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DPInterface January 2008 News Archive
January 30th, 2008
Two more Sony Alpha SLRs
Today Sony announced two more entry-level digital SLRs, this time with live view.
Sony Alpha 300/Alpha 350
- 10.2 effective megapixels (CCD sensor) [14.2 megapixels for A350]
- Sony Alpha/Minolta lens mount (1.5x crop factor)
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- Anti-dust and dust removal
- Live view with contrast detect AF
- 2.7 inch tilting LCD
- Optical viewfinder with 95% frame coverage; 0.74X magnification
- Maximum ISO 3200
- Full manual controls with RAW mode and hotshoe
- Shoots at 3 FPS (2.5 FPS for A350) till the memory card is full (JPEG) or 6 RAW
- Takes CF cards (Type I and II)
- Uses NP-FM500H lithium-ion battery; takes up to 730 shots (CIPA Standard)
- Sony Alpha 300 available in April for $800 (with 18-70 kit lens)
Sony Alpha 350 available in March for $800 (body only) or $900 (with 18-70 kit lens)
Sony also released three new lenses:
- 24-70 mm, f2.8 Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* (available soon for $1750)
- 70-300 mm, f4.5-5.6 (available soon for $800)
January 29th, 2008
New releases from Nikon and Panasonic
Panasonic and Nikon both released 8 cameras each today. Panasonic's new cameras today all feature their latest Venus Engine IV (bringing hopes for improved image quality).
Panasonic Lumix TZ4/TZ5
- 8 effective megapixels (9 megapixels for TZ5)
- 28 - 280 mm (f3.3 - f4.9) 10X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD (3 inch and double resolution for TZ5)
- No manual controls
- WVGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $300 ($350 for TZ5)
- Comes in your choice of silver, black or blue (TZ5 only)
Panasonic Lumix LZ8/LZ10
- 8 effective megapixels (10 megapixels for LZ10)
- 32 - 160 mm (f3.3 - f5.9) 5X zoom lens (30 - 150 mm for LZ10)
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- Full manual controls
- WVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February for $180 ($250 for LZ10)
- Comes in your choice of black or silver
Panasonic Lumix FX35
- 10 effective megapixels
- 25 - 100 mm (f2.8 - f5.6) 4X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- 1280 x 720 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $350
- Comes in your choice of silver, black or blue
Panasonic Lumix FS5/FS20
- 10 effective megapixels
- 30 - 120 mm (f3.3 - f5.8) 4X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD (3 inch for FS20)
- No manual controls
- WVGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $250 ($300 for FS20)
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, red (FS5 only) or pink (FS20 only)
Panasonic Lumix FS3
- 8 effective megapixels
- 33 - 100 mm (f2.8 - f5.1) 3X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- WVGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $200
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, blue, green or pink
Nikon D60
- 10.2 effective megapixels (CMOS sensor)
- Nikon F mount (1.5x crop factor); only AF-S lenses can autofocus
- Dust reduction system
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- NEW: Time lapse feature and post-editing functions
- Optical viewfinder with 95% frame coverage; 0.80x magnification
- Full manual controls with 14-bit RAW mode and hotshoe
- ISO sensitivity of 100 - 1600
- Shoots at 3 FPS
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses EN-EL9 lithium-ion battery; takes up to 500 shots (CIPA Standard)
- Available in February for $750 (with 18-55 mm IS lens)
Nikon also released three new lenses for their digital SLRs:
- AF-S 16-85 mm VR, f3.5-5.6 (available in March for $650)
- AF-S 60 mm macro, f2.8 (available in March for $550)
- PC-E 24 mm tilt-shift, f3.5 (available soon for $2000)
Nikon Coolpix P60
- 8 effective megapixels
- 36 - 180 mm (f3.6 - f4.5) 5X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Face detection, redeye removal and D-Lighting
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD with electronic viewfinder
- Some manual controls
- VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $230
Nikon Coolpix S210
- 8 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.1 - f4.9) 3X zoom lens
- Face detection, redeye removal and D-Lighting
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $180
- Comes in your choice of black, blue, gold and purple
Nikon Coolpix S520
- 8 effective megapixels
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f4.7) 3X zoom lens
- Face detection, redeye removal and D-Lighting
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $230
Nikon Coolpix S550
- 10 effective megapixels
- 36 - 180 mm (f3.5 - f5.6) 5X zoom lens
- Face and smile detection, redeye removal and D-Lighting
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $230
- Comes in your choice of black, blue and purple
Nikon Coolpix S600
- 10 effective megapixels
- 28 - 112 mm (f2.7 - f5.8) 4X zoom lens
- Face and smile detection, redeye removal and D-Lighting
- 2.7 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $300
Nikon Coolpix L16/L18
- 7 effective megapixels (8 megapixels for L18)
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f4.7) 3X zoom lens
- Face detection, redeye removal and D-Lighting
- 2.8 inch LCD (3 inch LCD for L18)
- No manual controls
- VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $100 ($140 for L18)
- Comes in your choice of gray or black (L16) and blue or red (L18)
January 24th, 2008
Plenty of new cameras
Three manufacturers came out with a bunch of new cameras today. Let's start off with Samsung who released their GX20 digital SLR, which is essentially a clone of yesterday's Pentax K20D. And then we have Canon and Fujifilm...
