May
15
New DCS 620 Performs at ISO 6400
Enhanced
Kodak camera to ship in June
by
David Nagel
Senior
Producer
Kodak
today announced that it will ship an enhanced version of its 620 digital
camera. The new 620x supports ISO settings ranging from 400 to 6400. The
new model also provides improved image quality over the previous model.
Like the DCS 620 camera, the DCS 620x is built on the Nikon F5 platform,
but it uses a new CCD and color filter array to allow for better color
at higher ISO settings. Other features of the camera include:
- A 2 megapixel (1,736 x 1,160 pixel) 13um, ITO, CCD sensor;
- Serial port for GPS receivers and direct cellular telephone connectivity;
- Burst rate of 3.5 frames per second, and a sustained burst depth of 12 images;
- Onboard histogram for verifying exposure on the spot;
- 36-bit color;
- Intervalometer to enable automated capture over timed intervals;
- LCD display;
- Open Application Programmer Interface
- IEEE 1394 (FireWire) interface;
- Voice annotation;
- 6 MB finished files in 24 bit RGB;
- Onboard JPEG compression with three levels of resolution
Photographers can customize the DCS 620x with such options as removable anti-aliasing and IR blocking filters, IPTC captioning, white balance uploading, direct cellular phone transmission and a wide choice of storage options. Hardware requirements include Mac OSÊ8.5 or greater, 64ÊMB RAM minimum, 128ÊMB RAM recommended, 100ÊMB hard drive minimum, 200ÊMB or more recommended, IEEEÊ1394 interface or PCÊCard peripheral device. On the software side, the camera requires Adobe Photoshop 5.0 or later and the Kodak Professional TWAIN Module 5.91 or later.
The camera will start selling June 1. For more information, visit http://www.kodak.com.
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