Creative Technology has just released a new 4-in-1 digital camcorder that incorporates an MP3 player, voice recorder, and of course, a digital camera in its list of features. The DiVi CAM 428 has a 4-megapixel CCD sensor and able to take pictures at 8.0 megapixels using what's called an "in-cam interpolation." It'll record MPEG-4 in VGA (640 x 480) res at 30 frames per second, in a choice of either AVI or ASF format. Other features include 4x digital zoom, five flash modes, a Night mode, a Macro mode, integrated 32MB, and a 2-inch LCD that can rotate up to 270 degrees. Available starting this month, the price is a really affordable $199. Which is good, since all of these multi-function devices seem to suffer from a "master of none" syndrome. But with the low price and sleek stylings of the DiVi CAM 428, I may actually learn to like this one.

Press Release [Creative]
Creative DiVi CAM 428 does it all [MobileMag]

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