MomentumPhoto News » compact cameras

New Pentax Optio Generation: Three New Point-and-Shoot Cameras

jas — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:42:01 +0000

Pentax also has news on the point-and-shoot end. The Optio M50 is an 8-megapixel model with 5x zoom lens and wide-view 2.5-inch LCD screen. It ships in March for $230. The Optio S12 is a pocket-sized 12-megapixel shooter with 3x zoom and a dynamic range adjustment function for avoiding blown-out highlights. It arrives in April with a price tag of $280. The Optio E50 is a budget 8.1-megapixel camera that runs on AA batteries and will cost $150 when it arrives in March.

[ Via Wired, PENTAX ANNOUNCES COLORFUL OPTIO M50, TINY OPTIO S12 AND MORE ]

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2008/01/new-point-and-s.html

Powerful Credit-card sized video players: Impressive High resolution screens, 8 hour battery life

jas — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:30:58 +0000

The world’s becoming pocket-sized and crunchy enough to get rid of all the bulk and do things the small, sexy and Chinese way. What you see above just exemplifies a little more of that lifestyle change. These are nothing but credit card sized video players, that are totally packed with the best features, so don’t just go by their size. Not just that, they are just the right size for you to make a last minute stuff into your pocket to catch up on all that video or presentation you need to. Priced at $99.99, they’re worth their weight in gold.

Equipped with full sized high resolution screens, they have an 8 hour battery life. They come with 2GB built in storage, and can be expanded using a memory card. What makes it worth the money is the several colours it’s available in, and the heat sensitive neon buttons just make up for all the dressing down. What they say is right. Small is indeed beautiful. (AkSh)

[ Via Gizmonistas.com /
http://gizmonistas.com/?p=927&language=en ]

Black Friday Deal Madness: Latest Adorama photo deals

jas — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:04:19 +0000

Folks, here’s the latest addition to to this years Black Friday Camera Deal Madness from Adorama. The New Yorkers have combed their shelves to bring you a collection of unbelievable deals sure to please everyone on your holiday list, including yourself. They also offer free shipping on many of these items. Hurry guys, quantities are limited and some of the offers expire this Saturday – and all are history on November 30th.
For example: The highly popular Nikon Coolpix L11 Digital Camera, featuring a 6 Megapixel chip and 3x Optical Zoom/4x
Digital Zoom, sells for only $99.95* + FREE Shipping. The *Nikon Coolpix S51 Digital Camera sells for $199; regular street price is $250 and more.

Check out the Adorama website for more deals.

Review: FinePix F50fd is downright disappointing

jas — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:00:24 +0000

Our dear colleauges at PhotographyBLOG/Engadget just reviewed the latest Fuji FinePix camera, the FinePix F50fd point-and-shoot. The result is crushing: “picture quality is downright disappointing”, says the tech site.

Unfortunately, everybody’s worst fear about the FinePix F50fd seems to be true — according to a recent review over at PhotographyBLOG, anyway. Apparently, stuffing a 12-megapixel sensor into this pocket-friendly digicam wasn’t exactly the most intelligent idea, as reviewers found the picture quality to be downright disappointing. Read more

Mustek’s Soccercam: The cam for the insatiable soccer addict

jas — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:02:04 +0000

Okay if you’re an ardent soccer fan, chances are you already have everything around you screaming that fact out loud. But if you’d stop at nothing short of having everything that has Soccer imprinted on it, how about the cute and adorable looking Mustek’s Soccer Ball shaped all-in-one Digital Camera?

Sounds too good to be true? Well, it’s true, and although it may give you only a 2.1 mega pixel CMOS sensor, it makes up for it with the camcorder, digital voice recorder, webcam and AV Jack. And guess what’s cooler? It costs only $39. So you don’t quite need to plan it onto your budget, just jump off and go buy it.

FujiFilm FinePix Z10fd : The teenager’s venture into great photography

jas — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:24:28 +0000

Fruity colors seem to be the hottest thing this season, whether its USB keys, the ever shortening skirts, mobile phones, or well better still, digital cameras. What I’m talking about IS FujiFilm’s trendy tot-cam. Apart from being available in 7 attractive colors for the stylish youngsters, this one also packs in face recognition, auto-red eye correction, a dual-shot mode, xD/SD/SDHC support, and an over-inflated “blog mode” which quickly resizes any image into VGA or QVGA sizes. As if that’s not enough, it also arms kids with the ability to share their snaps with any IrSimple capable infrared device. Cool init? I mean the plethora of options kids have these days, I wonder how I grew up without enjoying all these. Due to launch in September, this one clicks in some 7.2 megapixel capacity. Pretty neat, I think. Kids don’t need to worry about having a camera which whoozes water when clicked. They can seem completely in tune with technology with this made to order camera.

