Apparently some companies can't wait until CES 2008 starts to announce their new compact P&S models. Samsung had already announced their S760 and S860, and now Sony announces their new S-series Cybershot AA-based model, the Sony S730.
Meet the Sony Cybershot S730
The S730 is the typical P&S AA-based digital camera of our times, with the exception of course of using a Memorystick instead of the SD/MMC memory cards who have "won" the memory format wars about a few tech-centuries ago.
It features a 7 megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom, 2.4" LCD, powered by two AA batteries, Memory Stick Pro Duo, and such.
Coverage of the announcement on the net
Model Name Analysis
If the name sounds familiar, Samsung has a camera with exactly the same name and similar specs even, the Samsung S730, which was a popular model because of its low price. This will likely create some confusion at the big electronics store where the casual entry-level P&S buyer will be getting confused by two different cameras named S730. GE also has a camera with a similar name, the GE A730.
Opinion - Analysis of the announcement
The timing may have been a little bit of a surprise, since it goes in the "record books" as a 2007 announcement (at least in the countries it was made), but the specs and such are as expected.
Our CES 2008 predictions, posted just a few days ago, predicted possible Sony S750 and S850 models, so we were close by 20 "model units" ;-) We did not predict the timing of the announcement for sure!
You can read more at our gigantic PMA 2008 Rumors and Speculations Spectacular.
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