Norcent's DC-520 and DC-820 5 and 8 megapixel cameras

Rounding out Norcent's CES announcements today are their new "ultra-slim" (at 0.94-inches it's not that slim) DC-820 and DC-520 eight and five megapixel digital shooters. Both models feature SD/MMC slots, PicBridge support, MPEG-4 video recording at 640 x 480, and 3x optical zoom -- standard fare -- and neither camera offers a viewfinder. The DC-520 sports a 2.5-inch LCD and 16MB internal memory while the DC-820 goes a touch smaller at 2.4-inches, but with 32MB on-board. Expect the 820 and 520 to hit the US streets this January for the low low price of $299 and $199 respectively. Pics of the DC-520 after the break.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 2nd 2006 2:08PM]

Simply not needed.

Do people want to blow their pictures up to poster size or what?

These numbers are exploiting the consumers; the spend money to buy a 8 MP camera or w/e, but they only need a nice 3,4,or maybe 5.

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 2nd 2006 3:09PM]

how terribly bland.

[jv91 Posted Jan 2nd 2006 5:08PM]

I"ll take the 8 megapixel one

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 2nd 2006 7:29PM]

Are there any obstacles for this camera to be used as a regular PC webcam (capable of 640*480@fps) since it can be used to take movies of that resolution@fps?!

[(Unverified) Posted Jan 3rd 2006 11:15AM]

At those low prices, who cares if the MP value is over 5. I would buy an 8MP camera for $299 in a heartbeat.