Today the iconic Eastman Kodak Company, once a dominant force in the photography world, announced that in the first half of this year, it will phase out its digital cameras, as well as pocket video cameras and digital picture frames. Instead the company plans to concentrate on its photo-printing services and desktop inkjet printing.

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SLR-like—a.k.a. mirrorless advanced—cameras have been one of the few areas of the camera market that’s seen growth this past year. In keeping with this trend, Pentax is introducing its second such model, the 16-megapixel K-01, $900 with a 40mm non-zoom kit lens or $750 (body only). That’s pricey for this type of camera. But I’m convinced that part of the reason for the high price is that Pentax hired Australian designer Marc Newson to design the new camera.

Nikon is keeping in step with digital-camera trends by offering models with longer zooms: Of the nine new point-and-shoot Coolpix models announced today, four have lenses with zoom ranges of 10x or greater. The longest is on the Coolpix P510, $430, which has an ultra-long 42x zoom (equivalent to 24mm wide angle to 1000mm telephoto).

As I mentioned in my preview CES coverage for cameras, manufacturers of point-and-shoots continue to expand zoom ranges in compact cameras and develop sturdier, more rugged models. Today, Panasonic announced four such cameras.

Sony has announced three new Cyber-shot subcompact cameras: the 18-megapixel DSC-TX200V, $500, 16-megapixel DSC-WX70, $230, and 16-megapixel DSC-WX50, $200. All are wide-angle, have 5x zoom lenses, can capture full-HD resolution video, and are able to capture 2D and 3D panoramas that are stitched together in-camera.

Digital cameras and camcorders were a big part of the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show. And one of the hot consumer gadgets that caught our eyes at CES in Las Vegas was the Sony Bloggie Live camcorder.

PMA, the industry trade show for imaging products such as digital cameras and camcorders, joined forces with the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show this year. The result: Consumer Reports experts saw a lot of new trends in digital imaging.

At first glance, it would appear the camera industry is in trouble. Some of the smart phones introduced at CES have specs that equal or surpass cameras: 16-megapixel sensors, displays as big as 5.3 inches and the ability to shoot HD video at 1080p. Plus, smartphones have much more intuitive interfaces and can instantly upload photos and video to the internet for instant sharing. Which is why more and more people shoot photos and video on their phones, leaving cameras and camcorders at home.

How many of us have ever accidentally dropped a smart phone in the toilet? (Confession: I'm raising my hand.) At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, there were a few demonstrations of how your mobile devices may one day place nice with liquids.

Panasonic has announced two new point-and-shoot cameras with long zoom lenses -- a big plus for photographers who want to zoom into the action at a sporting event or concert without carrying a bulky camera. The 14-megapixel Lumix DMC-SZ7 and16-megapixel Lumix DMC-SZ1 both sport a 10x (25-250mm) optical zoom lens in a very slim camera body.

At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, Olympus unveiled several new point-and-shoot digital cameras, some with robust features such as long zooms or rugged camera bodies. Most are cheaper than comparable models from previous years.

After battling delays in various camera product launches in 2011 due to flooding in Asia, Sony unveiled today more than a dozen new camcorder models for 2012. None will be standard definition (although two SD models--the Handycam SX85 and SX45--will remain in the 2012 lineup). Sony’s camera division announced three new point-and-shoot cameras, all basic budget models: Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W610 ($110), DSC-W620 ($120) and DSC-W650 ($140).

To compete with smart phones, which can wirelessly share images and video on social networks, Samsung today announced several new cameras and HD camcorders that connect wirelessly to the Internet. The new models with WiFi include three cameras, the 16-megapixel WB850F ($380, available in April), 14-megapixel WB150F ($230, available in January), and 16-megapixel ST200F ($200, available in February), and an HD camcorder, the QF20 ($350, available in March).

Ever since Nikon unveiled new SLR-like, mirrorless, models in 2011, camera enthusiasts have eagerly awaited news that Canon will finally enter that market. With today’s announcement of three new point-and-shoot models, Canon goes halfway there.