Sony Cybershot DSC-T200 Digital Camera

The Sony Cybershot DSC-T200 Digital Camera features: 8.1-megapixel, 3.5″ LCD screen, Face detection, 5x optical zoom, Image stabilization, 31MB of internal memory. The camera allows up to 10 different shooting modes including landscape, snow, and fireworks. The in-built image stabilizer captures images that are stable and clear of blurry effects created from shaking of hands or capturing moving images in low light conditions. Pictures will always be clear and beautiful, even when shooting indoors or at night time. Comes with: Rechargeable battery, Battery charger, A/V & USB cables, Adaptor plate for cradle, Wrist strap, Software CD-ROM, Owner’s manual. It delivers clear, high-resolution images with natural color reproduction and minimal noise. “ I recommend this camera because it performs great quality ictures with ease.”

Price Range: $309.00 - $468.00 at 20 stores

Panasonic HDC-SD5: World’s Smallest Full HD Camcorder

Price: US$999.99
Measuring at 2।6 x 2.6 x 5.3in and weighing in at just 0.75lb, it is perfect for non-professionals who wants something lightweight and HD-capable. With its 1,920 x 1080 30fps recording, revamped image stabilization system, and Leica Dicomar lens, the HDC-SD5 is definitely a performer.

Technical Specifications:

Signal system 1080 lines, 60 fields Weight (w/o Battery) 0.75 lb Dimensions (W x H x D) 2.6 x 2.6 x 5.3 inch

Image sensor
1/6-inch CCD image sensor
Total pixels: 560 k x 3

Effective pixels
Motion Picture: 520 k x 3(16:9)
Still Picture: 520 k x 3 (16:9)

Lens
Auto iris, 10x power zoom
F 1.8 to 2.8 (f = 3.0 to 30.0mm)
35mm equivalent
Motion picture: 42.9 to 429 mm (16:9)
Still picture: 42.9 to 429 mm (16:9)
Filter diameter 37 mm
Zoom 10x optical zoom, 25/700x digital zoom

Monitor 2.7′’ wide LCD monitor (approx. 300 k pixels)
Microphone Stereo Zoom Microphone
Speaker Dynamic type
White balance adjustment Auto / White Set / Outdoor / Indoor (with IR sensor)
Standard illumination 1,400 lux

Minimum required illumination 5 lux (1/30 low light mode) (1 lux in Magic pix mode)

High-speed shutter 1/30 - 1/8000 (Motion Picture), 1/30-1/8000 (Still Picture)

Recording media SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card

USB Card reader / writer function ( No copyright protection support)
High-Speed USB (USB2.0) (miniAB)
Pict Bridge-compliant
Flash Available flash range: approx. 1m to 2.5m
Standard accessories AC Adaptor, Battery Pack, IR Remote Controller, USB Cable,
component Cable, AV-Cable, CD-ROM (HD Writer Ver 2.0)

Motion pictures
Compression MPEG4-AVC/H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant)
Transfer rate HG: approx. 13 Mbps (CBR)/ HN: approx. 9 Mbps (VBR)/
HE: approx. 6 Mbps (VBR)
Picture size HG: 1920 x 1080, HN/HE: 1440 x 1080
Audio compression Dolby Digital (Dolby AC3)/ 2ch

Still pictures
Compression JPEG (DCF/Exif2.2 compliant)
Picture size 1920 x 1080 / 2.1MEGA (16:9)
HE: approx. 6

Amazon Spills The Beans: Canon 40D DSLR

Looks like Amazon spilled the beans on Canon’s upcoming 40D DSLR. This highly-anticipated camera is actually rumored around the internet for a while now, but Amazon just went ahead and confirmed it all.

Availability: September 20, 2007
Price: US$1,299 (

Most notable improvements from Canon the 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor, DIGIC III image processor, large 3.0-inch LCD, 6.5fps continuous shooting speed, huge 75 JPEG/17 RAW buffer, and sensor dust removal system.

Sony Offers a 100GB HDD Camcorder

Today being my first day back to work after a vacation, I can attest that camcorders that use tapes are a pain in the rear. They are a pain when you have to change tapes at the beach, they are a pain when the wife complains for the next six months that you haven’t put the videos on DVD yet.

Sony’s latest HD camcorder is called the HDR-SR5C and it packs a large 100GB HDD inside so no tapes are needed. The camcorder also has a 10x optical zoom along with an 80x digital zoom.

The CMOS sensor is a 2.1 MP ClearVid unit with 1990K effective pixels. I particularly like the idea of the Smooth Slow recording feature that allows you to increase the record rate from 60 fps to 240fps for three seconds and play the video back in 12 seconds. A built in USB 2.0 interface makes it east to send the video to your PC for burning to DVD or storing on your PC via included software. Via Sony Style
Best Deal:

* Sony Handycam® DCR-SR42 Camcorder - Price Range: $448-$600