In 2010, we awaited with bating breaths for technology to take us on to a completely new level in the year 2011 and introduce us to the best of digital cameras. Everyone loves cameras, be it a photographer, designer, or ordinary people, we all want to make the best of cameras we have. And if you are not sure what kind of digital camera you need then this piece of information may help.
CES (Consumer Electronics Show) was organized by the CEA (Consumer Electronics Association) at Las Vegas from 6th – 9th January 2011. There were a number of companies that released digital cameras before the CES 2011 while most others chose to make the launch at CES 2011. The following is a list top 10 digital cameras that were available at the CES 2011.
1. Casio Tryx
Interesting Features of Casio Tryx:
- Lens: 5 lenses in 5 groups, including aspherical lens, F-number: F2.8, Focal Length: F=3.8mm, Focal Length: 35mm-Film Equivalent: Approx. 21mm
- Focal range: Approx. 3” ~ 20”
- Sensor: 1/2.3-inch high-speed CMOS (back-illuminated type)
- Display: 3.0-inch TFT color LCD (Super Clear LCD), Touch screen, 800 dots (960 x 480)
- Resolution: 12.1 megapixels
- Movie mode: 1280 x 720 (30 fps)
- Aperture: F2.8
- Battery: Li-50B lithium-ion
- Battery life: To be assessed
- Premium features: This was undoubtedly one of the cameras at CES 2011 with a unique design. It has a 36-degree rotating frame around it, thus making it possible to use the frame as a tripod or as a hanger to hand your camera from anywhere. It also has a panoramic picture function for taking 360-degree panoramic shots. SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card compatible.
- Pricing and availability: Estimated retail price is $249.00 with a release date of April 2011
Interesting Features of Olympus E-PL2:
- Lens: 17.3 mm (H) x 13.0 mm (V)
- Focal range: 28-84mm equivalent
- Sensor: 4/3″ High-Speed Live MOS Sensor,
- Display: 3.0-inch HyperCrystal LCD, 7x/10x/14x magnification display. Approx. 1.44 million dots
- Resolution: 12.3 million pixels
- Movie mode: HD: 1280 (H) x 720 (V) Aspect 16:9
- Aperture: 3.5 max
- Battery: BLS-5 Li-ion battery (included)
- Battery life: Approx. 280 shots
- Premium features: Compatible with 16 Micro Four Thirds, 27 Four Thirds and more than 500 other lenses (via an adapter). Easy-to-use Live Wheel feature menu, Supersonic Wave Filter (dust reduction system for image sensor), SD Memory Card SDHC/SDXC compatible.
- Pricing and availability: Will be available in January 2011 for a price of $600.00
Interesting Features of Samsung NX-11:
- Lens: SAMSUNG 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 OIS i-Function
- Focal range: 28mm wide-angle coverage (Equivalent to 35mm)
- Sensor: 23.4×15.6mm, 14.6MP (effective) CMOS
- Display: 3.0-inch AMOLED, 921K-dots
- Resolution: 14.6 Megapixels (effective)
- Movie mode: 1280 x 720 / 30fps MP4 (H.264)
- Aperture: Not available
- Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Battery life: Not available
- Premium features: This mirror less compact camera is smaller than a DSLR but still offers interchangeable lenses. It has a built in flash and viewfinder and the new iFunction lens. It also has electronically controlled vertical-run focal plane shutter Memory cards SD/SDHC compatible.
- Pricing and availability: February 2011 in US market, retail price $649.00
Interesting Features of Sony CyberShot DSC WX10:
- Lens: 5.0 – 110.0mm, 6 elements in 5 groups (including 5 aspheric elements)
- Focal range: A wide angle of 24mm
- Sensor: 1/2.3″ (7.77mm) “Exmor R” CMOS Sensor
- Display: 2.8″ Clear Photo LCD Plus (460K dots)
- Resolution: 16.2MP (effective)
- Movie mode: Progressive 1,280 x 720
- Aperture: F2.4 (W)-5.9 (T)
- Battery: LITHIUM ION NP-BG1 3.6V
- Battery life: Not available
- Premium features: It delivers extremely fast speed, high resolution and stunning low-light sensitivity with improved image clarity and drastically reduced grain. The WX10 is outfitted with powerful features like Full HD movie for high quality movies, low light performance for improved image clarity, 10fps to capture the precise moment, and backlight correction to capture the detail in high contrast shots. Intelligent Sweep Panorama / 3D Sweep Panorama / Sweep Multi Angle, MS Duo and SD/SDHC/SDXC Compatible
- Pricing and availability: $279.99, available in shops from end of March 2011.
Interesting Features of Fujifilm FinePix F550 EXR:
- Lens: 15x optical zoom, Fujinon 15x Optical zoom lens
- Focal range: 24 – 360 mm (35 mm equivalent)
- Sensor: ½” EXR CMOS sensor
- Display: 3.0 inch LCD with 460,000 pixel and new Rich User Interface using Vector fonts and graphics
- Resolution: 16Million effective pixels
- Movie mode: 1920x1080pixels @ 30fps , HD movie capture using H.264 (MOV) format
- Aperture: Minimum aperture wide: f3.5, Maximum aperture wide: f10
- Built in memory: Internal memory (Approx. 39MB)
- Battery: Li-ion battery NP-50
- Battery life: 300 frames
- Premium features: If you want to travel light, feel comfortable with point-and-shoot photography, and do not want to compromise on image quality then this camera is the one you are looking for. It has stylish design and pocketable dimensions; the FinePix F550 EXR seems ready to take on the world as a compact camera in 2011. SD / SDHC / SDXC (UHS-I) memory card.
