Monday, January 18, 2010
Samsung Releases HZ35W and HZ30W Mega-Zoom Compact Digital Cameras
Posted by Jason Dunn in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 05:22 PM
"Ridgefield Park, NJ (January 18, 2010) - Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced the addition of two new models to its HZ-Series of high zoom, point-and-shoot digital cameras. The 12-megapixel HZ35W and HZ30W offer the same wide-angle 24mm Schneider lenses as their predecessors, the HZ15W and HZ10W, but extend the telephoto capability of the range from a 10x optical zoom to an impressive 15x optical zoom. In addition, the HZ35W comes equipped with a super clear and sharp 3.0" AMOLED display and built-in GPS technology for the automatic geo-tagging of images from anywhere in the world. "These cameras represent what consumers can expect from Samsung," said Mr. SJ Park, CEO of Samsung Digital Imaging Company. "From their powerful optics to the exceptional combination of features which make snapping perfect pictures every time effortless, Samsung's new HZ-Series goes above and beyond what's expected from a point-and-shoot and raises the bar even higher for this class of high zoom compacts.""
Cramming a 15x optical zoom into a body only 1.1 inches thick is no small feat, but adding GPS and a three inch AMOLED screen on top of that is quite impressive. Due to be shipping in March 2010 for an unknown price point - honestly, why send out a press release with no MSRP? - the HZ35W looks like a camera designed to compete with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 and the Canon SX-200 IS. The remainder of the press release is after the break, along with more images. Read more...
