BREAKING NEWS! Chinese manufacturer Penchan has figured out how to make a cute little blue camera have 5.5 Terapixel resolution which equals about 5,500,000 megapixels. That makes this little camera thousands of times more sensitive than even the most high-tech cameras.

How did they manage such a breakthrough? And why are there not more people talking about it? And we know it can’t be a lie. It’s on the internet. Everything on the internet is totally true. Always. — Andrew Dobrow

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The previously unknown to us company, BetterLight, has created a new monster in the digital photography world. A 416 MP camera. There’s no typo there. Allow us to write it out phonetically to be sure. Four-hundred and sixteen megapixels! For our needs this is about 410 megapixels too many. But for companies who create wall sized prints for ads, the incredible detail could carry a new era in realistic advertising.

Each file this camera snaps is about 794 MB, which of course means buying a new hard drive might be in order. The camera is made for art reproduction companies as well as archival groups. It will put a $22,995 hole in your pocket, which is a great value considering a similar price was thrown on 20 MPs when they were first released for sale. All we can say is, “Wow, that’s a shitload of pixels.” — Andrew Dobrow

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The Sharp 910SH houses 2 things that Nokia hasn’t managed yet, a VGA screen and a 5MP camera with 3x optical zoom. While we know for sure that the 910SH will not be released outside Japan, nor will it be able to roam (even on W-CDMA, yes), it is always good to see how claims translate to reality. Do we need such camera and wouldn’t it take ages to safe pictures? The NikkeiBP team has taken the 910SH for a run, and generally liked what they see.

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This product is definately directed at a very niche market. The Ricoh 500SE camera looks a bit oversized, but there is a good reason why. It has a built in GPS chipset inside of its camera body. Also, the body is big because it has been made for rugged use. If you’ve ever dropped a camera and it went kaput, that probably won’t happen with this heavy duty camera. Its GPS capabilities come in through the integrated Blutooth radio. So Bluetooth can do more than GPS, right? And so can the 500SE. Along with the GPS, the ability to transfer images wirelessly to other gadgets that can communicate with the 500SE. So apart from the GPS capabilities, this camera has an 8 megapixes sensor that allows for pretty high resolution pictures. So is this oversized camera worth the exorbant prices that resellers are asking? If you are constantly camping and want to take better pics with a camera you don’t have to worry about, then possibly. If this isn’t your situation, then there isn’t much reason for you to buy this camera. — Nik Gomez

Ricoh 500SE GPS-ready Digital Camera [via UberGizmo]