panasonic-unveils-122-megapixel-digital-camera_38 Panasonic recently announced to expand their LUMIX family of digital cameras with the launch of their compact LUMIX DMC- FX100. As is claimed by the company, the latest DMC-FX100 is the world’s first camera to sport 12.2-megapixel resolutions with a 28mm wide-angle. The 28mm wide-angle LEICA DC lens sports 3.6x optical zoom, f/2.8 brightness, 1/1.72-inch large CCD and Intelligent Image Stabilisation with Mega O.I.S. and Intelligent ISO Control. It is also built in with a 2.5-inch LCD screen.

The DMC-FX100 is consisted with a 3.6x zoom that comes to the range from 28mm to 100mm, literally insignificant excepting that is a larger variety than your average point-and-shoot. Panasonic is also said to be making use of a lens shifting technology known as Extra Optical Zoom to expand that variety to 196mm.

Similar to the majority of cameras rolled out of late the Lumix DMC-FX100 sports an image stabilization characteristic for wobbly situations and consists of a cool shooting mode that enables a speedy rupture of images at 8 pictures each second to grab hold of that action shot. If 8 photos each second is not adequate it is also claimed to be capable of recording VGA and WVGA movies at 30FPS.

In this mad race of megapixel, the offering of the DMC-FX100 happens together with an equivalent -megapixel camera from Casio, but both firms have still to announce their products’ availability or pricing dates.

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