Hardware Observer

Pentax Optio W80

Juni 27th, 2009, Keine Kommentare

The Pentax Optio W80 is a new “tough” camera mady by Pentax. The technical Specifications of the Pentax Optio W80 are as follows:
Technical specifications

12.1MP
5x optical Zoom
Video in 720p@30fps
ISO 64-6400
Macro mode
Face recognition
9-point AF
1/1500s up to 4s
SD card slot
USB 2.0

Samsung WB1000

Juni 11th, 2009, Keine Kommentare

The Samsung WB1000 is a new digital camera made by Samsung featuring analogue gauges to display battery and memory capacity. The technical specifications of the Samsung WB1000 are as follows:
Technical specifications

12.2MP  1/2.33-inch CCD
5x Zoom (Schneider-KREUZNACH lens)
3″ TFT 460.000 pixels
Video in 720p (H.264 format)
ISO 3200 (3MP resolution)
HDMI
Face recognition
Image stabilizer OIS + DIS

Look at the cool analogue gauges [...]

Nikon D5000

April 14th, 2009, Keine Kommentare

The Nikon D5000 is a new DSLR made by Nikon. It features a 12.3 megapixel resolution.
Other specs of the Nikon D5000 include:

up to ISO 3200
4fps burst rate
11-point Autofocus
Video recording in 720p@24fps
2.7″ display swivel-mounted
optional geo-tagging module

Olympus SP-590UZ

April 7th, 2009, Keine Kommentare

The Olympus SP-590UZ is a new digicam made by Olympus. It features an astonishing 26x optical zoom and will have a price tag of $450 which ain’t bad considering the cool zoom and the following technical specifications:
Technical specifications

12.7 MP, effectively 12MP (3968×2976)
1/2.33” CCD sensor
26x optical zoom
2,7″ LCD
Focal length 4.6-119.6 mm equivalent 26-676mm (35mm)
Autofocus 
Manual focus
Video mode 640×480@30FPS
HDMI [...]

Samsung HMX-104 / HMX-105 / HMX-106 Camcorder

April 7th, 2009, Keine Kommentare

The new Samsung HMX camcorder lineup is a set of camcorders that doesn’t rely on HDDs as storage, instead they use SSDs. The use of shockproof SSDs makes them the right choice for activities you couldn’t record with a HDD camcorder like mountainbiking.
The HMX-104 has a 16GB SSD, the HMX-105 a 32GB version and the [...]

Panasonic Lumix GH1

März 4th, 2009, Keine Kommentare

Here we have the Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1, a new DSLR with some interesting features.
The Lumix GH1 is able to record Full HD 1080p videos at 24 pics/s, 720p even in 60 pics/s. It’s lens (LUMIX G VARIO HD 14-140mm/F4.0-5.8 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S.) has been specially optimized for that task featuring a low noise motor and continuous auto focus.
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Pentax X70

März 2nd, 2009, Keine Kommentare

Before it’s even officially announced some facts leaked about the Pentax X70. It’s a 12MP digital camera with 24x optical zoom.
Other features of the Pentax X70 are:

12 Megapixel
24x optical zoom
shake-reduction system
super-fast face recognition 
ISO 50 up to ISO 6400
records video in 720p
high-speed shooting mode (11 pics/second, up to 21 pics in a row with a reduced resolution of [...]