Panasonic Lumix FZ40 Hybrid Superzoom Camera

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 Panasonic adds a new model to their popular Lumix FZ superzoom digital camera line. The new Panasonic Lumix FZ40 digital camera has a 14-megapixel sensor, a 24x wide-angle optical zoom lens with Power Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.), 720p AVCHD Lite HD video and a new processing system.

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Panasonic Lumix LX5 Premium Compact Camera

2010 Photokina Featured News Panasonic Uncategorized

 For the past couple years the Panasonic Lumix LX3 has been one of a select few compact cameras that serious photographers covet. Today the curtain was raised on the LX3′s replacement, the new Panasonic Lumix LX5. The LX5 fulfills the same purpose the LX3 did – it’s a compact camera for serious photographers and pros […]

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Panasonic 8mm Fisheye Lens For Micro Four Thirds

2010 Photokina Lenses News Panasonic Uncategorized

  Panasonic has added an 8mm fisheye lens to their Micro Four Thirds system lens lineup. Offering a full 180-degree angle-of-view, the new LUMIX G Fisheye 8mm f/3.5 lens has a focal length equivalent to a 16mm lens in the 35mm (full frame) format. The Lumix G 8mm fisheye lens should work with any Panasonic […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75 Digital Camera

2010 Photokina News Panasonic

Today, Panasonic announced the 14.1-megapixel Lumix DMC-FX75 digital camera. The super-slim, hybrid Lumix DMC-FX75 features a 24mm ultra-wide-angle f/2.2 Leica DC Vario-Summicron lens with 5x optical zoom, HD video recording in the AVCHD Lite format, a 3.0-inch full touch-screen LCD, a Venus Engine HD II image processor, new Motion Deblur mode, Cosmetic Mode, Happy Mode, […]

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Top Five Cameras To Blow Your 2009 Tax Refund On

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  I started this article on April 14th, the day before US taxes are due. I finished my taxes at 3 AM the next morning. How about you? Are you one of those people who takes care of them right away or do you put them off to the last minute like I do? More […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 and Lumix DMC-G10 Pricing Announced

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Today, Panasonic announced the pricing for the Panasonic Lumix G2 and Lumix G10. These two digital cameras are the latest additions to Panasonic’s Lumix G Series Digital Singles Lens (DSL) Micro Four Thirds cameras.

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Panasonic HDC-TM700 and HDC-HS700 HD Camcorders Pricing

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Panasonic announced the pricing of the new 700 Series 3MOS High Definition Camcorders.  The HDC-TM700 and the HDC-HS700 camcorders both feature a 12x optical zoom lens, and through the use of Intelligent Resolution Technology, can extend the zoom to an 18x Intelligent Zoom. The HDC-TM700 and the HDC-HS700 will be available mid-April for $995.95 and […]

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Panasonic Lumix GF1 and GH1 PMA Video

2010 PMA Featured Mirrorless Panasonic Videos

 Get a video overview of the Panasonic Lumix GF1 and GH1 Micro Four Thirds digital cameras in this video from the 2010 PMA show. The GF1 and GH1 are compact, interchangeable lens cameras that offer much of the performance of a digital SLR in a smaller, lighter package. Bonus: the Panasonic rep who shows us […]

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Panasonic Updates Micro Four Thirds Camera Lineup

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  This week, Panasonic added two new cameras, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 and the Lumix DMC-G2, and one lens, to their Micro Four Thirds System lineup. The Micro Four Thirds System offers DSLR-comparable performance in a smaller, lighter, interchangeable lens system camera. Panasonic was the first to introduce a Micro Four Thirds camera, the Lumix […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Interchangeable Lens System Digital Camera

2010 Photokina News Panasonic

Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-G2, an interchangeable lens system digital camera with a touch-control, movable LCD. The Lumix DMC-G2 features 12.1-megapixels, a movable LCD that rotates 180° from side to side and tilts 270° up and down and allows for touch-control, a 3.0-inch 460,000-dot high-resolution LCD, 720p High Definition video using the AVCHD Lite format, […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Interchangeable Lens Digital Camera

2010 Photokina News Panasonic

Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-G10, a lightweight, digital interchangeable lens camera with a viewfinder. The Lumix DMC-G10 features 12.1-megapixels, 1280 x 720 HD video recording in Motion JPEG, QVGA, VGA and WVGA formats, MEGA O.I.S. for still photos, Intelligent ISO Control, Intelligent Scene Selector (Portrait, Night Portrait, Scenery, Night Scenery, Close-up and Sunset) that switches […]

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Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. Lens

Lenses News Panasonic

Panasonic announced an ultra-compact and lightweight interchangeable lens for its Lumix G Micro System, the Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. lens. The Lumix G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 ASPH/MEGA O.I.S. lens features a zoom range of 14-42mm (35mm camera equivalent: 28-84mm), MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer), high-speed AF (Auto Focus) system, minimum focus distance […]

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One Day At PMA

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The 2010 PMA photography tradeshow was set at the always-bustling hub of the Anaheim Convention Center in Orange County, California just a stone’s throw away from Disneyland. I’ve been to the Interbike bicycle tradeshow many times before, but never to a photography tradeshow. So, as a photographer I eagerly anticipated the opportunity to ogle all […]

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Panasonic Announces Prices For Lumix ZS7, TS2 and ZR3 Digital Cameras

2010 PMA News Panasonic Uncategorized

 Panasonic has announced prices for cameras that will be introduced at the annual PMA tradeshow at the end of February. The four new compact digital cameras, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS2, Lumix DMC-ZS7, Lumix DMC-ZS5 and Lumix DMC-ZR3 were announced at the end of January and are scheduled to be available in late March of this […]

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7 Pocket Superzoom

2010 PMA Featured News Panasonic Uncategorized

 Panasonic announced four new compact digital cameras today, including their latest pocket superzoom, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS7. Last year the pocket superzoom digital camera category really took off. Previously, Panasonic’s TZ-Series owned the space and they really staked their claim last January when they announced the Lumix ZS3 / TZ7, which had a longer, wider […]

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