Epson's has announced its latest entry level camera in the shape of the five million pixel L500V. Controls are basic but the model sports a large 2.5-inch LCD screen, doing away with an optical viewfinder altogether. It has a 32MB internal memory and can take SD/MMC cards.
Epson L500V specifications
Sensor
1/2.5" Type CCD
5.3 million pixels total
5 million effective pixels
Image sizes
2560 x 1920
1600 x 1200
640 x 480
Movie clips
640 x 480
320 x 240
160 x 120
Up to 30 fps
QuickTime Motion JPEG
File formats
Still: JPEG
Movie: AVI
Lens
34 - 102 mm 3x optical zoom
F 2.8 - F 4.9
Digital zoom
Up to 4x
Focus
Autofocus
Focus distance
Wide: 0.5 m - infinity
Tele: 0.5 m - infinity
Macro: 5cm
ISO sensitivity
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
Auto
Aperture
F 2.8 - F 8.4
Scene modes
Landscape
Portrait
Night view
Night Portrait