The best thing about Casio’s latest Exilim, the Hi-Zoom EX-V8, is the new 16:9 video format, which pumps the recording resolution to 848 x 480 pixels, using the H.264 Advanced Video Codec. Like the previous models, these can send videos directly to YouTube, but now in panoramic format. Specs after the jump.
Looking like something created in a joint venture between Nickelodeon and a mysterious Alien Race, the mi VDO FX DV Cam, made by B2Stuf allows would-be LonelyGirls to take pictures, record video and edit their films on-the-go. The cam includes a 1.5″ color screen, a 4x digital zoom, a built-in speaker, an SD slot that is expandable up to 2GB, and 18 built-in special effects.
The quality isn’t great — but that really doesn’t matter when it comes to YouTube, especially if you’ve got a kitten laying around, just waiting to do something adorable. The gadget is available for $99 at Target and is particularly great to have whenever an orgy spontaneously occurs. [B2Stuf via ChipChick]
A trio of cameras from Kodak, the Z812 IS Megazoom, the V1233 and the V1253 have shown up on the Let’s Go Digital website, who apparently got it from the Kodak website. More details and pics about the three compacts below.
Olympus, trying to set a record for the number of cameras introduced in one day, also updated its Stylus line of point-and-shoot cameras with three colorful new models, the 820, 830 and 1200. All of them have what Olympus calls an “all weather” body, image stabilization, shadow adjustment goodness, and now they all have face detection to help you focus on what’s really important.
Olympus is talking tough about its latest waterproof and freeze-proof Stylus 790SW camera, the successor to that Stylus 770SW we saw frozen in a block of ice. Carrying on that everything-proof tradition, this one still can brave freezing, dust, shock and water, but adds intriguing new tech under the hood at the same time.
Olympus’ new FE cameras—FE-280 ($200), FE-290 ($250) and FE-300 ($300)—are built to be “fun” and “easy,” with a smile-recognition program, a way to fix bad images on the fly, and other cool tricks, plus a 12-megapixel version for $300.
The FE-280 and FE-300 are essentially the same camera with 2.5″ LCDs and 3x optical zoom lenses. The difference is, one registers 8 megapixels while the other carries a whopping 12 (and for $300!). They both have face detection, digital image stabilization, and something called “perfect shot preview,” which simultaneously previews different exposures, white balances and metering so you can choose (and learn). They also have the Perfect Fix, which tweaks blurred, red-eye infested or poorly lit images after you take them.
The two latest point and shoots from Sony, The T200 and T70, both have an 8-megapixel sensor and a similar body, but differ on a couple other features. The T200 has a 3.5-inch LCD, 5x optical zoom Carl Zeiss lens and comes in silver, black and red, whereas the the T70 has a 3.0-inch LCD, a 3x optical zoom Carl Zeiss lens and comes in silver, black, white and pink. They can both shoot in 16:9 aspect ratio, have an ISO of up to 3200, and can hook up to Sony’s Bravia HDTVs in the Photo TV HD mode to view pics. Pre-orders start August 23. [Sony Style]
Sony just goosed up the “high zoom” range of its CyberShot line with the DSC-H3, bringing that old DSC-H2 rolled out in February ’06 up a notch with more megapixelidge, a 2.5-inch viewscreen up from 2 inches, and a lower price. This one’s a little slimmer, too, looking a lot less like a lens with a camera attached. And, it adds face detection and the ability to view your photos on an HDTV.
Those sly dogs at Sony quietly let the CyberShot DSC-T200 and DSC-T70 slip out, without even battering an eyelid. They both strike an impressive pose, not least because of those tasty touchscreens! Hit the jump for pictures and specifications.galleryPost('SonyDSC', 8, 'SonyDSC'); AU: I’m seriously loving that screen! -SB
