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Inside the JVC GX-PX1's gigantic barrel and thin, slim body is a promising camera and camcorder hybrid. There's a 10x optical zoom, 10-megapixel camera, 1080/60p HD video recording at up to 36Mbps, and can shoot at 60fps at 5.7-megapixels.

The 3-inch LCD swivels and the camera comes with 32GB of internal memory. No price or release date out yet, but it's supposed to release by the end of the month.

[Impress via Slashgear]

At one point, springing for a camera that could survive a smash or two meant sacrificing, you know, actually getting a decent camera. Not so anymore! Panasonic's 12.1MP TS3 is thoroughly rugged and does geotagging and 1080p video.

First, the basics. You can beat this thing up. It's waterproof to 40 feet; shockproof to about 6 feet; freezeproof to -10 degrees C, and dustproof for good measure. Good.

And as you'd expect, there are plenty of upgrades over its predecessor, the already-pretty-great TS2, in terms of guts: the TS3 shoots full 1080p HD video; has built-in GPS for geotagging magics where the ZS2 had none; and has a fake 3D mode whihc will snap 20 shots, pick the best two, and overlay them to produce as best a 3D image as it can muster. Not quite the real deal, but you've gotta start somewhere in this crazy new 3D world, right?

The TS3's got 4.6x optical zoom, a built-in LED for lighting up dark creepy crawlies and a full suite of Panny's intelligent auto options. It'll be available in March for a to-be-determined price.

This concept Sony DSLR design was created by industrial design student Ryan David Francis. Its unique shape is provides more room for your face for people who prefer the viewfinder to using the LCD screen.

[Coroflot via Core77]

Later this June, well-known lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss will begin offering a line of Compact Prime CP.2 lenses with the discerning HDSLR filmmaker in mind.

Pricing, unfortunately, will probably arrive a bit closer to the rumored June release date. 

Recently, at Pentax: "Sir, I don't know what to tell you. We've done the robotic colors. We've done the Valentine's colors. We've tried everything, short of using the whole goddamn rainbo—wait a minute. I think I've got it."

It's all been leading up to this. The red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink and purple Tower Records Pentax Rainbow K-x. Only 1000 of the $810 cameras will be made, and they'll only be sold in Japan through the Tower Records website. But if there was ever a rainbow worth chasing, it's this one. 

It looks like the popularity of Canon’s full-frame DSLR (and powerful, but flawed video camera) is enough to warrant another sequel. While some would say that cheaper, but equally capable cropped-sensor cameras like the 7D represent a better value, the 5D has its own charm and I’m sure Canon will be capitalizing on that — next year, if Vincent Laforet is to be believed.