Voigtlaender pops out the Vitolux XM 7.0

Ze Germans are at it again, this time with another underwhelming offering that's sure to be forgotten almost as quickly as it was noticed. The Voigtlaender Vitolux XM 7.0 is a very run-of-the-mill 7-megapixel shooter, sporting a relatively compact 3.78- x 2.32- x 0.79-inch silver enclosure, three-inch monitor, 32MB of internal storage, SD slot, MPEG4 movie mode, and a thoroughly average 3x optical zoom. It also boasts USB 2.0 connectivity, AV out (NTSC / PAL-friendly), and PictBridge support. While the ho hum list of luxuries isn't exactly impressive, this wouldn't be a half bad backup if the price was right -- unfortunately, that's far from the case, as Voigtlaender somehow expects folks to throw down €299 ($384) to snag this "me too" offering.

[Via LetsGoDigital]

[Razster @ Nov 21st 2006 6:31PM]

Holy, you know how long I've been waiting for this to come out, this is awesome. I can't wait to buy mine. I just hope the line isn't too long.

[nilram @ Nov 21st 2006 7:26PM]

This is about the sixth Engadget camera review in the last three months that starts off with "underwhelming" and ends with "this wouldn't be a half bad backup if the price was right, but it isn't". I don't come to Engadget to read reviews of underwhelming, overpriced cameras. Next time, take a coffee break. Maybe you'll find some interesting coffee technology or... anything, anything else.

[nick @ Nov 21st 2006 8:07PM]

This isn't going to send shoppers running out the door and into the malls. This camera isn't impressive at all, add to this the fact that it's too expensive for its own good.

[Justin @ Nov 21st 2006 8:09PM]

kudos for knowing to put the e after the a in Voigtl�nder.