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DPInterface January 2007 News Archive
January 31st, 2007
11 new Panasonic cameras!
Panasonic dropped the big bombs today with 11 of their updated digital cameras.
Panasonic Lumix FZ8
- 7 effective megapixels
- 36 - 432 mm (f2.8 - f3.3) 12X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch LCD, EVF has more resolution than FZ7
- Full manual controls with RAW
- New multi-speed zooming
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $350
- Comes in silver and black
Panasonic Lumix TZ2/TZ3
- 6 and 7 effective megapixels respectively
- Sensor actually has more resolution but the camera uses only 6 or 7 to capture 28 mm at all aspect ratios (4:3, 3:2 and 16:9)
- 28 - 280 mm (f3.3 - f4.9) 10X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch LCD (3.0 inch on TZ3)
- No manual controls
- Clipboard for storing photos of things like travel maps
- TZ3 only: Dual image comparison and movie frame thumbnails
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $350 for TZ3
- Comes in silver, black and blue
Panasonic Lumix FX30
- 7 effective megapixels
- 28 - 100 mm (f2.8 - f5.6) 3.6X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $350
- Comes in silver, black, brown and blue
Panasonic Lumix FX10/FX12
- 6 and 7 effective megapixels respectively
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f5.0) 3X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $200 (FX10) and $230 (FX12)
- Comes in silver, pink and blue (FX10) or silver and black (FX12)
Panasonic Lumix LZ6/LZ7
- 7 effective megapixels
- 37 - 222 mm (f2.8 - f4.5) 6X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Easy Zoom moves the lens to telephoto with one press
- 2.0 inch LCD (2.5 inch on LZ7)
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode (LZ7 has sound)
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February for $180 (LZ6) and $200 (LZ7)
- Comes in silver only (LZ6) or silver and black (LZ7)
Panasonic Lumix LS60/LS70/LS75
- 6 effective megapixels (7 for LS70 and LS75)
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f5.0) 3X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Easy Zoom moves the lens to telephoto with one press
- 2.0 inch LCD (2.5 inch on LS75 only)
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode without sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February for $150 for LS70
January 30th, 2007
Yet more cameras
And this time from Casio:
Casio Exilim Z1050
- 10 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f2.8 - f5.1) 3X zoom lens
- 2.6 inch widescreen LCD
- New Exilim Engine II first seen on the Casio V7
- High-speed continuous shooting does 7 FPS at 2 MP
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $300
- Comes in choice of silver, black, pink and blue
Casio Exilim Z75
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.1 - f5.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.6 inch widescreen LCD
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $230
- Comes in choice of silver, black, pink and blue
January 29th, 2007
Samsung releases 3 cameras
Samsung let out another small wave of cameras today, starting with their latest ultra-thin camera.
Samsung i7
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.5 - f4.4) 3X internal zoom lens
- 3.0 inch high-resolution rotating LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- Face detection autofocus and exposure
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound or 720 X 480 at 15 FPS
- Doubles as an MP3 player
- Takes SD/SDHC cards (512 MB internal memory)
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Availability and price unknown
Samsung NV11
- 10 effective megapixels
- 38 - 190 mm (f2.8 - f4.4) 5X zoom lens
- 2.7 inch high-resolution LCD
- Smart Touch interface
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- Face detection autofocus and exposure
- Full manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $400
Samsung L74 Wide
- 7 effective megapixels
- 28 - 100 mm (f2.8 - f5.8) 3.6X zoom lens
- 3.0 inch high-resolution LCD
- Tour Guide feature
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- Face detection autofocus and exposure
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $350
January 25th, 2007
7 cameras from Olympus
Olympus introduced a wave of new cameras today.
Olympus SP550 UZ
- 7 effective megapixels
- 28 - 504 mm (f2.8 - f4.5) 18X zoom lens
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 3200 (ISO 5000 at lower resolutions)
- 15 FPS (at 1 MP) continuous shooting with a pre-capture feature in addition to the standard burst mode
- Fine Zoom (cropping) to 3 MP gives you 27X zoom
- Full manual controls with RAW
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses 4 AA batteries
- Available in March for $500
Olympus Stylus 770SW
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.5 - f5.0) 3X internal zoom lens
- Rugged construction: waterproof (up to 33 feet), shockproof (up to 5 feet), withstands pressure up to 220 pounds and operates at temperatures as low as -10 Celcius
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- Internal manometer records depth and altitude
- LED lamp for dark situations and movies
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- No manual controls
- 15 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $380
Olympus Stylus 760
- 7 effective megapixels
- 37 - 111 mm (f3.4 - f5.7) 3X zoom lens
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- No manual controls
- 15 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $250
Olympus FE240
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 190 mm (f3.3 - f5.0) 5X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1000
- Entry-level camera; No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $250
Olympus FE250
- Same as above with:
- 8 effective megapixels
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f4.7) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 3200 (ISO 10000 at lower resolutions)
- High-speed continuous shooting (at lower resolutions)
- Available in February for $300
Olympus FE210
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.1 - f5.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Entry-level camera; No manual controls
- 15 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February for $150
Olympus FE230
- Same as above with a different design and:
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $200
January 23rd, 2007
Pentax cameras
Pentax released 2 new cameras today:
Pentax Optio T30
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 113 mm (f2.7 - f5.2) 3X zoom lens
- 3.0 inch touchscreen LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 3200
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $350
Pentax Optio M30
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.1 - f5.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $200
January 18th, 2007
Canon entry-level lineup
Canon refreshed their lower-end cameras today, replacing the A420, A430 and A530 from last year.
