GE A730 compact camera: 7-MegaPixs and top features for $119
Just about 12 months ago $100 only got you a low quality, low resolution digital compact camera equipped with poor zooming and focussing capablities plus a super tiny LCD display. Finally, these days are over, the same $100 can buy you a pretty good compact camera now. The best example is the new seven Megapixel digital camera GE A730 by U.S. giant General Electric. Sure, this is not a premium brand camera such as the compact’s from Nikon, Sony, Canon or Kodak that retail easily for $100 to $150 more then GE model. However, the GE A730 delivers a solid mix of high-end options and easy-to-use functions on a budget - and even gives you more Megapixels then more expensive models from Canon or Kodak. Also: The GE gives you the ability to capture MPEG video Read more
Casio Exilim optimzed for eBay fans
Japanese CE giant Casio introduced a digital camera line specifically targeted at people that sell items on eBay. Now four camera models out of the popular Casio Exilim line feature the so-called ‘Bay Best Shot’ mode and are optimized for item photographs used in eBay listings. According to Casio representatives at the eBay Live 2007 conference in Boston, the EX-V7, the EX-S770, the EX-Z1050 as well as the EX-Z75 include the special eBay shot mode for optimized pics for online auctions. Read more
Sony DSC-S800: Top for close-ups, but lacks wide-angle
Sony’s newest addition to their super compact camera line, the Sony DSC-S800, features nice f1:2.8-4 optics with a 6x-zoom tele lens, awesome close-focussing capabilities (according to Sony as close as two Millimeter) as well as an 8-Megapixel sensor. However, Sony’s newest compact camera lacks a proper wide-angle lens for group shots et cetera. Price: Around $300. For more info pls check Sony’s website.
Nikon Coolpix S10: Unsharp without Vibration Reduction?
British reviewers of Nikon’s latest Coolpix S10 consumer-class digital camera interestingly say the new S10 has like other current Nikon cam’s trouble getting sharp images in less than perfect light. However, using Nikon’s revolutionary Vibration Reduction (VR) technology to avoid blurry pictures improves the stabilization drastically. According to PhotographyBLOG tester Mark Goldstein, the new Coolpix S10 deliveres better results under similar conditions then the predecessor, the Coolpix S9, which did not feaure the built-in Vibration Reduction (VR) technology.
