Archive for August 27th, 2013

Sony announces new range of cameras, lenses and camera apps

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

Sony announced today the new Alpha 3000 and NEX-5T cameras (late September onwards), three new E-mount lenses (Sep to Dec) and availability of PlayMemories Camera Apps to more Asia Pacific countries (now). Prices TBA.

New Sony Alpha 3000 with 20.1 megapixels will be available from September 2013.

New Sony Alpha 3000 with 20.1 megapixels will be available from September 2013.

Sony announced today a range of digital imaging offerings for photography enthusiasts and professionals.

Alpha 3000

The Alpha 3000 has a large 20.1-megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor that boosts sensitivity grabbing more light and cutting image noise even in dark interior lighting.

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Samsung launches GALAXY S4 zoom With LTE in Singapore

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

Is it a smartphone or a compact camera? It is BOTH. Available in Singapore in white from 5 September at S$798.

From the front, the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom With LTE looks like a slim compact camera.

From the camera side, the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom With LTE looks like a slim compact camera.

In terms of performance, the GALAXY S4 zoom With LTE strives to be as good a smartphone as Samsung’s flagship GALAXY S4 – at the same time it tries to be as good a camera as a dedicated compact camera.

From the other side, it S4 zoom looks like a normal smartphone.

From the other side, it S4 zoom looks like a normal smartphone.

Smartphone-wise, it is 4G-capable and runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2, and a 1.5GHz Dual-core processor.

Camera-wise, it has 16 megapixels, optical image stabilisation (OIS) and 10x optical zoom (from 24-240mm at f/3.1-6.3), complete with SMART scene modes for various photographic situations.

It has a Xenon Flash as well as a 1.9 megapixel front camera.

The removable battery is rated at 2,330mAh.

The white version of the Samsung GALAXY S4 zoom With LTE will be available during COMEX 2013 on 5 September at S$798.

Check out the hands-on below and the press release with tech specs as well.

Hands on

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