Sanyo Electric Co Ltd has announced a new 350,000 pixel digital camera aimed at the consumer market. The camera, called the DSC- V100, is based around an own-brand, single chip integrated circuit which includes a 32-bit RISC processing unit. The camera offers a variety of multimedia functions. It allows medium and low resolution video playback, five seconds in 320×240 pixel mode and ten seconds in 160×120 pixel mode – the playback function is intended to allow users to add simple video clips to web pages. The clips can also be shown on an analog television set and sent via email. The camera also has a built-in 2-inch LCD and an audio recording input. Optional extras include camera-to-PC link-up software and the ability for camera’s internal SmartMedia card to be ‘read’ by an outboard 3.5 inch floppy disk drive. The camera will go on sale from June 1 in Japan, the company has no plans yet to launch it worldwide. The DSV-V100 is priced at 58,000 yen.
