The Argus Bean 5.0 is a camera for children who are first learning to take pictures. Kids as young as three or four can use the camera easily, but kids in the six to nine year old range have more fun with its advanced features. The webcam has good video quality for a child’s camera, and the camera itself has some other great features like LCD screen, flash, zoom, picture review including a delete feature, webcam mode, USB storage mode, and an SD slot for extra memory. The Argus Bean 5.0 digital camera retails for about $60. [image-acquire]

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Sony introduces the DCR-SX41 DV cam that offers 60X of optical zoom, a 2.7 inch touchscreen, and 8GB of internal memory, which is expandable via the Duo slot. You can store 4 hours of video recording in HQ mode using a 16GB Memory Stick. Measuring 53mm × 107mm × 59mm and weighing 240grams, the Sony DCR-SX41 DV Cam will be released in the end of March for approx. $550. [Sony Japan]

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Samsung is out with another of its digital camera known as WB500. The camera features a powerful 10.2-megapixel with a 24mm wide angle lens and 10x optical zoom from Schneider. The camera also boasts both hardware and software image stabilization to help eliminate blurry images and capable of recording HD motion picture clips 1280X720, H.264. Price is set at around 398,000 Won (€225). [Akihabara]

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Nikon today introduced the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G lens exclusively for Nikon’s DX format. This new 35mm single-focal-length lens provides a picture angle equivalent to a focal length of 52.5mm in FX in 35mm format and has a large maximum aperture of f/1.8 enabling effortless handheld shooting in dark settings, and a built-in Silent Wave Motor to ensure fast, quiet autofocus, even with cameras without a built-in motor, such as the Nikon D40 and D60. The lens is perfect for natural portrait and landscape shooting. [dcviews]

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Canon today release firmware update version 1.0.1.0 for the Canon PowerShot SD880 IS and Digital IXUS 870 IS. This firmware update fixes some bugs on the shutter button and camera settings. You can download the firmware update here. [DCViews]

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