DPInterface August 2005 News Archive

August 29th, 2005
7 new Olympus cameras

Olympus released 7 new digital cameras today:

  • Olympus Stylus 600 (mju Digital 600)
  • Olympus SP310
  • Olympus SP350
  • Olympus SP500 Ultra Zoom
  • Olympus FE100
  • Olympus FE110
  • Olympus FE120

August 22nd, 2005
Canon releases 9 new cameras
Canon released 9 impressive digital cameras today, including 2 dSLRs! Here
they are:

Canon EOS 5D

  • 12.8 effective megapixels; full frame CMOS sensor (No lens conversion factor)
  • Uses Canon EF lenses only
  • DIGIC II imaging processor
  • Magnesium alloy body and shutter life of 100,000 shots
  • Shutter speed of 30 seconds to 1/8000th of a second
  • 2.5″ LCD (230,000 pixels)
  • 96% coverage through-the-lens (TTL) viewfinder (As you'd normally find on dSLRs)
  • Continuous shooting at 3 frames/second up to 60 (JPEG), 17 (RAW) or 12 (JPEG+RAW) images
  • New Picture Styles feature; Something like advanced scene modes
  • 9 point AF with 6 supplement points
  • USB 2.0 High Speed
  • Uses Compact Flash (CF) Type I and II memory cards
  • Battery life of 800 images (CIPA standard) using BP-511A battery
  • Available in October for $3299 (Body only price)

Canon EOS 1D Mark II N

  • 8.2 effective megapixels; APS-H CMOS sensor (Lens conversion factor: 1.3x)
  • Uses Canon EF lenses only
  • DIGIC II imaging processor
  • All-metal weather resistant body and shutter life of 200,000 shots
  • Shutter speed of 30 seconds to 1/8000th of a second
  • 2.5″ LCD (230,000 pixels) with a viewing angle up to 170 degrees
  • 100% coverage through-the-lens (TTL) viewfinder (As you'd normally find on dSLRs)
  • Continuous shooting at a top speed of 8.5 frames/second up to 48 (JPEG), 22 (RAW) or 19 (JPEG+RAW) images
  • New Picture Styles feature; Something like advanced scene modes
  • USB 2.0 High Speed
  • 2 memory card slots; Compact Flash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD)
  • Battery life of 1200 images (CIPA standard) using NiMH NP-E3 battery
  • Available now for $3999 (Body only price)

Canon PowerShot SD450 Digital ELPH (Digital Ixus 55)

  • 5.0 effective megapixels; 1/2.5″ CCD
  • 3x Canon zoom lens (Aperture: F2.8-4.9; focal length: 35-105 mm)
  • DIGIC II imaging processor
  • Shutter speed of 15 seconds to 1/1500th of a second
  • 2.5″ LCD (115,000 pixels) with improved menu system and shooting grid for improved framing
  • Optical viewfinder is still there, even with the large LCD
  • VGA (640 x 480) movies with sound at 30 FPS (Up to 1 GB)
  • Unlimited continuous shooting at 2.1 frames/second
  • 4 additional scene modes; Foliage, snow, beach and fireworks
  • USB 2.0 High Speed
  • Uses Secure Digital (SD)/MultiMedia Card (MMC) memory cards
  • Battery life of 150 images (CIPA standard) using NB-4L battery
  • LCD off battery life (Now 500 shots) has been improved by 100 shots from the SD400/Ixus 50
  • Available in September for $399

Canon PowerShot SD550 Digital ELPH (Digital Ixus 750)
Includes the features above from the SD450/Ixus 55 plus:

  • 7.1 effective megapixels; 1/1.8″ CCD
  • Focal length of 37-111 mm
  • Comes in 2 colors; beige and silver
  • Fastest shutter speed improved to 1/2000th of a second
  • Unlimited continuous shooting at 2.0 frames/second
  • Same battery life as SD450/Ixus 55, except using larger NB-3L battery
  • LCD off battery life (600 shots) improved by 50 shots but LCD on battery life (Now 150 shots) degraded by 10 shots from the SD500/Ixus 700
  • Available now for $499

Canon PowerShot SD30 Digital ELPH (Digital Ixus i Zoom)

