With PMA 2011 having been pushed to September (rather than its February/March time frame in previous years), CES saw a lot more digital camera announcement action this year. The most notable cameras to debut at the Vegas trade show behemoth were probably the Olympus XZ-1 and E-PL2, but other standouts included the WiFi-enabled Samsung SH100, as well as the more gimmicky Casio Tryx and Polaroid’s Lady Gaga-co-designed GL30.
Here’s a recap of key digital camera announcements at CES:
Canon
Canon famously skipped out on PMA last year to focus on CES 2010, but like last year, the camera giant’s only new still camera announcements at the show were low-end models in its budget-oriented A-Series:
Casio
Casio’s innovative Tryx camera garnered the most attention at CES, but the company also announced four new additions to its Exilim lineup:
Fujifilm
In addition to the eight megazoom cameras I posted about earlier, Fujifilm announced eight other models, ranging from the entry-level A-Series to the ultracompact Z90:
- Fujifilm FinePix F500EXR and F550EXR
- Fujifilm FinePix HS20EXR
- Fujifilm FinePix S2950, S3200, and S4000
- Fujifilm FinePix T200 and T300
- Fujifilm FinePix AV200, AX300 and JV200
- Fujifilm FinePix JX300 and JX350
- Fujifilm FinePix XP20 and XP30
- Fujifilm FinePix Z90
Kodak
Kodak came out of the gate early with three well-named snapshooters
Olympus
The new Olympus XZ-1 and E-PL2 (and associated accessories) wowed the CES throngs, but the camera maker also announced five other cameras including new additions to its Stylus Tough series and a 22x megazoom:
Panasonic
Though the Panasonic Lumix GF2 is probably the star of Panasonic’s 2011 lineup, the company also announced eight other Lumix cameras at CES ranging from the entry-level Lumix S1 and S3 to the super sleek Lumix FP5 and FP7:
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH2 and DMC-FH5
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH25 and DMC FH27
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP5 and DMC-FP7
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-S1 and DMC-S3
Polaroid
A brief appearance by Poloraid creative director Lady Gaga probably attracted more attention than the products she was promoting, but the two digital camera announcements were pretty eyeball worthy as well:
Samsung
Though Samsung got a head start announcing the mirrorless, interchangeable-lens NX11 and the WB700 24x compact megazoom before CES, the company also announced six new point-and-shoots, including the new WiFi-enabled Samsung SH100 and new additions to its DualView line:
Sony
Sony announced a whopping 11 point-and-shoot cameras (second only to Fujifilm’s 16-camera marathon), updating every series in its Cyber-shot lineup:
