Tech Shout!

Yesterday, Panasonic expanded its LUMIX family of digital camera with the addition of the rather compact LUMIX DMC-FX100 digital camera. The company claims that it is the first digital camera in the world to feature 12.2 Mega pixel resolution with a 28mm wide-angle.

The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX100 digital camera incorporates the newly developed 28mm wide-angle LEICA DC lens that features 3.6x optical zoom, f/2.8 brightness, and a 1/1.72-inch large CCD.

In order to view what you have clicked, the LUMIX DMC-FX100 is equipped with a 2.5-inch LCD screen. This camera has a slim lightweight design, making it extremely compact, portable and not to forget stylish as well.

That’s not all. This compact digital camera also features Intelligent Image Stabilization with Mega O.I.S and Intelligent ISO Control.

Intelligent Image Stabilization is a feature that has been present across the entire 2007 Panasonic LUMIX range of digital cameras. Basically, this syst6em comprises two features- Mega O.I.S (Optical Image Stabilization) and Intelligent ISO Control. These two features together make it very easy to capture great photos by compensating for the effects of hand-shake and image movement, allowing users to click clear and crisp photos anytime.

A great feature of the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX100 digital camera is that it incorporates a much more powerful flash with reach up to 16 meters, along with high-speed burst shooting. This allows for consecutive shooting at a lighting-fast eight shots per second and a new high sensitivity mode in which ISO 6400 recording is realized.

And if you thought that was great, then you’re in for some more. The LUMIX DMC-FX100 digital camera can also record 1920×1080 high-definition still pictures and 1280×720 at 15 frames per second motion pictures. Both these are perfect for viewing on 16:9 HD Plasma TVs.

According to Alex Fried, National Marketing Manager, Optical Imaging, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, “Thanks in large part to the DMC-FX100’s newly developed exclusive LEICA DC lens and the high-quality, high-performance Venus Engine III, you no longer have to sacrifice power in a compact camera, With an impressive 12.2 mega pixel resolution power, a 28mm wide angle lens and Intelligent Image Stabilization, the DMC-FX100 is raising the bar for the entire compact, point-and-shoot class.”

Here are some of the advanced features of the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX100 digital camera:

Easy Zoom feature that shifts the lens instantly to full 3.6x zoom power. A second touch of the button activates the Extra Optical Zoom function and extends zoom all the way to 7x.

27 MB of built-in memory: Perfect for backing up SDHC/SD Memory Card recording.

Added Scene Modes: New high sensitivity mode and new high speed burst shooting mode, making it easier than ever to get beautiful photos in a range of photographic situations and taking further advantage of high resolution image recording.

Picture Playback by category: Sorts images into categories such as portraits, landscapes, nightscapes, events and motion pictures. Also, allows slideshow playback of images in the same category.

Available in two colors: silver and black.

In 2-mega pixel (4:3), 2.5-mega pixel (3:2), 2-mega pixel (16:9) recording.

In 3-mega pixel (4:3), 2.5-mega pixel (3:2), 2-mega pixel (16:9) recording

The LUMIX DMC-FX100 will be available in July 2007.