Convergence coming to the digital camera

Samsung NV3 camera

Examples of convergence can be found in the area of PDAs and cellphones. Now, Samsung is bringing convergence to digital cameras by outfitting features like MP3 and video players.

Its new NV3 camera is capable of 7MP still pictures and comes with a 3x optical zoom as well as the aforementioned MP3 and video players. You can load video (MPEG, AVI, MOV, WMV and ASF) and MP3 music files from your computer and play them back on the 2.5-inch camera and stereo speakers. It can also record VGA video at 30fps. The camera also comes with text recognition software.

The NV3 will be available this fall at a price of $349.99 USD.

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