The DiMAGE Z3 unveiled

Hot on the heels of reports that its DiMAGE Z2 would soon be joined by a successor, Konica Minolta has officially announced that the Z3 will be coming out on August 6 in Japan. Specs are pretty much as rumoured: pixel count goes up to 4 megapixels from 3.2, the zoom is 12X versus the Z2's 10X. It also gains the anti-shake technology featured in KM's A series, and focusing has been speeded up a bit. Should sell for Y63,000 in Japan (about $580).