Review2009
The Year so far in Pixel
WHAT PIXEL SAID IN 2009
This was the year in which many major brands celebrated fifty years of camera innovation and Pixel magazine itself celebrated the 20th anniversary of its first issue.We take a look back at the key products, issues and events covered by Pixel in the first half of 2009.
In January we saw a wealth of New
Year product launches, including the UK introduction of the Legria range of camcorders launched by Canon. Pixel also took a look at new products for the new year, including three Sony Cyber-Shots, Samsung’sWB500 and four digital camcorder models, new lenses from Sigma, Olympus’ re- branded Tough range, Optios from Pentax and a new Canon Powershot. There was an exclusive overview of Kodak’s 2009 offerings. In the same month, several brands
announced increases of their Recommended Retail Prices across their product ranges, due to currency fluctuations and uncertainty. Pixel interviewed Jessops founder
Alan Jessop on the changes he’s seen in the industry since he started his business. In sadder news, the industry said goodbye to Sydney
Vines and Ron Thorne, with fond memories of their lives. In February Pixel Magazine
celebrated its 20th birthday with a special issue, and the trade congratulations poured in. Peter Corbett reported on the 20th Focus on Imaging exhibition too. Comet caused a stir by reporting it was to charge suppliers for shelf and display space, and the Timpson group re- opened 180 Max Spielman and Klick stores. In product news, Nikon expanded
the Coolpix range with more compacts and a bridge camera, Panasonic brought out more Lumix models, Sanyo launched the Xacti Dual camcorder range and the Fujifilm Finepix Z33WP made its debut in five colours. Photo-Me introduced the innovative new Photobook Maker machine. In March, a fair proportion of the
industry attended PMA in Las Vegas– and many of those who didn’t attended Olympus’ PNA (People Not Attending PMA) event instead! A huge amount of new products were launched, which Pixel serialised in the next few issues. These included: new Samsung compacts; new Sony Cybershots; Olympus’ E-620 DSLR; Ricoh’s CX1; Nikon scopes; Sigma lenses; the Casio EXFC100 and a range of Canon Powershots. DNP’s Fotolusio brand and HP launched new printing solutions. Bridge cameras sparked
a debate, with the Panasonic GH1 Creative Hybrid, Pentax’s bridge model, Samsung’s NX series and Sony’s HX1, sporting Sweep Panorama, all making their first appearance. Pixel asked if this might become a whole new sector for the Imaging industry. It was also a month for
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news and gossip. Pixel asked if there was any truth to the rumour that Tesco was to open a chain of camera stores. Tesco’s official reply? “Absolute Nonsense.” David Adams spoke frankly to Pixel about rumours circulating regarding Jessops’ annual sales figures, and set the record straight. Photo-Me announced that Thierry
Barel was to resign, and Panasonic appointed Laurent Abadie as European Head. Noritsu America confirmed it was to acquire Lucidiom Inc. Leica announced the creation of a flagship store in Mayfair – local Leica
dealers and Leica decision makers responded through Pixel in a debate which lasted for weeks. Fake Domke bags appeared on EBay, and Pixel warned dealers to purchase only from Swains, the official distributor. The British Retail Consortium announced that the Government’s proposed New Year introduction of battery recycling legislation will cause a nightmare for retailers. In interviews, GrahamArmitage of
Sigma moved high street retailers to be responsible about retail, and Chris Bowen of Sony revealed the brand’s strategy for 2009. Following masses of speculation on
“In February PixelMagazine celebrated its 20th birthday with a special issue, and the trade congratulations poured in.”
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