Thursday, February 19, 2009

CES 2009: Best digital camera announcements so far



I love the specs on this camera: It’s a 10.2-megapixel 10x megazoom that’s relatively compact at just 4.13 x 2.4 x 1.4 inches. But what I really like is its ultra-wide lens, which goes from 24mm to 240mm (equivalent).


It offers the usual raft of features that are becoming ubiquitous (e.g., face, smile and blink detection) as well as both optical and digital image stabilization. Of particular interest is the ability to capture video in 720p high-definition at 30 fps, with both optical image stabilization and the 10x optical zoom being functional during video recording.

A nice touch is the ability to pause video recording and then resuming without having to save the clips as individual files. The HZ10W also serves up plenty of manual controls, such as shutter speed, focus, aperture, and exposure settings.

The camera will be available this month at a list price of $299.99. (Samsung also announced two other cameras–read Andrew Nusca’s post from Vegas here.)

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