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Optio H90 and L10 cameras of Pentax ready

adina — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:11:34 +0000

As revealed by some trusty sources, Pentax plans to present at the upcoming PMA photography show its latest unique cameras. The Optio H90 and L10 devices will both sport a vintage look. The former will be something of the style of a rangefinder while the latter will be more like a conventional film camera. The L10 will have a 5×, 5.1-25.5mm lens and both will be regular compact cameras rather than being Micro Four Thirds or DSLR devices.

No release dates were unveiled but it is known that at least one of the models will have a special retro design. They will be relatively conventional as referring to their features although having a special look.

Launch information is still missing but rumours about a third model appearing at the same time have been heard.

Sony to present digital cameras with AVCHD 1,080 recording

adina — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 20:53:44 +0000

Among many product presentations at CES, Sony released the first two digital cameras capable of recording 1,920×1,080 video in the AVCHD format. Both the DSC-HX5V and DSC-TX7 feature a 10-megapixel sensor, have the same Backlight Correction High Dynamic Range (HDR) feature and use the same TransferJet wireless technology.

The HX5V sports the GPS + Compass geo-tagging feature as well as image stabilization. It also has a three-inch LCD and a 10× optical zoom equivalent of a 25-250mm film camera lens. The camera supports 10 frames per second shooting mode and has a HDMI output to connect to HDTVs.

The TX7 has a larger touch sensitive 3.5-inch display and a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 4× optical wide angle lens and a HDMI output.

Both cameras can receive a Memory Stick or a SDHC memory card, unlike previous cameras produced by Sony.

The shipping window for the HX5V is March and the camera will be available in black at about $350. The TX7 will be sold in silver, blue or red in February for about $400. The Memory Stick with TransferJet will be released later this month and will cost around $100, while for the docking station the release date is February and the price is about $150.

Point Grey Introduces Details for its USB 3.0 Video Camera

aura — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:32:22 +0000

New details have been provided by Point Grey which regard its USB 3.0-connected HD video camera that will be featured at Intel Developers Forum. Alongside a variety of other USB 3.0 devices,it will be displayed between September 22nd and 24th.

The camera prototype integrates a 3-megapixel CMOS sensor manufactured by Sony. The sensor allows the camera to output raw, uncompressed 1080p images at 60 frames per second.
Communication with the computer is done by an USB 3.0 interface card built by Fresco Logic, while the PCI Express controller chip is built on an Intel i5-based motherboard from Asus.

The computer’s main processor can handle compression due to raw HD video streaming, instead of the camera components. The system is supossed to offer more flexibility over the different types of compression, while allowing certain processes, such as facial recognition, to work on uncompressed video for higher performance

New Digital Camera – Pentax Optio M85

caitas — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:07:01 +0000

The new Pentax Optio M85 is a digital camera which comprises in a sophisticated metal casing many groundbreaking features. The digital gadget is endowed with a high CDD resolution of 12 megapixels and lenses with optical zoom of 32-96 millimeters 3x. Furthermore, Pentax Optio M85 is equipped with a generous 230.000 dots LCD display of 3 inches that represents a core advantage for the digital camera since it enables customers both to see very well the picture they have just captured and choose the gadget`s settings. The innovative camera also comes with an ISO range 80-3200 and can play a HD movie at the resolution of 1280×720 at 15 frames per second.

The settings of the Pentax Optio M85 comprise features such as auto scene, face recognition for up to ten faces at a time and approximately 215 shots for the CIPA standard that are powered by a lithium-ion rechargeable battery. Coming back to its appearance, the innovative digital camera is a slim gadget that is 19 millimeters thick and weighs almost 128 grams. Observing these specifics we can conclude that it fits even in a pocket. It`s whole measures are 90x58x19 millimeters.

The Pentax Optio M85 digital camera will be launched this year in October.

Sports Friendly Camera: The Medion S47000 HD

caitas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:54:25 +0000

For people who are not very keen on taking great care of their gadgets or for those who practice all kinds of extreme sports but still feel the need to always have around a camera to capture the most interesting moments, the Medion S47000, similar to Flip UltraHD, offers a good perspective.

Taking a closer look at the technical specifications of this camera we find that it comes with a two inch LCD display, comprises 720P H.264 MOV files. Due to the fact that the device has a 90MB internal memory, Medion S47000 also comes with a SD/SDHC card slot, one of the strengths of this camera. Moreover, it includes a USB version 2.0 for switching pictures of videos between mobile phone and computer and a HDMI output for the purpose of getting connected to a high-definition display.

The design of the Medion S47000 comes with a patchy top which one can connect to a neck support or whatever one chooses. Moreover, the camera is sputter resistant so one may not be worried about water coming near the gadget.

Taking all these data into consideration, Medion S47000 represents a viable and interesting product for everyone who chooses it.

Samsung prepare new releases on camcoders- SMX-K40 and SMX-K45

felix — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:53:11 +0000

The SMX-K40 and SMX-K45 camcoders are quite diffrent from the most interesting of the new generation of Samsung camcoder, the HMX-U10.

The two devices mentioned come with a capturing resolution at 720*480 and HD upscaling to the HDTV via HDMI. Both camcoders can boast a 65x optical zoom and the Optical Image Stabilizer stops at some point the image shaking. The big diffrence between the two is the memory options- the K40 requires an aditional SD or SDHC card, while the K45 comes equipped with a 32 GB SSD. The Samsung recording cameras can support USB charging and upload to Youtube function, and they’ll be available in August for $329.99 and $499.99, respectively.

HDR-CX500V and the HDR-CX520V revealed by Sony

adriana — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:23:03 +0000

Sony revealed HDR-CX500V and the HDR-CX520V, two new models of HD Handycam, which feature a backlit CMOS sensor and improved visuals.

The characteristics of both cameras related to visuals are 12-megapixels for images and 1080i for video, also including a built-in GPS for geotagging both photos and videos. Apart from thease features the cameras also have three-way image stabilization, face detection, the ability to record AVCHD (H.264) and are compatible with Mac programs like iMovie.

Those were the similar characteristics, but they have also a real difference in the flash memory card capacity: the CX500V carries 32GB flash memory while the CX520V carries 64GB flash memory.

The price for these models will be of $1,100 and $1,300, respectively, once they are released in September.

Link to Sony HD Handycam products: Sony HD Handycam

Sony creates AVCHD DVDs with 5.1 sound

adriana — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:37:47 +0000

The latest DVDirect camcorder-to-DVD recorder created by Sony looks and acts like VRD-MC10 and VRD-MC5. 1080i video with 5.1 audio can be taken directly of Handycam’s drive or Memory Stick and can be shoot out an AVCHD DVD.

You can bring SD video over FireWire or USB, if you are not that into HD experience all the way.
It has automatic chaptering and custom menu backgrounds, and you can even put in a SD card full of photos and MP3s to generate a slideshow. The price is good and helps those who want to archive and share their videos.

This price is 230$ and the product ships in September.