Praktica Luxmedia 5008 Announced

March 19, 2005 | Mark Goldstein | Digital Compact Cameras | Comment |

Praktica Luxmedia 5008Praktica Luxmedia 5008 is announced. The Praktica 5008 is a 5 megapixel digital camera with a 8x optical zoom lens and 1.6” TFT color monitor. The Luxmedia 5008 has 16 MB of built-in memory and supports the SD Card format. The Praktica Luxmedia 5008 offers a continuous shooting mode of 3 shots/sec and 4 ISO settings from 50-400.

Praktica Luxmedia 5008Technical Data:
-   type: 5,2 Mega pixels digital camera with 8x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom and 1.6” TFT color monitor
-   View finder: electronically, micro display (180 000 pixels)
-   Lens: f: 2.80-3.41 / 6.6-58.2mm (35mm equivalent: 40-320mm)
-   Zoom: 8x optical and 4x digital
-   Focus system: Auto focus system with red light assistance
-   Focus range: normal: 0.50m - infinity, Macro: 20-50cm
-   Shutter speed: 1/2000 – 16 sec.
-   Image sensor: 1/2.5” CCD sensor 4.23 Mega pixels (effective: 4.07 Mega Pixels)
-   Resolution: 2592x1944, 2304x1728, 2048x1536 and 1600x1200 Pixel
-   Sensitivity: Auto, ISO 50, 100, 200, 400
-   White balance: Auto and 4 manual modes
-   Continuous shooting: 3 shots/sec.
-   Exposure adjust: -2.0EV to +2.0EV, in 1/3EV steps
-   Flash: auto mode with red eye reduction, flash off mode, flash on mode and night scene mode
-   Self timer: electronic self timer, about 5 or 10 sec. delay
-   LC-display: 1.6” TFT color monitor (85 000 pixel), 9 menu languages
-   Tripod socket: 1/4”
-   Memory: 16MB built-in memory, SD-Card useable
-   File format: MPEG4, JPEG, EXIF2.2, DPOF
-   Connectors: USB 2.0, Video out, DC-in
-   Power source: 4x AA Alkaline batteries (1.5Volt) or Ni-MH batteries or Ni-Cd batteries
-   Dimensions / Weight: 120 x 82 x 85mm/ 395g (without batteries)
-   System requirements: Windows 98 / ME / 2000 / XP

Features:
Video sequence: QVGA (CIF) 30 fps

Equipment:
USB cable, Video cable, CD with Driver and image software, strap and 4x batteries