Canon Rebel XSi aka EOS 450D
- 12.2 effective megapixels (CMOS sensor)
- Canon EF/EF-S lens mount (1.6x crop factor)
- Dust reduction system
- 3 inch LCD
- Live view mode with contrast detection autofocus
- NEW: Spot metering and Auto Lighting Optimizer (brightens images)
- 9 point AF
- Optical viewfinder with 95% frame coverage; 0.87x magnification
- Full manual controls with 14-bit RAW mode and hotshoe
- ISO sensitivity of 100 - 1600
- Shoots at 3.5 FPS till the up to 45 JPEGs or 6 RAWs
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses LP-E5 lithium-ion battery; takes up to 500 shots (CIPA Standard)
- Optional battery grip available
- Available in April for $800 (body only) and $900 (with 18-55 mm IS lens)
- Comes in your choice of silver or black
Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital ELPH
- 8 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f2.8 - f4.9) 3X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $250
- Comes in your choice of silver, blue, gold, brown and pink
Canon PowerShot A470
- 7 effective megapixels
- 38 - 132 mm (f3.0 - f5.8) 3.4X zoom lens
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 20 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $130
- Comes in your choice of gray, orange, red or blue
Canon PowerShot A580
- 8 effective megapixels
- 35 - 140 mm (f2.6 - f5.5) 4X zoom lens
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 20 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $150
Canon PowerShot A590 IS
- Same as above with optical image stabilization and full manual controls
- Available in March for $180
Fujifilm FinePix S100FS
- 11 effective megapixels
- 28 - 400 mm (f2.8 - f5.3) 14.3X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Face detection and dynamic range expansion
- 2.5 inch tilting LCD
- Full manual controls with RAW and hot shoe
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture/SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $800
Fujifilm FinePix S8100fd
- 10 effective megapixels
- 27 - 486 mm (f2.8 - f4.5) 18X zoom lens
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- Face detection
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Full manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture/SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 4 AA batteries
- Available in March for $400
Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd
- 10 effective megapixels
- 33 -396 mm (f2.8 - f5.0) 12X zoom lens
- Face detection
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Full manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture/SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 4 AA batteries
- Available in April for $250
Fujifilm FinePix F100fd
- 12 effective megapixels
- 28 - 140 mm (f3.3 - f5.1) 5X zoom lens
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- Face detection
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Full manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture/SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $380
- Comes in your choice of silver and black
Fujifilm FinePix Z20fd
- 10 effective megapixels
- 35 - 105 mm (f3.7 - f4.2) 3X zoom lens
- Face detection
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture/SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $200
- Comes in your choice of black, blue, green and pink
Fujifilm FinePix J10
- 8 effective megapixels
- 38 - 113 mm (f2.8 - f5.6) 3X zoom lens
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture/SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $150
- Comes in your choice of silver and black
Fujifilm FinePix J50
- 8 effective megapixels
- 37 - 185 mm (f2.8 - f5.6) 5X zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture/SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $180
January 23rd, 2008
Latest Sony stuff
Sony also decided to introduce a bunch of new compact cameras today.
