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Sony Cybershot DSC-T300 Introduction
We earlier reviewed the Sony Cybershot DSC-T100 and are now following it up with the latest release, the new T300. The Sony DSC-T300 is an ultra compact point-and-shoot digital camera. Powered by the Bionz image processing engine, this robust camera delivers fast image processing speeds just like the older model. The main difference is that this one has a touch screen and is 10MP. (10.1 mega pixels)

Sony Cybershot DSCT300 Design
It has a Carl Zeiss 5x optical zoom lens to capture images and a 3.5-inch Clear Photo LCD touch screen for easy navigation and editing. The LCD display is huge, it takes up the whole backside of the camera. There are just the power button, playback button, shutter release, and zoom rocker as the only buttons. The front is nifty, you slide it down to reveal the goodies that let you take a shot. This DSC T300 is available in black, red, and silver.
Dimensions 3.7 X 0.8 X 2.3 in. / Weight 5.3 oz.

Sony Cybershot DSC T300 Features
The Sony DSC-T300 is a compact camera with many features. Inside this compact camera, you will find technologies that provide image stabilization, face detection, and auto lighting adjustments. Intelligent Scene Recognition mode automatically detects different types of scenes and selects the appropriate camera settings. My favorite feature is the “smile feature” where it takes the picture when it detects a smile. It sounds cheesy for camera professionals but for newbies it has lots of little perks that could be useful. Finally the paint program lets you draw on your pictures, crop and resize, and easily scale images. Editing functions include trimming, red-eye adjustment, soft focus filter, unsharp mask, cross filter, partial color filter, fish-eye filter, retro, radial blur, and a happy face feature.

Cybershot DSC-T300 Performance
You get 10.1-megapixel pictures. In our test shots we noticed a lot of “noise” when zooming in. Shots taken from far away at the beach looked great - except when you zoomed in and saw the picture at full size. You couldn’t see much detail in the photographs. For a novice, this camera comes with an Easy Shooting Mode. This setting puts the camera on auto and doesn’t let you accidentally change anything, so it’s just point-and-shoot at its finest.

What’s included in the package
Sony DSC-T300, Lithium Ion Battery + Charger, USB cable, AV Cable, 15mb Internal Memory, Sony software CD, Wrist Strap, Manual.

Conclusion
The DSC-T300 is a great camera for everyday shots. Don’t expect to become an award winning photographer using this camera however. This camera is meant to throw in your pocket (it’s so thin and lightweight) and take shots of your vacation. Personally the main reason why I always buy Sony Cybershot cameras is because of its video capabilities. Like other Sony’s, the T300 lets you shoot 640×480 videos at 30 frames per second. It will shoot videos for as long as you want. I have a 4GB memory card and at the highest quality I can fit a good 45 minutes of video and still fit a good 20 pictures in there as well.

Canon PowerShot SD600 Introduction
The PowerShot SD600 Digital ELPH camera packs some heavyweight digital photo technology into a lightweight and pocket-sized package. It features six-megapixel resolution, ISO equivalent speed settings from 80 to 800, a retractable 3x optical zoom, a bright and large 2.5-inch, 173,000-pixel wide viewing angle type LCD screen and a real-image optical viewfinder.

Canon PowerShot SD600 Design
The Canon PowerShot SD600 is small and light. The matte-silver metal body is compact enough to fit in a shirt pocket but solid enough to have a nice, dense, block-of-metal feel. Most of the controls are on the back of the camera, next to the LCD. You control camera functions with a basic four-way-plus-OK switch, with instant access to ISO, flash, macro, burst, and shutter settings. 3.4 x 2.1 x 0.9 inches; 5 ounces

Canon PowerShot SD600 Features
The PowerShot SD600 Digital Elph features new ISO 800 and High ISO Auto settings that reduce the effects of camera shake and sharpen subjects in low-light situations with high shutter speeds, giving you greater flexibility for shooting. The genuine Canon 3x optical zoom UA lens brings you in close for the details that will make your images startling and bold.

