Panasonic Announces Seven New HD Camcorders

2011 CES News Panasonic

Panasonic announced seven new HD camcorders, the HDC-SD40, HDC-TM40, HDC-HS80, HDC-TM80, HDC-SD80, HDC-TM90 and the HDC-SD90. The HDC-TM90 and HDC-SD90 camcorders feature 3D video recording capability with Panasonic’s 3D Conversion Lens, 1080/60p Full HD 2D video recording, a 28mm wide-angle lens, 40x Intelligent Zoom, a 1MOS sensor with 1920 x 1080 resolution, Hybrid OIS, Intelligent […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 and Lumix DMC-S1 Digital Cameras

2011 CES News Panasonic Point and Shoot

Panasonic announced two new S-Series digital cameras, the 14.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-S3 and the 12.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-S1. Both cameras feature 720p (at 30fps) HD video recording, a 28mm wide-angle 4x optical zoom lens, a Venus Engine VI image processor, a 2.7-inch Intelligent LCD that adjusts the screen brightness automatically, Intelligent Auto, MEGA OIS, Intelligent ISO Control, […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP7 and Lumix DMC-FP5 Digital Cameras

2011 CES News Panasonic Point and Shoot

Today, Panasonic announced the 16.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-FP7 and the 14.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-FP5 digital cameras. The DMC-FP7 features a 3.5-inch 16:9 LCD Smart Touch Screen with Touch Auto Focus, Touch Zoom, Touch Shutter and Intelligent Scene Selector, Beauty Retouch, Esthetic, and Make-up modes. The DMC-FP5 features 3.0-inch 3:2 LCD Smart Touch Screen with Touch Auto Focus, […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH27 and Lumix DMC-FH25 Digital Cameras

2011 CES News Panasonic Point and Shoot

Today, Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-FH27 and Lumix DMC-FH25 digital cameras. Both cameras feature 16.1-megapixels, a 28mm wide-angle Leica DC lens with 8x optical zoom, 720p HD video recording, MEGA OIS, Intelligent Auto, Intelligent Zoom, Intelligent Resolution, Intelligent ISO Control, a Venus Engine VI image processor, Sonic Speed AutoFocus, AF Tracking, Intelligent Exposure, Intelligent Scene […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH5 and Lumix DMC-FH2 Digital Cameras

2011 CES News Panasonic Point and Shoot

Panasonic announced two new FH-series digital cameras, the Lumix DMC-FH5 and Lumix DMC-FH2. The Lumix DMC-FH5 features 16.1-megapixels and the Lumix DMC-FH2 features 14.1-megapixels. Both cameras include a 28mm wide-angle Leica DC retractable lens with a 4x optical zoom, 1280 x 720p HD video recording, MEGA O.I.S., Venus Engine VI, Intelligent Auto mode, Intelligent Zoom, […]

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Leica D-Lux 5 – Featured User Review

Camera Reviews Featured Leica Panasonic Uncategorized User Reviews

 Thanks to PhotographyREVIEW.com member Chris Kilham for posting our first Leica D-Lux 5 digital camera review. The D-Lux 5 is Leica’s red-dot version of the Panasonic Lumix LX5 premium compact digital camera. In both cases it’s a 10-megapixel camera with a 3.8x Leica zoom lens, HD video and RAW capability. So why would anyone pay […]

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Panasonic Lumix GF2 – Touchscreen & Full HD Video

Featured Mirrorless News Panasonic Uncategorized

 Panasonic has announced the follow-up to their popular Lumix GF1 Micro Four Thirds camera. The new Panasonic Lumix GF2 is smaller and lighter and trades the traditional camera controls found on the GF1 for a more consumer-friendly touchscreen control interface. It appears to use the same 12-megapixel Live MOS sensor as the GF1 but has […]

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Panasonic MW-20 Mulitmedia System Digital Photo Frame

Apple Digital Picture Frames Digital Storage News Panasonic

Panasonic announced the new MW-20 mulitmedia system digital photo frame. The MW-20 combines a stereo sound system, an iPod Touch/iPhone dock and charger for photo and music playback, and a 9-inch adjustable angle display screen. The MW-20 also features a 5.6-mm super slim semi dome speaker, a diffuser, built-in DSP (Digital Signal Processor), 2GB of […]

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Lensbaby Composer with Tilt Transformer for Micro Four Thirds and Sony α NEX Cameras

2010 Photokina Lenses News Nikon Olympus Panasonic Sony

Today, Lensbaby announced the new Composer with Tilt Transformer creative effects lens for use with Nikon mount lenses on Micro Four Thirds cameras, such as the Panasonic Lumix G Micro system and the Olympus PEN system and Sony α NEX cameras. The Composer with Tilt Transformer gives a photographer control over the size and placement […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 Hybrid Touch-Control Digital Single Lens Micro Camera

2010 Photokina News Panasonic

Today, Panasonic announced the new Lumix DMC-GH2 hybrid touch-control Digital Single Lens Micro camera that is compatible with the Micro Four Thirds System standard. The Lumix DMC-GH2 features a 16.05-megapixel multi-aspect LIVE MOS sensor, 3D shooting capability with the newly announced Lumix G 12.5mm f/12 lens, a 3.0-inch LCD with Multi Aspect Wide Screen LVF […]

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Three New Panasonic Lumix G Lenses

2010 Photokina Lenses News Panasonic

Today, Panasonic announced three new lenses for the Lumix G Series cameras on the Micro Four Thirds System standard, the Lumix G 12.5mm f/12, Lumix G 14mm f/2.5 ASPH, and Lumix G Vario 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 MEGA O.I.S..

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Panasonic Announces 3D Camcorder SDT750

2010 Photokina Featured News Panasonic Uncategorized

  Following up on the five new compact cameras they announced last week, Panasonic announced three new HD camcorders today. The new Panasonic HDC-SDX1, HDC-SDT750 and pocket-sized HM-TA1 all offer full 1920 x 1080 HD video, the TA1 in MPEG and the SDX1 and SDT750 in the AVCHD format. Announcing three new full HD camcorders […]

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Panasonic Lumix FX700 – The Best Pocket Camera For Action Photos?

2010 Photokina Featured News Panasonic Uncategorized

  Panasonic announced five new cameras last week, including a new high-end pocket camera that falls somewhere between the super premium LX5 and the featured-packed ZS7 pocket superzoom. I think the new Panasonic Lumix FX700 could be the sleeper camera out of the recent batch. It has a 14-megapixel CMOS sensor, a 24mm 5x Leica […]

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Panasonic Lumix TS10 Affordable Waterproof Camera

2010 Photokina News Panasonic Uncategorized Underwater

 Panasonic has added a more affordable model to their Lumix TS rugged, waterproof point-and-shoot camera line. The new 14-megapixel Panasonic Lumix TS10 is waterproof to 10 feet and can handle drops of 5 feet. It has a 4x optical zoom lens (35-140mm equivalent) with Mega O.I.S. image stabilization and it can capture 720p HD MPEG […]

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Panasonic Lumix FZ100 Hybrid Superzoom Camera

2010 Photokina Featured News Panasonic Uncategorized

 Panasonic is stepping up their superzoom game with a new CMOS-powered camera. The top-of-the-line Panasonic Lumix FZ100 has a new 14-megapixel CMOS sensor that allows full 1920 x 1080 HD video in the AVCHD format and a crazy fast 11 frames-per-second full resolution burst rate. That’s faster than the fastest Nikon and Canon pro digital […]

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