Sony Cyber-shot H10
- 8 effective megapixels
- 38 - 380 mm (f3.5 - f4.4) 10X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 3 inch high-resolution LCD
- Some manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes Memory Stick Duo cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in May for $300
- Comes in your choice of silver and black
Sony Cyber-shot T300
- 10 effective megapixels
- 33 - 165 mm (f3.5 - f4.4) 5X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Face detection (now with adult and child priority) and redeye removal
- Smile detection automatically takes a picture when a smile is detected
- Intelligent scene recognition
- 3.5 inch touchscreen LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes Memory Stick Duo cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $400
- Comes in your choice of silver, black and red
Sony Cyber-shot W120/W130
- 7 effective megapixels (8 megapixels for W130)
- 32 - 128 mm (f2.8 - f5.8) 4X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Face detection (now with adult and child priority) and redeye removal
- Smile detection automatically takes a picture when a smile is detected
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes Memory Stick Duo cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $200 ($230 for W130)
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, pink for both, and blue for W120
Sony Cyber-shot W150/W170
- 8 effective megapixels (10 megapixels for W170)
- 30 - 150 mm (f3.3 - f5.2) 5X zoom lens, 28-140 mm lens for W170
- Optical image stabilization
- Face detection (now with adult and child priority) and redeye removal
- Smile detection automatically takes a picture when a smile is detected
- Intelligent scene recognition
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes Memory Stick Duo cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in April for $250 ($300 for W170)
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, red and gold
Sony Cyber-shot S750/S780
- 7 effective megapixels (8 megapixels for S780)
- 35 - 105 mm (f2.8 - f4.8) 3X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Face detection
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- QVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes Memory Stick Duo cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $150 ($180 for S780)
New Pentax digital SLRs
Pentax released two digital SLRs today, the much-awaited successors to their K10D and K100D models, and three more compact cameras.
Pentax K20D
- 14.6 effective megapixels (CMOS sensor)
- Pentax K lens mount (1.5x crop factor)
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- Weather and dust sealed body
- Dust reduction system
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Live view mode
- New Custom Image Functions; ISO priority mode still here
- Optical viewfinder with 95% frame coverage; 0.95x magnification
- Full manual controls with RAW mode and hotshoe
- ISO sensitivity of 100 - 3200 (6400 with expansion)
- Shoots at 3 FPS till the up to 38 JPEGs, 14 RAW or 16 DNG
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses D-LI50 lithium-ion battery; takes up to 530 shots (CIPA Standard)
- Optional battery grip available
- Available in April for $1300 (body only)
Pentax K200D
- 10.2 effective megapixels (CCD sensor)
- Pentax K lens mount (1.5x crop factor)
- Sensor-shift image stabilization
- Weather and dust sealed body
- Dust reduction system
- 2.7 inch LCD
- New Custom Image Functions; ISO priority mode still here
- Optical viewfinder with 96% frame coverage; 0.85x magnification
- Full manual controls with RAW mode and hotshoe
- ISO sensitivity of 100 - 1600
- Shoots at 2.8 FPS (up to 4 RAW)
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 4 AA batteries; Optional battery grip available
- Available in March for $800 (with 18-55 II kit lens)
Pentax also released five new lenses:
- 18-55 mm II, f3.5-5.6 (only available with K200D kit)
- 55-300 mm ED, f4.0-5.6 (available in May for $400)
- 35 mm macro, f2.8 (available in April for $600)
- 200 mm ED SDM, f2.8 (available in March for $1100)
- 300 mm ED SDM, f4.0 (available in May for $1300)
Pentax Optio E50
- 8 effective megapixels
- 38 - 113 mm (f2.8 - f5.2) 3X zoom lens
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 2.4 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in March for $150
Pentax Optio M50
- 8 effective megapixels
- 36 - 180 mm (f3.5 - f5.6) 5X zoom lens
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 15 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $230
Pentax Optio S12
- 12 effective megapixels
- 38 - 113 mm (f2.8 - f5.4) 3X zoom lens
- Face detection, redeye removal and dynamic range adjustment
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in April for $280
- Comes in your choice of silver and black
January 22nd, 2008
Olympus' round of cameras
It's Olympus' turn to release a ton of cameras which they did today, beginning with their new big zoom camera which features a 20X lens!
