New 2-Megapixel Kodak DC280 In Japan

Thanks to one of our readers for pointing me to the Kodak Japan website for the new Kodak DC280J camera. From what I could decipher from the Japanese text these are the main specs: 2.3 megapixel CCD yielding 1760 x 1168 or 896 x 592 images in the usual Kodak "Best," "Better," or "Good" JPG compression. Three sharpness settings. 2x optical 30-60mm f/3-f/3.8 zoom lens with 3x digital zoom. 1.8" LCD w/15fps update. "Auto ISO" rating from 50 to 140. Center-weighted average and spot metering. Video out NTSC/PAL. Shutter speeds from 1/2 to 1/755 sec. USB data interface so it will be PC and iMac compatible. Comes with an 8MB CompactFlash card.

No word on if or when it is coming to the U.S. so I guess we'll wait and see what turns up. So far nothing has been announced at PC Expo.