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Kodak today announce the Kodak DC290 which is a 2.1 (? actually the CCD is 2.3 megapixels) megapixel version of the Kodak DC265. Oh, and there's an uncompressed mode... Suggested retail price $1,099.
Oddly they seem to have opted for an optional interpolated resolution which pushes the image up to 2240x1500 (Ultra mode) which equates to 3.3 megapixels. Remember, this is just interpolated, not the true resolution of the CCD (you can't create detail you don't capture).
Announced today were the Kodak DC290 zoom digital camera with 2.1-megapixel resolution, the Kodak DC280 zoom digital camera with two-megapixel resolution and responsive performance, the Kodak DC215 zoom digital camera, the company's most affordable and compact megapixel digital camera, and the Kodak DVC325, a high-speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) digital video camera. Also introduced were Kodak Quick Prints, an easy digital-to-silver-halide solution; Kodak Inkjet Photo Letter Paper; Kodak Inkjet Picture Kits for Photo Prints; an 80-minute CD; and two DVD offerings.
With extremely high resolution to appeal to both businesses and advanced amateur photographers, the auto-focus, auto-exposure Kodak DC290 zoom digital camera features 2.1-megapixel resolution that captures highly detailed images suitable for 11 x 14-inch prints and an uncompressed ``ultra'' mode for the maximum image quality. It has a suggested price of $1,099.
| Max resolution |
1792 x 1200 (2240 x 1500
Ultra mode)
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| Low resolution |
1440 x 960 & 720 x
480
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| Image ratio w:h |
3:2
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| CCD pixels |
2.3 million (2.15
million effective)
|
| CCD size |
Unknown
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| CCD filter type |
G
- R - G - B
|
| ISO rating |
100
|
| Zoom wide (W) |
38 mm
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| Zoom tele (T) |
115 mm
(3 x)
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| Digital zoom |
Yes, 2 x
|
| Lens thread |
37mm thread available with
optional adapter
|
| Auto Focus |
Yes
|
| Manual Focus |
Unknown
(possible by Digita script)
|
| Normal focus range |
30 cm
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| Macro focus range |
Unknown
|
| White balance override |
Yes - 3 pos.
(daylight, fluorescent, tungsten)
|
| Aperture range |
F3.0 - F15.3 (wide) / F4.7
- F16.0 (tele)
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| Min shutter |
16 s (!)
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| Max shutter |
1/400 s
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| Built-in Flash |
Yes, internal
|
| External flash | Yes, sync capable |
| Flash modes |
Auto, Red-eye, Fill, Off
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| Exposure adjustment |
-2EV to +2EV in 1/2EV steps
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| Metering |
Multi-pattern, Center-weighted
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| Aperture priority |
No (possible
by Digita script)
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| Shutter priority |
No (possible
by Digita script)
|
| Lens thread |
None
|
| Continuous / Burst |
Yes (0.1 - 3fps) - 5 images
@ high, 20 @ low
|
| Tripod mount |
Yes
|
| Self-timer |
Yes
|
| Time-lapse recording |
Yes
|
| Video out |
Yes (NTSC/PAL switchable)
|
| Storage types |
Compact Flash
|
| Storage included |
20 MB Compact Flash card
|
| Uncompressed format |
Yes
|
| Compressed format |
JPEG (EXIF)
|
| Quality Levels |
Uncompressed, Best, Better
Good
|
| Viewfinder |
Optical
|
| LCD |
2.0 "
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| Playback zoom |
Yes, 2.0x scrollable
|
| Operating system |
DIGITA
|
| Connectivity |
Serial, USB, IrDA - PC
/ Mac
|
| Battery / Charger |
No
|
| Battery |
AA (4) batteries (NiMH
recommended)
|
| Weight (inc. batteries) |
525 g (1.2
lb)
|
| Dimensions |
118 x 57x 106 mm
(4.6" x 2.2" x 4.2") |
Other noteworthy features are: Audio recording and playback, "Upgradable over the Internet" which sounds like an automated firmware update.
If you've not already, you should
read our Kodak DC265 review
the functionality of which appears to be almost identical on the
DC290.
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