Minox is dropping a slim digital camera called the DC7411. It features a 7.2 megapixel sensor and 3x zoom, and a 3-inch LCD along with electronic image stabilization and face detection. There’s no info on a release date or price yet, so you’ll have to hang tight for a bit. [Letsgo]
Sony will be releasing a new camera called the W300. It comes with 13.6 megapixels, Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 3x zoom, optical image stabilization, scratch-resistant titanium covering, a 2.7″ LCD display and viewfinder, and high speed burst mode and extra high sensitivity. The W300 will drop this May for $350. [DT]
Ricoh has announced the release of the aluminum R8 and R50 come with a 10 megapixel camera, 1/2.3-inch CCD covered with a 7.1x optical zoom lens, the back has a 2.7-inch LCD with CCD-shift image stabilization and smooth imaging engine III processing on the inside. Both should drop in Japan in March for about $460 and $280 for the R50 which features a 10 megapixel sensor, processing engine, and stabilization with a 5X optical zoom. [Engadget]
Sony Japan made it official for the Japanese local market that they will be selling the Cybershot DSC-T300. It features a 10.1Mpix censor and a 3.5” wide screen, a 5x optical zoom, an image stabilizer, and boosts up to ISO3200. This digicam will be available in the U.S for $400. [Link]
It said that Olympus is supposedly launching a new digital camera called the E-430. It features 12-megapixels, a live-view, flip-out 2.5-inch LCD, a wired remote option, and a higher continuous shooting frame rate as well as larger raw buffer. No other specs or pricing and availability have not yet been revealed as of right now.
