Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom: A 16MP Camera With A Phone’s Body
This is the much-rumored Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom — a 16 megapixel camera with 10x zoom, optical stabilization, and Xenon flash. The physical device has a dual-core 1.5GHz Exynos processor, 1.5GB of RAM and 8 gigs of internal storage. Obviously, a microSD slot is present for adding more space. To take your pictures, there’s a 4.3-inch screen which contains 960 x 540 pixels, powered by a 2,330mAh removable battery, and running on Android 4.2.2 . Meanwhile, a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera, LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC make up the rest of the cameraphone.
No word on pricing, but initial observations place it somewhere near the $600 mark.
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Panasonic took the jump for a new camera for the Spring season, and it’s the LUMIX GFC-GF6. The GF6 has a 1040k-dot screen that can tilt and flip 180 degrees for self-portraits, a new mode dial, 1080/60i full-HD AVCHD video, a 25,600 ISO range, JPEG/RAW shooting, built-in flash, a new Venus Engine image processor, 3.7 fps burst shooting, low-light autofocus and 0.5-second start-up time. Wireless sharing of photos via NFC and WiFi is possible, along with remote control of the camera.
For some times, cinema pros have used Blackmagic Cinema Cameras for their work, considering how awesome the cameras and their features were. But now, Blackmagic has something for the consumer crowd that would usually buy DSLRs or Micro Four Thirds cameras: the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. It sports a Super 16mm-sized, 1080p-capable sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range, an SD slot for expandable storage, and compatibility with Micro Four Thirds lenses. The biggest deal about the Pocket Cinema Camera is its ability to record in Apple ProRes or lossless CinemaDNG RAW formats — for that crisp, rich, 1080p HD professional look which is ripe for editing.
So, in order to make do for what the lackluster EOS M camera was, Canon decided it was time to create something new, that used existed technology that was already reliable. Enter, the Canon EOS Rebel SL1, the world’s smallest Digital SLR. SL stands for “super lightweight,” weighing in at just a tad bit of 14 ounces, but still can make use of full-size EOS lenses, like the new EF-S 18-55mm IS STM optic that ships in the box of the camera. The real internal specs include an 18-megapixel APS-C CMOS sensor, DIGIC 5 image processor, a 1.04M-dot fixed touchscreen, a new hybrid autofocus and standard 9-point autofocus. A decent sensitivity ranging from ISO 100-25,600, capture of 1080p HD video at 30 or 24 fps, a built-in mono mic, along with a stereo mic input jack on the side rounds off the whole package.
Want a high-end camera that’s not over a year old? Well, Nikon has you covered where Canon doesn’t (for now). The D7100 has 24.1-megapixel sensor for the high end of Nikon’s consumer DSLR offerings. The new camera has its very own CMOS sensor — which is completely new for DSLRs. The ISO range of 100 to 6400 and can also be pushed to ISO 25600 in Nikon’s Hi2 extension mode for different lighting conditions. A 51-point autofocus system (15 cross-type sensors in the middle) also adds to the feature list of the D7100.
Realistically, it’s the NEX-3N that would interest the modern photographer. Featuring a 16-megapixel sensor, a 180-degree tilting screen, and a zoom lever — Sony calls it the “world’s smallest, lightest interchangeable-lens camera with a large APS-C sized sensor” at just 210 grams. Support for the proprietary ”Triluminous Color” for an expanded gamut when images and videos are played back on the company’s Triluminous Bravia displays is also part of the feature lst. The NEX-3N is coming to Europe next month; no word on American or any other availability.
Sigma has a tendency to design unusual cameras, and the DP3 Merill is no different. It has a 50mm f/2.8 lens with Sigma’s unique APS-C Foveon X3 sensor, which basucakky stacks three 15.3-megapixel layers on top of each other; so Sigma claims this equates to a 46-megapixel image, though in practice the resulting shots aren’t necessarily comparable to more traditional cameras. Instead, they’re known for their unique color rendering and high quality considering the cameras’ small physical size against other cameras produced by Sony, Nikon, and Canon. No word on price, but expect it to ship this year for close to a grand.
This is the first Samsung Galaxy camera. Obviously, it’s a new concept that people haven’t really heard of before: a camera with Android, but backed-up with AT&T 4G connectivity. Its specs include a 1.4 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.1 (with Google Now), a 4.8-inch HD Super Clear LCD screen, 21x optical zoom lens and a super-bright 16MP backside illuminated CMOS sensor, with the cheapest AT&T data plan at $10 per month. All of that will cost you $499.99 at AT&T — for that much money, you’re getting something more like spy equipment than a simple point-and-shoot camera.