Press Release:
Contax announces two new digital cameras. The Contax i4R is very small at less then 94mm long and 21mm thin. The i4R gives the user the impression that they are holding something that resembles a high-end perfume atomizer, a style first seen with the Toshiba T30.
The Contax U4R is only 19mm thin and the rounded edge design can easily fit into a shirt pocket or bag for easy of portability...

The Contax i4R offers a Carl Zeiss Tessar T* 6.5mm lens (equivalent to approx 39mm in 35mm film format) consisting of 4 elements in 3 groups and includes two aspheric and one high index lens element. The Carl Zeiss Tessar T* 65.mm f/2.8 lens has been developed specifically for digital usage and achieves outstanding color reproduction and rich color gradation. In addition, Carl Zeiss? special multi-layer T* coating dramatically reduces flare and ghosting which results in crisp, ultra sharp images. For greater control, the i4R has the ability to focus down to an amazing 5cm (2 inches) in macro mode (lens element surface to subject distance).

The i4R also incorporates 6x digital zoom and includes up to 8x digital zoom in playback mode.