GE, through its digital camera division (General Imaging) has created a variety of point and shoot and fixed lens cameras aimed at beginners. GE cameras are budget-priced models that provide nice features at a good value. Here are the best new GE cameras, released in the past 18 months.
1. GE Jason Wu Create
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The Create by Jason Wu line of cameras from GE is among the most stylish you'll find in a point and shoot camera. For the holiday season, I named the Jason Wu Create cameras as the most colorful in the market.
Some Jason Wu Create cameras include fashionable wrist straps and leather cases. The camera bodies are either metal -- with colors white, black, gold, red, yellow, blue, and green available -- or leather -- with colors white, black, and gray.
The Jason Wu cameras include features such as:
- 12 megapixels of resolution
- 3X optical zoom lens
- 2.7-inch LCD
- Internal memory only (4 GB to 8 GB)
- Slide-out USB connector, eliminating need for carrying cables
- Rechargeable battery
2. GE E1480W
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Few sub-$200 cameras can offer an optical zoom lens as large as the E1480W from General Imaging, which is the digital camera division of GE. The E1480W lens has a 35 mm equivalent of 28mm to 224 mm, giving it a good mix of wide angle and telephoto capabilities.
In addition, the E1480W offers a few other high-end features, including 14.1 megapixels of resolution, a 3.0-inch LCD, and a camera body measuring 1.06 inches in thickness.
Look for the E1480W to be available in three body colors: Black, red, and silver.
3. GE E1486TW
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Large optical zoom lenses in thin camera bodies are becoming more prevalent in beginner-level cameras, and General Imaging, the digital camera division of GE, is following that trend with its E1486TW camera.
The E1486TW offers an 8X optical zoom lens with limited wide angle capabilities, while the camera body measures slightly less than 1 inch in thickness. The award-winning E1486TW includes a 3.0-inch touch screen LCD, which makes the camera easy to use. In addition, the E1486TW can shoot at 14 megapixels of resolution and can record HD video.
That's an impressive feature list for a sub-$200 camera. The E1486TW should be available in black, red, and silver.
4. GE E1680W
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GE is matching a mid-level optical zoom lens with a thin camera in its E1680W digital camera. The E1680W carries some nice features, including an 8X optical zoom lens, a 3.0-inch LCD (shown in this photo), 16 megapixels of resolution, and the ability to shoot 720p HD video. It measures 0.7 inches in thickness at its thinnest point.
GE is offering three different body colors with the E1680W: Black, silver, or red.
5. GE G5WP
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The waterproof G5WP model from GE is the first of the company's cameras that GE says can be used in up to 10 feet of water depth.
In addition, the G5WP includes 12.2 megapixels of resolution, a 4X optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch LCD, and the ability to shoot video at a limited resolution. The G5WP measures only 0.8 inches in thickness, and its lens does not extend outside the camera body.
The G5WP is available in three stylish colors: Graphite gray, ocean blue, and raspberry red.
6. GE J1250
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General Imaging, the division of GE that manufactures digital cameras, offers the GE J1250 in four different body colors: Black, pink, red, and silver. The J1250 has a 2.7-inch LCD, 12.2 megapixels of resolution, and a 5X optical zoom lens.
The J1250's menu structure is very easy to use, and the camera changes its menu options to meet the current shooting mode you're using. Each scene mode is accompanied by a description, which is nice.
7. GE X5
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One of GE's latest cameras -- the GE X5 -- moves away from GE's formula of manufacturing slim point and shoot cameras, at least in terms of camera body size. The X5 fits into the ultra zoom category with a slightly larger camera body and a 15X optical zoom lens.
The X5 offers 14.1 megapixels of resolution and a 2.7-inch LCD. The X5 is available in black only.
