Leica announced its new V-Lux 40 compact digital camera, which appears to be Leica’s version the Panasonic ZS20/TZ30. Like its predecessor, V-Lux 20 and V-Lux 30, the new V-Lux 40 is also a long-zoom camera. It sports a 14.1 Megapixel CMOS image sesnor and a Leica DC Vario-Elmar 4.3–86 mm f/3.3–6.4 ASPH with a 20x zoom range and 24mm wide angle.

Sony adds to its Cyber-shot lineup a new ultra slim digital camera, the DSC-TX66 that measures just 12.2mm at its thinnest part, which is about the thickness of a standard AA size battery. The camera sports a 18.2 Megapixel Exmor R CMOS image sensor and a 5x optical zoom lens. It features super fast AF speed of approximately 0.13 second in daylight, 0.25 seconds in low-light, and packs BIONZ high-speed image processor. The TX66 also includes Extra High Sensitivity technology for enhanced low light performance.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 Blue

Sony is launching in May two new compact long-zoom cameras, the Cyber-shot DSC-WX150 and DSC-W690, which are the world’s thinnest 10x optical zoom cameras on the market. Both cameras are equipped with 10x optical zoom lens with 25mm wide angle and the newly developed AA lens element. The WX150 adds the Clear Image Zoom technology extending the zoom range to 20x at full resolution, and sports BIONZ image processor. The WX150 features 18.2 Megapixel Exmor R CMOS sensor while the W690 has a 16.1 Megapixel CCD imager.

In addition to the ultra zoom P510, Nikon also updates the P-series with the new CoolPix P310 compact digital camera, which is the successor to the CoolPix P300. With a compact body, the camera packs a 16.1 Megapixel Backside Illuminated (BSI) CMOS sensor and a 4.2x wide angle optical zoom NIKKOR glass lens with a fast f/1.8 maximum aperture to deliver excellent low-light performance.

Canon PowerShot ELPH 520 HS

Canon introduces two new compact digital cameras, the PowerShot ELPH 520 HS and the PowerShot ELPH 110 HS. Both of them are equipped with DIGIC5 image processor for high-quality images, and HS SYSTEM that lets you take bright, clear photos in an even wider range of shooting situations. They also include the new Advanced Smart AUTO, which detects up to 58 scenes varying from non-human moving subjects to people, landscapes, pets and vehicles, helping the camera determine the best mode of shooting.

Nikon announced a new compact digital camera, the CoolPix P300 with a specially crafted f/1.8 NIKKOR aperture lens that employs High Refractive lndex glass to deliver sharp images with high contrast. The camera is equipped with the EXPEED C2 Image Processing Engine and a 12.2 Megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor and its lens offers 4.2x optical zoom and 24mm wide angle.

Samsung will release it March its new ultra portable ST30 digital camera. The compact 10 Megapixel camera features a 3x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide angle and Smart Auto focus. It offers Digital Image Stabilization, face detection, blink detection, Smile Shot, Beauty Shot, Self Portrait and Smart Album functions.

BenQ has introduces a new digital camera, the S1420 with HDR II image enhancement technology that lets users get great shots of high-contrast scenes that are usually so difficult to photograph well. The 14 Megapixel …

Casio’s stylish and slim EXILIM Card EX-S200 is one of the first digital cameras to include Casio’s Single Frame SR Zoom that extends the zoom range by 1.5 times. The card-sized S200 is just 0.6-inch at its thinnest part.

Samsung introduces a new stylish compact camera, the PL200 with a 7x optical zoom lens. The new 14.2 Megapixel PL200 comes with a 3-inch LCD display and features dual image stabilization (optical+digitak), Smart Auto mode for both still image and video capturing, Blink detection, face detection, beauty shot and smile shot functions.