It looks like the Canon PowerShot A450 and the Canon Coolpix L12 have some new competitors. Fujifilm has announced two new entry-level shooters. The first is the Finepix A920, sporting a 9MP CCD, 4x zoom and a 2.7-inch screen and retails for $199.95. The Finepix F480 has similar specs to the Finepix A920 except it comes with a smaller 8MP CCD sensor and is 0.4-inches thinner. The Finepix F480 is priced at $179.95.
The Fujifilm FinePix Z10fd is the most colorful of Fujifilm’s digital camera today. This 7.2MP Fashion camera has 3x optical zoom, 2.5inch LCD screen, slideshow mode, face detection technology with auto red eye removal, IR beaming, and a blogging mode which lets you post pictures to blogs, websites, auctions, or e-mail with ease by copying and automatically resizing any image you’ve captured right in the camera. The digicam captures video in 320×240 resolution, or takes photos at up to 1600 ISO. Available in Wave Blue, Wasabi Green, Hot Pink, Sunset Orange, and Midnight Black, the FinePix Z10fd has dual shot mode for back to back shots (with and without flash). In addition, its Li-on battery is good for 200 shots.
Today, Panasonic has unveiled three new Lumix shooters. The Lumix DMC-FX33 and DMC-FX55 are the 8MP cameras with 28mm wide-angle and 3.6X optical zoom Leica lenses, while the Lumix DMC-FZ18 offers the same CCD sensor with a 28-mm wide angle, and a higher 18x optical zoom. The Lumix DMC-FX33 has a 2.5 inch LCD display and sells for $299. The Lumix DMC-FX55 comes with a 3 inch LCD screen and retails for $349. In addition, the Lumix DMC-FZ18 will be released in September for $399. These cameras also support face detection technology and optical image stabilization.
Fujifilm has announced the launch of its digital camera, IS Pro, which is next generation of UVIR compatible DSLR and is built on the same platform as the FinePix S5 Pro Digital SLR system. The camera utilities 12.3MP CCD sensor and Real Photo Pro technology. Fujifilm IS Pro will retail for $2.600 in August.
The new General Electric E1040 10MP digital camera is a mid-priced camera that’s made to perform flawlessly. It offers a 4X optical zoom and a 4.5X digital zoom, a generous 3-inch LCD screen, and a highly intuitive interface. The GE E1040 also features in-camera panoramic stitching and in-camera red-eye removal. Other features include face-tracking, electronic stabilization and the ability to record videos in MPEG-4 format. Available in black, pink and silver, the GE E1040 digital camera is priced at $279.90.
The JVC 3-CCD GZ-HD3 high-def camcorder is 27% slimmer that the previous GZ-HD7. The latest HD Everio features 5-hours of 1,440 x 1,080 / 30Mbps recordings direct to internal 60GB hard disk, which is at a lower resolution in comparison to the GZ-HD7. In the 1440CBR mode, you can record for up to 5-hours plus edit with your HDV-compatible software. The camcorder also features a Konica Minolta HD lens, digital image stabilization, JVC’s HD Gigabrid image processing, 2.8-inch LCD screen, HDMI-out, built-in light, PC-less archiving over USB to Everio Share Stations, and support for SDHC (Class 6) recordings in SP mode (1,440 x 1,080 at 22Mbps) and bundled CyberLink BD software. The JVC GZ-HD3 camcorder will be released in September for $1,300.
