Planning on buying a new rugged digital camera anytime soon? Well, how about the newly announced G700 from Ricoh. Designed specifically for extreme conditions and rough environments, this compact camera is shockproof (from 2m), waterproof (up to 5m) and dustproof. In terms of specs, it sports a 12-megapixel CCD image sensor, a 5x optical zoom lens, a 3.0-inch LCD display, a 103MB of internal memory, an SD/SDHC card slot, a USB 2.0 interface and 720p HD video recording capabilities. The Ricoh G700 will go on sale in Japan from September 10th for 99,000 Yen.
