Casio's GPS-equipped EX-10HG camera gets a price, launch date
By Donald Melanson 
posted February 22nd 2010 4:22PM
posted February 22nd 2010 4:22PM
Last we saw Casio's GPS-equipped EX-10HG it was still in prototype form at CES, but the company was back with it again at PMA this week, and thankfully was a bit more talkative this time. The big news is that the camera will be available in October of this year, and will cost "around $400." That will get you a 12.1-megapixel camera that not only does geotagging of photos (with some accelerometer-based assistance when a GPS signal isn't available), but can even double as a navigation system in a pinch -- although it's still not exactly clear how fully functional that aspect of the camera will be.
Looks interesting. hope they'll sell one with an all-black case.
@MikeZ
Nope, it doesn't look interesting, actually its only hope to be noticed is the non-black body.
At 400$ (or there about) you can get a fujiFilm finePix s 200 or a Lumix GF1 or even Nikon and canon's new micro 4/3.
No matter how many gizmos and tricks you gonna pack in a point and shoot in the end it will still be a point and shoot, and with the quality achieved by the last crop of so called superzoom or bridge cameras (not to talk about micro 4/3 like my beloved , red, Lumix GH1) point and shoot must cost 200 bucks tops.
Well , at least in my opinion.
@Plexus
Sorry but I agree with Mike Z, it does look interesting and I'm all up for a compact with geo-tagging as an alternative to my larger Nikon D3 rig and gps waypoint attachment.
Plus you own a GH1, which means you've got effeminate taste, small hands or your a women! I mean who wants a camera in red?
Anyhow who said $200 dollars was the top end of the market? Sony consistently has high volume selling compacts which sit around the $400-$600.
@Plexus
I heard the GH1 doesn't do a good job under low light conditions. If it wasn't for that, I would get one.
Nice that it has GPS but October? damn
Why?
@PancakeMix
Why what? Why also have it usable for navigation? Because now it could be moderately useful on a hike or bike-ride or, heck, even a road trip, apart from just taking pictures. Would be cool if you could tether it to your laptop as a GPS device too.
Weather/shocked-proofed?
No phone functions?! At this rate every single gadget will be able to do everything...badly. TBH I'd rather they just made it take better pictures, but I suppose that's too much like hard work.
Thing is, how fast can the GPS gets a lock? Sometimes you cannot afford to wait for taking pictures. I wonder how would they implement it. Is the camera smart enough to wait for the GPS to lock while allowing the user to take pictures, and tag them later? Also, GPS sometimes can be way off.
Love the idea, but hows' the usability?
The Sony DSC-HX5V would be a competitor to this camera. The thing is, the HX5V is available now for $350 and it's available in black for MikeZ along with built-in GPS.
I’m glad this one doesn’t have poo on it.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/21/pentaxs-rugged-w90-ultra-zoom-x90-now-all-but-official/
"around $400"
so, $499 then eh?
This, Coupled with 'Photosynth' will change things.
http://www.ted.com/talks/blaise_aguera_y_arcas_demos_photosynth.html
several new gps cameras are out now--the sony, i see. others in the class are samsung HZ35W and Panasonic DMC-ZS7. If anyone sees a review of how quickly their gps units find fixes, I'd like to see that. I have the nikon P6000, which is a better camera (opt vf, adapter for filters and supplemental lenses, and in particular a much larger sensor, ) but it often takes too long to get a fix. i wonder why, when my iPhone can get a fix so quickly? anyway, if anyone sees a review of "fixing" performance, please post it here. thanks.