- Pricing and availability: Due in March 2011 for $350.00
Interesting Features of Canon PowerShot A800:
- Lens: 6.6 – 21.6 mm, 7 elements in 6 groups (1 single sided aspherical lens)
- Focal range: (35 mm equivalent: 37 – 122 mm)
- Sensor: 1/2.3 type CCD
- Display: 36.2 cm (2.5”) TFT, Approx. 115,000 dots
- Resolution: Approx. 10.0Mega pixels
- Movie mode: AVI [Motion JPEG compression]
- Aperture: Maximum 3.0
- Battery: 2x Size-AA Alkaline or Ni-MH Batteries (Alkalines supplied)
- Battery life: Approx. 300 shots¹ (with supplied batteries), Approx. 500 shots (with optional Canon NB-3AH batteries) ¹, Approx. 660 min. playback (with supplied batteries) , Approx. 720 min. playback (with Canon NB-3AH batteries)
- Premium features: Compact, stylish, and colored to suit your personality, perfect for young photographers, new photographers, and anyone who appreciates easy, high-quality digital photography and exceptional value. SD, SDHC, SDXC, MMC, MMCplus, HCMMCplus
- Pricing and availability: Will be on sale in March 2011 and prices at $90.00
Interesting Features of Samsung SH100:
- Lens: SAMSUNG Lens f = f4.7-23.5mm
- Focal range: 26∼130m 35 mm film equivalents
- Sensor: 1/2.33″ (Approx. 7.76mm) CCD
- Display: 3.0 WQVGA Touch Display, 230,000 dots
- Resolution: 14.2 Megapixels
- Movie mode: 1280×720 @ 30fps
- Aperture: Minimum aperture wide: f3.3, Minimum aperture tele: f5.9
- Battery: Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
- Battery life: Not available
- Premium features: it is a unique innovation, making it possible for you to connect wirelessly to your other devices with ease. You can use Wi-Fi to connect to your Android® powered Galaxy S™ smart-phone, this way you can view the shot you’re about to take in real time on your phone. If you’re not pleased with the photo taken, you can zoom in and out to get a better one, and then activate the shutter remotely when you’re ready to pose. Supports SD / SDHC storages media.
- Pricing and availability: Priced at $199.99 , will be available in March 2011
Interesting Features of Olympus SP-610UZ:
- Lens: 5.0 – 110.0mm
- Focal range: 28 – 616mm equivalent in 35mm photography
- Sensor: 4/3″ High-Speed Live MOS Sensor,
- Display: 3.0″ LCD 230K dots
- Resolution: 14 Megapixels (effective)
- Movie mode: HDMI, 720p, 360p, 180p, VGA, QVGA
- Aperture: f3.3 (W) / f5.7 (T)
- Battery: AAx4
- Battery life: 340 Shots with Alkaline
- Premium features: HDMI TV interface for easy camera operation during playback via the TV remote. In-camera Panorama for quick and easy panorama shots SD/SDHC/SDXC Card. Pop Art, Drawing, Punk, Sparkle and Watercolor are just a few of the incredible new in-camera editing techniques the SP-610 offers
- Pricing and availability: Available for $229.99 in black and silver colours, in February 2011.
Interesting Features of Casio Exilim EX-ZR100:
- Lens: 9 lenses in 8 groups, including a spherical lens, F3.0-5.9, 12.5X optical zoom lens
- Focal range: 24-300mm
- Sensor: 1/2.3-inch high-speed CMOS (back-illuminated type)
- Display: 3.0-inch TFT color LCD (Super Clear LCD), 800 dots (960 x 480)
- Resolution: 12.1 megapixels
- Movie mode: 1920 x 1080(30fps)
- Aperture: F3.0 (W) ~ F7.9 (W)*4
- Battery: NP-130 li-ion battery
- Battery life: Not available
- Premium features: Some of the key features and functions of this camera are CMOS-shift image stabilization, HDR, HDR ART, BEST SHOT, Premium Auto, Still In Movie, Dynamic Photo (Play mode only), Slide Panorama. SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card compatible.
- Pricing and availability: Ships in March for $299
10. Olympus XZ-1
Interesting Features of Olympus XZ-1:
- Lens: iZuiko f/1.8-2.5 4x optical zoom lens
- Focal range: 28-112mm
- Sensor: Larger than a typical 1/2.3-inch type imager found in current Stylus cameras, 1/1.63-inch CCD
- Display: 7.6cm / 3.0” (3:2) OLED
- Resolution: 10 megapixels, 610k-dots
- Movie mode: 1280 x 720 (30 fps)
- Aperture: 1.8 – 2.5
- Built in memory: 54.6 MB
- Battery: Rechargeable lithium ion battery (Built-in)
- Battery life: 320 shots
- Premium features: Art Filters includes the new HDR Dramatic Tone, as is 720p HD video recording using a dedicated video record button. ISO sensitivity stretches up to 6400 and a built-in flash is placed in the camera’s left shoulder. The camera is SD/SDHC and SDXC card compatible.
- Pricing and availability: The XZ1 will be available in either black or white sometime in January 2011 for $499.99.
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