Nikon has announced a new addition to its Coolpix line - the S80 14Mpix compact camera that will be available this fall for $329.95 in a choice of several colors: red, black, blue, pink, gold, and silver/brown.

Specifications of the S80 include:

• 3.5" OLED touchscreen display;
• 14Mpix image sensor;
• Expeed C2 image processor;
• 720p HD movie recording;
• Stereo microphone;
• 5x zoom

Canon has unveiled three new digital cameras, including the S95, SD4500 IS (IXUS 1000HS) and SX130 IS models.

The S95 has features with 720p HD video capture and in-camera HDR scene mode. It will be vailable late August for $399.99.

The SD4500 IS model comes with 10x optical zoom and Optical Image Stabilization, and offers a Super Slow Motion Video Mode at 240 fps. Available early September for $349.99.

The SX130 IS comes with a 3.0" LCD screen and a 12x optical zoom lens with Optical Image Stabilization. Will be released in the end of the month for $249.99.

 

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And another waterproof camera, this time it's the DV533UW from Exemode. Well, it definitely looks like a Sanyo Xacti clone, which is expected from such a crappy and lazy manufacturer like Exemode.

That said, the DV533UW is a 5.17Mpix digicam with 32MB of internal memory, a 2.4” display, capable of recording video in both VGA and QVGA @ 30fps, and surviving underwater in depth of 3m (max).

Meet the new AgfaPHoto DC-600uw, a 6-megapixel point-and-shoot digital camera, which remains functional even in depths of up to 10 meters, as well as doesn't afraid of shock, drop, dust and dirt. It looks like Olimpus mju series has some competition.

Features:

• 6Mpix sensor;
• 2.4" LCD display;
• Face recognition;
• Digital zoom;
• 32MB of internal memory;
• SDHC memory card slot;
• 2 x AA batteries

The AgfaPhoto DC-600uw will be available this July in Europe, retailing for 149 Euros.

Olympus has launched its latest compact DSLR camera for amateur photographers called the E-450. It should be available for purchase sometime in May, and will include the following features:

• 2.7” HyperCrystal II LCD with 176° viewing angle;
• 28 shooting modes;
• Supersonic Wave Filter;
• 10 Megapixel Live MOS sensor;
• RAW support

This new Philips SIC4714BB/27 digital camera looks more like a camcorder. In fact it is digicam with video recording capability, but specwise it should have been released a few years back. I mean, the device is tiny, yes, but its 1.3Mpix sensor just won't do today, the 1.5" LCD display is bad for your eyes, and we would certainly prefer an SDHC slot instead of the regular SD.

 

Despite all this, if the device is cheap... really cheap, we might even consider buying it.

Ricoh has unveiled its new point and shoot camera in Japan today, the Ricoh CX1. It offers features, such as 9Mpix 1/2.3” CMOS sensor with a 7x optical Zoom (28-200mm), +1 EV dynamic Range Boost, 3” LCD display, Multi Target AF, High-speed Shooting at 7fps, 88MB of internal Memory, support for SD and SDHC cards, and video recording in VGA @ 60 or 120fps.

FujiFilm came up with a pair of 10Mpix compact cameras called FinePix J250 and J250FD. Both will hit the market in March 2009 in black or silver colors at prices of $129.95 and $199.95 for J250 and J20FD, respectively.

Features include:

• 10Mpix CCD sensors;
• 3" LCD (2.7" on J20FD);
• 5x optical zoom (3X on J20FD);
• Automatic scene recognition;
• Face detection;
• Image Stabilization

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Fujifilm has released its new FinePix F200 EXR compact digital camera that targets to be the leader among compact cameras this year. It comes with a featuring a Super CCD sensor that is able to retain excellent image quality disregarding the light conditions and the shooting mode you're using. Features of the Fujifilm FinePix F200EXR include:

• 12Mpix 1/1.6”Super CCD EXR;
• Fujinon 5x wide angle optical zoom lens;
• 3.0” high-resolution 230,000 pixel wide view LCD display;
• Face Detection 3.0 with auto red eye removal;
• 6 Film Simulation Modes;
• HD Photo Output;
• Dual Image Stabilization and sensitivity up to ISO 12800;
• Full Photo HD output

No word on pricing, though.

Nikon added two new models to its Coolpix camera lineup - the L19, and its slightly larger brother, the L20. They will be available next month for $110 and $130, respectively. Features include:

• 10Mpix sensor (8Mpix on L19);
• 3.6x optical zoom;
• Smart Portrait System;
• Easy Auto Shooting Mode;
• Face-priority auto focus (up to 12 faces per shot);
• Smile mode;
• Up to ISO 1,600;
• Motion detection algorithm;
• 3.0" LCD display (2.7" on L19);
• 20MB internal memory;
• SD memory card slot;
• Two AA batteries