Pentax Optio WG-1 GPS

Pentax announced two new adventure series digital cameras, the Optio WG-1 and the Optio WG-1 GPS that are waterproof, dustproof, shockproog, coldproof and crushproof, “taking adventure photography to new heights”. Two cameras are nearly identical, with the WG-1 GPS comes with GPS functionality to track and record positional data recording with images making it easy for users to check the shooting locations of captured images.

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.

Panasonic has just announced its all-new LUMIX DMC-ZS10 (aka LUMIX DMC-TZ20), the latest addition to the ZS series ,featuring a powerful 16x optical zoom LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 24mm wide angle. The compact camera, successor to the ZS7, also feature Full HD 1920×1080 video recording in AVCHD format and comes with built-in GPS for geotagging images to be pinpointed via online maps. It is capable of High-speed Consecutive Shooting at 10fps.

Remember the EX-H10G Hybrid GPS camera prototype shown by Casio earlier this year? The Japanese company has just announced the EXILIM EX-H20G, the world’s first Hybrid GPS camera. Thanks to its built-in Hybrid GPS system, the EX-H20G offers ultra-precise location data for the geotagging of photos and videos. The camera can also display user’s current location on a map that can be viewed right on the camera itself. It is also the first camera able to geotag indoors.

Leica officially announced the previously leaked V-Lux 20 compact digital camera, which is just a rebadged Panasonic Lumix ZS7/TZ10. The includes almost all features you found on the ZS7 and gets a more expensive price tag of US$699.

Here is a leaked shot of the Leica V-Lux 20 digital camera posted by LeicaRumors. The V-Lux 20 is based on Panasonic’s ZS7 /TZ10 but gets Leica’s badge. It has a …

Casio showed at the CES 2010 its EXILIM EX-10HG digital camera that includes the Hybrid GPS feature. The new camera is based on the …

Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Blue

Panasonic announced the new Lumix DMC-ZS7 (aka DMC-TZ10), the world’s smallest photo/video hybrid superzoom digital camera. As the successor to the Lumix ZS3, the ZS7 features 12.1 Megapixel image sensor, a  25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens with 12x optical zoom and built-in GPS that embeds photos and videos with the latitude and longitude location details.

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-HX5V

Sony launches at the CES 2010 two new Cyber-shot cameras, the DSC-HX5V and the DSC-TX7, that are the world’s first compact digital cameras to include 1080i HD (1920 x 1080 60i) Advanced Video Codec High Definition (AVCHD) video capability.

In addition to the new DualView cameras, Samsung is adding to its camera lineup the CL65, another camera that “represents the next step in the evolution of the digital camera.” The CL65 includes built-in GPS for geo-tagging, Bluetooth 2.0 and WiFi connectivity and is DLNA compatible.