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Minox DC 1011 as Good as Gold

New special edition gold 10-megapixel camera is adorned jewels.


September 16, 2006


Minox DC 1011 as Good as Gold
For those with money to burn, the Minox DC 1011 special edition has a gold plated outer skin of 24 carat gold with ten 2mm diamonds at 0.03 carat each adorning the lens.

In this case all that glitters is gold, plus diamonds that have created the special edition Minox DC 1011 Carat. Unique jewelery stirs all kinds of emotions and the gold and diamonds used in this fully working digital camera make it an unusual and even unique piece of camera jewelery. There are 10 genuine diamonds surrounding the lens as a marker of its uniqueness which, coupled with the camera body coated with gold, presents an innovative, powerful digital camera with a 10-megapixel image resolution.

Each camera is finished by hand and so could be considered a work of art in camera production. The Minox DC 1011 special edition has a gold plated outer skin of 24 carat gold with ten 2mm diamonds at 0.03 carat each adorning the lens. This very unique look certainly does make the DC 1011 Carat stand out in a crowd. Add the outstanding technical features of the camera and its real value becomes evident.

The user can always keeps track of settings, subject and image by the generously sized and sharp 2.5-inch TFT color display, which has a special coating for minimizing reflections of direct solar radiation. If the display is not going to be used then an optional optical viewfinder with optical zoom is available. A digital zoom of up to 10.4 can act as a supplement to the triplicate zoom to enhance creativity.

Picture files, optional video clips with VGA-resolution or voice-notes are stored on SD-cards with a capacity of up to 2GB. In addition the camera is equipped with a memory of 32 Megabyte. With a built-in USB 2.0 port all data quickly can be transferred to a computer. A removable lithium ion battery ensures the power supply. The DC 1011 Carat, along with the standard Minox DC 1011 will debut at Photokina.


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