AgfaPhoto might want you to believe that its Optima range of cams is "perfect for the ambitious photographer," but in truth they're entry-level shooters with a slant toward helping the less technically gifted. The new cameras come with 28 automated functions, such as a 'beauty mode' that masks skin imperfections, and a quirky 1920 x 1080 picture format for making widescreen photos that match your 1080p display. The Optima 1 and 102 (pictured) share a 12 megapixel sensor, but diverge on optical zoom (5x versus 3x) and LCD size (2.7 inches versus 3 inches), while the 100 is essentially a 102 scaled down to 10 megapixels. Shaping up as a decent proposition for the often overlooked untrained photographer, the trio will be available in Europe come September at prices between €129 and €179 ($186-$258) [Warning: PDF read link].
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posted Aug 7th 2009 5:11AM
first! me, me, me....
Yes! You, you, you... suck... To bad. Glad I'm not you. ;P
I wonder how many people were excited enough by this cam to hit up that pdf read link?
Most soporific "gadget" ever.
Oh, and 1080p is 2MP, but I suspect that the pics it takes look better scaled down to that res than using the full noise making capacity of the shitty 12MP sensor.
SameMcDull cheapo digicams should be 86'd from engadget, unless they do something new or interesting (adding a couple more MP, or pandering to a mainstream resolution does not fulfil either of these criteria, not even nearly) . Everyone knows what they do, why they exist and that there are new ones coming out all the time. They just don't care.
I mean, look at the excited discussions going on in this comment section. I'm only posting here because I am in a particularly bitter and twisted mood.
Nice design, but I prefer Hello Kitty Casio.
And Michael B, Leave the first posters alone. If you're lonely I'll give you a hug.