Epson Japan, recently introduced the Epson RD-1s, the successor of RD-1, the first digital rangefinder camera. The successor model retains those same old analog looks, but comes with software upgrades and some features that the previous one lacked. The Epson RD-1s is a 6 MegaPixel camera and adds some new extra features to its predecessor's specifications. Epson R-D1s also adds some "Film" settings that are similar to scene modes. One setting is optimized for portraits and softens skin tones.

The RD-1s, unlike its predecessor can shoot both RAW and JPEG simultaniously. In addition there is adjustment controls for sharpness, color tones, contrast, noise reduction and chrome. It includes ISO settings from 200-1600, shutter speeds from 1-1/2000 of a second (and bulb) and compatibility with Leica L and M lenses and not to mention the 6.1 megapixels on a 0.93 x 0.6-inch APS CCD, which were all found in the previous model aswell. Also there is a settig designed to reduce noise in pictures taken at night and also for taking landscape shots with vivid colors.

The Epson RD-1s will be available later this month in Japan. For more details check out Epson's Website

via Dpreview.com

Epson Japan taking in mind the rapidly increasing Digital market has just announced the third version of its Photo Fine Player called the 'Multimedia Storage Viewer'. The Photo Fine Player P-4500 has a whopping 80 GB HD and a big and lucid 3.8" VGA LCD screen. A SD/CF slot and an USB 2.0 interface have also been included for convenience. The P-4500 as mentioned earlier is an upgrade to Epson’s previous players and these improvements include a new image processing system for better and faster performance.

Some other upgrades also include an incredible support for images of up to 30 mega pixels, new display modes like grouping by EXIF tag and also the very important wider RAW format support. The Player also now features support for video formats like MPEG-1/2/4 and DivX and is now available in Japan for a price of 75,000 YEN (approx. $640)