Kyocera
(also known as Yashica) today announced their tiny Finecam S3 digital
camera, weighing at less than 200 g and just smaller than Canon's Digital
IXUS (S100 ELPH) it becomes the smallest 3 megapixel digital camera available.
The S3 has a metal case, 2 x optical zoom lens, SD card (MMC) storage,
a 3 megapixel CCD and several manual controls. At this stage it's unclear
under what name the S3 would be marketed outside of Japan.
Kyocera Finecam S3 specifications
Body material | Metal |
Image Sensor | 1/1.8" 3.34mp CCD GRGB CFA |
Image Size | 2048 x 1536 1024 x 768 |
Image Type | TIFF, JPEG |
Lens | 38 - 76 mm equiv. (2 x zoom), F2.8 - F3.5, 7 pieces in 6 groups |
Focus Modes | Auto Focus, Manual Focus, Infinity Lock |
Focus Range | Normal: 30 cm - Infinity Macro: 6 cm - 30 cm |
Exposure Modes | Auto Exposure, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority |
Metering | Center Weighted Average, Spot |
Shutter Speed | 1 - 1/2000 sec (8, 4, 2 sec available in shutter priority) |
White Balance | Six modes plus manual preset |
Image Processing | Colour, Sepia, Black & White |
Viewfinder | Optical |
Flash | Built-In |
Flash Range | Wide: 0.9 - 2.5 m Tele: 0.9 - 2 m |
Storage | SD card (MMC) |
Movie Mode | AVI limited only by storage |
Self Timer | +/-2EV in 0.3 EV |
LCD Display | 1.5" 110,000 pixel |
Play Mode | One Screen, Thumbnail (six), Slide Show, Zoom (2x), Rotation |
Video Out | NTSC / PAL (switchable) |
I/O | USB |
Power | Supplied Lithium-Ion 800 mAh rechargeable battery |
Dimensions | 30 x 87 x 55 mm |
Weight | 160 g (inc. battery and media) |
(Article prepared at 35,000 feet)
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