Stories from DCViews
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Kodak DC50: digital photography for the masses
DCViews &bull Jul 28, 2011
Today, exactly ten years ago, Kodak announced the first sub-$1000 digital zoom camera with external storage, the Kodak Digital Science DC50. The Kodak Digital Science DC50 is a further development of one of the early digital cameras known as the Chinon ES-3000, the Ritz Dakota, and the Dycam 10-C. The Kodak EasyShare V550 is currently the tiniest Kodak digital camera and it is the top of the Pocket Series. The Kodak DC50 has an unusual horizontal body, different from anything seen before… Full Story »
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Sony introduces new Cyber-Shot TX55 and WX30
DCViews &bull Jul 25, 2011
Sony Europe today introduces the Cyber-shot DSC-TX55 (leaked earlier last week), the thinnest camera in the world (12.2 mm slim with an 8.3cm OLED touch-screen) with Full HD video, and the new Cyber-shot WX30 with Full HD video too and a 7.5cm touch-screen. Both cameras feature a 16.2 megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor, plus new By Pixel Super Resolution technology that boosts zoom range to 10x without quality loss at the sensor's maximum resolution of 16.2 M pixels. The TX55 and WX30 will be available from… Full Story »
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BenQ HD Short-throw home entertainment projector
DCViews &bull Jul 16, 2011
BenQ debuts the world's first HD short-throw Home Entertainment projector, the W710ST. Designed and built with BenQ's exclusive aspherical lens technology, the W710ST delivers a 63-inch picture at a mere distance of one meter - allowing you to enjoy just about any motion-control game in any size room, free of shadow disruptions and eye-blinding projection lights. Featuring 10000:1 ultra-high… Full Story »
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Delkin 633X fastest SDXC UHS-I card now shipping
DCViews &bull Jun 29, 2011
Delkin's new fast SD memory card offers transfer speeds up to 95MB/s read, 80MB/s write and an impressive 633X speed rating that more than triples the previous Class 10 capabilities. The new card, dubbed Elite 633X for its superb performance,… Full Story »
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General Imaging iG100, E1410SW and J1456W
DCViews &bull Jun 24, 2011
General Imaging unveils its latest additions to the Power and Power PRO series with the new G100, E1410SW, and J1456W cameras at the 2011 PMA Australia. The G100 is a compact model in the mega zoom category with 15x optical zoom and 14 megapixels. The E1410SW boasts 14 megapixels and 10x optical zoom in a thin and stylish design. The J1456W comes equipped with a rechargeable Lithium-ion battery and… Full Story »
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Pentax Q: smallest interchangeable lens camera
DCViews &bull Jun 23, 2011
Pentax announces the elegant and stylish 12.4 megapixel Q digital interchangeable lens compact camera. The new Q is to be the most compact and lightest of the mirrorless camera in the world; its body width is only 3.1 cm. The new camera uses a newly designed mount lens system for convenient interchangeability with a variety of specialty Q lenses including prime, zoom, and fish-eye. The Pentax Q will be available in white or black body models and shipped in a Standard Prime lens kit. US availability will be early fall for around $800... PENTAX Imaging Company has… Full Story »
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Pretec unveils SDXC/SDHC 433x class 16 cards
DCViews &bull Jun 14, 2011
Pretec continues to offer ultimate performance memory cards by announcing the new 433X Class 16 full HD Video grade SDXC and SDHC cards. The 3rd generation of Pretec high speed SD cards boosts its read performance over 65 MB/s with the 2Xnm NAND flash in DDR… Full Story »
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Panasonic releases FH22/FS33 and FP3 firmware
DCViews &bull Jun 14, 2011
Panasonic releases a firmware update for the models DMC-FH22/FS33 (Version 1.2) and DMC-FP3 (version 1.3) digital cameras. The new firmware offers a seemingly minor firmware update considering the somewhat cryptic problem description "Improvement of the menu indication"... Check out the… Full Story »
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The Ricoh PX for anyone, anytime and anywhere
DCViews &bull Jun 10, 2011
Ricoh introduces the new PX Series of water- , dust-resistant digital cameras for day-to-day photography, outdoor use, and everything in between. The first model of the series features a16 Megapixel CCD sensor, a 2.7", 230k-dot high-contrast LCD monitor and a 5.0x wide-angle (28 mm) and tele (140 mm) optical zoom lens. The PX can be used underwater for 60 minutes at a depth of 3 meters. Dirt can be washed off; allowing you to safely take pictures anywhere without worrying about rain, splashes, dirt or soil... Ricoh Co., Ltd. (helmed by president and CEO Shiro Kondo)… Full Story »
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Sony expands series with the A35 digital SLR
DCViews &bull Jun 8, 2011
Sony introduces the new light and compact 16.2 effective megapixel model 35. Making its debut on the 35 camera, is Tele-zoom High Speed Shooting that magnifies a central portion of the image area providing an effective 1.4x magnification while shooting at up to 7 fps. It provides continuous tracking autofocus of still or moving objects, and a rapid up to.5 fps drive mode. The 35 will be available this August with an 18-55mm kit zoom lens for about $700. It will also be offered as a body-only (without kit lens)… Full Story »
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