same period last year.

"Net sales decreased compared to the same period last year," said Hiroshi Hamada, chief operating officer of HOYA. "However we see a sign of turnaround in many business units such as optical glass and PENTAX camera compared to the preceding quarter."

For the first six months of FY2010 ending September 30, 2009, Hoya forecasts net sales of 195.0 billion yen (down 24.6% compared to 258.5 billion yen in the same period previous year), operating income of 24.0 billion yen (down 43.5% compared to 42.4 billion yen in the same period previous year) and net income of 13.5 billion yen (down 66.5% compared to 40.3 billion yen in the same period previous year.)

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Aggiornamento firmware K-7

Pentax ha rilasciato la versione 1.01 del firmware della neonata K7.
Dal changelog si legge:

• Added a custom function to the K-7's Custom Function menu that affects the behavior of the 4-way controller when using user-selectable focus point adjustment.

Ora i link:

• Windows
• Mac

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Clay Enos: Street photography

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Fine commercializzazione della K20D

Sul sito giapponese di Pentax, si annuncia che sarà interrotta la commercializzazione del modello K20D.

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Pentax Optio W80, compatta ogni-tempo

Giugno, tempo di vancanze...
Per questo Pentax ha presentato una nuova compatta ognitempo ressitente all'acqua e alla polvere.
La W80 è dotata di sensore da 12.1 megapixel e zoom ottico 5x e ottica 28mm. La macchina resiste fino ad una profondità di circa 5m.


Sul retro è posozionato un LCD da 2,5" ed è capace di riprendere filmati in HD.
Tra le altre caratteristiche possiamo annoverare l'ormai immnacabile Face Detection (fino a 32 facce in 3 centesimi di secondo), Shake Reduction sia per le foto che per filmati. Interessante è la funzione Super Macro che consente di effettuare riprese con distanza minima di 1 cm.

Sarà disponibile in tre colori (rosso, blu e grigio) al prezzo indicativo di 300$.

KEY FEATURES

• 12.1 Megapixels for detailed images that can be printed in large sizes.
• 5X internal optical zoom in a slim 1 inch body is equivalent to 28-140mm.
• Wide angle 28mm lens gives an expanded perspective to images, ideal for indoor, landscape, or group shots.
• 2.5 inch LCD monitor features anti-reflective coating, making it easy to view, even in bright sunlight.
• Waterproof design withstands depths up to 16 feet (5 meters) to protect from rain and spills, as well as allowing full underwater photos and video.
• Rugged Shockproof design protects against drops of 3.3 feet, ensuring the camera is protected from hard use and the occasional "spills" on dry land.
• Coldproof design allows the camera to be used in sub-zero temperatures of -10° Celsius (14° Fahrenheit), ideal for cold weather activities such as skiing and snowmobiling.
• Widescreen, HD movie capture records resolutions up to 1280x720 pixels at full-speed 30 frames per second.
• Fast Face Detection technology sees up to 32 faces in 0.03 seconds, with Smile Capture and Blink Detection, for perfect portrait shots.
• Pixel Track Shake Reduction (SR) ensures sharp images in any lighting condition, without adding high ISO noise. Digital SR and Movie SR are also available.
• Close focusing, Super Macro mode brings out the details in even the smallest subjects as close as 1 cm.

[via Engadget]