Mysterious Samsung camera with analog gauges

Tech blog Engadget has spotted a new Samsung camera, the TL320, leaked on Amazon's Web site. Besides the four recently announced point-and-shoots, this snapper should be the highlight for the Korean chaebol at the Photo Marketing Association (PMA) tradeshow happening next month in Las Vegas.

The last we checked, Amazon had already pulled this camera off its site, but that hasn't stopped Netizens from spreading images of the TL320 online. It's said to have a 12-megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom lens with image stabilizer, and a 3-inch OLED display. From the images, it appears the camera will also have a variety of exposure modes ranging from full manual to program.

But what got our attention were the dual retro analog gauges on the top deck of the shooter. This implementation shows how much battery life and memory the point-and-shoot has, and is similar to what we saw on the NV9.

Samsung has yet to get back to us regarding the TL320, but we will give a full report once we hear from the company.

Hands-on with the Dell Wasabi

Earlier this month, Dell announced the Wasabi, a portable printer which utilizes the Zero Ink, or Zink technology. This technique can be seen as the digital equivalent to Polaroid's Instant Film. In fact, Polaroid already has the Pogo, a 3.2-megapixel digital camera with a built-in Zink printer.

The Wasabi is really light and compact. Fitting one into a jeans pocket was easy enough when we tried as it wasn't as bulky as we expected it to be. There is a removable lithium-ion battery which can last for about 15 photographs before you'll need to recharge it. We think the battery life can be improved, considering its target audience is teenagers who'll probably be printing pictures for everyone in a group photo.
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Canon adds some perspective to things

Canon on Tuesday announced two new perspective controlling tilt and shift lenses, the TS-E 24mm F3.5L II and the TS-E 17mm F4L. Adding a wide-angle and an ultra-wide-angle in addition to the TS-E 45mm F2.8 and the TS-E 90mm F2.8 with the TS-E 24mm F3.5L II replacing it predecessor released in 1991. These new tilt and shift lenses have been branded L series with its distinctive red band, signifying their professional build quality.

The TS-E 24mm F3.5L II has been updated to feature UD (ultra-low dispersion) glass to minimize chromatic aberrations. Also specially coated aspherical elements to reduce glare. Both new lenses feature a new revolving construction design that allows it to rotated for both portrait and landscape shooting. The TS-E 17mm F4L offers ultra-wide perspective controlled ability, allowing lots of creative possibilities. It also features UD glass to minimize chromatic aberrations. As well as revolving construction to easily change orientation.
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Four years to locate a camera

It felt awkward, almost like meeting a girl I knew over the Internet for the first time when I set eyes on the mint condition Olympus Pen EED film camera in a dinghy shop. I was in China, en route to Hong Kong, and had decided to pop by a street renowned for its camera shops that sell old photographic equipment. I was looking for the half-frame compact camera that was popular in the 1970s, and spent nearly four years looking for it whenever time allowed. I hesitated from buying the snapper over eBay because I wanted to see the camera before handing over my cash, and local second-hand retailers didn't have this shooter. So, imagine my delight when I managed to track down the Olympus in China! I'm a sucker for old cameras and have an antique Canon rangefinder and a Nikon SLR on my shelf. The Olympus Pen EED joins the family and should keep me busy for some time. That said, to what extent would you go to find a shooter you like? Share with us here.

Olympus E-30 Art Filters surprisingly addictive

During and after the rollout of the E-30 dSLR, Olympus really pushed the Art Filters feature--a handful of preset special effects--which seemed a bit out of place on a US$1,300 dSLR (especially a dSLR that has quite a bit going for it, including very good photo quality and speedy performance).

But in the course of testing the camera I discovered that the Art Filters, or at least some of them, are pretty useful and interesting. Which is another way of saying that they're kind of fun and addictive.

More expensive than the Nikon D90, which offers video capture (flawed though it might be) and competing head-to-head with the high-ISO king in its class, the Canon EOS 50D, this is an interesting way for Olympus to differentiate the E-30 for its competitors.
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