Panasonic has decided to release its world’s smallest DSLR, LUMIX DMC-G1, in the United States market. For your info, the LUMIX G1 adopts the Micro Four Thirds system that eliminates the internal mirror structure that defines digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and reduces the size and weight. The LUMIX G1 DSLR Camera will be released in three different colors including black, red and blue for $800 each

Panasonic adds new colors for its SDR-S7 ultra-portable camcorder. It is currently available in four colors including the red, blue, black and silver. Weighing only 182grams, the video camera is able to record 16:9 or 4:3 video at VGA (640 x 480) resolution in MPEG-2 format. Users can store their video files on SD cards that supports up to 16GB of storage capacity. The SDR-S7 also sports a 2.7-inch widescreen display, 10x optical zoom, stereo microphone, 0.6 seconds Quick Start, and USB 2.0 for fast file transferring.

The CEATEC 2008 is a platform for Sony to unveil its DSC-T77 digital camera, which is touted as the thinnest digital camera in the market today. Measures 3.9mm thick, the digicam features a 3-inch LCD touchscreen with an updated intelligent scene recognition technology, Smile Shutter and face detection technologies, a high sensitivity shooting(up to ISO 3200), and eleven scene modes. Available in brown, pink, green, silver and black, the Sony DSC-T77 digital camera is priced at around 300,000 Korean Won

The company BenQ announced a new 10-Mp the camera DC E1050. It is equipped with 3-inch display and lens with a 3-fold optical zoom. The body of the camera is made of metal, the minimum thickness of only 16.8 mm. Stylish and functional novelty has in its arsenal of new features and capabilities: better quality of shooting with limited coverage provided illumination auto focus, for a natural color image with little permission, you can take advantage of the increasing importance to ISO 3200, to get rid of a “red eye” will help special treatment Processing has already received the frame. In addition, the regime Z-lighting adjusts the brightness and contrast of the dark areas of the frame to get the correct exposure, and 32 different policy regimes make it possible to obtain high-quality photos in various shooting conditions. NEW expected in the Russian market in late October 2008.

Features BenQ DC E1050:

* 10-Mp CCD-sensor
* 3-inch display, 230000 points
* 3-times optical zoom
* 5-fold digital zoom
* The focal length 6,3-18,9 mm (35.5 - 106.5 mm equivalent of 35 mm film)
* The range of focus - normally between 40 cm to infinity, in makrorezhime from 10 to 60 cm
* Extract from 1 / 2000 to 1 second
* Svetochuvstvitelnost - ISO 50/100/200/400/800/1200/1600/3200 (low resolution)
* Built-memory 10 MB
* Support for SD memory card format
* Ability to record video from highest-resolution 848h480 points and the rate of 30 frames per second
* Dimensions - 95×57x17, 6 mm
* Weight - 120 grams

Samsung unveiled the VM-MX25E, which also uses the H.264 codec to encode videos, allowing them to be uploaded straight onto YouTube or Apple’s portable devices, including the iPhone and video-capable iPods. The camera can record onto SD memory cards, with Samsung claiming 8 hours of 640×480-pixel, DVD quality video can fit on a 16GB memory card. The camera will support SDHC cards up to 32GB in size and does not have any built-in memory of its own.

When the VM-MX25E eventually makes it to the US, it will be available in black or red and is expected to cost about $340