Rollei da10, ds6 compact digicams

by Marc Perton, posted Jan 27th 2006 at 10:36AM

Two new compacts from Rollei will keep the company competitive at the low end, while not breaking any new ground (in fact, we suspect that, like many other low-end Rolleis, these are actually made by Taiwan's Premier). The da10 (pictured at right) is a 5 megapixel compact, with 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD, VGA movie mode and 32MB internal memory (oh, and it comes in both silver and red). The ds6 is a subcompact 6 megapixel camera, with the same basic features as the da10, minus the internal memory. Pricing hasn't been set, but we don't exactly expect these to be very expensive.

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David Simmons @ Jan 27th 2006 1:17PM

I wish manufacturers would start producing some nice pocket cameras that are as small as my Canon Powershot SD10 from 2003 (4.8 cubic inches). My SD10 is getting kind of dated, but noone seems to be interested in making (or able to make) new cameras that small. (This Rollei is 7.1 cubic inches.)

I compiled a quick chart the other day while researching new camera dimensions:
http://davidsimmons.com/pers/cameradims.html

I have my SD10 in my pocket all the time, and it's the perfect size for sharing a pocket with other items (knife, lip balm, etc.)

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