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DPInterface July 2008 News Archive
July 21st, 2008
Interesting stuff from Panasonic
Panasonic has added three new cameras to their Lumix range today, the first of which is the LX3 with a fast super-wide angle lens, and all of them feature a new imaging processor.
Panasonic Lumix LX3
- 10 effective megapixels
- 24 - 60 mm (f2.0 - f2.8) 2.5X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Venus IV imaging processor
- 3 inch high resolution LCD
- Full manual controls with RAW and hotshoe
- Various conversion lenses and filters available
- 720p 24 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in August for $500
- Comes in your choice of black and silver
Panasonic Lumix FZ28
- 10 effective megapixels
- 27 - 486 mm (f2.8 - f4.4) 18X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Venus IV imaging processor
- 2.7 inch high resolution LCD with EVF
- Full manual controls with RAW and hotshoe
- Various conversion lenses and filters available
- 720p 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in August for $400
- Comes in your choice of black and silver
Panasonic Lumix FX37
- 10 effective megapixels
- 25 - 150 mm (f2.8 - f5.9) 5X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Venus IV imaging processor
- 2.5 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- 720p 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in September for $350
- Comes in your choice of black, silver, blue, pink, white and brown
Panasonic Lumix FX150
- 14.7 effective megapixels
- 28 - 100 mm (f2.8 - f5.6) 3.6X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- Venus IV imaging processor
- 2.7 inch LCD
- Some manual controls with RAW (Yay!)
- 720p 24 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in August for $400
- Comes in your choice of black and silver
July 16th, 2008
Samsung's announcements
Here's a bunch of new camera's released by Samsung today.
Samsung TL34HD
- 14.7 effective megapixels
- 28 - 101 mm 3.6X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 3 inch touchscreen LCD with Smart Touch 2.0
- No manual controls
- 720p 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in September for $330
Samsung TL9
- 10 effective megapixels
- 33 - 165 mm (f3.7 - f4.9) 5X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- Portable media player function
- 800 X 600 20 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in September for $280
Samsung SL201
- 10 effective megapixels
- 3X zoom lens
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- In-camera help
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Available in September for $170
Samsung SL310W
- 14 effective megapixels
- 3.6X zoom lens
- Optical image stabilization
- 2.7 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- In-camera help
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Available in September for $230
July 14th, 2008
New Casio compact
It's another thin camera from Casio!
Casio Exilim Z150
- 8 effective megapixels
- 28 - 112 mm (f2.6 - f5.9) 4X zoom lens
- CCD-shift image stabilization
- 3 inch LCD
- No manual controls
- VGA 30 FPS movie mode with sound
- Takes SD/SDHC cards
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in September for $200
- Comes in your choice of black, silver, green, red or pink
July 10th, 2008
More Kodak cameras
Kodak announced two new cameras today: the Z1015 IS and M1093 IS. Both feature 10 megapixels and optical image stabilization, except one is an ultra-zoom camera while the other is a compact 3X zoom camera.
July 1st, 2008
Nikon's new full-frame D-SLR
Nikon released a new SLR today, the full-frame D700. Basically, it can be summarized as a D300-sized camera with the flagship Nikon D3's top features.
Nikon D700
- 12.1 effective megapixels (CMOS sensor)
- Nikon F lens mount (FX-format full-frame)
DX-format lenses can be used, subjected to a 1.5X crop factor of course
- Dust removal
- 3 inch super-high resolution LCD
- 95% coverage viewfinder with 0.72X magnification
- Full manual controls with RAW mode and hotshoe
- Built-in flash with wireless flash control
- ISO 200 - 6400 (native), ISO 100 - 25600 with expansion
- 51-point AF with 3D tracking
- Live view
- 5 FPS burst mode; up to 8 FPS using the optional battery grip
- Mini HDMI port
- Single CF card (Type I and II) slot; UMDA supported
- Uses a lithium-ion battery
- Available in July for $3000 (Body only)
Nikon also announced a new external flash unit - the top of the line SB-900 external flash. The new SB-900 covers a range of 17 - 200 mm on an FX-format camera, has a faster recycle time compared to previous flashes and improved AF-assist system, auto detects white balance filters and features a revamped interface. It will be available in August for $500.
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