SiPix's PMA announcements: Full specs, photos
By
Michael R. Tomkins, The Imaging Resource
(Monday, March 17, 2003 - 23:31 EST)
We told readers during the PMA Spring 2003 week about several new camera announcements from digicam brand SiPix, but at the time we didn't have access to product specifications for the new cameras.
That's now changed, and following are full specs for all three cameras, plus images of the Stylecam Groove and Blink II shot at the PMA Sneak Peek event just before the show opened. To quickly recap, the three cameras are as follows:
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StyleCam Blink II: Successor to the StyleCam Blink, ultra-compact form-factor with 640 x 480 pixel 1/3" CMOS sensor, fixed-focus, fixed focal length lens, 8MB SDRAM memory, USB connectivity, and an impulse-buy price of just $40. There's no color LCD for image review / preview as the camera is too small, but it does have an LCD info display.
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StyleCam Extreme: 2.1 megapixel resolution from a CMOS sensor paired with a fixed-focus, fixed focal length lens, 16MB flash memory, USB connectivity and a 1.6" LCD display. Available in April at a cost of $130, this camera looks identical to Vivitar's ViviCam 3695.
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StyleCam Groove: 1.3 megapixels from a 1/2" CMOS sensor paired with a fixed-focus, fixed focal length lens, 16MB of SDRAM memory, USB connectivity, and as with the Blink II, no color LCD but an LCD info display. Available this month at a price of $70.
Without any further ado, specs for all three cameras follow. We're hoping to get some before and after images demonstrating the effect of SiPix's Picture Alive technology as used in the StyleCam Blink II and StyleCam Groove shortly, and will post a separate article when the samples arrive.
Sipix StyleCam Blink II
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Image sensor |
1/3" VGA CMOS |
Memory |
Built-in 8MB SDRAM |
Image resolution |
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Image capacity |
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Video resolution |
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Video length |
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Video frame Rate |
Up to 5 fps. |
PC camera |
Up to 15 fps (320x240) |
Focus |
Fixed focus |
Focus range |
19.7" (0.5m) ~ infinity |
Focal length |
43mm (equivalent on a 35mm camera) |
Lens aperture |
F2.8 |
Shutter speed |
1/4 ~ 1/1500 seconds (electronic) |
Exposure |
Auto |
White balance |
Auto |
Status LCD |
Monochrome display |
File format |
JPEG (still), AVI (streaming snapshots) |
Interface |
USB v1.1 |
Power source |
1 AAA alkaline battery |
USB BUS-powered |
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Camera dimension |
2.2" x 2.2" x 0.6" (56 x 56 x 15mm) |
Camera weight |
1.5 oz (without battery) |
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Sipix StyleCam Extreme
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Image sensor |
1/2" CMOS sensor with 2.1 million pixels |
Internal memory |
16MB flash memory |
Expandable memory |
Secure Digital or MultiMedia card (optional) |
Super Fine |
Fine |
Standard |
Economy |
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Image resolution |
2048 x 1536 |
1600 x 1200 |
1280 x 960 |
800 x 600 |
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Image capacity |
15 - 40 |
25 - 60 |
40 - 100 |
100 - 200 |
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Video resolution |
320 x 240 |
Video capacity |
100 seconds |
Video frame Rate |
Up to 15 fps. |
PC camera |
Yes |
Lens |
f = 7.5mm |
Focus |
Fixed focus |
Lens aperture |
F2.8 |
Focus range |
39.0" (1.0m) - infinity |
Zoom |
4X ultra-smooth digital zoom |
Shutter speed |
1/4 - 1/2000 seconds (electronic) |
Exposure |
Auto, manual (+/-2EV at 0.5 step increment) |
White balance |
Auto, manual (sunlight, tungsten, fluorescent) |
File format |
JPEG (still), MPEG (video) |
DPOF |
Yes |
Mass Storage |
Yes |
Date Stamp |
Yes |
Power source |
2 AA alkaline batteries or 1 CRV3, USB BUS-powered |
Video output |
NTSC / PAL |
Computer interface |
USB v1.1 (mini-B type) |
Camera dimension |
3.7" x 2.2" x 1.5" (93 x 56 x 38mm) |
Camera weight |
3.8 oz. (120g) without batteries |
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Sipix StyleCam Groove
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Image sensor |
1/2" 1.3 Mega Pixels CMOS |
Max. resolution |
2 Mega Pixels enhanced resolution |
Memory |
Built-in 16MB SDRAM |
Image resolution |
1600 x 1200 |
1280 x 1024 |
640 x 480 |
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Image capacity |
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Video resolution |
320 x 240 |
Video capacity |
Up to 55 seconds with audio |
Video frame Rate |
Up to 15 fps |
PC-cam |
640 x 480 |
PC-cam frame rate |
Up to 15 fps |
Focus |
Fixed |
Focus range |
43.3" (1.1m) - infinity |
Focal length |
8.5mm (43mm equivalent on a 35mm camera) |
Lens aperture |
F3.5 |
Shutter speed |
1/4 - 1/1000 seconds (electronic) |
White balance |
Auto |
Exposure |
Auto |
Flash |
Auto / Off |
AE control |
Indoor / Outdoor |
ISO sensitivity |
Auto |
Status LCD |
Monochrome display |
Self-timer |
10 seconds |
File format |
JPEG (still), AVI (video), WAV (audio) |
Interface |
USB v1.1 |
Power source |
2 AA alkaline batteries |
USB BUS-powered |
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Auto power-off |
60 seconds of inactivity |
Camera dimension |
3.5" x 2.4" x 0.9" (90 x 60 x 24mm) |
Camera weight |
2 oz (63g) |
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(StyleCam Groove alongside print from an image taken with the camera)
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