This Sony cam has big pockets

Hold it. Snap. One picture in camera.

Do that a thousand times and it's time to switch memory cards. Or is it?

The new Cyber-shot T2 is snazzy, small and boxy. But its big redeemer is its Doraemon-like storage pocket. While it cannot produce a gadget for every occasion like the robotic kitty, in the world of internal storage, 4GB is a formidable amount. In fact, it's twice more than the 2GB Cyber-shot G1. So you can save on that pricey Memory Stick if you want to.

And while the T2 is a step up, storage-wise, from the G1, it also bears a passing resemblance to the newly reviewed T200. The T2 has a 2.7-inch touchscreen and the same Smile Shutter (auto captures pictures when a smile is detected).

You are also buying gimmicks when you get the T2. It has a scrapbook feature for creative image playback on the camera and a "sharemark" folder that stores content for eventual upload to the Web with the Sony PMB Portable software. The software is directly linked to sites like Flickr and YouTube, but there are no details as to whether you can add in your preferred content-sharing site.

According to Sony Electronics Asia Pacific, the T2 will be on sale in Asia by November. Pricing info was unavailable at press time.

   

Is this the end of the BenQ big bang?

Dear BenQ,

Apparently, you have not read my missive to you last week. It's nice to see the new cameras that have been trickling out. All that effort, yet no revolutionary improvements? Of course, while we shouldn't be expecting bold updates to an aesthetically oriented camera, you could change the design a little. You know? Make it refreshing?

On the light sensitivity part of things, the DC X735 has an increase of ISO 1,600 to ISO 2,000 over the previous X725, so we guess that counts for something at least.

Bored reviewer

Another virtually similar BenQ camera

Dear BenQ,

If you must know, the fall season of camera launches is over. So how come the new cameras? Or more precisely, how many more are there still to come?

Besides its very marginal improvements (8-megapixel vs 7-megapixel; SDHC support), the C840 is virtually the same as the C740i and the C640 before that, right down to the dimensions and the weight. But then again, based on the specs comparison, it's probably a good call to announce it when things are quiet on the camera front.

Yours,
Unimpressed reviewer

     

BenQ improves on the T700... barely

Hmm, what's this? After the torrent of camera launches in the past two months, we thought we could finally kick back a little and play around with the new cameras in the lab. But no, BenQ had to drop in with a higher-spec T800, right after the T700 made its debut a few months back.

So what's new? Well, not much. It's the same body with same dimensions. Minor differences are the higher megapixel count (8- vs 7.2-megapixels), a larger touchscreen LCD (3 inch vs 2.5 inch), more light sensitivity (ISO 6,400 to ISO 1,200) and support for SDHC in the T800.

Right after the dismal review that the T700 received for its poor low-light performance, the ISO 6,400 setting on the T800 ought to help bolster its score in the next round of reviews.

The T800 will be launched in Thailand by Q4.

     

Stealth launch: Casio EX-Z8

This is the fifth camera that Casio is announcing this fall. However, number five seems to lack the PR publicity that the Japanese firm had allocated to the earlier four.

While Casio gave us few details, it's plain to see that the EX-Z8 is meant as a replacement for the EX-Z75. And like the previous quartet, the 8-megapixel Z8 will have a YouTube video capture mode (low-res) and upload software.

A Casio Singapore spokesperson reported that the EX-Z8 will not be retailing in the island republic.

 Read our review of the first Casio YouTube camera

     

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