Samsung made an announcement of several compact digital cameras today. The first one is a compact (for a big zoom camera) which features a 10X lens starting at an ultra-wide 24 mm; no doubt this will target and directly compete with Panasonic’s TZ-series cameras. Check all of them out:
Samsung HZ10W
(Compact super-zoom camera)
- 10 effective megapixels
- 24 – 240 mm (f3.3 – f5.8) 10X optical zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Full manual controls
- New Beauty Shot and Smart Album
- 720p HD 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available this month for $400
- Comes in your choice of silver or black
Samsung TL100
(Ultra-compact 12 megapixel camera)
- 12 effective megapixels
- 36 – 108 mm (f3.0 – f5.6) 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- New Beauty Shot, Smart Auto (camera detects and picks a mode for you) and Smart Album
- SVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Availability and pricing to be announced
Samsung SL102/SL420
(Ultra-compact entry-level cameras)
- 10 effective megapixels
- 3X optical zoom lens (SL102) and 5X optical zoom lens (SL420)
- 2.5 inch LCD (SL102) and 2.7 inch LCD (SL420)
- No manual controls
- VGA (SL102) and SVGA (SL420) 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC memory cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Availability and pricing to be announced