Sony just announced their newest addition to their digital camera portfolio, Cyber-Shot DSC-H50.It’s a new super-zoom with a 9.1 megapixel sensor, that upgrades the Cyber-Shot DSC H9, and works with Carl Zeiss 15x optical zoom lens. It also features a 3-inch tilted LCD display, up to ISO 3,200 and an improved flash that works up to 55-feet.

Another great feature is the “advanced sports” shooting mode that can provide uber-fast shutter speeds of up to 1/4000 seconds. We’re expecting the camera to go on sale in May and the retail price is going to be around $400. I think I may have a reason to change my compact camera now and review it for you guys.

Press release

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Ricoh just announced two new compact digital cameras today, R8 and R50.

Ricoh R8 is an upgraded version of the R7 released last year, that has a 2.7-inch hi-res LCD display with Smoothing Imaging Engine version III, features a 10 megapixel sensor with CCD-shift image stabilization, 7x optical zoom and up to 1600 ISO. It can capture video in VGA mode at 30 fps (avi format), has SD and SDHC cards, weighs 0.4 pounds and from March it should sell for $460, in black and silver.

Ricoh R50 on the other hand, only features a 5x optical zoom though it has the same sensor with shift image stabilization like the R8 above while the LCD is not offering the same hi-res display. Ricoh R50 is slimmer than the R8 and the price is $280. It’s going to be available in March as well.

Source: R8, R50 (translations)

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You might think you already have too many gadgets in the car: GPS, Bluetooth, radar detector, backup camera or even a HUD. Oh well, a camera that records everything could be a great addition. Let’s face it, a lot of stupid accidents happen and the camera could record them.

The Car Camera Recorder Pro features a 2.5″ LCD screen and attaches very easy on the rear view mirror. It starts automatically when you turn on the engine only if you plug it into the DC outlet. The camera records video footage as long as the engine is running, and of course until the memory card is full.

As I said above the video footage is a strong piece of evidence in car accidents or inappropriate behavior. Furthermore installing it will reduce your insurance fee.

Camera’s specifications:

• CCD: 1/3″ Sony color CCD
• Video Resolution: Effective CCD Pixels: NTSC 510X 492; PAL 500X 582
• Resolution: 420 TV Lines
• Minimum Luminosity: 0.1 LUX @ F 2.0 - Works in low light
• S/N Ratio: > 48 dB
• Electronic Shutter Speed: 1/60 to 1/100,000 s
• Gamma Correction: 0.45
• Gain Control: Automatic
• White Balance Control: Automatic (2500-9500K)
• Video Output: 1 Vp-p Coaxial / 75 Ohm
• Power Supply: DV 12 V / 400mA
• Operation Temperature: (-10 to 50C)

The Car Camera Recorder Pro retails for $449.95 right now. It’s a promotion! Don’t miss it or you will pay $600.

Product page via Crave

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SanDisk announced Thursday at the PMA 2008 trade show a new 32GB Ultra II SDHC card. The card comes as a savior for high quality digital cameras and camcorders which consume a lot of memory. The 32GB Ultra II SDHC card will go on sale in April for $350.

A 16GB version will be available in March for $180. Both products will come with the MicroMate USB card reader. The high speed cards offer 15MB/sec read/write speeds.

Besides those products, SanDisk has released a Video HD SDHC memory card. It comes with capacities of 4GB($80) or 8GB($140) and it is perfect for recording high-definition video. The card can capture all type qualities of video, including full High-Definition 1080 format so you can be sure it will suit your needs.

SanDisk rivals have announced 32GB SDHC cards too in January.

SanDisk via Crave

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With the success of their Alpha A100 until now, Sony decided to upgrade and bring their latest DSLR on the market. Sony Alpha A200 is not very different from its predecessor and the big difference is the 10.2 megapixel sensor. You operate it thanks to a 2.7-inch LCD display, has the same Carl Zeiss lens, optical stabilization technology (Super SteadyShot) and a Li-ion battery with about 750 pictures autonomy.

Two models will be available from February. First one is a 18-70 mm F3.5-F5.6 and should sell for $700 while the other one is a 75-300 mm F4.5-F5.6 and will hit the shelves for $900. Preorder them starting from tomorrow if you can’t wait for a Sony Alpha A200 review before having your hands on.

via Engadget

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