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Problems with OLED

OLED seems to be the perfect technology for all types of displays, but it also has some problems:
  • Lifetime - While red and green OLED films have longer lifetimes (46,000 to 230,000 hours), blue organics currently have much shorter lifetimes (up to around 14,000 hours[source: OLED-Info.com]).
  • Manufacturing - Manufacturing processes are expensive right now.
  • Water - Water can easily damage OLEDs.
OLED Advantages and Disadvantages

The LCD is currently the display of choice in small devices and is also popular in large-screen TVs. Regular LEDs often form the digits on digital clocks and other electronic devices. OLEDs offer many advantages over both LCDs and LEDs:
  • The plastic, organic layers of an OLED are thinner, lighter and more flexible than the crystalline layers in an LED or LCD.
  • Because the light-emitting layers of an OLED are lighter, the substrate of an OLED can be flexible instead of rigid. OLED substrates can be plastic rather than the glass used for LEDs and LCDs.
  • OLEDs are brighter than LEDs. Because the organic layers of an OLED are much thinner than the corresponding inorganic crystal layers of an LED, the conductive and emissive layers of an OLED can be multi-layered. Also, LEDs and LCDs require glass for support, and glass absorbs some light. OLEDs do not require glass.
  • OLEDs do not require backlighting like LCDs (see How LCDs Work). LCDs work by selectively blocking areas of the backlight to make the images that you see, while OLEDs generate light themselves. Because OLEDs do not require backlighting, they consume much less power than LCDs (most of the LCD power goes to the backlighting). This is especially important for battery-operated devices such as cell phones.
  • OLEDs are easier to produce and can be made to larger sizes. Because OLEDs are essentially plastics, they can be made into large, thin sheets. It is much more difficult to grow and lay down so many liquid crystals.
  • OLEDs have large fields of view, about 170 degrees. Because LCDs work by blocking light, they have an inherent viewing obstacle from certain angles. OLEDs produce their own light, so they have a much wider viewing range.
Danel said:
OLED has the potential to give you better contrast than what you get
with an LCD. This means that blacks can be truly black, which can
give you a very bright picture with more apparent depth. OLEDs also
might be more energy efficient because they don't require any back
lighting and don't need to keep the pixel cells partially turned on
in order to respond quickly to a signal. OLEDs respond so quickly
they can be fully off until needed. Response time with OLEDs is
measured in microseconds and is much quicker than with LCDs. OLEDs
can be thinner and lighter weight than LCDs.

These are some very interesting characteristics that could make the
new camera, if in fact it does have an OLED display, a bit
revolutionary.
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particularly in low light, in the bedroom :-P

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Raist3d (Photographer & Tools/Systems/Gui Games Developer)
Andreas Feininger (1906-1999) 'Photographers — idiots, of which there are
so many — say, “Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make great
photographs.” That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life. It’s
nothing but a matter of seeing, and thinking, and interest. That’s what
makes a good photograph.'
 
I don't see microphones on these images. So, no sound again, like in D90? :-( I even don't say about stereo input like in Panas GH1
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I'll wait a little more to have the best DSLR ever! (c)
 
jhinkey said:
RAL said:
You are kidding I hope. An electronic viewfinder???
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Hey, all I'm saying is that the viewfinder shape looks different to
me than the current low end DSLRs and it looks more similar to the
current EVF cameras.
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If you look at it, all that has happened is that the prism bulge has been styled with the Giugiaro design cues from the D3/D300/D90. That is one of the things that makes this convincing - fakers usually have no design awareness and get these things wrong, typically. This is an SLR VF, lake all the rest.
jhinkey said:
I'm no expert, but I'm just saying I wouldn't be surprised that it
had an EVF, especially if it is called the D5000 instead of a D60x,
since that would imply that it will be very different than the
D60/D40x type of camera.
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D5000 seems highly unlikely, that's Canon naming where the more digits in the number the lower in the product range it is. Nikon tends to go the other way round, the bigger the number the higher in the range it is (hence, D700 is higher than D300 is higher than D90 - the pro line, Dx is of course an exception). I think there's lots of scope for translation errors in the rumoured naming. D60x is unlikely, since this is clearly not just an updated uprezzed D60. I would guess either D55 or D65, maybe the 'five' in the rumour suggesting the former.

