Samsung's entry-level S860 and S760 shooters with "E" button

Samsung just loosed a pair of low-end digital cameras for your newbie'n consumption. The $169, 7.2 megapixel S760 and $179, 8.1 megapixel S860 both feature a 3x optical zoom Samsung SHD lens, digital image stabilization, face detection, a 30fps VGA video recording mode in AVI (MJPEG) format, and the ability to motor off a pair of AA batteries in an photographic emergency. A special effects "E" button gives PC-less control over red-eye and basic image manipulation -- it does not, however, give you a sense of lime-green lollipop euphoria. Look for them on shelves in January.

[Via Photography Blog]

[silverblackvoid @ Dec 4th 2007 9:31AM]

was the sarcasm pointed at sony?

[Mr. Moe @ Dec 4th 2007 10:39AM]

I believe the sarcasm was a recreational drug reference- "E" being a name for a specific drug.

[Awakened0ne @ Dec 4th 2007 11:14AM]

Hahaha. Took me a while to get the E reference at the end. I guess I didn't expect to see it here..

[Sirocco @ Dec 4th 2007 8:43PM]

$169 isn't low end. I've seen digital cameras for around $20. Frankly, in terms of what the masses are consuming, I'd call this hi-end.