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• Samsung's i85 PMP camera: aces the i7's swivel, adds a megapixel

  Published: July 30, 2007, 5:31 am

  Tags: 8 Megapixel, 8megapixel, I85, Pmp, Samsung

  Video Here ya go, another 8 megapixel shooter only this time, it's Samsung doing the honors. The new 0.8-inch thin i85 brings the PMP action like their i7 without the swiveling novelty of that rear LCD. Instead, the brushed aluminum, i85's 3-inch LCD remains fixed with the sound provided by the built-in stereo SRS 3D speakers or 2.5-mm

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• Samsung's NV8, NV15, and NV20 Smart Touch shooters

  Published: July 30, 2007, 6:09 am

  Tags: 10 Megapixel, 10megapixel, 12 Megapixel, 12megapixel, 8 Megapixel, 8megapixel, Nv10, Nv12, Nv8, Samsung

  On the mostly meaningless megapixel scale, we're looking at the 8 megapixel NV8, 10 megapixel NV15, and 12 megapixel NV12. All the new NV cams feature Samsung's "Smart Touch" softkeys surrounding a 2.5-inch LCD, Schneider optics with a 3x optical zoom, likely useless ISO 3200 max sensitivity with ASR image stabilization, face detection

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• Canon's SX100 with 10x zoom, A720, and budget 12 megapixel A650

  Published: August 20, 2007, 9:18 am

  Tags: 12 Megapixel, 12 1 Megapixel, 12 1megapixel, 12megapixel, 8 Megapixel, 8megapixel, A650, A720, Canon, Powershot, Sx100, Sx100, Sx100is

  zoomers with the 12.1 megapixel A650 IS and 8 megapixel A720 IS for $400 and $250, respectively. The A650 even brings an old school, 2.5-inch flip-out LCD for shooting around corners. Look for the new A-series models starting in September with the new SX100 hitting in October.Gallery: Canon's SX100 with 10x zoom, A720, and budget 12

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• Sony's Cyber-shot DSC-H3: an 8 megapixel, 10x zoomer

  Published: August 22, 2007, 5:08 am

  Tags: 10x Zoom, 10xzoom, 8 Megapixel, 8megapixel, Cyber Shot, Cybershot, Dsc H3, Point Shoot, Pointandshoot, Sony, Super Zoom, Superzoom

  brings a 1/2.5-inch, 8 megapixel sensor; 10x Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar zoom lens; optical image stabilization; ISO 3200 sensitivity; and 1080p image out via a multi-use AV terminal which requires -- you guessed it -- a $40 proprietary component conversion cable from Sony. Thanks. Still, not bad for $300. Pre-orders for US-itizens start

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• Ricoh Caplio R7: 8.1 megapixel with 7.1x wide zoom

  Published: August 28, 2007, 7:45 am

  Tags: 8 Megapixel, 8 1 Megapixel, 8 1megapixel, 8megapixel, Caplio, Ricoh, Ricoh Caplio, Ricohcaplio

  The R7 takes the R6 into 8.1 megapixel territory while maintaining the 7.1x wide zoom lens while tossing in their new Smooth Engine III image processing which should help quiet the noise at higher ISOs. Available in silver, black, and orange next month for a tax inclusive price of £230 in the UK. Gallery: Ricoh Caplio R7: 8.1 megapixel

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• Casio's Exilim EX-Z8 shooter loosed somewhere in the world

  Published: September 4, 2007, 8:58 am

  Tags: 8 Megapixel, 8 1 Megapixel, 8 1megapixel, 8megapixel, Casio, Ex Z8, Exilim, Exilim Ex Z8, Exilimex Z8

  Zoom-series shooter, the EX-Z8. Its 8.1 megapixels are helped along by the Exilim Engine 2.0 processing and anti-shake DSP. Rounding things out are a 2.6-inch LCD, 3x zoom, face-detection tech, and a YouTube-mode for capturing H.264 compressed video in formats ideal for sharing. Pretty standard stuff these days in the land of compact

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• Sony's 4GB Cyber-shot DSC-T2 with 2.7-inch touch panel

  Published: October 24, 2007, 2:29 am

  Tags: 4gb, 8 Megapixel, 8megapixel, Cyber Shot, Dsc T2, Sony

  T2 comes loaded with specs: 8 megapixel, 1/2.5-inch CCD; 4GB of on-board flash storage with Memory Stick Pro Duo expansion; 2.7-inch, 230k pixel touchscreen LCD; ISO 3200 max sensitivity; Sony's "smile shutter" and face detection tech; and 3x Carl Zeiss zoom with optical image stabilization. Ready for plenty of egg noggin' granny shots this