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Bob

 
He is an Austrian model:



More info:
http://www.dubrovniknet.hr/novost.php?id=5685
Raist3d said:
which is why this must be a leak or something :-)

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Andreas Feininger (1906-1999) 'Photographers — idiots, of which
there are
so many — say, “Oh, if only I had a Nikon or a Leica, I could make great
photographs.” That’s the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life. It’s
nothing but a matter of seeing, and thinking, and interest. That’s what
makes a good photograph.'
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'During the last three days, the advertising commercial for the new Nikon camera has been shot in the historical center, on several different locations.

The main protagonist is a young man who is a Versace model from Vienna, while the director of the commercial came from distant Hong Kong. Shooting in Dubrovnik was organized by a production house Embassy films. '

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not even close
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Canon 40D 17-85IS, 55-250IS, 28-135IS, 50mm 1.8 II
Nikon D40 kit 18-55, Tamron 70-300
Panny TZ5, Fuji F30, Sanyo E2 Underwater Camera
 
I think it's interesting how unaware people are of industrial design on their products. Nikon has gone through styling generations. The last set, the D2's, D70, D50, D40, D60 all had the 'sharp V-ridge' on the pentaprism bump. This style was introduced with the D2's, so brought a bit of professional cachet to the lesser cameras. The D80 was a bit intermediate, so had a flattish pentaprism bump. With the D3 Nikon introduces a 'V groove' style, which has since been used for the D300, D700, D90 and now this camera. The P90 had a flat boxy VF bump, so this is clearly not a P90.

One way to spot hoax D4 realeases is to look at the styling cues. It will almost certainly introduce a new styling theme, so if the picture have the same cues as the D3, it's almost certainly a hoax.

As for this camera, practically certainly for real, given all the evidence. In addition, a friend of mine wants to buy a 'serious camera' for her partner's birthday, with about £250 to spend. A D40 is the obvious one, but when you look around it's on clearance deals and often OOS . For instance, when I Googled it today, the top hit was 'Nikon D40 - Only £219.99
http://www.parkcameras.com In Stock Next Day Delivery'
I followed it, and it was OOS.

The D60 isn't doing this. I suspect therefor that the D40 will be chopped, the D60 will take its place at the bargain end and the new camera (therefore D65 or possible D75) will take its place in turn.
Absolutic said:
not even close
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Canon 40D 17-85IS, 55-250IS, 28-135IS, 50mm 1.8 II
Nikon D40 kit 18-55, Tamron 70-300
Panny TZ5, Fuji F30, Sanyo E2 Underwater Camera
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Bob

 
Definitely not a P90. It has a detachable lens and a hot shoe. It does seem to incorporate the flip down LCD now used in the P90, though.
 
n/t
 
Because people thrive on hype. Those who aren't busy robbing, killing, making a nuisance of themselves like hype. It's how products get to market. Nothing wrong with a little hype to keep the people excited and the world economy stimulated. Enjoy HYPE. Now available in new D60x flavor.
 
You said it. Nikon needs to keep improving their OVF instead of giving into the EVF crowd that may likely never have looked through one of the fantastic optical viewfinders on the film SLRs. I look through my Nikon FA viewfinder and sure wish my D80 was as large and bright.
 
Vandyu said:
Definitely not a P90. It has a detachable lens and a hot shoe. It
does seem to incorporate the flip down LCD now used in the P90,
though.
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According to a post in this thread, not the P90 LCD, but an OLED. That should be a step forward in display quality, particularly dynamics.

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Bob

 
Vandyu said:
You said it. Nikon needs to keep improving their OVF instead of
giving into the EVF crowd that may likely never have looked through
one of the fantastic optical viewfinders on the film SLRs. I look
through my Nikon FA viewfinder and sure wish my D80 was as large and
bright.
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This is a DSLR, no EVF (apart from the back screen). Time will come when commodity EVF's are better than SLR VF's, but it's not yet.

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Bob

 
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