German engineering into a camera? Yea, well, this is it!! The Leica M8 is the ultimate old school feel camera with the new school technology. From the front is looks like the classic Leica camera, but when you turn it around and you see the 2.5′ LCD, then you know it is a digital camera. The camera can store up to 4gb of memory card so you can pack all the pictures from this 10.3mega pixel camera. The camera is like the Hummer of all cameras because it is made out of magnesium alloy. Heck, the silent electronic metal-blade slotted shutter provides for exposure times of up to 1/8000
second. That is crazy!! Plus is has all the normal functions that a professional photographer would want. It also has the price of a professional camera starting around $5,000. Nick
Leica M8 Camera October 18, 2006
Samsung Digimax A503 5-Megapixel Digital Camera (Red) October 13, 2006
Samsung has developed a low price ($119.95) 5 mega pixel camera with 5x digital zoom. The 5.0 megapixel digital camera with a huge 2.0" LCD monitor!!! And it’s RED!! It takes video with 24fps, and it has over 20 shooting modes/scene mode/function modes. It has cool functions to composite shots, highlight shots, segmented shots, and cool template photo frames/backgrounds to insert your picture. All the modes can be switched with a quick with the "M" button. Just push the "M" button and the mode switches to camera to video instead of having the old toggle switch.
Pink Canon PowerShot SD40 October 12, 2006
The Canon Powershot SD40 just came out in October. The camera comes in Precious Rose (pictured for breast cancer month), Twilight Sepia (like a copper), Olive Gray, and Noble Blue. It is a 7.1 megapixel camera, with 4.0 digital zoom, and 2.5 optical zoom. Also comes witha processor that uses face recognition while taking a picture. Plus it has a ISO 1600, which helps reduce the blur of the picture in low light. It also has the ability to record a movie with 60fps (frames per second)!! Plus is has a really cool station and a cool wireless remote for printing and playback opinions. $349.95
Hello Kitty For Digital Cameras October 2, 2006
We all love pink things and Hello Kitty is always at the front of the pack with pink gadgets and cases. The newest announcement is that Hello Kitty is offering a digital camera case in pink (other colors available as well). Hakuba Photos is selling the case that is made of soft leather and other materials.
The case measures 58×28.96mm inside and will hold the following models:
- Canon IXY DIGITAL 800IS/80/70
- FujiFilm FinePix F30/Z3
- Panasonic LUMIX FX7/FX50/FX01
- CASIO EXILIM Z1000/Z850/Z700
- SONY Cybershot T30/T10/T5/W30
- PENTAX Optio T10/A20/S7
Available September 21st via the Hakuba website.
Polaroid For A Cause October 2, 2006
Ah, yes, another pinkie gadget to benefit breast cancer awareness. Polaroid will soon offer four digital cameras to promote their Pink Camera Campaign to further breast cancer research. The cameras will be available in three colors: pink, light pink and magenta; and all range between 5 and 7 megapixels. The light pink i733LP is probably the one with the most features. It features a 7.1 megapixel resolution, 3x optical zoom, expandable memory, video, and a 2.5 TFT LCD display. All four cameras will include fashion skins, wrist strap, USB cables, and photo software. No pricing yet, but they will pop up at the local Target store. [Product Page]
Flickr MiniCards September 28, 2006
MOO, a cutting-edge printing company, has teamed up with the online photo fantasyland Flickr to create MiniCards featuring your favorite digital images and your contact info, if you so choose. The resulting customizable calling cards each feature a different photo from the last and are printed on high quality stock. If you’re a Flickr pro account owner, hurry and try it for free until the end of the September. Check website for more details.
Oversized Camera. Ya Think? September 21, 2006
When I first saw it, I thought it must surely be a joke. Why would anyone need such an oversized camera? I still don’t know the answer to what that might be, but I do know this is real, and a very serious piece of equipment. It touts a resolution of 7,500 pixels vertically and 21.250 pixels horizontally that create images with over 160 million pixels. A 640×480 touchscreen display is located on the back, and appears to be wireless and removable. A 6×17 digital photo (uncompressed) is about 950MB, so images have to downloaded to a connected Mac Mini computer. As you can expect, there are too many features to list, but if you’re a serious photographer, you can read all about it here.
The Seitz 6×17 Digital panorama Camera will be released early next year for a cool $36K.
Diamondized Cannon IXUS September 19, 2006
There is only one place for diamonds: on my body. Forget bling on your gadgets, that’s what Swarovski cystals are for. But the rich prefer diamonds on their grill, bras, shoes, and digital cameras. So Cannon has covered their special edition IXUS digicam in 380 diamonds to celebrate their 10th birthday. In this case, it really doesn’t matter who buys it, as long as they do. Turns out the Cannon IXUS is being auctioned off to raise money for the Red Cross. (Shiny Shiny)
Samsung and 10 Megapixels July 19, 2006
Coming soon to a store near you, August of 2006, is the new Samsung ‘S’ Series cameras. Aimed to capture the beginner digital camera user and the professional
photographer, the ‘S’ series has feature packed options and ease of use. Featured photo is the NV series just released which I also mention.
The S700 and the S1000 are both being released and talked about heavily with the NV series that is already out. The S1000 supports MPEG-4, a high-compression, high-quality video format already used in some cameras. The S700 offers MJPEG video recording. The S1000 touts the ability to capture more than one hour of high quality (640×480) video at 30fps with a 256MB memory card in use. Also, the 3x optical zoom is available during video recording. I haven’t seen this in use elsewhere just yet.
The cameras will include many special effects options to play with and seem to have new features that the NV already includes…but with more gusto. Watch for the release and visit the Samsung site for more detailed information on the NV series that is already available.
Digimax S700
MSRP – $249.99
Availability – August 2006
Digimax S1000
MSRP – $349.99
Availability – August 2006
Sharp Shooter June 23, 2006
We’ve come to know Acer as a company with cool notebooks–think the Ferrari–or the ever popular Acer TravelMate 8204WLMi. We’ve also come to accept that they have great monitors, and a decent media center, so seeing their new flagship camera is an interesting diversion.
