New camera heads-up...

[DavidJT]

This looks like a great new little camera to stick in the pocket when out 'shrafting...

http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/TS3/TS3A.HTM

"The TS3 also includes a built-in GPS receiver, compass, altimeter, and barometer, taking things just a little beyond traditional geotagging by also allowing images to be tagged with with the direction, atmospheric pressure, and altitude at which they were shot"

Reason being...

"Image Stabilization, Waterproof (40 feet), Shockproof (6.6 feet), Freezproof (14 degrees F), Dustproof, 1080i and 720p HD Movies, 3D Photos; Built-in GPS, altimeter, barometer, and compass."

Oh, and 12MP.

[DavidJT]

Forgot to say, and can't edit post, no connection to the above company etc, just thought it really fits the bill.

[1972]

Thanks for the heads up,
I'm going to be looking at getting a rugged compact soon and that looks like a contender, hopefully the price will be reasonable.

ATB

[Shewie]

I like it, a lot

My old Sony is still taking some great shots but it's days are numbered me thinks

What's the price gonna be though, £400-500 maybe ?

[DavidJT]

I like it, a lot

My old Sony is still taking some great shots but it's days are numbered me thinks

What's the price gonna be though, £400-500 maybe ?

About that, maybe slightly less if you were to really shop around online or buy it at the airport. Tempted myself

[mountainm]

3D photos It only has one lens...

[cbkernow]

I've been looking at the range for a while, seem to be very good rugged cameras.

Not sure I need all the extras, butt hat might mean prices of the other models in the range might go down!!

My fear would be how these extra sensors affect battery life...

[1972]

I don't think I could justify that sort of money for a compact although by the sound of it it will be worth it.

I've have had a Lumix bridge camera for a while now I wouldn't hesitate to buy another.

Kit envy

[DavidJT]

Good point. Not sure how that's done, maybe take two pics 1m apart, and camera superimposes them?

[lab72]

Just found out it will be £235

[1972]

Thats a good price I would say, hopefully it'll come down a little after a few months.

[Shewie]

Just found out it will be £235

That's almost the same price I paid for my Sony DSC-W17 about six years ago.

Very interested now

[lab72]

Yeh could end up on my wish list ha ha

[cbkernow]

wow, £235, thats good.

I've played with one of the earlier sans-geotagging models and they're very solid, easy to use bits of kit.

[lab72]

http://www.google.co.uk/products?rlz...N&hl=en&tab=wf

[Shewie]

http://www.google.co.uk/products?rlz...N&hl=en&tab=wf

Bad man

[lab72]

whys that ?

[Shewie]

whys that ?

Because now I'm going to have to pre-order one

[lab72]

Oh sorry forgot your disposophobia condition with kit ha ha

[DavidJT]

Hey, I'm liking that price!

[resnikov]

Takes proprietary batteries so in my book thats a bad thing. Whats wrong with AA?

[1972]

The trouble with using AAs is it increases bulk, I'm all for the manufacturers own rechargeable batteries as they usually last a fair bit longer.

I know where you're coming from though, a spare battery is another thing to carry.

[Shewie]

£299 on Amazon at the moment ...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Panasonic-Wa...815797&sr=1-19

[MrEd]

sounds really good but this puts me off slightly

Power comes from a proprietary lithium-ion battery with ID-Security feature that prevents use of counterfeit or third-party batteries

not the proprietary bit, but the rest of the sentence. 3rd party batteries made by Hankel and energizer are, imo, and experience as good as the manufacturers ones and usually a third the price. that end sentence seems like they are forcing you to use their batteries which will no doubt be quite expensive.......

[DavidJT]

Yes more and more companies are doing things like this. Epson put chips on their cartridges to prevent use of cheaper third party ones, but didn't take long for someone to come up with a way round it.
This battery issue doesn't really bother me as how often do you have to replace a modern rechargeable battery? On a long trip an extra charge can be carried in an external recharger.