February 22, 2006 | Back

PENTAX Unveils Latest Digital Offerings

About to buy a new digital camera? Wait! PENTAX Imaging Company has a few new models just about about to hit the market: the Optio T10, Optio W10, and PENTAX M10.

The PENTAX Optio T10 offers an impressive 3.0 inch LCD touch-display for trouble-free operation. Featuring 6.0 megapixels and a 3X zoom, the Optio T10 is slim and stylish, offers finger and stylus touch control, and allows users to decorate images with drawings, stamps, and picture frames. The PENTAX Optio W10 sets the latest PENTAX standard for waterproof digital with 6.0 megapixels and a reflection-free LCD that offers optimal viewing in outdoor settings. Third in the PENTAX waterproof digital line-up, the Optio W10 features JIS Class 8 Waterproof and JIS Class 5 dustproof ratings. With a 2.5 inch monitor, 6.0 megapixels and a 3X optical zoom, the affordable PENTAX M10 will ship in March 2006.

All three models reflect a new naming system for PENTAX cameras based on a letter and model number description rather than the number of megapixels. The Optio T series, for example, designates the touch-screen series, Optio W indicates the waterproof series, and Optio M indicates a mid-range series.

> Source: PENTAX
> Estimated price: T10 $349 - W10 $300 - M10 $229
> Date released/expected: N/A

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February 05, 2006 | Back

PENTAX *ist DL Kit Now Priced under $600

What? A Fire Sale on digital cameras? Well, not quite, but PENTAX Imaging Company has announced a significant price adjustment on the *ist DL digital SLR camera with 18-55 DA lens kit. The price reduction from $799.95 US to $599.95 US takes effect February 1, 2006.

Known for delivering small, lightweight, easy-to-use and affordable SLR systems including bodies, lenses and flashes, PENTAX now offers a suite of nine digital lenses specifically designed for use with PENTAX digital SLR bodies. Rebates up to $100.00 US on select lenses are currently available through March 31, 2006. Get it while it's hot! More details are available at www.pentaxslr.com.

> Source: PENTAX
> Estimated price: $599
> Date released/expected: N/A

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January 16, 2006 | Back

Improve Your Memory, and Your Shot, With Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro Upgrade

Shoot, more stuff to buy! Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., is now offering a hardware upgrade for the FinePix S3 Pro professional DSLR camera that will improve its continuous shooting capabilities, as well as other performance enhancements.

The FinePix S3 Pro has found a home in the camera bags of thousands of wedding and portrait photographers thanks to its Fujifilm color reproduction and dynamic range. The 12 MegaPixel FinePix S3 Pro has six MegaPixels dedicated solely to the capture of dynamic range with another set of six MegaPixels dedicated to resolution. Together, these MegaPixel sets create high-resolution files with dynamic range. At its widest setting the FinePix S3 Pro's dynamic range is 400% percent greater than that of other cameras of similar sensor design.

The hardware upgrade for the FinePix S3 Pro will double the camera's internal buffer memory capacity (from 128MB to 256MB), increasing its continuous frame shooting capabilities. Sounds like a good way to spend more money...Shoot!

> Source: Fujifilm
> Estimated price: $380
> Date released/expected: N/A

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November 02, 2005 | Back

Archos Introduces the Gmini 402 Pocket Multimedia Center

Don't leave home without your fav movies and pics! Take them with you. Take them ALL with you, for that matter! Archos Inc., a consumer electronics manufacturer and provider of portable digital entertainment solutions, has introduced the new Gmini 402 Pocket Multimedia Center. The slim and sleek 20 gigabyte hard-drive-based video, audio and photo device is now Microsoft PlaysForSure compatible, supporting both protected download and subscription music services, and features a 2.2" color LCD screen and sleek metallic casing. The Gmini 402 lets you take up to 80 hours of video, 200,000 photos or 10,000 songs in your pocket wherever you go.

