Panasonic Unveils 14.7-Megapixel Lumix DMC-FX150

Posted on July 28, 2008 - Filed Under News, Photo | Leave a Comment | 57 views

Panasonic has introduced a compact 14.7-megapixel point-and-shoot camera with an optically stabilized wide-angle 3.6x zoom lens. The Lumix DMC-FX150 sports a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens with an f/2.8-5.6 maximum aperture and a 28mm-100mm (35mm camera equivalent) focal-length range, along with a 230,000-dot, 2.7-inch LCD. The camera uses Panasonic’s Venus Engine IV processor to boost shooting speed and performance.

The FX150 offers both automatic exposure controls and a shutter-priority option that Panasonic calls Simple Manual. The camera’s automatic shutter speed range runs from 1/2000 to 60 seconds. Its Advanced Intelligent Auto mode deploys a battery of automatic tools to open up dark shadow areas, activate tracking autofocus and optical image stabilization, boost the ISO and shutter speed to keep images sharp, eliminate redeye and activate face detection when appropriate, and evaluate scenes to automatically set the camera to Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait, or Night Scenery mode. There are also 25 individually selectable scene modes, including a high-sensitivity option that uses settings between ISO 1600 and 6400. Three of the modes are brand new to Panasonic’s line: one gives photos the look of pinhole-camera shots, one applies film-grain effects, and the new Transform mode lets you stretch images slightly to make subjects look thinner or broader.

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