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• Samsung's 8 megapixel CMOS sensor for phones -- another world's first

  Published: November 15, 2007, 3:06 am

  Tags: 8 Megapixel, 8megapixel, Cmos, First, Samsung, World S First, World Sfirst

  You know all those 3 megapixel cameraphones out there? Well, they're about to achieve 8 megapixel ubiquity. Samsung just announced availability of their 8 megapixel CMOS sensor which shares roughly the same 10.5 x 11.5 x 9.4-mm girth of its 3 megapixel cuz. Just make sure you've got plenty of light to frame those shots if you're expecting

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• Samsung Paves the Way for the 8-Megapixel Camera Phone [Samsung]

  Published: November 15, 2007, 4:19 am

  Tags: 8 Megapixel Cameras, Camera Modules, Cellphones, Samsung, Samsung Electro Mechanics

  Samsung Electro-Mechanics has developed an 8-megapixel CMOS camera module for cell phones. It measures just 10.5 x 11.5 x 9.4mm and you should be seeing 8-megapixel camera phones by next summer, as they are going into mass production during the first two quarters of 2008. [Unwired View]

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• Samsung’s 8 megapixel CMOS sensor for phones — another world’s first

  Published: November 15, 2007, 7:06 am

  Tags: Gadgets, Technology News, General, Images, Mobile News, Daily Update, Cmos Sensor, Samsung 8 Megapixel

  You know all those 3 megapixel cameraphones out there? Well, they’re about to achieve 8 megapixel ubiquity. Samsung just announced availability (more…) CMOS Sensor, Gadgets, General, Images, Mobile News, Samsung 8 megapixel, Technology News

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• Nokia's Patent Reveals Innovative Six- or Eight- Megapixel Slider Phone [New Slider]

  Published: December 3, 2007, 7:04 am

  Tags: 8 Megapixel, Cellphones, Gadgets, N Series, New Slider, Nokia, Patents

  to welcome a six- or eight-megapixel phone onto the market some time next year. [Unwired View]

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• BenQ’s DC-X835 sneaky 8 megapixel anti-shaker

  Published: December 17, 2007, 7:08 am

  Tags: Technology News, Digital Camera, Gadgets, General, Images, Daily Update, 8 Megapixel, Anti Shaker, Benq, Dc X835, Sneaky, Vga

  BenQ is back with another digital snapper ready for action during the holidays. At least we think so — no price or availability were announced. (more…) 8 Megapixel, Anti Shaker, BenQ, DC X835, Digital Camera, Gadgets, General, Images, Sneaky, Technology News, VGA

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• K-Touch's 8 megapixel C280 cameraphone flaunts Canon image processing

  Published: May 26, 2008, 4:52 am

  Tags: 8 Megapixel, 8megapixel, C280, Cameraphone, Canon, China, Digic Iii, Digiciii, K Touch, Samsung

  with increasingly ridiculous megapixel counts? At the moment, phones top-out at about 5 megapixels. Until this, the 8 megapixel C280 with 3x optical zoom and claimed 1600 ISO support (right) from the previously unheard of K-Touch. Ironically, it might very well be using a CMOS sensor from Samsung. Perhaps more interesting though is the fact that

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• OmniVision claims 8 megapixel OmniBSI sensor turns cellphone imaging world "upside down"

  Published: May 27, 2008, 4:19 am

  Tags: 8 Megapixel, 8megapixel, Breaking News, Breakingnews, Bsi, Camerachip, Cmos, Megapixel Myth, Megapixelmyth, Omnibsi, Omnibsi Camerachip, Omnibsicamerachip, Omnivision, Sensor

  continue pushing the Megapixel Myth by stuffing more and more pixels onto rapidly shrinking sensors, the outcome is poor performance on top of poorly lit images of increasingly low quality. Now OmniVision, the largest CMOS image sensor manufacturer today, says they've solved the pixel size problem though backside illumination (BSI)

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• WOW: 8 megapixel cam phone

  Published: May 28, 2008, 7:32 pm

  Tags: Mobile, 8 Megapixel, Camera Phone, Cellphone, Mobile Phone

  Yes, a mobile phone will be launched soon packed with an 8 megapixels camera. Its called C280. But don’t be confused.. its not a Sonny Ericsson phone. Its from K-Touch in China ( Yes, its a china phone =p ) It may not have a Carl Ziess Tessar lens, but this baby will be using a [...]

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