Feb 06 2012
New GPS-Enabled Cameras
Panasonic and Nikon have both announced new digital cameras featuring built-in GPS capabilities. Panasonic has announced the LUMIX ZS20 ($350), a slim Digital Camera with a 20x optical zoom lens. Map data can be installed onto the LUMIX ZS20 via a bundled DVD, giving the camera detailed worldwide maps of 82 countries/regions on a scale of 1/25,000 or more precise with one million landmarks.
A user can copy the map data of a designated city to the memory card and get quick geographic information to know their location and if any landmarks are located nearby. Geo-tagged images are automatically sorted and can be played back along a map so that users can literally trace their photographic journey. The LUMIX ZS20 shows the name of the Country/Region, State/Prov./County, County/Township, City/Town/Village and Landmark – all of which is saved in the EXIF data.
Lumix TS4
Another newcomer at Panasonic is the LUMIX TS4, a ruggedized camera combining a GPS, compass, altimeter, barometer with waterproof, shockproof and freezeproof features. This camera is coming mid-March 2012 with a suggested retail price of $400.
COOLPIX S9300
Nikon is also announcing a new GPS-enabled camera: the COOLPIX S9300′s that also boast a slim form factor with a 18x optical Zoom. Besides the built-in GPS, the cameras displays a map as to where the user has been. It will be available for a suggested retail price of $350.
