Samsung’s latest digital cameras, the ST500 and ST550, have shown up for sale at Amazon UK, complete with dual LCD displays. The pair – which each have 12.2-megapixel sensors, 4.6x optical zooms and 720p HD video recording modes – have one large touchscreen display on the rear, while a secondary 1.5-inch LCD panel next to the lens can be used to display a preview of the shot or settings status.
Panasonic’s upcoming Lumix GF1 Micro Four Thirds camera has been spotted on a Chinese forum, seemingly a more compact alternative to the company’s Lumix G1. More retro in design than the G1, the GF1 is lacking just about anything in the way of hard specifications right now, but it obviously supports interchangeable lenses together with what looks to be a pop-up flash.
Sony have announced a pair of new digital cameras, the Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 and DSC-WX1, complete with the company’s latest Exmore R back-illuminated CMOS sensor. Each packs 10.2-megapixel resolution, with the slimline TX1 having a 4x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tesar optical zoom, 720p video recording and a 3-inch LCD display, while the WX1 gets a larger 5x Sony G Lens optical zoom, 720p and a smaller 2.7-inch LCD.
Nikon’s Coolpix S1000pj projector-camera may only have got the official nod from the company this morning, but that hasn’t stopped Stuff.TV from going hands-on with the 12.1-megapixel shooter already. They found the S1000pj to be surprisingly good fun, with the VGA quality from the pico-projector making up in communal usability what it lacks in visual fidelity.
Video demo of the S1000pj after the cut
Nikon have officially announced its new Coolpix range, including the pico-projector packing S1000pj first spotted yesterday. The Coolpix S1000pj has a 12.1-megapixel sensor, 5x wide-angle optical zoom and EXPEED digital processing as in the company’s DSLR range, but most interesting is the 10 lumen LED integrated projector that can create up to 40-inch VGA-quality picture.
Samsung revealed a bit more information about their new smart camera line this morning by unveiling a teaser page dedicated to the new devices. Apparently, new features will be detailed there until the release date on August 13th.
Nikon are tipped to be preparing a digital camera with integrated pico-projector, capable of not only snapping images but projecting them at up to a claimed 8 x 12 inches. The upcoming point-and-shoot, believed to be the Nikon VP650, was revealed in French photography magazine Chasseur d’Images.
JVC announced today a brand new addition to their Everio line-up. The new model is called the GZ-HM400 and it’s an HD camcorder with the 1080i widescreen and H.264 goodness of the GZ-X900 but an all new 10.2-megapixel sensor.
It’s turning into quite the day of DSLRs, but if you thought Nikon’s $1800 D300S was expensive, how about a Leica that starts at over $26k? The company have announced pricing for their 2009 S-System line-up, and as you might expect for a 37.5-megapixel DSLR body it’s a costly prospect. Leica will make two versions of the S-System body, the standard S2 and the S2-P which adds a sapphire glass display and “Platinum Service” support package.
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