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October 25, 2004
NHJ Dzign DZ-300 3.2MP Digital Camera
NHJ releases a new Digital Camera in their Dzign label. The Dzign DZ-300 features a compact design with bright colors. A sliding lens cover ala Sony DSC-T1 is used to switch on the camera.
The NHJ Dzign DZ-300 can take photos with a max. resolution of 2048×1536. It takes SD Memory cards up to 256MB size. The LCD screen measures 1.4 inch. Shutter speed is 1 second - 1/1000 seconds. It measures 82mm×54.2mm×25mm, which is still pocket size but not competing in the top of the smallest digital cameras.
No information on when it will be released. More information on NHJ Dizgn site (Japanese).
Visit the new Smallest Digicams site, that lists the top 5 smallest digital cameras and more.
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October 18, 2004
New Kyocera Contax i4R 4MP Tiny Digital Camera
Kyocera announces in Japan the Contax i4R with a very unique design.
The 4MP Kyocera Contax i4R is switched on by pulling out a segment on the side. It reveals the lens, which then automatically pulls out.
The i4R features a Carl Zeiss Tessar T* lens with a focal length of 6.5mm. The LCD screen is 1.5 inch. The i4R can take 3 photos per second and features Kyocera's RTune image processing. The i4R measures 94x38.5x21mm and weighs 90g. Compared to the new Casio EX-S100 which measures 87.8x56.8x16.7mm. Based on volume the Kyocera Contax i4R is smaller than the Casio EX-S100.
The Kyocera Contax will ship in silver, black and lead-lead beginning of December in Japan. No price set yet. More details in Kyocera press-release (Japanese). Kyocera also announces in the same press-release the CONTAX U4R, which replaces the Kyocera Contax SL300R T.
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October 10, 2004
New Casio EX-S100 on Sale!
The World's Smallest Optical Zoom Camera Casio EX-S100 is on sale and shipping at It seems
The EX-S100 features a 2.8x optical zoom and a 3.2MP in a volume of just 79cc and measurements of 3.46x 2.24x.66inch thick, and just .56 inch at the thinnest point. The EX-S100 features a stainless steel body. The card-size camera features a 2.0 inch LCD screen.
More details and specification about the Casio Exilim EX-S100 in our original story from August.
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MINOX Classic Camera Leica M3 now with 4.0 MP
Minox introduces a new version of the retro digital camera Leica M3 now sporting 4MP.
Minox created a miniture version of the classic Leica M3 Camera and made it digital. The first model had 1.3MP.
Minox kept the mechanical features of the original Leica M3, but made it smaller.
Up to 99 images can be recorded on the internal 32 MB memory. The camera includes a USB cable for the convenient and fast transfer of the images onto a PC. The retro style camera measures only 65mm(L) x 48mm(B) x 44mm (H) and weighs 95g.
Minox DCC Leica M3 Specifications:
Image Resolution:
Still: 2048 x 1536 pixels (3.2 MP)
2304 x 1728 pixels (4.0 MP interpolated)
Web-Cam: 320 x 240 pixels
Viewfinder:
Optical (Galileian-style)
Display:
LCD-image counter, mode selection (2 digit)
Flash:
Compatible with MINOX Classic Camera Flash
Lens:
5 elements glass lens with IR filter glass
Focal length:
9.6 mm (= 48 mm compared to 35 mm film)
Dimensions:
65mm(L) x 48mm(B) x 44mm (H)
More details on Minox Leica M3 Product Page.
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October 1, 2004
Mamiya ZD - a 21.8 Mega Pixel Digital Camera
Japanese professional Camera maker Mamiya announces the Mamiya ZD 21.8 Mega Pixel Digital Camera. The Mamiya ZD is also available as back for non-digital Mamiya SLR cameras.
The Mamiya ZD supports the so called Medium Format. It has a CCD that is twice as large as with normal digital cameras.
More details on Mamiya site.