Thursday, April 18, 2002
Logitech Credit Card-Sized Camera and Jason Buys a Camera
Posted by Jason Dunn in "OFF-TOPIC" @ 10:13 AM
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,94623,tk,dn041702X,00.asp
This camera sounds quite neat - I keep waiting for a "cheap" camera that offers decent quality because several people I know want to dip their toe in the soothing waters of digital photography, but the entry cost is still quite high. If the quality is decent, a 1.3 megapixel camera for $129 US will rock.
"The Pocket Digital is small enough to fit into your wallet and it might even be mistaken for a credit card, but this newest gadget from Logitech won't buy you anything but memories because it's a camera. One of the leading makers of computer mice is stretching its selection of peripherals again. Making its debut this week, and scheduled for release in mid-May, is this diminutive camera with a small price for a digicam: $129.95.
The Pocket Digital measures just one-half inch thick, and it is only 2.25 inches wide and 3.5 inches long. However, Logitech representatives say the device will still hold as many as 52 images at up to 1.3-megapixel resolution. The unit is powered by an onboard lithium polymer battery that is automatically recharged during every download through the included USB cable. You can also connect the camera to your PC through USB."
And in other digital camera news, I took the plunge and finally bought a new digital camera: I chose the Canon Powershot G2 (affiliate link). I've been fanatically researching every camera that has come out in the past year, waiting for the perfect blend of performance, quality, and price. Every single camera that came out had a significant disadvantage that I wasn't willing to live with, and being convinced that the future of digital photography is going to be based on the X3 sensor I knew that geting a high-end prosumer camera without that sensor would be a waste. The image quality of the X3 sensor is simply mind-numbing, and nothing on the market comes close.
So I settled for a more "normal" camera that still gave me excellent quality, decent resolution, and got great reviews. So far I'm very pleased with the G2, and feel it will last me until 2003/2004 when we'll see if the X3 sensor is picked up by other OEMs.
This camera sounds quite neat - I keep waiting for a "cheap" camera that offers decent quality because several people I know want to dip their toe in the soothing waters of digital photography, but the entry cost is still quite high. If the quality is decent, a 1.3 megapixel camera for $129 US will rock.
"The Pocket Digital is small enough to fit into your wallet and it might even be mistaken for a credit card, but this newest gadget from Logitech won't buy you anything but memories because it's a camera. One of the leading makers of computer mice is stretching its selection of peripherals again. Making its debut this week, and scheduled for release in mid-May, is this diminutive camera with a small price for a digicam: $129.95.
The Pocket Digital measures just one-half inch thick, and it is only 2.25 inches wide and 3.5 inches long. However, Logitech representatives say the device will still hold as many as 52 images at up to 1.3-megapixel resolution. The unit is powered by an onboard lithium polymer battery that is automatically recharged during every download through the included USB cable. You can also connect the camera to your PC through USB."
And in other digital camera news, I took the plunge and finally bought a new digital camera: I chose the Canon Powershot G2 (affiliate link). I've been fanatically researching every camera that has come out in the past year, waiting for the perfect blend of performance, quality, and price. Every single camera that came out had a significant disadvantage that I wasn't willing to live with, and being convinced that the future of digital photography is going to be based on the X3 sensor I knew that geting a high-end prosumer camera without that sensor would be a waste. The image quality of the X3 sensor is simply mind-numbing, and nothing on the market comes close.
So I settled for a more "normal" camera that still gave me excellent quality, decent resolution, and got great reviews. So far I'm very pleased with the G2, and feel it will last me until 2003/2004 when we'll see if the X3 sensor is picked up by other OEMs.
