Samsung’s new Miniket photo SDC-K50 is capable of receiving T-DMB on its 2.5” LCD screen. The SDC-K50 comes with a 5 megapixel CCD, 3x optical zoom, and can record MPEG4 video in 640 x 480 resolution @ 30fps. When devoid of entertainment, you can listen to MP3s on it. It also doubles up as a voice recorder, webcam, and portable hard drive depending on the situation and has 512MB of storage space. Via
AVING.net
Rumors abound that Pentax and Samsung have started working on a new digital SLR camera under the Samsung GX1 moniker. Unofficial sources point to the GX1 being based on the Pentax *istDL camera, with no specifications in sight as at press time. Pentax’s expertise in high-performance interchangeable lenses and Samsung’s global market presence and increasing brand awareness bodes well for the GX1 when it is launched. Via
Let's Go Digital
The versatile Mega-X digital entertainment console is transformed into a camcorder by twisting the LCD display panel. It comes with a 45-degree 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and flash, 128MB of built-in memory, a 1.8” 262k TFT color LCD, MP3 playback capability, alarm, calculator, world time, stopwatch, currency converter, scheduler, and an external 4096 CSTN color LCD. Snap the LCD panel back into place to listen to your favorite tracks. The 128MB can only store up to 90 minutes' of video however. Via
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The 6 megapixel Sanyo Xacti VPC-E6 is the firstborn in the new E-Series line and comes with a generous 3” LCD screen that’s packed into a super compact 98 x 59 x 23mm frame, weighing just 134g. The VPC-E6 comes with a ‘Touch Sensor’ that auto focuses a shot when a finger is pressed lightly on the shoot button. The ‘Zoom Jump View’ feature allows you to zoom into a recently taken photo to check its sharpness before deciding on taking the same shot. It costs $499.99 and will most likely be released this month. Via
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Ambarella from California has developed a family of low-cost, multicore microprocessors that efficiently compresses and processes HD video. These chips when incorporated into a $799 video camera or digital still cameras will give the ability to take hi-resolution stills of up to 8 megapixels as well as TV-quality video. So far a trio of major camera makers has begun building experimental models with Ambarella’s chips embedded within. HD-quality cameras are the future.
Thomas Hawk via
Digital Media Thoughts
Panasonic’s
AG-HVX200 is the industry’s first handheld high definition solid-state memory camcorder. It will be delivered to resellers on 29 December onwards, bringing consumers the power to combine multiple high and standard definition formats, multiple recording modes, and variable frame rates. Priced at $5995, it is not cheap. Cough up an extra $1300 to purchase the camcorder and a couple of 4GB P2 cards. It records in 1080i and 720p formats, offering a full 4:2:2 color sampling for superior results. (
specs below) Via
BIOS Magazine
