Panasonic announces three new point and shoot models
You can always tell when the holiday shopping season is approaching by the number of new point and shoot cameras the companies unleash onto the consumer market.
Panasonic has announced three new models in its Lumix line of consumer models and, yes, they all have “12.1 megapixels”. Not sure why that has become the new magical number to fool the masses that they can actually shoot at that resolution, but it has.
All of the new models are currently slated for Europe, but release in the United States should follow shortly after.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX60
- 12.1 megapixel camera
- 5x optical zoom lens.
- 25-125mm wide-angle lens
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- Ultra high-speed auto-focus
- 2.7-inch LCD screen
- Improved battery life to shoot up to 360 pictures
- 1280×720, 30 fps motion jpeg movies
- September release with a suggested retail price of £249.99
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8
- Retracting lens with folding optics
- 28-128mm
- High-quality aluminum body
- 12.1 megapixel
- Light up blue LED cursor buttons
- 2.7-inch large Intelligent LCD
- 27 scene modes
- High Dynamic mode
- High definition 1280 x 720, 30 fps motion jpeg movies
- September release with a suggested retail price of £249.99
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZX1
- 12.1 megapixel camera
- 25-200mm ultra wide angle lens
- 8x optical zoom lens
- Can be increased to 15.6x with Extra Optical Zoom function
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- Ultra high-speed auto-focus
- High Dynamic mode
- High definition 1280×720, 30 fps motion jpeg movies
- Improved battery life to shoot up to 330 pictures
- September release with a suggested retail price of £269.99
Prices and model names may change as the units arrive on shelves in other countries. Overall there is nothing here to make you just flip out and go “must have”, although the DMC-FP8’s thinness due to the folding optics make it a great choice for a camera to use while you are just out and about running errands. Not sure why you need light up cursor buttons to drain your battery power, but to each their own.
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