Canon PowerShot A550
- 7 effective megapixels
- 35 - 140 mm (f2.6 - f5.5) 4X zoom lens
- 2.0 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 800
- Limited manual control
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February for $200
Canon PowerShot A450
- 5 effective megapixels
- 38 - 122 mm (f2.8 - f5.1) 3.2X zoom lens
- 2.0 inch LCD
- Entry-level camera; No manual controls
- 10 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February
Canon PowerShot A460
- Changes:
- 38 - 152 mm (f2.8 - f5.8) 4X zoom lens
- Comes in silver, blue and red
- Available in February for $150
January 17th, 2007
New Sony cameras
Sony introduced 4 new point-and-shoot cameras today.
Sony Cyber-shot W35/W55
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f2.8 - f5.2) 3X zoom lens
- 2.0 inch LCD (2.5 inch on W55)
- ISO sensitivity up to 1000
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes MS Duo cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $180 ($200 for W55)
- Comes in silver, black, blue and pink (W35 is in silver only)
Sony Cyber-shot S650
- 7 effective megapixels
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f4.8) 3X zoom lens
- 2.0 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1000
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS QVGA movie mode with sound
- Takes MS Duo cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February for $150
Sony Cyber-shot S700
- Same as the S650 with a different design and a 2.4 inch LCD
- Available in March for $200
January 8th, 2007
Unique Casio
Casio released a new compact hybrid camera whose design and features are both very interesting and appealing.
Casio Exilim V7
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 266 mm (f3.4 - f5.3) 7X internal zoom lens
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- New processor features higher performance, selective noise reduction and tracking autofocus
- Full manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA/Wide VGA movie mode with stereo sound; H.264 recording
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $400
January 7th, 2007
Canon A640 review
Right out of the oven is the Canon PowerShot A640 review and Canon A640 photo gallery. The A640 features higher resolution and a little extra additions over the A630.
Samsung announces 7 new cameras
Samsung released several cameras today, refreshing almost their entire line of cameras.
Samsung S850/S1050
- 8 and 10 effective megapixels respectively
- 38 - 190 mm (f2.8 - f4.4) 5X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD (3.0 inch on S1050)
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- Full manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound and 800 X 600 recording at 15 FPS (20 FPS for S1050) recorded in MPEG4
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $250 and $350 respectively
- Available in your choice of black or silver
Samsung S630
- 6 effective megapixels
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f4.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Entry-level camera; no manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $180
- Available in your choice of black or silver
Samsung S730
- Same as S630 with 7 effective megapixels
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- Available in March for $200
Samsung L700
- 7 effective megapixels
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f4.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $250
Samsung L73
- About the same as the L700 with:
- Face detection autofocus and exposure
- Smart Touch button interface
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound and 800 X 600 recording at 20 FPS in MPEG4 format
- Motion triggered self timer; takes the photo when subjects stop moving
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Available in March for $300
Samsung i70
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.5 - f4.4) 3X internal zoom lens
- 3.0 inch high-resolution LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- Face detection autofocus and exposure
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound or 720 X 480 at 15 FPS
- Doubles as an MP3 player
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Availability and price unknown
Stylish Kodak cameras
Kodak announced three new compact cameras today.
Kodak EasyShare V1003
- 10 effective megapixels
- 36 - 108 mm (f2.8 - f4.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $250
- Available in your choice of 9 colors
Kodak EasyShare V803
- 8 effective megapixels
- 36 - 108 mm (f2.8 - f4.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1600
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $200
- Available in your choice of 8 colors
Kodak EasyShare C653
- 6 effective megapixels
- 36 - 108 mm (f2.7 - f4.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.4 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 1250
- Entry-level camera; No manual controls
- 10 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available now for $130
January 4th, 2007
Fujifilm releases
Fujifilm released four new cameras of different levels today, from prosumer to point-and-shoot.
Fujifilm FinePix IS1
- 9 effective megapixels
- 28 - 300 mm (f2.8 - f4.9) 10.7X zoom lens
- Flip out 2.0 inch LCD
- Full manual controls
- Takes infrared photos
- Takes CF I/II and xD cards
- Uses 4 AA batteries
- Available in February for $899
Fujifilm FinePix F40fd
- 8 effective megapixels
- 36 - 108 mm (f2.8 - f5.1) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 2000
- Face Detection autofocus
- IR Simple for transferring of images via infrared
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes xD + SD cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $299
Fujifilm FinePix A610
- 6 effective megapixels
- 39 - 117 mm (f3.0 - f5.4) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 400
- No manual controls
- 30 FPS QVGA movie mode without sound
- Takes xD + SD cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $129
Fujifilm FinePix A800
- 8 effective megapixels
- 36 - 108 mm (f2.8 - f5.2) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- ISO sensitivity up to 800
- Mode dial and additional scene modes
- No manual controls
- Movie mode with sound
- Takes xD + SD cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $199
January 3rd, 2007
First new one
Pentax is the first manufacturer with a new camera out in 2007, it's the entry-level Optio E30.
Pentax Optio E30
- 7 effective megapixels
- 36 - 108 mm (f2.7 - f4.8) 3X zoom lens
- 2.4 inch LCD
- Entry-level camera; No manual controls
- VGA movie mode
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February for $149
January 1st, 2007
Happy New Year 2007!
It's a brand new year with new cameras to be announced, more reviews and improvements over here at DPInterface. In 2006, various improvements were made to the site and DPInterface published about 60 reviews in that year.
Here are some statistics for the number of digital cameras released in 2006, based on the DPI camera tracker:
- 18 cameras - Canon
- 8 cameras - Casio
- 16 cameras - Fujifilm
- 11 cameras - HP
- 15 cameras - Kodak
- 17 cameras - Nikon
- 20 cameras - Olympus
- 12 cameras - Panasonic
- 14 cameras - Pentax
- 15 cameras - Samsung
- 14 cameras - Sony
I'm looking forward to an even better 2007 and may you have a safe, successful and happy new year too.
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