Casio EX-10HG Hybrid GPS Digital Camera Concept Teased [Casio's EX-10HG Hybrid GPS Camera Will Geolocate When Out Of GPS Coverage]

In closing out CES 2010, Casio has shown off a new GPS-enabled digital camera with a range of interesting functionality.  The Casio Exilim EX-10HG Hybrid GPS digital camera concept uses GPS to geotag images when taken, and uses three-axis accelerometers to continue to geolocate even when out of range of a global positioning satellite.

The Casio EX-10HG digital camera concept brings basic GPS functionality to both photography and travel.  This Hybrid GPS camera will geotag your photos as you take them, adding location data to your photography.  Should the camera’s user go out-of-range from a global positioning satellite, the unit will continue to track and geolocate the user’s position using built-in three-axis accelerometers.  Additionally, since cameras like these are often used for travel, Casio has added other travel-standard GPS functionality like maps, a pedometer, a calorie use counter and a total distance traveled meter.

Beyond the Casio EX-10HG’s Hybrid GPS features, the camera itself includes a 12.1 MP sensor, a 10X zoom lens, 720p video recording and more.  Should the Casio EX-10HG Hybrid GPS digital camera concept hit production, expect it to cost a pretty penny more than the $500 ticket for the EX-10 predecessor.