Two more for ya from Pentax -- the pocketable S12 and E50, which we're going to dig right into if that's okay with the crowd. The former features a 12-megapixel sensor, VGA movie mode, 3x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD monitor, face recognition, 5-point autofocus, 21MB of internal storage space, support for SD / SDHC cards, USB 2.0 connectivity, video out (NTSC and PAL), PictBridge functionality and ISO up to 3,200. As for the E50, it trims down to an 8.1-megapixel CCD sensor, 2.4-inch LCD, 3-point autofocus system, 9.5MB of built-in memory and an ISO limit of 1,600, but most everything else mimics its aforementioned sibling. Catch 'em both this March for $279.95 and $149.95, respectively, and just in case you were curious to the whereabouts of the oh-so-similar
A40, we're told that it's finally set to hit the streets next month for $299.95.
posted Jan 23rd 2008 5:01PM
You know guys it would have saved a lot of hassle if you just put all of these new cameras into one post, and it would save me trying to scroll on my iPod Touch.
I am on Engadget right, not Camgadget?
I can't figure this out- Sometimes, you manage to get the entirety of a new lineup of relatively more exciting cameras into one short post, while other times you (the collective Engadget crew) spread less-exciting camera lines over multiple (2,3) posts. Can Engadget writers/editors not edit into another writer's post? Either that, or just create a separate part of the site for each type of gadget and write articles that link multiple posts from those parts together?
Sweet! I've been a fan of the Optio S line from Pentax ever since the original Optio S came out years ago, I've had most models from the original, the S4, S5, and on, and although they may not have every single one of the latest features, they all have performed EXCELLENT in regards to reliability, photo-quality, movie-quality, etc.
I'll probably pick it up on Amazon in a few months when they drop the price.