Canon PowerShot SD600 Performance
The Canon PowerShot SD600 boasts excellent performance, its processor enhances picture definition, vibrancy, and quality, while helping increase the speed of the cameras’ startup, autofocus, shutter response, playback, and image processing speed while reducing power consumption by 35 percent compared to the original DIGIC chip. Consumers benefit from accelerated image transfer speed of a Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port.

Whats included in the package
PowerShot SD600 body, Lithium battery pack NB-4L, battery charger CB-2LV, SD memory card SDC-16M, wrist strap WS-600, Digital Camera Solution CD-ROM, USB interface cable IFC-400PCU, AV cable AVC-DC300

Conclusion
The PowerShot SD600, is a 6-megapixel point-and-shoot camera that’s light on features but heavy on image quality, performance, and usability. It’s simply a great camera for anyone interested in just taking great-looking images.

Casio Exilim EX-Z70 Introduction
Designed to be user friendly, fun, and convenient, as well as featuring CASIO’s renowned EXILIM Engine, the EXILIM ZOOM EX-Z70 is intended to introduce the ease and enjoyment of high quality digital photography and world-class performance to anyone, anywhere.

Casio Exilim EX-Z70 Design
The simple to use EX-Z70 offers 7.2 megapixel images and a 3X optical zoom packed into a slim body enhanced by rounded edges. The overall design is a perfect blend of fashion and functionality. The EX-Z70 captures those priceless moments in a stylish package that puts superior image quality in the palm of every user’s hand.
3.5 x 2.3 x .63″ (W x H x D, excl. projections)
4 oz. (excl. accessories)

Casio Exilim EX-Z70 Features
The EX-Z70 features Easy Mode, a user-friendly camera menu for beginners. Easy Mode simplifies the wide array of camera settings to three easy menus (image size, flash, and self-timer). With Easy Mode, users can make camera settings using simple onscreen descriptions, enabling even beginners to get started right away with the fun of photography. A combination of other powerful features ensures that beautiful photos are captured with just a touch of the shutter button.

Casio Exilim EX-Z70 Performance
Slim and stylish, packed with superior functionality, and astonishingly easy to use, the EXILIM camera combines the benefits of compact size, intuitive controls, large displays, and long battery life. A combination of other powerful features ensures that beautiful photos are captured with just a touch of the shutter button:
* Anti Shake DSP for reducing photo blur due to shaky hands or moving subjects
* BEST SHOT function for getting optimal photo results simply by selecting a sample image of the type of scene the user wants to shoot
* Large 2.5 inch LCD for great visibility.

Whats included in the package
Casio Exilim EX-Z70 digital camera, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, lithium-ion battery charger, AC power cord, USB cable, AV cable, strap, CD-ROM, basic reference guide.

Conclusion
Its compact and light weight body gives this camera an advantage over larger and heavier cameras that can slow you down.

Introduction

The Digimax i6 is a revolutionary 6-megapixel digital still camera that features Samsung’s exclusive Digimax Converter software to play movies and MP3 files. The ground-breaking i6 allows users to enjoy movies, music videos, television shows and even their favorite music with the added convenience of a state-of-the-art digital still camera.

Samsung Digimax i6 Design

At the heart of the i6 is a 6-megapixel digital still camera measuring a mere 3.7 x 2.4 x 0.7 inches with a 2.5-inch, high resolution LCD display. For outstanding image quality, the i6 integrates a 3x optical zoom (equivalent to 39-117mm in 35mm format) capability with Samsung’s exclusive SHD lens technology.

The Digimax i6 is equipped with Samsung’s state-of-the-art Advanced Shake Reduction (ASR) technology to combat hand shake. The ASR function provides enhanced image clarity by electronically compensating for excess hand shake and improving color in environments lacking sufficient lighting where the use of the flash is not desirable. With the touch of a button, the unique technology uses proprietary algorithms to interpret sharpness and color information to deliver an image that looks like it has been taken with the flash. As the flash is disabled, side effects, such as red eye are prevented.

