Sony Corp. has stated that it will release a new compact digital camera, the Cyber-shot DSC-HX90V, which is packed with an optical zoom lens of 30x and built-in EVF. It will also launch DSCWX500 without the EVF function. Both the cameras use Carl Zeiss Vario Sony T* 24-720mm equivalent zoom lens. They also have a back illuminated CMOS image sensor in 1/2.3-inch size and 18.2 megapixel resolution. HX90V and WX500 will be made available for purchase at prices of $430 and $330 respecively.