Chris Gohlke
02-09-2005, 12:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05020803fuji_finepixz1.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0502/05020803fuji_finepixz1.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Fujifilm has today announced the 5.1 million pixel FinePix Z1, their first camera to use folded optical lens technology first used by Pentax and Konica Minolta. The super slim aluminum-cased Z1 is powered up by a sliding lens cover that is the size of the camera. It also boasts a 2.5-inch LCD with toughened glass, ISO up to 800 and VGA-quality movies"</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/fuji_finepixz1blkfront34.jpg" /> <br /><br />So you may ask, what is "folded optical lens technology"? From what I can tell, it positions the zoom vertically inside the camera thereby allowing a zoom without a protruding lens.