Top 9 Mini Digital Cameras
Digital photography appeared in our life only ten years ago, but the industry develops so fast, that today there is a furious competition among digital camera manufacturers. To survive at the market, digital photography makers have to invent unique tools to appeal to their potential customers and make their products faster, cheaper and smaller. Their goal is to put a fully-fledged digital camera in a tiny, sleek body. And some do really succeed.
Although modern Mini Digital Cameras still can’t promise you immaculate image quality, many of them produce competent shots and offer a relatively good feature set. Besides, we should remember that originally they mini cameras were invented (and are still used) as a spy and surveillance equipment. These cameras are not just housed in a micro-body, but they can be hidden in everyday articles like wrist watches. I came across some interesting Mini Digital Cameras and here goes a list of TOP NINE Mini Digital Cameras.
Casio Wrist Camera. This high-tech toy has a regular-sized watch body, which combines both camera and watch capabilities. It offers a stopwatch, a monthly calendar, five alarms, a 12- or 24-hour display, and a countdown timer. Its camera features include a 2- or 10-second self-timer, a 2X digital zoom, 1MB of memory and USB wireless infrared interface. It captures 1,000 QCIF-resolution (176-by-144 or quarter-VGA) images. This toy will cost you about $200. - Panasonic SV-AV10 e-wear. With the dimensions of 1.1 x 2.0 x 3.4 inches, the Panasonic SV-AV10 e-wear is the world’s smallest digital camcorder. It can record and play VGA stills, MPEG-4 video, and MP3 audio. It features a high-resolution, articulated, and rotatable 2-inch LCD viewfinder, a removable 64MB SD memory card and a rechargeable lithium ion battery. This mini gadget will cost you $130.
BenQ 300mini. This cute, colorful camera offers a real dud of a viewfinder, 8MB of internal memory and can record up to 107 VGA images or 30 seconds of 5-fps video, a relatively fast f2.8 lens and an electronic shutter with speeds from 1/6 to a remarkable 1/100,000 of a second. It measures 3.3 x 1.6 x 0.75 inches and gets power from one triple-A battery. The retail price is $80. - SSI Nedio. Measuring 1.8 x 2.2 x 0.8 inches, this micro-cam is able to shoot stills and video (only separately though) and can also be used as a USB-connected Webcam. It incorporates 8MB of built-in memory, enough to record 26 640-by-480 stills or 1 minute 44 seconds of video. It captures VGA shots and QVGA (Quarter VGA, or 160-by-120 resolution) images at the rate of about 5 per second. The Nedio retails at $70.
- SiPix StyleCam Blink. This tiny device measures 2.16 x 2.16 x 0.50 inches, offers 8MB of internal memory, doubles as a Webcam and records up to 100 VGA (640-by-480) or 400 CIF (320-by-240) images. It is powered by one triple-A battery and is shipped with an impressive software bundle: ArcSoft’s PhotoFantasy, PhotoImpression, PhotoMontage and VideoImpression, plus Inetcam’s iVista and SiPix AVI Maker. The estimated street price is $40.
- Mini Digi Cam. In a tiny body, you will find a digital camera, webcam and video clip recorder. The mini Digi Cam allows capture 20 pictures at 352 x 288, or 80 pictures at 176 x 144 resolution, but it lacks zoom or flash. So it is a tool for those who don’t have an integrated camera within their mobiles. It is available for about $40. http://www.latestbuy.com.au/lespion_digi_camera.html
Aiptek Mini PenCam. This light as a pen digicam measures only 1.3 x 1.2 x 3.5 inches, but offers a nice 1.3-megapixel resolution, the possibility to switch the lens settings manually between infinity and macro modes and 16MB of memory (8MB for stills, 8MB for video). It doubles as a USB Webcam and is powered by two triple-A batteries. Its price varies from $28-40. - L’espion Mini Spy Digital Camera. This micro camera is small enough to fit on a key chain. With the dimensions of 5.5 x 3.8 x 1.5cm, it has a retractable Optical Viewfinder that allows you to centre subjects and keeps the protruding piece safe when not in use. It also incorporates a CMOS Sensor with 100K pixels, USB interface, 2MB of onboard memory and one AAA battery. The Mini Spy Digital Camera retails for less that $20.
Rolleiflex MiniDigi. This mini digital camera continues The Rollei Twin Lens Reflex Tradition. It has a 2-megapixel sensor, Waist Level Viewfinder with Pop-up Hood and the included SD memory card. It captures square 6 x 6 cm photos, which look natural and bright. It measures 49 x 73 x 45 mm and is powered by 1 CR2 battery. Find more Mini Digital Cameras:
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