John Vandehei , Feb 08, 2012; 01:17 p.m.
Didn't see this posted anywhere else. With waterproof P&S cameras a small, but growing niche, I though this would be of interest to someone. Canon has come out with the Powershot D20. Major changes from the D10 are a vastly different form factor in the body, a wider zoom range, both at the wide and long ends, a larger LCD screen (with double the pixel count) and 1080p video. It still doesn't shoot RAW, which is typical for many point and shoot cameras. I did notice that the maximum aperture shrinks from f/2.8 on the D10 to f/3.9 on the D20. Considering that sensor size is unchanged from the two models, I would think that would impact its low light capabilities. Finally, unique to underwater point and shoot cameras, Canon has an underwater case available for this camera, increasing its depth capability from 10m to 33m.
Bill Tuthill 
, Feb 08, 2012; 01:56 p.m.
Thanks for the heads-up, John. I missed it what with all the excitement over the Pentax K01 and Nikon D800, then lack-of-excitement over the Olympus OM-D.
Pentax and Olympus just updated their waterproof lineup as well, although those models are probably also-rans if not significantly improved.
The Panasonic TS4 now has panorama mode, so the only missing feature (for me) is stereo audio. The TS20 also has panorama mode and is significantly cheaper, so I am curious about its lens quality.
David Manzi , Feb 11, 2012; 04:19 p.m.
There were a few "tough" P&S cameras introduced this month, but Canon's was the only one that looks like a fish. Yes, it really does.
That aside, I've been waiting for Canon to update their D10, a nice camera but a very clumsy shape and body. I'll be giving this and the others a close look over the next couple of months.
Bill Tuthill , Feb 13, 2012; 12:09 p.m.
