Olympus has announced its newest digital SLR camera, the E-420. Measuring 5.1″ x 3.6″ x 2.1″, Olympus is claiming that the E-420 is the smallest and lightest DSLR in the world. According to Olympus, their newest camera is 20 to 40 percent lighter than their competitions’ offerings. The E-420 features 10-megapixels, 2.7-inch LCD, fast On-Screen Autofocus, Face Detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, and Perfect Shot Preview.
* On-Screen Autofocus works as seamlessly as a point-and-shoot to display subjects in focus on the LCD the instant the shutter is pressed half way.
* Face Detection Technology targets and locks on up to eight faces to ensure they are in focus and crystal clear for amazing portraits.
* Shadow Adjustment Technology captures detail in the bright areas of a frame and opens up detail in the shadows that other cameras would render too dark or underexposed.
* Perfect Shot Preview enables you to view and select your favorite effect right on the LCD, and see how the image will look before you even capture it, so you know that what you see is what you get.
The folks at CrunchGear got a little hands-on action:
The Olympus E-420 should hit stores in May 2008. Price tag is $499 for the body and an additional $100 for the 14-42mm starter lens.
Sony’s latest slim, point-and-shoot digital camera comes by the name DSC-W300. Sony’s latest Cyber-shot camera packs 13.6 megapixels into its scratch resistant titanium coated body shell.
Features:
* 13.6 megapixels
* 2.7″ LCD (230k pixels) display and optical viewfinder
* Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens with 3x optical zoom
* Super SteadyShot - image stabilization
* Scratch-resistant titanium coating
* Smile Shutter and improved face detection technology to catch smiling faces and auto apply the correct amount of focus, exposure, white balance, and flash on up to 8 faces.
* High-speed burst mode capable of shooting 3MP photos at 5 frames per second
* Intelligent Scene Recognition
* ISO 6400
* HD Output to HDTVs
The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W300 will hit store shelves in May for about $350 USD. It should also be available at Sony Style retail stores.
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