  • 5.0 effective megapixels; 1/2.5″ CCD
  • 2.4x Canon zoom lens (Aperture: F3.2-5.4; focal length: 38-90 mm)
  • DIGIC II imaging processor
  • Comes in 4 colors; Tuxedo Black, Rockstar Red, Glamour Gold and Vivacious Violet
  • Shutter speed of 15 seconds to 1/1600th of a second
  • 1.8″ LCD (118,000 pixels) with improved menu system and shooting grid for improved framing
  • VGA (640 x 480) movies with sound at 10 FPS (Up to 1 GB)
  • Continuous shooting at 1.3 frames/second
  • USB 2.0 High Speed
  • Camera dock and remote control included
  • Uses Secure Digital (SD)/MultiMedia Card (MMC) memory cards
  • Battery life of 160 images (CIPA standard) using NB-4L battery
  • Available in September for $399

Canon PowerShot S80

  • 8.0 effective megapixels; 1/1.8″ CCD
  • 3.6x Canon zoom lens (Aperture: F2.8-5.3; focal length: 28-100 mm)
  • DIGIC II imaging processor
  • Redesigned body, especially on the camera back; new zoom + mode dial and all way controller
  • Shutter speed of 15 seconds to 1/2000th of a second
  • Full manual controls along with a ton of scene modes
  • 2.5″ LCD (115,000 pixels)
  • A Canon PowerShot first: Live histogram
  • Optical viewfinder is still there, even with the large LCD
  • New XGA resolution (1024 x 768) movies at 15 FPS and the usual VGA (640 x 480), both with sound, at 30 FPS (Up to 1 GB)
  • Unlimited continuous shooting at 1.8 frames/second
  • USB 2.0 High Speed
  • Supports wide and telephoto conversion lenses
  • Uses Secure Digital (SD)/MultiMedia Card (MMC) memory cards
  • Battery life of 200 images (CIPA standard) using NB-2LH battery
  • Available in October for $549

Canon PowerShot A610

  • 5.0 effective megapixels; 1/1.8″ CCD
  • 4x Canon zoom lens (Aperture: F2.8-4.1; focal length: 35-140 mm)
  • DIGIC II imaging processor
  • Shutter speed of 15 seconds to 1/2000th of a second
  • Full manual controls along with a ton of scene modes
  • Rotating 2.0″ LCD (115,000 pixels) and optical viewfinder
  • VGA (640 x 480) movies with sound at 30 FPS (Up to 1 GB)
  • Continuous shooting at 2.4 frames/second
  • USB 2.0 High Speed
  • Supports wide and telephoto conversion lenses
  • Uses Secure Digital (SD)/MultiMedia Card (MMC) memory cards
  • Battery life of 500 images (CIPA standard) using 4 rechargeable AA NiMH batteries
  • Available in September for $299

Canon PowerShot A620
Includes the features above from the A610 plus:

  • 7.1 effective megapixels; 1/1.8″ CCD
  • Continuous shooting at 1.9 frames/second
  • Available now for $399

Canon PowerShot A410

  • 3.2 effective megapixels; 1/3.2″ CCD
  • 3.2x Canon zoom lens (Aperture: F2.8-5.1; focal length: 41-131 mm)
  • DIGIC II imaging processor
  • Shutter speed of 1 second to 1/2000th of a second
  • 1.5″ LCD (120,000 pixels) and optical viewfinder
  • VGA (640 x 480) movies <EM>without</EM> sound at 10 FPS (Up to 3 minutes)
  • Unlimited continuous shooting at 2.5 frames/second
  • Uses Secure Digital (SD)/MultiMedia Card (MMC) memory cards
  • Battery life of 400 images (CIPA standard) using 2 rechargeable AA NiMH batteries
  • Available in September for $149

There we go. The 2 new dSLRs are great news for professional photographers while the 2 Digital ELPHs with 2.5″ LCDs are powerful & pocketable. The SD30 is a trendy little Digital ELPH has a lot of influence from the "Perpetual Curve design" and comes in 4 colors whose names are just as interesting. Next is the S80 which has a new design, improved movie mode and a live histogram. Both the A610 and A620 are feature filled cameras which are very affordably priced. And lastly, it's the A410 which has the smallest but highest resolution LCD among the newly released Powershot cameras today and has a 3.2x optical zoom lens which starts at 41 mm (!).

