Samsung 8MP Pixon M8800L smartphone

Compliments of the FCC, we have some confirmation of rumors that Samsung will be releasing the 8MP Pixon M8800L smartphone to the US market.

While initial reports suggested that the Pixon camera/phone would be arriving to T-Mobile, new hardware specs reveal it uses AT&T-compatible 850 and 1900 MHz WCDMA. Sorry T-Mobile fans.

As the similar M8800 is already out overseas, we can get a taste of what are probably the M8800L’s full specs:

• 107.9×54.6×14.9mm, 110 g
• 3.2-inch touch screen display (240 x 400 pixels)
• 8 megapixel camera, auto focus, face recognition with smile detection and blink detection, WDR (wide dynamic range), ASR (advanced shake reduction), GPS geotagging, ISO 1600, WVGA (720×480 pixels) and VGA (640 x 480 pixels) @30fps video recording
• Built-in GPS receiver
• Accelerometer
• DivX playback
• FM radio with RDS
• microSD card slot
• Bluetooth
• Landscape virtual QWERTY keyboard
• Handwriting recognition
• Office document

It should be noted, Sony is not out of the 8MP cameraphone race just yet.

KODAK Zi6 Pocket Video Camera

Kodak has released the Zi6, a PDA-size camera that has the capability to record HD video of the utmost clarity. Consumers can record in multiple modes, including camera photos (of course), HD60, HD, and VGA.  The device offers AV and HD ports to facilitate connection to an external display for instant, high definition viewing.

Features

• Flash-memory
• Fixed macro mode
• Incredible image quality
• Ability to record at 720p HD resolution at up to 60fps

The camera is an excellent option for those who like to record video on the go, and could make for a special gift to unwrap on December 25th at a price of $175.

Canon EOS 5D-Digital SLR

This is the New Canon EOS 5D digital SLR with powerful full frame CMOS sensor, capable of capturing HD videos(1920 x 1080 resolution). This is equipped with a 21.1-megapixel full frame 24 x 36mm CMOS sensor, DIGIC 4 imaging processor and significantly lower noise, with an expanded sensitivity range from ISO 50 to ISO 25,600.

Canon EOS 1000D

Canon has launched a new 10.1 MP camera with the dimensions 126*98*62mm

It has a weight of 450 gms and an LCD size of 2.5 inches.

Following are its specs:

Awesome image quality

very low noise levels at high ISO

Best in class falsh shots

Live view

There are small issues too:

Slightly iffy auto white balance

Screen does’nt rotate for portrait shots

Sony HVR HD1000U HDV Camcorder

Sony’s new entry level professional HDV Camcorder . As you know its is an entry level camcorder.This model is very useful for shooters because it delievers HD performance and flexibility. Its is of Shoulder Mount design. View the pic

Sony has targeted this camcorder for freelancers and educational video creators, wedding videographers offering them this moderately priced camera or camcorder.The HVR-HD1000U model supports  HDV and the standard-definition DV formats. It will work as DV Camcorder when the camera is in DV mode. The camera can switched instantly to high definition video mode when necessary.

Users can shoot approximately 60 minutes of video on a 6mm cassette tape in HDV format. Sony recommended its high quality videotape, DigitalMaster for professional HDV applications. Camcorder adopts to wide range of shooting situations and it has 10x optical zoom lens. The Super Steady shot feature of the camcorder is an image stabilizer.

The camcorder’s photo creation functions  produce photos for  website content, DVD jacket designs, photo albums , news and other applications.

Users can capture image with a 6.1 mpx camera in photo mode and it can capture images with 4.6 mega px camera even when HD video is recording.This camera can capture still images any moment from HDV camera recording with a printer friendly of 2.1 mega pixel.

Sony is planning to release this camcoder in december this year with a  suggested price of $1900.