Samsung Digimax i6 Features

The i6 features several special effects functions for creative control in-camera, such as Color Effect, Highlight, Photo Frame, Negative, and Composite Shot. Color effects include black and white, sepia, blue, green, and red.

For crystal-clear images, under various shooting conditions, the Digimax i6 features 11 scene modes including Night, Portrait, Children, Landscape, Close-up, Sunset, Backlight, Fireworks, Beach & Snow, and Text Recognition. Text Recognition, a feature unique to Samsung digital still cameras, allows users to shoot documents such as books, papers and magazines and then extract text from the image taken using the bundled “Digimax Reader” text recognition software.

To ensure the clarity of images regardless of shooting range, the Auto Macro function automatically adjusts shooting distance and focus. By using the macro button, users can set the camera to automatically adjust distance and focus from between 5 centimeters to infinity. The i6 also includes a super macro mode that enables subjects to be photographed up to as close as 1 centimeter.

Samsung Digimax i6 Performance

This camera undeniably puts samsung ahead over the top digital camera manufacturers. The i6 is a beautiful, compact, and fully-loaded piece of machinery. The picture quality is amazing, and the video compression [Mpeg-4] is top notch.

What’s included in the package

Samsung Digimax i6 PMP SE Digital Camera, Strap, rechargeable battery, Manual, USB cable, AV cable, AC charger, Earphones, Tripod adaptor, CDROM software.

Conclusion

Thanks to its compact size and design, you can take the Samsung i6 everywhere with you, which is of course one of the criteria required of a portable media player. The Samsung Digimax i6 PMP comes with a luxurious case to protect it from unnecessary damage and dirt.

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The remarkably tiny Sony Cybershot DSC-T7 packs a whopping 5.1 megapixels literally into the palm of your hand.

Sony Cybershot DSC-T7 Design

Sony’s DSCT7 5.1-megapixel camera brings super-compact size to a new level. The camera is 3/8 inches thin at its narrowest point and 5/8 inches thin at its widest. Despite its small size, the camera still includes the quality features you’ve come to expect from Sony digital cameras.
Dimensions: 3-5/8 x 2-3/8 x 5/8 inches (91.7 x 60 x 14.8mm) with LCD Cover
Weight: 4.1 oz (115g) Body; 4.7 oz (134g) Body with Battery, Media & Wrist Strap

Sony Cybershot DSC-T7 Features

It features 5.1 Megapixel image capture, a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 3X optical zoom and 5 area multi-point auto focus. It even includes a full-sized 2.5″ hybrid LCD monitor with a Clear Photo technology for improved viewing in bright sunlight.

Sony Cybershot DSC-T7 Performance

The T7’s ultra-compact design doesn’t compromise its performance thanks to Sony’s Real Imaging Processor LSI, 14-Bit DXP A/D conversion processor, and multi-pattern measuring. All three combine to provides fast start-up times, fast shutter speeds, and accurate exposures for excellent digital photographs every time.

Whats included in the package

Camera, rechargeable InfoLithium battery, AC adapter, desktop display stand, interface adapter, camera holder for tripod, A/V and USB cables, neck strap, 32MB Memory Stick Duo/adapter, documentation.

Conclusion

The ultra-compact design makes it the perfect camera to tuck in a pocket or purse for high-quality, high resolution photos almost anywhere. It manages to fit inside the innovative Real Imaging Processor, which provides fast start-up times, fast shutter speeds and accurate exposures for consistently extraordinary photographs anytime you need them.

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The Cybershot DSC-M1 is a compact 5.1-megapixel digital still camera that features VGA resolution MPEG4 motion video capture at 30fps with stereo audio. Sony DSC-M1 Cybershot Digital Camera is a remarkably tiny camcorder and digital-camera in one. A key reason is that video and still images are all recorded on MemoryStick or MemoryStick-Pro digital media.

