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Details on Samsung HZ1 compact ultrazoom emerge
PUBLISHED: Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Samsung is making a strong bid to be taken seriously in the high-performance compact segment with their announcement of the 10x zoom Samsung HZ1.

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New Samsung DSLR in 2009, no full-frame forthcoming
PUBLISHED: 10/14/2008  BY: David Rasnake
The U.K.'s What Digital Camera magazine provided a synopsis of an interview the publication conducted with Young-Bae Kim, a Samsung exec overseeing the company's DSLR product line. In the interview, Kim made it known that the Korean company would be bringing a new DSLR to market in conjunction with development partner Pentax in 2009.
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New firmware for Samsung GX-20 now available.
PUBLISHED: 7/23/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Samsung has rolled out a minor firmware update for its Pentax K20D-based DSLR, the Samsung GX-20.
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Round Up: Who's driving this bus?
PUBLISHED: 7/19/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Although it seems to be hard to find consumers itching for more megapixels from small cameras, it looks like we're again headed full-steam in that direction.
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Smart Touch goes touch screen in new Samsung TL34HD
PUBLISHED: 7/16/2008  BY: David Rasnake
The 14.7 megapixel Samsung TL34HD brings more touch screen technology to the ultracompact world with the latest iteration of Samsung's Smart Touch interface.
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Samsung TL9 camera/media player concept announced
PUBLISHED: 7/16/2008  BY: David Rasnake
The 10 megapixel, 5x zoom Samsung TL9 is a multifunction camera/media player providing camera, camcorder, and MP3 and video player capabilities in a single device.
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Samsung launches moderately priced SL models
PUBLISHED: 7/16/2008  BY: David Rasnake
In an early morning announcement, Samsung has rolled out a pair of new SL models: the feature-rich SL310W and the budget-minded SL201.
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Samsung S-series and L-series models announced
PUBLISHED: 1/9/2008  BY: David Rasnake
Among its collection of CES releases, Samsung announced two new entry-level digital cameras in addition to three new L-series models on Sunday. New cameras include the basic S760 and S860, and the more well-speced L100, L110, and L210.
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New Samsung NVs, including PMP and HD models, announced
PUBLISHED: 1/9/2008  BY: David Rasnake
As we reported, Samsung added several new and updated cameras to its New Vision (NV) lineup on Sunday, including the high-definition NV24HD, the updated NV30 and NV40, and the PMP-ready NV4.
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Samsung S760 and S860 Digital Cameras Announced
PUBLISHED: 12/4/2007  BY: Ben Stafford
Samsung has announced two new digital cameras in their entry level S line. The Samsung S760 and S860 are your typical entry level digital cameras. The S760 is a 7.2 megapixel camera, and the S860 is an 8.1 megapixel camera, but they're identical otherwise. They both have 3x optical zooms and feature sets. Both cameras will be available in January 2008 with the S760 available at an MSRP of $169 and the S860 at $179.
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Samsung i85 Digital Camera Announced
PUBLISHED: 7/30/2007  BY: Ben Stafford
In addition to the three new NV cameras announced today, the Samsung i85 digital camera is also being announced. It's the latest model in a generation of very slim cameras capable of doubling as a personal media player (PMP). The Samsung i85 features 8 megapixel resolution, 5x optical zoom, 3 inch LCD, and measures 3.74" x 2.42" x 0.8".
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Samsung Updates NV line with NV20, NV15, NV8 Digital Cameras
PUBLISHED: 7/30/2007  BY: Ben Stafford
Samsung has updated its stylish NV line with three new digital cameras. The NV20 offers 12 megapixels, the NV15 comes in at 10 megapixels, and the NV8 takes 8 megapixel shots. All three of the new digital cameras have the Smart Touch interface that appears on most NV models.
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Samsung L83T, L830, S85 Digital Cameras Announced
PUBLISHED: 7/11/2007  BY: Ben Stafford
Samsung has announced the L83T, L830, and S85 digital cameras. All three new cameras feature a new (to Samsung) facial recognition feature. The slim, stylish L83T features 8.2 megapixels, 3x optical zoom, 2.5 inch LCD, facial recognition, and Advanced Shake Reduction. The 8 megapixel L830 has a 3x optical zoom and 2.5 inch LCD. The 8 megapixel S85 gets a 5x optical zoom and 2.5 inch LCD.
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