Pink Floyd Veteran Posted July 19, 2006 Veteran Share Posted July 19, 2006 NEW RELEASES: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Panasonic has announced the latest in the FZ 'double digit' series of prosumer digital cameras (a replacement for the FZ30). The Lumix DMC-FZ50 features a twelve times optical zoom lens, optical image stabilization, a ten megapixel sensor, up to ISO 1600 sensitivity and something Panasonic call IIC (Intelligent ISO control). This new feature monitors the amount of movement in the frame and adjusts the ISO sensitivity automatically at the time of exposure (higher for more movement). Phil: I'm honestly not surprised to see Panasonic 'pixel stuffing' but I'm quite sure that many existing FZ30 owners (and even FZ20 owners) would say that their camera has more than enough resolution and that they would liked to have seen bigger strides in usable high ISO (lower noise) and other innovations. Summary of differences compared to the Lumix DMC-FZ30 Ten megapixel 1/1.8" CCD 16:9 movie record mode (848 x 480 pixels) TIFF file format dropped (RAW remains) Venus Engine III image processor Scene modes adjusted Sensitivity up to ISO 1600 at full size, ISO 3200 (upsampled) TTL Flash hot-shoe Slower continuous shooting (from 3 to 2 fps, max images from 7 to 5 in standard) Lower resolution LCD monitor (from 230,000 to 207,000 pixels) Support for SDHC cards (SD greater than 2 GB) 'SilkyPix Developer Studio' for RAW conversion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2 The second big announcement from Panasonic today is the successor to the unique DMC-LX1, the world's first compact with a 16:9 widescreen sensor. The DMC-LX2 increases the pixel count to 10.2 million and adds a larger widescreen 2.8-inch LCD. Despite the increase in resolution Panasonic claims that noise has been significantly reduced (compared to the LX1) thanks to Venus III engine. Other new features include sensitivity up to ISO 3200 (though not at full resolution), Intelligent ISO Control (a mode that increases ISO if the camera detects subject motion) and a refined control interface. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 & DMC-FX07 Panasonic has also announced a pair of successors to the popular FX01 in the shape of the DMC-FX50 and DMC-FX07. Both cameras feature 7.2 megapixel sensor, image stabilized 28-102mm equiv. wide angle 3.6x zoom (F2.8-5.6) and Venus III processor. The FX50 sports a 3-inch screen, the FX07 sticks with the 2.5-inch screen of its predecessor. Other new features include 'Intelligent ISO Control', which increases the ISO if necessary to increase the shutter speed if the camera detects motion in the frame. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 Panasonic has announced a further addition to its compact Lumix range in the form of the DMC-FX3, a budget 6 megapixel model with a 3x (35-105mm) optically-stabilized zoom and high sensitivity (ISO 1600) mode - albeit one that works at a significantly reduced resolution. The FX3 also sports a 2.5-inch screen (with a slightly lower resolution than the more expensive models) and wide VGA movie mode. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: dpreview For more details and specs for each releases DMC-FZ50 | DMC-LX2 | DMC-FX50 & DMC-FX07 | DMC-FX3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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