Today at CES, Panasonic revealed a new waterproof, shockproof, and dustproof compact camcorder.
According to Panasonic, the new SDR-SW20 can handle dunks in up to 1.5m of water, drops from up to 1.2m, and will keep most dust out of its pint-sized, colourful casing.
Though Panasonic has been producing its rugged Toughbook laptops for several years now, its camcorders have had this persistent quirk of breaking if you drop them from a metre or two, or submerge them in water. The SW20 is the first rugged camcorder we've seen so far from Panasonic. Recording video to SD and SDHC cards, it is capable of recording over 13 hours to a 16 GB card, Panasonic claims. It sports a 10x optical zoom lens, a 2.7-inch flip-out LCD screen and, according to Panasonic, can start recording just 0.6 seconds after the camcorder is opened.
The Panasonic SW20 begins shipping Stateside in February, with a suggested retail price of US$400. It will be available in silver and red versions.
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