Kodak Canada Inc. today announced the latest M-Series Digital Camera to join its EASYSHARE System portfolio. The KODAK EASYSHARE M1093 IS Digital Camera, a sleek but powerful digital camera for style-conscious consumers, is packed with innovative features, including Kodak’s Smart Capture, which instantly adjusts the camera settings to help ensure brilliant pictures in virtually any environment - automatically.

“Underneath its sleek exterior, the KODAK EASYSHARE M1093 IS Digital Camera is a powerhouse built to capture beautiful pictures,” said John Blake, general manager Digital Capture and Devices, Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “The Smart Capture feature available on our latest digital cameras, including the M1093 IS, lets consumers capture moments that would have otherwise been missed, thanks to its intuitive and automatic scene detection and setting control.” Read the rest of this entry »

That Question can be answer YES if you ask to Sony Ericsson and Motorola. Why? because both of them have recently announced camera phones with high resolution cameras that can be capable to replace your point-and-shoot digital camera.
For example, a collaboration between Motorola and Kodak and sports a 5 megapixel camera, built-in Xenon flash, and Can a cell phone replace your digital camera? a 2.5-inch LCD viewfinder.

It’s much more of a full-fledged camera than most camera phones, with auto focus, low-light settings, as well as panorama, macro, and multi-shot modes. Perhaps the best feature, though is the integrated Wi-Fi connectivity that lets you upload photos to the Kodak Gallery online service sans PC. Unlike some other camera phones, the ZN5 does let you transfer photos directly to a PC (without requiring you to pay wireless messaging fees), via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth file transfers, as well as the removable microSD card. The Motozine ZN5 will be available in China only in July 2008, and Motorola expects to roll it out across other countries throughout the rest of the year.
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Kodak Announced two new digital camera product, EasyShare M1093 IS, a 10-megapixel compact point-and-shoot and EasyShare Z1015 IS, a 15x mega zoom, both of which will ship in September. In addition to these announcements, Kodak also revealed two new WiFi enabled photo frames (10-inch and 8-inch) that utilize their “Quick Touch Border” touch operation. The big news here is new partnerships with Flickr and FrameChannel that allow you to upload photos wirelessly (in addition to the existing Kodak Gallery upload capabilities).

The M1093 IS is a budget-priced ($199.95) compact shooter with a 3x zoom (35–105mm equivalent), 3-inch LCD, image stabilization, HD photo and video, ISO up to 3200, and comes in three colors (silver, black, and red).

The 10-megapixel Z1015 IS ($349.95 MSRP) stands out for its wider-than-usual 28mm lens and 15x optical zoom, under 0.22 sec shooting lag (according to Kodak), image stabilization, 3-inch LCD, ISO up to 6400 (at 3.1-megapixel setting or less), and HD image and video capture at 720p and 30 fps.

Kodak also announced its entry into the pocket camcorder business, currently dominated by Pure Digital’s Flip. Kodak’s Zi6 bests Pure Digital’s top-of-the-line Flip Mino by delivering HD video capabilities (720p) and a bigger (2.4-inch) LCD for the same price ($179.95–well, five cents less, if you’re being nit-picky). A vertical form factor, flip-out USB connector, easy YouTube upload are becoming standard features in these babies. Kodak’s model comes in black and pink.

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK) said it has developed a 50-megapixel image sensor for digital cameras used by professional photographers.

The KAF-10100 product exceptional resolution and detail in photography digital camera to produce images with an array of 8176 x 6132 pixels, the highest resolution available in the popular 48 mm x 36 mm optical format used in the Middle format photography, Kodak said. For example, an aerial photo of a field measuring 1-1/2 miles through shows an object the size of a notebook computer, or about 1 foot by 1 foot.

Other features include a sensor design new 6-micron pixels instead of 6.8 micron pixels used in products for the commercial market. The smallest pixel reduces the “click-to-capture” time for a better response camera, low power consumption, in addition to bright colors.

“Photographers professionals need to seize more and more the image with more details camera performance, and that impels us to develop new technologies and products to serve this important market,” Michael Miller, director of Kodak the image sensor business, said in a statement released Tuesday.

Kodak expects to begin volume production of the KAF-50100 sensor in the fourth quarter. Price was not disclosed.

Kodak and Motorola (NYSE: MOT) have teamed up to release last month a cameraphone designed to enable users to easily take and share high quality photographs.

The Motozine ZN5 is a 5-megapixel Candy Bar-style phone that features Kodak imaging technology. The handset is the first line of Motorola Motozine optimized multimedia devices.

The camera is activated by dragging the lens Kodak open. The device sports an auto-focus feature, xenon flash, and optimize the parameters of low light environments. It also features multiple modes of capture, including a panorama mode automatically points at the same time continuing plans into a single image expanded.