Olympus SP570 UZ
- 10 effective megapixels
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- 26 - 520 mm (f2.8 - f4.5) 20X zoom lens
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 2.7 inch high-resolution LCD
- Full manual controls with bulb mode and RAW
- Flash hot shoe and wireless flash
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses 4 AA batteries
- Available in March for $500
Olympus Stylus 840
- 8 effective megapixels
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- 36 - 180 mm (f3.3 - f5.0) 5X zoom lens
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 2.7 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $250
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, blue and pink
Olympus Stylus 1010
- 10 effective megapixels
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- 37 - 260 mm (f3.5 - f5.3) 7X zoom lens
- Face detection and redeye removal
- 2.7 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $300
Olympus Stylus 1020
- Same as above with a HyperCrystal II LCD which shows colors better with more contrast
- Available in March for $350
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, blue and pink
Olympus Stylus 850SW
- 8 effective megapixels
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.5 - f5.0) 3X internal zoom lens
- Waterproof (10 feet), shockproof (5 feet), freezeproof (-10 Celcius) and dustproof design
- Face detection, shadow adjustment and redeye removal
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $300
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, blue, yellow and pink
Olympus Stylus 1030SW
- Same as above with 10 effective megapixels and adds:
- 28 - 102 mm (f3.5 - f5.1) 3.6X internal zoom lens
- Waterproof (33 feet), shockproof (6.6 feet), freezeproof (-10 Celcius), dustproof design AND crushproof (100 kg)
- 2.7 inch HyperCrystal II LCD
- Built-in manometer
- Available in March for $400
Olympus Stylus FE310
- 8 effective megapixels
- 37 - 185 mm (f3.2 - f4.8) 5X zoom lens
- Face detection
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 15 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in now for $150
Olympus Stylus FE320
- 8 effective megapixels
- 36 - 108 mm (f3.1 - f5.9) 3X zoom lens
- Smile detection takes 3 pictures automatically when a smile is detected
- 2.7 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes xD-Picture cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in now for $180
Olympus Stylus FE340
- Same as above with:
- 36 - 180 mm (f3.5 - f5.6) 5X zoom lens
- Available in now for $200
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, red, pink and blue
Olympus Stylus FE350
- Same as above with:
- 28 - 112 mm (f2.7 - f5.4) 4X zoom lens
- 3 inch high-resolution LCD
- NO smile detection
- VGA 15 FPS movie mode with sound
- Available in now for $250
January 21st, 2008
Panasonic LS80
Panasonic just announced their new entry-level camera today.
Panasonic Lumix LS80
- 8 effective megapixels
- Optical image stabilization
- 33 - 100 mm (f2.8 - f5.1) 3X zoom lens
- Maximum ISO 3200, uses Venus Engine III processor
- 2.5 inch high-resolution LCD
- No manual controls
- WVGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available in February for $150
- Comes in your choice of silver, black or pink
January 8th, 2008
New Kodak cameras
Kodak released a ton of new cameras today:
Kodak EasyShare Z8612
- 8 effective megapixels
- Optical image stabilization
- 36 - 432 mm (f2.8 - f4.8) 12X zoom lens
- Face detection, auto scene mode and Perfect Touch
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Full manual controls
- VGA 15 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses AA and lithium-ion batteries
- Available in March for $250
Kodak EasyShare Z1085 IS
- 10 effective megapixels
- Optical image stabilization
- 35 - 175 mm 5X zoom lens
- Auto scene mode selection and ISO 8000 at 3 MP
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Some manual controls
- 1280 x 720 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards (32 MB internal)
- Uses AA and lithium-ion batteries
- Available in March for $250
Kodak EasyShare Z1285
- Same as above with 12 effective megapixels with the differences:
- NO optical image stabilization
- Maximum ISO 3200 at 3 MP
- 64 MB internal
- Available in now for $200
Kodak EasyShare V1073
- 10 effective megapixels
- Optical image stabilization
- 37 - 111 mm 3X zoom lens
- 3 inch touchscreen LCD
- No manual controls
- 1280 x 720 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $250
- Comes in your choice of black or bronze
Kodak EasyShare V1273
- Same as above with 12 effective megapixels
- Available in February for $280
Kodak EasyShare M763
- 7 effective megapixels
- 34 - 102 mm (f2.8 - f4.8) 3X zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Face detection
- No manual controls
- VGA 15 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $130
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, red, blue, pink and bronze
Kodak EasyShare M863
- Same as above with 8 effective megapixels
- Available in February for $150
Kodak EasyShare M893
- 8 effective megapixels
- Image stabilization
- 34 - 102 mm (f2.9 - f5.2) 3X zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Face detection
- No manual controls
- VGA 15 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in April for $180
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, red, blue and purple
Kodak EasyShare M1033
- 10 effective megapixels
- NO image stabilization
- 35 - 105 mm 3X zoom lens
- 3 inch LCD
- Face detection
- No manual controls
- 1280 x 720 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $200
- Comes in only one color
January 7th, 2008
Sony Alpha 200
Today, Sony released the successor to their Alpha 100 entry-level digital SLR that was announced some 18 months ago in June 2006.
