With the advent of Apple’s IPhone, expect many more upcoming consumer electronics to feature touch-screen controls. BenQ has announced its newest point-and-shoot camera to feature a large 3-inch touch screen LCD for camera control. The T700 is the companies 7MP digital camera, that according to their press release will initially only be available in Taiwan and Europe for a retail price of $10,990 Taiwanese dollars (equivalent to $331 USD).No domestic US distribution has been announced so far. Claimed by the company as the world’s slimmest digital point-and-shoot, the BenQ T700 measures 3.58 x 0.66 x 2.32 inches, with 0.58 inches being its slimmest point. The camera is equipped with a 7-megapixel CCD sensor and an extending 3x Pentax optical zoom lens, part of their Sliding Lens System.
The T700 possesses a 3-inch, 232,000 pixel resolution LCD monitor with touch screen capabilities. Users can write memos on their images or activate camera functions by touch. The camera also has a Super Shake Free system with a sensitivity of 1200 ISO and a high setting at 1600 ISO that can be engaged during movie mode. Users can record video in MPEG 4 format at 640 x 480 at 30 fps. The BenQ T700 accepts SD memory and Li-ion batteries. The camera is available in four colors: red, black, silver and white.It’s a safe bet that an increasing number of manufacturers will begin releasing similar touch screen configurations on new digital photography equipment by year’s end, and with the price of 7-8MP cameras dropping to the $300 range, I can’t wait to see what’s in my stocking come Christmas! (hint to wife…)
Images provided by BenQ.
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