Sony Cybershot DSC M1 Design

The camera, a slim, matte-black device about the size of a deck of cards, is held vertically, and its 2.5-inch articulated LCD swivels upward and rotates a full 270 degrees. This new shooting orientation provides more surface area to access both the menu navigation buttons and two “hot” buttons for direct access to recording stills and video. The screen can rotate - 270 degrees. The range of rotation goes from pointing at the subject all the way around to pointing at the ceiling. The screen itself is a hybrid type which means that it’s easy to see, even in bright outdoor light. It’s 2.5 inches in size and has 123k pixels, which sounds low but in reality the screen is plenty sharp.
Size: 51 x 114 x 28 mm / 2.0 x 4.5 x 1.1 inches (closed position).
Weight: 185 grams / 6.5 ounces (empty).

Sony Cybershot DSC M1 Features

The camera uses a Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 3X optical zoom lens, and the zoom operates even while capturing video. The M1 model also uses Sony’s Real Imaging Processor circuit, an ultra-fast processor that enables quick start-up and rapid shot-to-shot times. It also enhances the speed of advanced features that help the user get the picture right the first time, including sophisticated auto-exposure, auto-white balance and five-area, multi-point auto-focus features.

Sony Cybershot DSC M1 Performance

The M1’s enhanced video functions include recording with the new MPEGMovie 4TV feature. It significantly increases picture quality and resolution while dramatically reducing file size. Employing a reduced bit rate (from 11Mpbs to 2.5 Mpbs), MPEGMovie 4TV mode enables the recording of up to 27 minutes of VGA-resolution, 30-frames-per-second video with stereo sound on an optional 512 MB Memory Stick PRO Duo media card, or up to 54 minutes with the optional 1GB card.

Whats included in the package

Cybershot DSC M1, NP-FT1 Rechargeable InfoLithium Battery, AC-LM5 Battery Charger, UC-MA Cybershot Station, Stereo A/V Connecting Cable, USB Cable, Wrist Strap, MSA-32A 32MB Memory Stick Media, Memory Stick Duo Adapter, Software CD-ROM.

Conclusion

People probably won’t buy the M1 exclusively for its picture-taking abilities: they can get that elsewhere for less money. Instead, it’s for people who want to take higher quality movie clips with less of a hit on their memory cards. Since the M1 uses MPEG-4, you don’t need a fast Memory Stick Pro card to record video at the highest quality - any regular Memory Stick Duo card will work.

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Setting out to create the highest-level digital camera in terms of image quality, functions, design, and size, Konica Minolta developed the DiMAGE X1. As a fusion of Konica Minolta’s best imaging technologies and the DiMAGE X series’ sleek digital camera design, the new X1 offers you exquisitely beautiful images and greater freedom to express yourself.

Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 Design

The elegant rounded form of the DiMAGE X1 boasts a sleek, metallic grace you’ll want to hold in your hands. The rounded edges fit neatly in your palm, giving you quick familiarity and comfort in hand. To help keep the slim lines of the camera the lens is non-protruding. The camera comes in three colors silver, black and wine red.
Dimensions: 95 x 68 x 19.5 mm / 3.7 x 2.7 x 0.8 inches (except for projection)
Weight Approx.: 135g / 4.8 ounces (without battery and recording media)

Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 Features

A camera of true expressive power, the DiMAGE X1 employs an 8-megapixel, 1/1.8-type CCD. This enables you to take pictures with up to 3264 x 2448 pixels of resolution, creating crisp and detailed images for printed photo quality enlargements. The DiMAGE X1 also offers Anti-Shake functioning to help reduce the effects of camera shake, ensuring clear, steady shots of scenes that are otherwise difficult to shoot by hand. The DiMAGE X1 offers an Anti-Shake system that counters shaking by tilting the entire optical unit combined with CCD. It is designed to ideally complement the X1’s folded optics technology that preserves the compact, thin body construction. The DiMAGE X1 is equipped with a large, 2.5-inch LCD monitor that gives you a bright, clear view for framing shots and reading the menu screen. Using the Bright LCD backlight function allows you to set the screen 1.5 times brighter, so you can easily see the monitor in bright outdoor locations.

