Aimed squarely at the Canon PowerShot SD700 and the rest of its ilk, Voigtlander makes a run at the compact digital camera market with its 8.1-megapixel Virtus D8, packing a 3x optical zoom and a 2.5-inch LCD display into its small form factor.

The feature list is pretty much standard for digital cameras of this category, so for it to have a chance in this crowded field let's hope the German manufacturer can bring this one in at a lower price, which it hasn't announced yet. Full spec sheet after the jump. – Charlie White

Image sensor CCD 8.1 Megapixel
2.5" TFT LCD monitor
Optical viewfinder and optical zoom
Storage medium: Secure Digital (up to 1GB)
Photo resolution: 3264x2448 / 2560x1920 / 1600x1200 / 640x480
Video resolution: 640 x 480
3x optical zoom f/2.8 - f/4.8
Shutter speed: 1/2 - 1/1500 sec
5.1x digital zoom (Record mode) and 2 and 4x in Playback mode
Exposure compensation -2 - +2 EV with 1/3 step
Auto flash, fill-in flash, flash off, red-eye reduction
Auto white balance and 5 settings
Effective flash range 0.5 - 2.7 m
ISO range of 50, 100, 200 and Auto
Self timer 10, 2 sec., 10 + 2 sec
Video interface
DC-in, USB 1.1 and AV-out interface
Power: Lithium Ion battery
Weight: 150 g

Voigtlaender Virtus D8 [LetsGoDigital, via ber gizmo]

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