Samsung SCH-W880 Phone Camera - Wow!

Samsung has announced a cameraphone today, the SCH-W880, it is a 12MP camera with a 3G phone. Featuring with 3x optical zoom, 720p video recording, WiFi, GPS, dedicated camera controls, and a 800 x 480 3.3-inch AMOLED display. Other features include touch auto focus(makes use of the touchscreen to let you choose focus areas), image stabilization, Smart Auto (automatically selects the scene according to environment) and face detection. It will come to the Korean market in October.

"That's DOPE"

Samsung SCH-W880 Phone Camera - Wow!

DORYU 2-16 Pistol Camera

As a photographer, I find this VERY cool!
A video camera for your inner Jack Bauer. The DORYU 2-16 uses the same C-mount found on a 16mm camera with a mounted Cine-Nikkor 25mm F1.4 lens. Believe it or not, this is an actual Japanese police issue camera that is very rare to find. One lucky guy that actually owns this piece of equipment, and it is Japan’s Dr. Ryu Koakimoto.

"Now that's DOPE"

DORYU 2-16 Pistol Camera

Canon EOS 500D/Rebel T1i DSLR

The whole DSLR world just got all that more competitive as Canon recently announced its latest members to the family, the EOS 500D/Rebel T1i (name dependent on where you live). The addition to the Rebel collection, the EOS 500D effectively cannibalizes Canon’s other crop sensor camera, the 50D (which I was bitching about on my twitter ha) as it incorporates the same 15.1 MP sensor with similar ISO ranges AS WELL as offering HD-recording. While not on par with the Canon 5D Mark II, the camera does shoot 720p @ 30 fps or 1080p @ a reduced 20 fps. The camera also enjoys a nice 920,000 pixels viewing screen. The estimated street price when it drops in May is approximately $799 USD (body-only) and $899 for the kit which includes the EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS zoom lens. The 500D now joins the 5D Mark II and Nikon D90 as the front-runners in the HD-capable DSLR segment.

Source: DPReview

Canon EOS 500D/Rebel T1i DSLR