Sony Alpha 200
- 10.2 effective megapixels (CCD sensor)
- Sony Alpha/Minolta lens mount (1.5x crop factor)
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- Anti-dust and dust removal (Same as Alpha 100)
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Optical viewfinder with 95% frame coverage; eye-start feature activates AF when it detects you looking through
- Full manual controls with RAW mode and hotshoe
- Improved autofocus system over Alpha 100
- Shoots at 3 FPS till the memory card is full (JPEG) or 6 RAW or 3 RAW+JPEG
- Takes CF cards (Type I and II)
- Uses NP-FM500H lithium-ion battery; takes up to 750 shots (CIPA Standard)
- Available in February for $800 (with 18-70 kit lens) or $1000 (with two kit lenses: 18-70 and 75-300)
...and Samsung too
Samsung released a lot of cameras too today.
Samsung NV24 HD
- 10 effective megapixels
- Optical image stabilization
- 24 - 88 mm (f2.8 - f5.7) 3.6X zoom lens
- Smart Touch controls (As seen on previous high end NV-series cameras)
- Face, smile and eye blink detection
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Some manual controls
- 1280 x 720 30 FPS movie mode with stereo sound in H.264 format
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $350
Samsung NV30/NV40
- 8 effective megapixels (NV40 has 10 effective megapixels)
- Optical image stabilization
- 37 - 111 mm (f2.8 - f5.2) 3X zoom lens
- Smart Touch controls (As seen on previous high end NV-series cameras)
- Face, smile and eye blink detection
- 2.5 inch LCD
- Some manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $280 (NV40 available in March for $330)
Samsung NV4
- 8 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.5 - f4.5) 3X zoom lens
- Face detection
- World tour and media player features (movies and music)
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $280
Samsung i8
- Same specifications as above with a different design
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Adds 200 MB internal memory
- Available in February for $300
- Comes in your choice of black or white
Samsung L100/L110/L210
- 8 effective megapixels (L210 has 10 effective megapixels
- 37 - 111 mm (f2.8 - f5.2) 3X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization (L110 and L210 only)
- Face detection
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in February for $200 (L100), $230 (L110) and $270 (L210)
Samsung S760/S860
- 7 effective megapixels (S860 has 8 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f2.8 - f5.3) 3X zoom lens
- Face detection
- 2.4 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses 2 AA batteries
- Available now for $170 (S760) and $180 (S860)
- Comes in your choice of silver, black, blue and pink
Bunch o' cameras from Casio
After yesterday's (big) announcement, there's still more to hear from Casio.
Casio Exilim Z100/Z200
- 10 effective megapixels
- CCD-shift image stabilization (Z200 only)
- 28 - 112 mm (f2.6 - f5.8) 4X zoom lens
- Auto Shutter takes a shot when camera shake is minimal and/or the subject is smiling
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- 848 x 640 30 FPS movie mode with sound in H.264 format
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $280 (Z200 available in February for $330)
- Comes in blue, pink, red and silver (Z100)
Z200 comes in black, red and silver only
Casio Exilim Z80
- 8 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f3.1 - f5.9) 3X zoom lens
- 2.6 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- 848 x 640 30 FPS movie mode with sound in H.264 format
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $200
- Comes in silver, black, blue, green and pink
Casio Exilim S10
- 10 effective megapixels
- 38 - 114 mm (f2.8 - f5.3) 3X zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- 848 x 640 30 FPS movie mode with sound in H.264 format
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $250
- Comes in silver, black, blue and red
January 6th, 2008
New high-speed Casio
Casio released a unique super high-speed ultra-zoom camera today. Presenting the Exilim Pro F1.
Casio Exilim Pro F1
- 6 effective megapixels
- 36 - 432 mm (f2.7 - f4.6) 12X zoom lens
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- 60 FPS continuous shooting at 6 MP up to 60 shots, settable frame rate
Rapid flash at 7 FPS up to 20 shots
- 2.8 inch LCD
- Full manual controls with RAW
- 1080p (1920 x 1080) 60 FPS movie mode with stereo sound in H.264 format
High speed mode records at 336 x 96, 1200 FPS
- Mini HDMI, flash hotshoe and external microphone jack
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in March for $1000
January 1st, 2008
Happy New Year
DPInterface is back in 2008, and a happy new year to all our readers!
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