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CE Week isn’t typically a venue for major product introductions, then again neither is Sony’s blog. Last night, we got a sneak peek at the company’s new Action Cam on the aforementioned site, and this morning the Japanese manufacturer dropped the black curtain on what appears to be the very same prototypes used in yesterday’s tease. We almost missed it at Sony’s pint-sized booth at the annual week-long CEA event in New York City — the camera, which has yet to get an official name and model number assignment from Tokyo, is massively smaller than yesterday’s snaps may have implied. The adventure shooter is hidden behind glass, but we did manage to pull it out for a brief inspection, and boy is it tiny.

A variety of mounts were on hand to demonstrate the shooter’s versatility, including a handlebar attachment, helmet holster and some sort of plastic enclosure that could presumably be used to shield the Action Cam from underwater hazards, though Sony declined to confirm. Specification details are also quite spotty at the moment, but we were able to confirm that there will be an Exmor R CMOS image sensor and a wide-angle Carl Zeiss Tessar lens on board. Things seem to be quite limited on the controls front, with simple navigation buttons, a Start/Stop toggle, a tiny LCD and stereo mics up front representing the entire bounty of I/O offerings. There also appears to be SD and Memory Stick storage on board, based on familiar logos printed on the jet-black housing. For now, that’s all she wrote — we expect more details as we approach the Action Cam’s official launch in the fall. Flip through the gallery below for a closer look.

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I think anyone that grew up in the 80s will remember the Polaroid instant cameras that spit the picture out of the front. I know when I was growing up we always thought watching those pictures develop was the coolest thing ever. Polaroid has a new instant camera called the Z2300 Instant Digital Camera that is a modern version of that 80s instant camera.

The Z2300 has an integrated ZINK Technology printer inside the digital camera that allows you to take digital photos, and then print a 2 x 3-inch hard copy immediately. The digital camera can also upload images to social media sites such as Facebook. The camera comes in two colors, including black and white.

The camera resolution is 10-megapixels and has a three-inch LCD on the back so you can preview the image before you print. The printer integrated into the camera uses no ink. The paper the ZINK printer uses is a composite material that has cyan, yellow, and magenta dye crystals embedded in paper. The printer uses heat to activate and colorize the crystals to deliver a clear and vibrant print in less than a minute. The Z2300 camera is priced at $159.99. The 2 x 3″ ZINK paper sells for $24.99 for 50 sheets, and a 30-sheet pack is available for $14.99.

Polaroid unveils Z2300 Instant Digital Camera is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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