Alphabetical list

Note: Some of the stand photos were taken before the show was open to the public (hence the lack of anyone at the stands).

Pentax

Pentax announced the ultra-slim Optio S at CES, this camera has a unique lens system which occupies far less space than a traditional three times optical zoom because it literally slides three of the lens elements out of the path of the retracting lens system and puts them back again when you power-up. Pentax appear to have also licensed this lens to Casio for the EX-Z3.

Just before PMA Pentax announced the three megapixel three times zoom Optio 33L which takes the 330GS's flip out LCD one stage further so that it can now rotate around two axis. Pentax also announced two very interesting cameras, the Optio 450 and 550 could well be the dark horse products of the show, with four and five megapixels respectively these cameras pack a big five times optical zoom lens into a compact metal body. They are also kitted out with full manual controls and priced very competitively.

Pentax stand	Pentax Optio S (3 mp, 3x zoom)
Pentax Optio S in prototype case	Pentax Optio 33L (3 mp, 3x zoom)
Pentax Optio 450 (4 mp, 5x zoom)	Pentax Optio 550 (5 mp, 5x zoom)
Pentax Optio 550 (rear)	Pentax *ist D Digital SLR (6 mp)
Pentax *ist D (rear)	Pentax *ist D lens mount
Pentax-AF J 28-80 mm on *ist film SLR	Pentax-AF 75-300 mm lens
Site links • Pentax Optio S news article • Pentax Optio 33L news article • Pentax Optio 450 news article • Pentax Optio 550 news article • *ist D news article • *ist D hands-on preview • Pentax-AF J 75 - 300 mm news article • Pentax-AF J 28 - 80 mm news article	External links • Pentax USA • Pentax UK
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Samsung

Samsung announced the four megapixel Digimax V4, the camera is clearly a four megapixel upgrade to the V3. The V4 features a four megapixel CCD sensor and a three times 'Schneider' optical zoom lens. It has a full complement of manual exposure controls, stores images on SD/MMC card and can be powered from a variety of different batteries including the CR-V3 Lithium, two AA's (Alkaline / Lithium / NiMH) as well as a dedicated Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery.

Samsung stand	Samsung Digimax V4 (4 mp, 3x zoom)
Samsung Digimax V4	Samsung Digimax V3 (3 mp) and V4 (4 mp)
Site links • Samsung Digimax V4 news article	External links • Samsung USA
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SanDisk

SanDisk's offerings included new Memory Stick Pro cards (256 MB / 512 MB / 1 GB), the SanDisk Digital Photo Viewer, an expanded Ultra performance line and probably more interestingly a new line of 'Extreme' professional performance cards. New Ultra cards include a 512 MB SD card and a Type I 1.0 GB Compact Flash, the SD card with a claimed sustained write speed of 2.5 MB/sec, the CF card a sustained write speed of 6 MB/sec. The new Extreme range have identical performance to Ultra cards but are guaranteed to work reliably in more extreme environments, quoted operating temperature is -25 to 85 degrees Celsius (-13 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit).

SanDisk stand	Cruzer portable storage device (USB->SD/MMC)
SanDisk Ultra 512 MB SD	SanDisk Ultra 1 GB Compact Flash Type I
SanDisk Extreme 512 MB SD	SanDisk Extreme 1 GB Compact Flash Type I
Site links • SanDisk Memory Stick Pro news article • SanDisk Digital Photo Viewer news article • SanDisk Extreme CF & SD news article • SanDisk Ultra CF & SD news article	External links • SanDisk
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