Earlier this morning Panasonic unveils new additions to the Lumix optical line with 5 new cameras on the way. With a variety of shooters ranging from a hybrids w/ interchangeable lenses to Wi-Fi point-and-shooters to high-zoom point-and-shooters. Armed with a Leica lens, let’s get into more details on the shooters, shall we?
The FZ60 (pictured at the top of the post) is armed with a 16.1MP sensor w/ a 25mm wide-angle lens capable of 24x optical zoom and recording video in full 1080p HD & in stereo. All wrapped inside of a great body w/ a 3inch LCD display. Nicely done.
Next up, we have the Panasonic FZ200 offering even more. The FZ200 has a 12.1MP sensor w/ a f/2.8 aperture, 25mm wide-angle lens capable of 24 x optical zoom and recording 1080p HD video at 60 fps in stereo. The new Venus processor gives this shooter the ability to shoot at 12 fps in burst mode to never miss a moment. You also have an electronic viewfinder as well as a 3inch LCD display. So much can be done with this one.
Then we have the Panasonic G5 hybrid w/ interchangeable lenses. The G5 offers a new 16.05MP sensor that records video in 1080p HD at 60 fps. Combined with their new Venus Engine, capable of high-level auto focus, a new tap-to-focus system, an electronic viewfinder, & a swiveling LCD display. This is no slouch, previous G series are known for recording near-flawless video as it only gets better with the G5.
The LX7 offers a high-end point-and-shoot experience with some added manual features for the in-between prosumer. This shooter offers a 10.1MP sensor w/ a 24mm wide-angle lens + aperture ranging from f/ 1.4 -2.3 that is capable of 3.8x zoom and records video in 1080p HD at 60fps in stereo. The lens on the LX7 also has extra-low dispersion setting for reducing noise/distortion even more so in your photos. There’s not much this camera can’t do.
And lastly, we have the Wi-Fi enabled SZ5. The SZ5 offers a 14.1MP sensor w/ a 25mm wide-angle lens capable of 10x optical zoom and recording video in 720p HD. The Wi-Fi radio on the SZ5 allows users to your smartphone (using the Lumix Link app) as a viewfinder, share photos to various social networks, and GPS tag your photos.
These new optics from Lumix definitely appear to be no pushover. No word on pricing or availability on any of the new cameras from Panasonic but when we get more details, we will lets you know.
