Fujifilm has announced a variety of new cameras to its range today
ahead of them being showcased and CES next week. Two of these are the
Fujifilm XP150 and XP100 rugged waterproof compact cameras.
Both
have been designed with a rugged case and rubberised finish to protected
them against hostile environments. Allowing them to be used in up to
10m of water, as well s being shockproof from drops upto 2m, dust/sand
proof and freezeproof to –10°C.
The
difference between the two models is that the XP150 is fitted with GPS
where the XP100 is not. Making the XP150 even easier to pinpoint your
location, no matter where you might be in the world. If you’re moving
around while taking pictures, the FinePix XP150 will even track your
movements and show the route on the LCD= display.
Both cameras are
fitted with a 14-megapixel CMOS sensor and 5x optical zoom lens that
provides a focal range of 28-140mm (35mm equivalent). The FinePix XP150
also offers CMOS sensor shift image stabilisation to reduce camera shake and has a wide ISO range from 100 to 3200.
The
Fujifilm XP150 and XP100 will be arriving in March 2012 and will be
available in a range of colours including : black, silver, orange, green
and blue for $279, $259 respectively.