Konica Minolta DiMAGE X1 Performance

It is an ultra compact model. This is the type of digital camera that will slip into a pocket. The fact that it has as many as eight megapixels makes it a rarity for this type of camera. This camera is easy to use and the DiMAGE X1 is likely to appeal to anyone looking for a small, stylish digital camera that is easy to carry around.

Whats included in the package

DiMAGE X1, 32MB Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card, NP-1 Lithium-ion Battery, Cradle Set (CA-1), USB Cable (USB-3), AV Cable (AVC-700), Hand Strap (HG-DG150), Software CD-ROM (DiMAGE Master Lite, Kodak EasyShare Software), User’s Guide.

Conclusion

The design features of the DiMAGE X1 present high appeal for users who value not only amazing performance, but also sophisticated design.

More than a device to make/receive phone calls, cellular phones have become electronic gadgets. With support to download ringtones and songs and integrated high resolution cameras cell devices are affecting MP3 gadgets and video cameras. This is giving companies like jvc a run for their money. Latest cell phones support printer with Bluetooth support that makes it easy to get your photographs printed.

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The camera’s 5.0 megapixel CCD delivers a richness and clarity of detail that gives you the freedom to create extra-large prints. The bright 3x optical zoom lens handles snapshots and landscapes with equal ease. With its unique Digital ELPH design, the camera fits beautifully in your hand, and its ultra-white stainless body emits a brilliant glow.

Canon Powershot SD400 Design

The body shape is formed with straight lines and gentle curves, making the main body look more compact and enhanced the holding comfort when shooting. Even with a 1/2.5-inch 5.0 megapixel CCD and 3x optical zoom lens, a more compact, thinnerbody was achieved by ultra-high density mounting of the main circuit board, and employing an SD memory card and small battery pack. Though its body is superbly slim, the PowerShot SD400 has an oversized 2.0 inch LCD screen that makes it easy to frame and play back your scene. 86.0×53.0×20.7 mm (3.4×2.1×0.8 in.)
Approx. 130 g (4.6 oz.) (Camera body only)

Canon Powershot SD400 Features

Has a built in High-intensity LCD Monitor. Typically, a display becomes less viewable in a bright ambient light. The Powershot’s 2.0-inch LCD monitor has great viewability, even in a bright place such as outside; this is due to its improved employing power saving functions and a high-intensity backlight. Also, the Quick-bright LCD function, which switches the brightness to the highest setting by pressing DISP. button for at least 1 second, has been equipped. When shooting in dark conditions, the camera automatically brightens the LCD monitorto suit the brightness of the subject, making it easier to frame and focus on the subject.

Canon Powershot SD400 Performance

Canon’s DIGIC II Image Processor is designed to improve processing speed and image quality, so the DIGIC II processor provides markedly faster camera startup, autofocus and playback plus it assures that every image is more colorfully vibrant. This is tied to the Mode Switch, which is used to select settings of shooting and playback. Manual Shooting Mode lets you have the ultimate in creative control, you set aperture and shutter speed. In Auto Shooting Mode the camera chooses all the settings, so you can concentrate on your subject. There are many modes to choose from for that perfect image. The PowerShot SD400 Digital ELPH also lets you shoot in 60 fps full motion video to easily capture fast moving subjects. Plus, you have the option of 30 fps for general shooting. For movies small enough to attach to an e-mail, select the compact movie setting.

Whats included in the package

Digital Camera, Wrist Strap WS-600, AV Cable AVC-DC300, Battery Pack NB-4L, Battery Charger CB-2LV, Interface Cable IFC-400PCU, SD Memory Card SDC-16M (16MB), CD-ROM

Conclusion

This compact and lightweight digital camera comes equipped with dynamic digital technology. The camera’s 2″ TFT color LCD (118,000 pixels) gives a big image preview and playback. Its features include a real-image optical zoom viewfinder;
9-point autofocus; PictBridge compatibility; built-in flash with auto and red-eye reduction modes and continuous shooting: 2.1 shots per second.