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Gallery: Next-Gen Camera Gear Debuts at Photokina 2008
Posted: September 26th, 2008, 12:00am EDT by Jock Fistick
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: Photo: Jock Fistick/Wired.com COLOGNE, Germany -- The product unveilings came fast and furious this week at Photokina, the biggest photo-gear expo in world. A 3-D point-and-shoot, Pentax's new entry level DSLR, Olympus's Micro Four-Thirds camera made their debuts. Wired.com takes a look at these and other gems. Left: Impressive product announcements aren't the only way to grab attention at Photokina. Brenner Foto Versand, a German photo reseller, is holding a number of workshops and demonstrations including this one on body painting. : Photo: Jock Fistick/Wired.com Fuji is showing off a functioning prototype of its new FinePix Real 3D System which debuted at Photokina. The camera incorporates dual-imaging sensors that can simultaneously capture two images and then instantaneously process them into a single image file via the newly developed RP (Real Photo) Processor 3D. The camera has a 2.8-inch LCD that is capable of resolving 3-D images as well as conventional 2-D picture files. Looking at the camera's LCD display and seeing a 3-D image jumping out at you will take a bit of getting used to, but it is cool nonetheless. The two separate sensors opens up a whole world of possibilities, and not just for 3-D: Multiple zooms: Set the two lenses independently of each other to capture a wide angle and telephoto view of the same scene simultaneously. Ultrawide panoramic shooting: Images taken by shooting the left and right side of a wide landscape can be automatically stitched together in the camera to make a superwide panoramic image. Record video and still images simultaneously: The camera employs two lenses and two sensors: (one lens/sensor can be recording video and the second lens/sensor can be used to snap a high-resolution still image at any time without interrupting the video recording. Look for the consumer version in 2009. : Photo: Jock Fistick/Wired.com Pentax introduces its new entry-level DSLR: the Pentax K-M DSLR (dubbed the K-2000 in the United States). In Europe, the camera will be sold with an 18mm-to-55mm zoom for 499 euros, and for 599 euros you get both the 18mm-to-55mm and a 50mm-to-200mm zoom. Check out the specs: 10.2-megapixel APS-C sized self-cleaning sensor 2.7-inch LCD display image stabilizer built into the camera powered by four-AA batteries The camera supports auto ISO. The K-M (K-2000) features a slew of programmed settings for a variety of shooting situations (allowing the beginner...
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