Ik kreeg zojuist dit persbericht binnen van Zeiss:
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Wetzlar, Germany, and Paris, France - September 20, 2006 –
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics, the world famous manufacturer of binoculars, spotting scopes and riflescopes, and DxO Labs, the leading supplier of image processing technologies, today announce that the first digital camera developed by Carl Zeiss Sports Optics will be powered by DxO Labs’ breakthrough Image Signal Processing (ISP) technology. As a result, the ZEISS Camera Eyepiece DC 4 for spotting scopes will feature unrivalled image quality, including vivid colors, perfect contrast, along with sharp and noiseless detail.
Extending the Carl Zeiss Sports Optics acclaimed spotting scopes product range, the Eyepiece DC 4 will ship in late 2006. “We want to provide the best possible imaging device for the users of our spotting scopes. Our target is unmatched imaging properties and ease of operation. Therefore, DxO Labs’ outstanding imaging technology perfectly supports the performance of our outstanding optics and the camera unit,” explains Dr. Manfred Klingel, managing director of Carl Zeiss Sports Optics.
“Carl Zeiss is the name that defines optics top quality. We are very proud to partner with Carl Zeiss to bring to the market a camera that will redefine the standard of imaging for spotting scopes,” says Jerome Meniere, CEO of DxO Labs.
The ZEISS Camera Eyepiece DC 4 will display DxO Labs signature “Image Science by DxO” logo, indicating that Carl Zeiss uses the best tools available for unrivaled image quality.
The ZEISS Camera Eyepiece DC 4 will be used by many types of nature enthusiasts, in particular bird watchers: the DC 4 will feature impressive magnification and excellent detail recognition for ambitious nature observing. DxO Labs ISP has been specifically tuned for the DC 4 and will be running on the embedded Texas Instruments OMAP DM 320 processor.
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