The Samsung TL110 also known as the ST70 outside the US is an ultra-compact digital camera featuring 14 megapixels, 2.7 inch LCD screen and a 5x optical zoom. It also offers 720p HD video shooting and a lot of Smart technologies - all housed in a stainless steel body.

The camera’s is equipped with a 27mm wide-angle lens, which gives you more convenience when shooting large groups of people and wide scenes - now you can place everybody and everything into a frame without having to step back.

The TL110 is a user-friendly camera. It has a Smart Auto advanced scene recognition technology for both still images and movies. It identifies the scene being shot and automatically chooses from the appropriate scene mode from that stored in the camera.

There’s also Dual Image Stabilization in the camera in the form of both optical image stabilization and shutter speed/ISO boosting digital image stabilisation. It helps prevent blurry shot caused by camera shake.

For portrait shooting the TL110 offers its Smart Portrait System that includes such functions as Face Detection, Smile Shot, Blink Detection, Self Portrait, Red-eye Fix, and Beauty Shot.

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PhotographyBlog.com:
This is a very stylish and moreover very slim digicam for anyone wanting a point and shoot to slip into their top shirt pocket. With this camera you’re getting a fair amount of return for a relatively modest investment.

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Samsung TL110 aka ST70 - Specifications:

• 1/2.3″ CCD Image Sensor
• 14.20 Megapixel
• Maximum Image Size: 4320 x 3240 pixels
• 5x Optical Zoom
• Focal Length Equivalent: 27 ~ 135 mm
• Aperture Range: F3.5 (W) ~ F5.9 (T)
• Focusing: Center AF, Multi AF, Tracking AF
• 2.7″ LCD Screen
• Macro Mode: 10cm
• Sensitivity: ISO 80 - 3200
• Metering: Multi, Spot, Center-weighted
• Shooting Modes: Smart Auto, Program, Dual IS, Scene, Movie
• Smart Auto Mode
• Face Recognition
• Perfect Portrait System: Face Detection, Smile Shot, Blink Detection, Self Portrait, Red-eye Fix, Beauty Shot
• Object Tracking AF
• Effect Photo Style Selector: Normal, Soft, Vivid, Forest, Retro, Cool, Calm, Classic, Negative, Sketch,
• Defog, Custom RGB
• Smart Filter: Miniature, Vignetting, Fish Eye Movie Mode: 1280 x 720p @30 fps
• 27MB Internal Memory
• SD, SDHC Memory Cards
• Body Colors: silver, black, blue, red
• Price tag: $199.99

Fujifilm has launched the GF670 medium-format folding rangefinder camera. The camera is known Fujifilm GF670 in the United Kingdom while in the rest of Europe it is called the Voigtländer Bessa III.

“Medium format photography is enjoying something of a renaissance at the moment,” – says Fujifilm’s Product Manager for film products, Gabriel Dacosta. Fujifilm also promises that the camera will deliver sharp, high quality images with a unique look that film photography offers. At the same time you will be able to print very large high resolution photographs.

The camera offer 6” x 6” and 6” x 7” format shooting – you can easily switch between these formats, - with 120 and 220 roll film. It is equipped with Fujinon EBC 80 mm lens and coupled rangefinder.

The GF670 features manual shutter speed control as well as the possibility of aperture priority automation. The camera has an Electronic Leaf “whisper quiet” shutter with shutter speed ranging from 4 to 1/5000 seconds including bulb settings and flash synchronization at all shutter speeds. It also offers -2/+2 exposure compensation.

The camera is equipped with an exposure counter display, and an ISO setting dial, it has a hot shoe flash mount and a PC sync connection socket.

Fujifilm GF670 Film Camera – Key Features:

• Medium Format
• Shooting Format: 6” x 6,” 6” x 7”
• Manual Shutter Speed Control
• Aperture Priority Possible
• 2/+2 Exposure Compensation
• Shutter Speed: 1/5000 – 4 seconds, Bulb
• Hot Shoe Flash Mount
• PC Sync Connection Socket
• Body Color: Silver
• Price tag: £1,700 (UK)

Carl Zeiss announces the ZF.2 version of its 25mm f/2.8 wide angle fixed-focal lens for Nikon F mount. Now this legendary lens comes with an electronic interface and delivers 25mm field of view on a full-frame camera and 38mm field of view an a sub-frame DSLR with 15x crop factor.

The electronic interface means that though it is a manual-focus lens it supports automatic exposure modes like Program, Aperture and Shutter priority modes. Moreover, you don’t have to manually set the focal length and speed data in the cameras as now all the lens-related parameters are passed to the camera and included into EXIF.

The lens would be ideal for photo enthusiasts who want to get creative, high-quality images while enjoying comfort of using automatic exposure controls. It can be used for nature photography due to its small closest focusing distance (0.17m).

The Distagon T* 2,8/25 features 10 elements in 8 groups in its optical construction, offer 80-degree diagonal angle of view and 83 x 55 mm coverage at close range. It is rather heavy – it weighs almost half a kilo!

In addition to Nikon F (ZF) bayonet, the lens is available with K bayonet (ZK) and M42 (ZS) lens mounts as well

Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2,8/25 ZF.2 – Specifications:

• Focal length: 25mm
• Focal length Equivalent: 38mm (1.5x Crop)
• Maximum Aperture: f/2.8
• Minimum Aperture: f/22
• Focusing Range: 0.17 m – Infinity
• 10 Elements in 8 Groups
• Angular field of View: 80°/70° (diag./horiz.)
• Coverage at Close Range: 83 x 55 mm
• Filter Thread: M 58 x 0,75
• Diameter and Length: 64 mm x90 mm
• Weight: 480 g
• Lens Mount: F (ZF), K (ZK), M42 (ZS)

Official Information: zeiss.com.