Specs on the New Kodak DC265 and DC240 Cameras

Kodak DC265 DC240 DC200+

We recv'd an anonymous email from one of our "deep throat" sources that sent a chart with the new specs for the Kodak DC240 and DC265 cameras. Here's the important info on each of them:

Kodak DC240

1.3 megapixel with 1280x960 and 640x480 resolution modes, JPG file format, three compression levels (good, better, best), 3X optical zoom (39-117mm) with 2X digital zoom, 8MB CompactFlash card, 1.8" TFT LCD, 4-mode flash (auto, red-eye, fill, off), autofocus with single and multi-spot, 0.25cm macro mode, f/2.8-f/16 in wideangle, f/4.5-f/25.7 in telephoto, 1/2 to 1/755 sec shutter speeds, autoexposure with center-weighted or intelligent multi-pattern modes, +/- 2EV override in 0.5 steps, auto white balance with daylight, tungsten and flourescent settings, ISO 140 rating, captures 2 images within 0.2 seconds, serial and USB connectivity, Video out in NTSC, PAL, power-up time 2 secs, less than 1 sec to autofocus, LCD review in 0.6 sec and a shutter delay of less than 0.2 sec! Physical size is 5.2 x 2 x 3 inches and weight with batteries is 12.5oz.

Kodak DC265

1.6 megapixel with 1536x1024, 1152x768 and 768x512 resolution modes, Flashpix or JPG format, four compression levels (good, better, best, super), 3X optical zoom (38-115mm) with 2X digital zoom, 2" TFT LCD, 16MB CompactFlash, 4-mode flash (auto, red-eye, fill, off), autofocus with single and multi-spot, no macro mode but does focus as close as 0.3m, f/3.0-f/14 in wideangle, f/4.7-f/22 in telephoto, 1/4- 1/400 shutter speeds, autoexposure with manual and external modes, 10-sec selftimer, +/- 2EV override in 0.5 steps, auto white balance with daylight, tungsten, flourescent and off settings, ISO 100 rating, burst mode 5-24 pictures @ 0.1-3fps (6 @ hi/med res, 24 @ low res), time-lapse capture mode up to 1800 images (1 min - 24 hour interval), serial IrDA and USB connectivity, Digita OS with fast power-up (less than 5 sec), image processing time is 15 secs, LCD review in less than 0.6 sec and the preview framerate is 8.6fps (vs 4.3fps on DC260). Video out NTSC, PAL with video preview. Physical size is the same as DC260 4.6 x 2.2 x 4.2 inches and weight with batteries is 19.4oz.

Both cameras are powered by 4 AA size batteries, alkaline or NiMH rechargable type. Pictures of the cameras when we get some good enough to be posted, the ones on the scanned chart were very poor.