Remarkable 10mp Camera for under $200? AA Batteries included

Meet the $169, 10 megapixel camera from DXG. Featuring basic settings, 3x optical zoom and even video recording, this unit’s claims are impressive? But who the heck is DXG?

According to the release, they are a Taiwanese company, producing in China, selling to the US since 2005. Red flag warning: their website hasn’t been updated (at least the “about us” part) since then. That makes me nervous.

Anyhow the cameras finer points are:

• Image Sensor: 1/1.76″ Panasonic 10.37 Megapixel CCD Sensor
• Active Pixels: 10.0 Megapixel – up to 12 Megapixel
• 3X Optical Zoom/4X Digital Zoom
• Focus Illuminator
• Face Detection
• AutoFocus Tracking
• Supports Direct Print
• Sensor Sensitivity – Auto or Manual (ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 Equivalent)
• Storage Media
  1. Internal: 32MB Flash Memory
  2. External: SD/MMC Card, support high-capacity SD cards up to 4GB
• White Balance
• EV Compensation
• Self-Timer
• PC Interface
• TV Out Format
• Shutter – Mechanical and Electronic Shutter
• Auto Power Off
• Power Supply – 2x Alkaline Batteries

Product Site [DXGUSA]