August 19th, 2005
Pentax *ist DS2

Pentax announced its Pentax *ist DS2 digital SLR today which has a larger
LCD, slight exterior change and is a little larger (But lighter) than the *ist DS. Here are the main features:

  • 6.0 effective megapixels; 23.5 x 15.7 mm CCD
  • Shutter speed of 30 seconds to 1/4000th of a second
  • Larger 2.5″ LCD (210,000 pixels) compared to 2″ on the *ist DS
  • Through-the-lens (TTL) viewfinder (As you would normally find on a dSLR)
  • Full manual controls
  • Secure Digital (SD) card slot
  • Uses 4 AA batteries or 2 CR-V3 batteries
  • Continuous shooting at 2.8 frames/seconds up to 8 images
  • USB 2.0 High-Speed
  • Available in September
  • Retail price of $800

August 19th, 2005
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6

The Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6 features 6 megapixels of resolution, a 12x optical zoom lens with Anti-shake optical image stabilization, full manual controls, Rapid AF, Progressive Capture and QVGA 30 FPS movies.

  • 6.0 effective megapixels; 1/2.5″ CCD
  • 12x Minolta GT zoom lens (Aperture: F2.8-4.5; focal length: 35 - 420 mm)
  • Anti-shake (Optical image stabilization)
  • Shutter speed of 4 seconds to 1/1000th of a second
  • 2.0″ LCD (114,000 pixels) and EVF
  • Full manual controls
  • QVGA (320 x 240) movies with sound at 30 FPS (Up to memory card capacity)
  • Secure Digital (SD) memory cards
  • Battery life of 420 images using 4 NiMH batteries
  • Rapid AF
  • Progressive Capture (10 continuous shots at 1.8 frames/second)
  • Conversion lenses and external flashes available; there is a hot shoe
  • Available in mid September
  • Retail price of $399

August 15th, 2005
How was it?

Well, how was yesterday's review of the Sony Handycam HC32? Was it good? Do future camcorder reviews need more stuff? More explanation on
features?

Do post feedback about it. If you haven't read the review, why not do it now?

August 14th, 2005
Sony Handycam HC32

I just posted my review of the Sony Handycam HC32, a great affordable camcorder with a lot of features (Gotta love the 20x optical zoom!). I may be doing a review or two of a camcorder occasionally, since digital cameras aren't going to replace digital camcorders anytime soon…

…but, my reviews of camcorders won't come out as often as reviews of digital cameras and will outline only the important features - In other words, won't be as in-depth (Such as shutter speeds, aperture, photo effects, etc.).

August 11th, 2005
A little busy

I'm going to be quite busy nowadays until early October. Everything will be as usual except that news will be temporarily posted on the CL Blog till early October. If you e-mail me, you'll be receiving replies from my unofficial e-mail address until October. P.S. All news will once again be on the main page in October.

A510/A520 2-in-1 review

I have just posted my special 2-in-1 full review of the Canon PowerShot A510 and A520.

August 7th, 2005
Sony S90 review

Check it out now.

August 6th, 2005
Olympus Stylus 800 review

The long-awaited full review of the Olympus Stylus 800 is out - Right here on Camera List! Check it out now.

August 3rd, 2005
Kodak releases 2 new cameras
Kodak released 2 fairly high-end cameras today: Kodak EasyShare P850 and Kodak EasyShare P880.

August 1st, 2005
Sony T5 released

Sony just released its Cyber-shot T5 digital camera today. It features most of the stuff found on previous "T" series cameras such as:

  • 5 megapixels
  • 3x optical zoom (38-114 mm/F3.5-F4.4)
  • 2.5 inch Hybrid LCD
  • Unlimited VGA 30 FPS movies
  • USB 2.0 High Speed and PictBridge
  • NP-FT1 InfoLithium battery and Memory Stick Duo
  • Better battery life of 240 shots (Compared to about 180 on the other "T" series cameras)
  • On-camera tripod mount (Instead of using adaptor)
  • 32 MB of internal memory
  • Comes in 4 colors; namely silver, black, gold and red
  • More elegant design

The Sony Cyber-shot T5 is also the Cyber-shot "T" camera with the lowest RRP (Recommended Retail Price), which is $350. The Sony Cyber-shot T5 starts selling from September 2005.

KM X50 review
Enjoy this review: the Konica Minolta DiMAGE X50 full review.

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