Canon and Pentax Announce New Waterproof Shooters
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 12:00AM 
For all you Canon geeks out there.
The new Canon PowerShot D20 is a water-, shock, freeze- and dustproof 12.1-megapixel compact camera with a stabilised, 28-140mm equivalent zoom lens and built-in GPS to mark all those secret spots.
Available in May, $349 is the target U.S. retail.
LINK (Via: Photography Blog)
Pentax has announced two new models, the WG2 and WG2-GPS.
The Pentax Optio WG2 and WG2-GPS are two new waterproof, dustproof and shock-resistant compact cameras. Both models can be used at a depth of up to 12 metres and can withstand a drop of 1.5 metres, cold to -10°C and a weight up to 100kg. The WG2 and WG2-GPS also feature a 16 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS image sensor, Full HD movie recording, 5x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide-angle coverage, 3 inch high-resolution LCD monitor with 16:9 dimensions and 460,000 dots, and six built-in LED macro lights. The Optio WG2-GPS additionally comes equipped with an upgraded GPS module.
The WG2 and WG2-GPS will be available in March 2012.
LINK (Via: Pentax)
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