The MOTOZINE ZN5, combine Motorola wireless communication technology with Kodak’s imaging technology to produce a device with a 5 MP integrated camera and features like autofocus, Xenon flash, optimized settings for low-light photography, and the ability to accommodate up to 4 GB of external memory.

“Kodak Imaging Technology combines Kodak’s unparalleled experience in imaging science with easy connectivity to the company’s vast portfolio of products and services,” said John Blake, General Manager, Digital Capture and Imaging Devices Group, Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company. “We have redefined the quality, convenience and connectivity of mobile imaging devices. We have worked closely with Motorola to create a device that not only delivers Kodak-quality pictures, but allows consumers to explore a wide range of options for sharing their photos with friends and family around the world.”

The camera phone will include various photo capture modes, like multi-shot and panorama; and the ability to automatically upload images to an online Kodak Gallery via a dedicated Gallery Link. Using ShoZu, customers can also upload images to a number of popular social networking Websites. With Bluetooth technology, users can also wirelessly transfer photos; or print them via compatible Kodak all-in-one printers and picture kiosks. The ZN5 will ship with Kodak EasyShare software for easily managing and editing captured images.

In addition to the photo features, the ZN5 boasts Motorola’s patented CrystalTalk technology to enhance the caller’s voice; and GSM and WLAN compatibility for robust connectivity on-the-go.

While its specific availability in the Canadian market has not yet been announced, the ZN5 will be available in China this month, and is expected to roll out “around the globe” throughout the remainder of the year.

While Sony Ericsson is arguably the only company to have successfully created camera phones that rival entry-level point-and-shoot digital cameras with its mobile phone/Cyber-shot camera hybrid devices, the Motozine ZN5 could give the company a serious run for its money with the involvement of Kodak technology. From Kodak’s end, the entrance into this ever-growing market is a smart-move. Camera phones are becoming increasingly popular, if only as secondary devices to dedicated point-and-shoot digital cameras. As they become more and more advanced, however, these devices could very well take a considerable chunk out of the entry-level digital camera market.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi offers an unbeatable combination of performance, ease-of-use and value. It has a newly designed 10.1-megapixel CMOS sensor plus a host of new features including a 2.5-inch LCD monitor, the exclusive EOS Integrated Cleaning System, and Canon’s Picture Style technology, all in a lightweight, ergonomic body. The Digital Rebel XTi is proof positive that Canon continues to lead the way with our phenomenal digital SLRs. Canon Rebel XTi CMOS sensor. The Canon Rebel XTi’s APS-C size sensor has the same 3:2 ratio as film cameras. 10.1-Megapixel APS-C Size CMOS Sensor Canon’s large-area CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) sensor captures images with exceptional clarity and tonal range, and offers the most pixels in its class. This APS-C size sensor (22.2 x 14.8mm) has the same 3:2 ratio as film cameras, enabling an effective angle of view that is 1.6x the normal EF lens focal length. With pixel resolution of 3,904 x 2,598, the Digital Rebel XTi not only offers the most pixels in its class, but bests many professional-level cameras. Recorded on Canon’s CMOS sensor, each pixel is captured with fine detail to create images of tremendous depth, nuance, and resolution, ensuring enough information for even poster-sized prints.
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The compact Nikon D40x — designed to deliver the picture-taking benefits of a digital SLR, yet is easy and fun to use. The D40x is ready to shoot when you are, thanks to split-second instant shutter response which eliminates annoying shutter lag. Exceptional image quality is made possible by a high resolution, 10.2-effective megapixel CCD image sensor and Nikon’s exclusive image processing engine. 10.2-megapixel resolution invites creative picture cropping freedom without loss of picture quality and delivers the ability to make enlargements of extraordinary size. Additional features include built-in flash with innovative Nikon i-TTL control, In- Camera Editing features with Nikon D-Lighting, Red-Eye Correction, Image Trimming, Image Overlay, Filter Effects and more. An ingenious HELP Menu with “Assist Images” helps you select the appropriate settings for many camera features, and the included 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens allows you to start shooting right away.

Nikon D40x Highlights

Extraordinary Nikon image quality The D40x’s high-resolution image quality is made possible by Nikon’s high-performance 10.2-megapixel Nikon DX-Format CCD imaging sensor and exclusive Nikon image-processing engine, assuring stunning sharpness and color.

Nikon’s smallest Digital SLR ever Beautifully styled, the D40x makes high-performance digital SLR photography easier and more convenient than ever.You’ll be amazed at the power packed into a camera that weighs just over 16 ounces. Read the rest of this entry »