Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX100V

Sony announced two new ultra-zoom Cyber-shot digital cameras in its HX-series, the DSC-HX100V and DSC-HX9V. They are the first Cyber-shot cameras to get the 16.2 Megapixel Exmor R back-illuminated CMOS sensor with support for a brand-new Intelligent Sweep Panorama HR (High Resolution) mode. The HX100V is the first camera to include a 27mm Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonar T* lens with 30x optical zoom while the HX9V is the first to get a 24mm Sony G lens with 16x optical zoom.

Sony introduces the Cyber-shot DSC-HX7V, a new compact camera with a 10x optical zoom Sony G lens. Like the DSC-TX100V and DSC-TX10, the HX7V can take 3D still images and offers 3D Sweep Panorama capabilities. It sports a 16.2 Megapixel Exmor R CMOS image sensor and supports Full HD 1080/60i AVCHD video recording.

Sony is going to launch a new rugged digital camera, the Cyber-shot DSC-TX10 that is not only waterproof, shockproof, dustproof and freeze-proof, fitting your active lifestyle, but also with a stylish design. The TX10 offers 3D photo capture and 3D Sweep Panorama capabilities. It also records Full HD 1080/60i video

Sony is going to release the new Cyber-shot DSC-TX100V, the first compact digital camera with Full HD 1920×1080/60p video recording. The TX100V is also one of the first compact DC to include 3D Still Image mode for taking 3D images using only one lens and imager.

In addition to the D-Lux 5 based on LX5, Leica brings also the V-Lux 2 24x ultra zoom digital camera which is rebranded from Panasonic FZ100. Leica has made some minor change to the design of the FZ100 and replaces the Panasonic and LUMIX branding with Leica.

Other than the FZ40, Panasonic also brings the LUMIX DMC-FZ100 digital camera, a top-of-the-line model in the FZ-series that is the company’s first “hybrid compact digital camera with a MOS sensor”. It packs a 14.1 Megapixel sensor, a 24x zoom LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens and a 3-inch swivel LCD display. The flagship FZ100 records Full HD 1080 video in AVCHD format.

Panasonic introduces the LUMIX DMC-FX700 digital camera that is capable of recording 1080 Full HD video in AVCHD format. The new Lumix camera features a 14.1 Megapixel sensor,  a 24mm ultra wide-angle F2.2 super bright LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens with a 5x optical zoom and a 3-inch touchscreen LCD dispay.

Sony Cyber-Shot TX9

Sony announced in Europe two new digital cameras, the Cyber-Shot DSC-WX5 and Cyber-Shot DSC-TX9 both with 1080i Full HD movie recording and the 3D Sweep Panorama function that “lets you shoot incredible 3D images without needing a bulky, complex double-lens camera system.”

Other than the F/1.8 TL500, Samsung brings also the high-speed compact TL350 camera to the PMA 2010. The TL350 features a maximum video recording speed of 1,000 frames-per-second (fps) (in 138×78 resolution) and a burst mode capable of capturing 10 full-size digital stills per second.

FujiFilm introduces the FinePix HS10 (aka HS11), a new advanced long-zoom digital camera designed to offer performance of a DSLR system without the bulk or expense. The HS10 features a 10.3 Megapixel Back Side Illuminated (BSI) CMOS sensor and a 24mm wide angle lens with 30x optical zoom.