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Just a few months after releasing its outdoorsy, G700 point and shoot, Ricoh has taken the wraps off yet another rugged digital camera — the waterproof, shockproof and dust-resistant PX. This small warrior packs a 16-megapixel CCD sensor along with a 5x optical wide zoom lens and is capable of booting up in just 1.4 seconds. The device also supports subject-tracking and face-priority auto-focus features, in addition to a host of shooting modes, including toy camera, soft-focus and high-contrast black and white, among others. Most alluring, however, is its resilience. According to Ricoh, the PX can survive drops from an altitude of up to five feet, remains waterproof at depths of about ten feet, and is impermeable to dust, sand and dirt. There’s also a 2.7-inch, scratch-resistant LCD on its backside, meaning you won’t have to worry about casually tossing it in your backpack as you make your way along the trail. More flamboyant hikers, meanwhile, can add their own personal touch to the PX by wrapping it in a protective silicon sleeve, available in five, vibrant colors. If you’re interested, you can grab a PX of your own when it hits stores later this month, for $300 AUD (about $317). You can check out some sample images from Digital Photography Review by hitting the link below, or flip through some pics of the PX in the gallery below. There’s also a full PR waiting for you, after the break.

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Ricoh unveils waterproof, dirt-resistant PX camera for outdoorsy photographers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We all have cute childhood photos. But would they still be so adorable today? Five of our grown-up Gizmodo readers remade their childhood and family photos for this week’s Shooting Challenge. And yes, you’re more adorable than ever. More »

Japanese camera company Pentax today launched a very cool new add on to their digital SLR cameras which wil have camera enthusiasts and star gazers alike excited. The new product is a GPS unit which along with giving basic location data to automatically geo tag your snaps, also contains a tracking system for “celestial bodies”.

The new piece of camera kit easily mounts onto the hotshoe of any of the Pentax SLR cameras and records various location data onto captured images including: the latitude, longitude, altitude, universal time coordinated (UTC) and direction of the shooting. The user can then later use programs such as Google Earth to pull up the exact spot the photo was shot from.

The very cool “Astrotracer” function is a particularly interesting inovation which automatically follows stars, planets or other objects in the sky capturing clear images even on long exposures. The system works by calculating the movement of the stars using latitude obtained from GPS data and the cameras alignment obtained from its magnetic acceleration sensors. The image sensor then shifts automatically tracking the movement in real time. UFO hunting just got a lot easier!!

Location based technology and geo-tagging is becoming very popular and with sites such as foursquare we could see this kind of technology being linked in to a number of new platforms. It won’t be long before photo sharing sites team up with location based sites to take full advantage of the new technology.

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So you still can’t stun ’em in a pair of Haus of Gaga-designed camera glasses, but the Polaroid GL10 instant mobile printer is now officially available for pre-order — and rumored to be making an early debut in the men’s accessories section at Bloomingdale’s in NYC. The first of the pop star’s Grey Label devices to make it to market, the GL10 connects wirelessly via Bluetooth to smartphones (including Android, Blackberry, and Windows phones) and via USB to computers and digital cameras. The little thing weighs 15 ounces, prints 3 x 4-inch classic Polaroid-style or full bleed prints, and boasts a Li-ion battery apparently capable of spitting out 35 photos per charge. Now you can make a real gallery of all those “this is my lunch” pictures you’ve been forcing on your Facebook friends for the past few years — that is, if you’re willing to drop $170 for a surprisingly understated celebrity-backed photo printer.

Polaroid GL10 instant mobile printer now available for pre-order, Lady Gaga-approved originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 26 May 2011 14:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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