A shirt-pocket-size 2-megapixel digital camera, complete with a 3X zoom lens.
By Suzanne Kantra Kirschner & Michael Moyer (Editors) Posted 01.25.2002 at 2:34 pm 0 Comments

comp0202zoom_A.gif Minolta's DiMage X measures 3.3 by 2.8 by 0.8 inches and weighs just 4.9 ounces.

In an impressive feat of optical rhinoplasty, Minolta has created a shirt-pocket-size 2-megapixel digital camera, complete with a 3X zoom lens that fits entirely inside the camera's body. With no movable external lens to add weight or depth, the wafer-thin DiMage X measures 3.3 by 2.8 by 0.8 inches and weighs just 4.9 ounces. Price: $500.

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