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October 17, 2006 6:35 AM PDT

Cameras that make you go 'hmmm...'

by Lori Grunin
BenQ X720

I don't know about you, but I was getting sick and tired of all those 0.8-inch-fat 7-megapixel cams, like the Sony DSC-T10 and Casio EX-S770, trying to pass themselves off as ultracompacts. Thank heavens BenQ came along with its X720, which not only gives me 7 yummy megapixels, but squeezes them into an anorectic 0.49-inch-thin chassis! Now there's room in my pocket for a camera and Tic Tacs! In fact, I'm even more surprised that the company's not touting the X720's ability to shoot at to as high as ISO 4,000 as part of its Super Shake-Free antiblur system.

The X720 is supposed to ship this month, though I doubt it will land on U.S. shores. Thanks to The Register, without which this tidbit would have passed me by.

(Photo: BenQ, via Reg Hardware)

Senior Editor Lori Grunin has been covering digital imaging for two decades, but her memory's kind of sketchy on the details. You can hear about it every week on Indecent Exposure, the podcast she co-hosts with Matt Fitzgerald.
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i want that
by AJsun21 October 17, 2006 7:07 PM PDT
i really hope that comes to the US by christmas, or i'm importing it
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i want that
by AJsun21 October 17, 2006 7:07 PM PDT
i really hope that comes to the US by christmas, or i'm importing it
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i want that
by AJsun21 October 17, 2006 7:07 PM PDT
i really hope that comes to the US by christmas, or i'm importing it
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I'd love to see a full review
by knahra1 October 18, 2006 8:26 PM PDT
This looks awesome. I'd love to see a full review comparing it to the competition... & they'd be fools not to market it in the US.
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I'd love to see a full review
by knahra1 October 18, 2006 8:26 PM PDT
This looks awesome. I'd love to see a full review comparing it to the competition... & they'd be fools not to market it in the US.
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I'd love to see a full review
by knahra1 October 18, 2006 8:26 PM PDT
This looks awesome. I'd love to see a full review comparing it to the competition... & they'd be fools not to market it in the US.
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