I doubt that it's an APS-C sensor. It's probably something they developed strictly for the P&S market. Impressive technology nevertheless. Paul On Jul 3, 2006, at 8:41 PM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
> New cameras announced today - from Yahoo News. > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20060703/tc_zd/182435 > > The article is quoted below, in case the link won't work for > non-subscribers. > > I think Pentax has made a deal with Samsung trying to get out of the > P&S digital all together. This line was unprofitable and Samsung has > the consumer electronics distribution channels to try and achieve > profitable mass market sales. > > Is this our new 10 megapixel sensor? > > Regards, Bob S. > >> Determined to make consumers notice, Samsung has gone back to the > drawing board to redesign its point-and-shoot digital cameras. The > results can be seen in three new digital cameras the company announced > today—the NV3, NV7, and NV10—all part of the new NV series of > point-and-shoot cameras. Aside from the new name, the new offerings > also have some unique form factors and intriguing features. > > Samsung is keeping pace with the ever-increasing megapixel counts in > the camera industry, offering two 7-megapixel cameras, the NV3 and the > NV7, and one 10-megapixel camera, the NV10. But the increased > resolutions only tell part of the story. What's truly striking about > these three cameras is that they are very small, thin, and light. For > the NV3 and the NV10, which both have a 3X optical zoom, this isn't > such a big deal. But the NV7 sports a 7X optical zoom, yet the body is > only about 0.8 inches thick, 4.2 inches wide, and 2.5 inches wide. > They're also smartly designed, doing away with the stodgy look of > Samsung's Digimax series. > > All the cameras will feature the company's electronic Advanced Shake > Reduction system, and the NV7 will also include a mechanical vibration > system, called "Optical Picture Stabilization." All three cameras will > also have video capabilities (with sound), and feature a 2.5-inch LCD. > > --- > > The suggested retail prices of the NV3, NV7, and NV10 will be $349.99, > $449.99, and $399.99, respectively. All three will be available in the > fall. << > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