The Archos Gmini 402 is designed for media enthusiasts who want to take their video, photos and music with them on a stylish pocket-sized device. With its sleek metallic design, the Gmini 402 measures only 4.17" x 2.37" x 0.69" and is 5.64 ounces, yet offers the largest hard drive capacity and color LCD screen for a product of its size.

> Source: Archos
> Estimated price: $299
> Date released/expected: N/A

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July 28, 2005 | Back

New Canon Optura Camcorders

Customers can double their pleasure with the newest two Canon Optura Mini-DV camcorders which offer digital video as well as still performance. With the new Canon Optura 600 camcorder users get high-quality 4.3-megapixel image reproduction for crisp video and photos in a sleek but elegant design. For customers looking for a stylish but compact camcorder with great video and still image capability that's a snap to use, the new 2.2 megapixel Canon Optura S1 model may be just for them.

The Optura 600 and Optura S1 models are the smallest 4.3 megapixel and 2.2 megapixel camcorders, respectively, on the market. Double the performance, nearly half the size. Your next photo shoot should be a snap.

> Source: Canon USA
> Estimated price: Optura 600 $1,099 - Optura S1 $799
> Date released/expected: N/A

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Fujifilm Launches First Nine Megapixel Consumer Models

And I thought my 3.3 was pretty fantastic! Well, today Fujifilm introduced three new models to its digital camera portfolio, unveiling the FinePix S9000 and FinePix E900 - the world's first consumer level cameras with nine MegaPixel sensors. In addition, Fujifilm's popular S-series line now features the new FinePix S5200, offering five MegaPixels of shooting power, with a fully automatic point-and-shoot feature set.

These three new models will feature Fujifilm's Real Photo Technology, a synergy of the newly developed RP Processor, the 5th Generation Super CCD HR sensor and a super-sharp Fujinon lens that provides many benefits including reduced noise for sharper pictures, better low-light shooting, faster operation and higher shutter speeds that minimize blurriness in photos even at the high ISO setting, as achieved by the FinePix S9000 model. This technology arms users with a photographic device that captures images just as the eye sees them, according to Fujifilm. Point. Shoot. Perfect.

> Source: Fujifilm
> Estimated price: S5200 $699 - E900 $499 - 5200 $399
> Date released/expected: N/A

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June 17, 2005 | Back

The Eye Ball by Remington Technologies

Criminals beware! Remington Technologies has launched The Eye Ball R1 remote-controlled 360-degree spherical camera system, or "mobile display system," originally designed and developed by O.D.F. Optronics, Ltd., out of Tel-Aviv, Israel. Remington's Eye Ball R1 is a compact wireless 360 mobile display system, designed to be used in tactical operations where law enforcement personnel need to see the situation before entering a building, floor or room.

The Eye Ball R1 is rugged allowing officers to roll, toss, lower or throw it as applications demand. Once deployed, the system can capture video out to 25 yards away and audio up to a distance of 5 yards, and then broadcast both up to 200 yards wirelessly back to a large remote control device called a Personal Display Unit (PDU), operated by the tactical operator. The PDU can communicate with two Eye Ball R1's simultaneously. Sounds like more fun than my PlayStation!

> Source: Remington Technologies
> Estimated price: Contact for quote
> Date released/expected: N/A

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June 16, 2005 | Back

Digital accents by Fujifilm - Offer a Range of Accessory Options

As digital camera penetration increases, amateur photographers are looking to accessory products like camera bags, tripods and media wallets to accent their digital imaging experience. Research shows that almost half of all consumers are likely to purchase related accessories at the time if their digital camera purchase. Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc., is responding to this trend by creating a new, universal line of digital camera accessories called "Digital accents by Fujifilm."

The initial assortment of "Digital accents by Fujifilm" includes three, universal digital camera accessory kits: Travel Kit, Starter Kit, and Accessory Kit. Very cool stuff, and makes it easy to get exactly the accessories you need for your digital photography - and not way more than you need. Check 'em out!

> Source: Fujifilm
> Estimated price: Travel Kit $39 - Starter Kit $29 - Accessory Kit $19
> Date released/expected: N/A

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