Kyocera Japan has today announced a twisting lens compact digital camera the Finecam SL300R. Looking very much like a Nikon Coolpix it has a 3.1 megapixel CCD and 3x optical zoom lens, a 1.5" TFT LCD, is powered by a lithium ion battery and uses SD cards for storage. It will be available in later this month and the price is expected to be approximately 45,000 Yen.

Kyocera Finecam SL300R Specification

Sensor • 1/2.7" CCD
• 3,340,000 pixels total
Effective Pixels 3,170,000 pixels
Image sizes • 2,048×1,536
• 1,600×1,200
• 1,280×960
• 640 x 480
Movie clips 640×480/320×240/160×120, 15 fps
File formats • Still: JPEG ( Exif 2.2 )
• Movie: MPEG (QuickTime)
Lens • 3x optical zoom
• 38 - 115mm equiv.
• F2.8 - F4.7
Digital zoom Up to 2x
Focus • Wide AF
• Spot AF
• Manual focus
Metering • Multi
• Center weighted
• Spot
Exposure compen. +/-2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
Sensitivity • Auto
• ISO 100
• ISO 200
• ISO 400
• ISO 800
Shutter 1/2000 - 8 seconds
White balance • Auto
• Sunlight
• Cloudy
• Tungsten
• Fluorescent
• Manual
Sharpness 5 Stage
Viewfinder Optical
LCD monitor 1.5" TFT LCD
Flash • Built-In
• Modes: Auto, Flash On, Flash Off
• Red-Eye Reduction: On, Off
Shooting modes

• Auto
• Sport
• Portrait
• Night portrait
• Macro
• Landscape
Photo effects

• B&W
• Sepia
• Colour
Connectivity USB
Storage • SD memory card and MultiMediaCards
• 16 MB SD card supplied
Power

• Lithium-ion battery (rechargeable)
• AC adapter
Dimensions 100 x 62.5 x 15 mm
Weight (no batt) 125g

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