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Kodak release world's first dual lens camera
Kodak announced its dual lens Easyshare V570 digital camera yesterday - a world first - and last night we got a sneak peak of the product at the CES Unveiled event in Las Vegas.
The new Kodak V570 camera itself is pretty small, similar in size to a 10 pack of cigarettes. Its LCD screen dominates the back of the camera and I was pretty impressed with its quality. It was bright and clear and refreshed very quickly as you moved the camera to a different scene.
The two lenses sit one on top of the other. It's 5x zoom lens is 23mm at its widest point. Put into film lens sizes, this is equivalent to a 39mm to 117mm zoom.
We haven't had a chance to test the camera yet, but pictures Kodak took looked decent quality. However, until we get it into our labs we'll reserve judgement.
Kodak said the camera was aimed at those that wanted a stylish, pocket sized camera with an ultra wide angle lens. It comes out at the end of the month, with a street price of $399.
It also has three more digital cameras due out. This includes the Z650, a 10x optical soom 6.1 megapixel camera costing $349. That should be available from late February. There are also two C series cameras due out - the low end C663 and C530.





Surely you mean "first_digital_dual lens camera", dual lens cameras have been around since the thirties (in film format) - (ever seen a 3D camera?)
Posted by Brian | January 6, 2006 8:21 PM
It says "first" and "digital" in the very first sentence of the story.
Posted by Rob Jones | January 6, 2006 8:48 PM