Announced today the V610 is the World’s smallest 10x optical zoom camera. Boasting sleek looks almost identical to it’s predecessor the Kodac Easyshare V570 the V610 is one of the best looking digi cams on the market, and it isn’t all style no substance.  The V610 like the V570 uses a dual lense system, both are Schneider-Kreuznach C-Variogon all-glass lenses, each with 6 megapixel sensors. The wider angle lens has a 38-114 mm range and the other a 130-380mm range; combined they make the V610 capable of 10x optical zoom in a body that is only 0.9 inches thick.

Another innovative feature is that the V610 will be Bluetooth enabled.  A Bluetooth 2.0 radio will allow image transfer to other Bluetooth devices within range.  You can send images to mobile phones, PDAs, Kodak printing kiosks or Kodak Easyshare printers.

The zoom range can also be used during movie capture.  Capture movies at up to a resolution of 640×480 at 30 frames per second.  Digital image stabilization during movie capture keeps the MPEG-4 encoded movies as shake free as possible.

Kodak will also be introducing their new patent-pending algorithm for noise reduction.  In order to minimize blur and the telephoto end of their 10x zoom, the camera will shoot at up to ISO 800.  To combat the extra noise, a noise reducing algorithm becomes a must.

Other features of the Kodak Easyshare V610 are:

• Kodak Perfect Touch technology – corrects lighting after the image is capture
• Panorama stitch mode – stitch together up to 3 pictures in-camera
• 22 scene modes, 3 color modes, and one custom mode
• Selectable exposure metering, exposure compensation, focus zones, ISO, and single/continuous auto-focus for precise control
• 28MB of internal storage and an SD memory card slot for more storage
• Favorites mode, that will store 100 pictures in an on-camera album for sharing and synchronizing with the Kodak Easyshare Gallery online service

The V610 will be available May 8th at an MSRP of $449.