Samsung S85: 8.2 Megapixel plus Intelligent Face Recognition Technology

jas — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 15:52:04 +0000

Are you someone who loves getting clicked? Feel like the prettiest thing on the planet when you’re being shot, but are always unhappy with what the end result of the photo session is? Wondering why you even bothered spending on that photographer? The good news is that you can now stop wondering and get your best pictures clicked just by handing the Samsung S85 to your toddler! No kidding. Getting your best pictures clicked is going to stop seeming like rocket science. At least to me it would. You don’t need to worry about making all those oh-so-technical adjustments on your digicam anymore to get that perfect picture. Your Samsung S85 will do it for you. Well, if you’re wondering how, the unique digicam uses the Samsung’s Intelligent Face Recognition Technology, which detects faces then automatically adjusts auto focus and auto exposure to ensure better composition and quality in portraits. Moreover Samsung’s ASR (advanced shake reduction) can help you capture the best possible images in that perfectly photographic moment. So you see, you and I can make a great picture collection too. We might never need to pay a bomb to the local photo studio to develop flawless prints. The launch of this cool gadget has just been announced by Samsung and its features include an 8.2-megapixel image sensor and a super-sharp 5x optical zoom lens. As if that was not enough, it also includes 20 MB of internal memory, plus SD cards up to 4 megabytes, 13 scene modes, continuous shooting mode and automatic exposure bracketing, and yeah, most importantly, the built in microphone that allows up to 10 seconds of voice memo to be attached to any photo. I think this is tight, what say? Text URL::

Are you someone who loves getting clicked? Feel like the prettiest thing on the planet when you’re being shot, but are always unhappy with what the end result of the photo session is? Wondering why you even bothered spending on that photographer? The good news is that you can now stop wondering and get your best pictures clicked just by handing the Samsung S85 to your toddler! No kidding. Getting your best pictures clicked is going to stop seeming like rocket science. At least to me it would. You don’t need to worry about making all those oh-so-technical adjustments on your digicam anymore to get that perfect picture. Your Samsung S85 will do it for you. Well, if you’re wondering how, the unique digicam uses the Samsung’s Intelligent Face Recognition Technology, which detects faces then automatically adjusts auto focus and auto exposure to ensure better composition and quality in portraits. Moreover Samsung’s ASR (advanced shake reduction) can help you capture the best possible images in that perfectly photographic moment. So you see, you and I can make a great picture collection too. We might never need to pay a bomb to the local photo studio to develop flawless prints. The launch of this cool gadget has just been announced by Samsung and its features include an 8.2-megapixel image sensor and a super-sharp 5x optical zoom lens. As if that was not enough, it also includes 20 MB of internal memory, plus SD cards up to 4 megabytes, 13 scene modes, continuous shooting mode and automatic exposure bracketing, and yeah, most importantly, the built in microphone that allows up to 10 seconds of voice memo to be attached to any photo. I think this is tight, what say? (NiRa)

Review: Pentax Optio W30 waterproof digital camera

jas — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:52:33 +0000

Digital Camera Info just published an interesting and super detailed 15-plus pages review of the Pentax Optio W30. Their conclusion si surprising:
The Pentax W30, simply put, is a fun camera to use. It will likely find a wide audience, eliciting praise from Michael Phelps types to kids wanting to play Mikey from the Goonies. With waterproof, dustproof (and kid-proof) abilities, the Optio W30 functions as an all-around camera that can be transported on land or water. It also includes basic PDA functions such as alarm and calendar. With an array of internal editing, the camera makes it easy to bypass the computer. Read more.

Simply Overpriced: BenQ DC C740i 7 Megapixel cam w/ Pentax lens

jas — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 06:22:24 +0000

BenQ just released a new 7 Megapixel digital camera. The newest addition to the companies compact digital camera line is called DC C740i and features an 3x optical zoom and a pretty good lens (made by Pentax). It also comes with a Vibration reduction mode so pictures do not come out blurry from the camera being shaken. The Down side: With a street price of around $600 C740i is certainly overpriced.

via Gizmonistas!

HP touch-screen camera series: Appeals to simplicity lovers

jas — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 15:59:00 +0000

Okay, HP may not be on your list of the most sought-after tech gurus, but in my opinion, it’s definitely re-inventive and a true blue competitor. What I especially love about the company, is their ability to make technology feel unlike rocket science, which many companies like Sony and Acer manage to do with utmost ease! Now of course, it’s not the first one to have introduced touch-screen technology in digital cameras, what with Sony and Toshiba having done that long ago, but the cool thing is that it’s managed to look behind the intricacies and bring a series of cameras that have bigger displays (something I consider a must-have) and are guaranteed compatibility with Windows Vista (remember the Microsoft Newbie that has a great photo-storer software?). Sure, an Olympus or Canon might beat it sore when it comes to market-share (at least of the digicam market), but HP is sure to give them a run for their money! As if that’s not it, it also includes some editing tools, like red eye removal; blemish removal and the ability to make your (human) subjects appear 10 pounds lighter. So you can no more complain to your boyfriend about the camera having made you look fat. Retailing at $300, this sleek and stylish looking digicam is sure to appeal to simplicity lovers like me. (NiRa)