Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX75

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PANASONIC UNVEILS THE ULTIMATE SLIM AND STYLISH HYBRID LUMIX DIGITAL CAMERA THAT SHOOTS HD VIDEO
New LUMIX FX75 Records AVCHD Lite HD Video and Appearance a 24mm Wide-Angle, Ablaze Leica Lens to Abduction High-Quality Still Photos
SECAUCUS, NJ (June 1, 2010) – Panasonic arise today the new LUMIX DMC-FX75, a super-slim agenda camera that packs big features, including a 24mm ultra-wide-angle F2.2 ablaze LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens with 5x optical zoom, which can be acclimated while cutting Aerial Definition video. The abbreviate and beautiful LUMIX FX75, a 14.1-megapixel agenda camera is one of Panasonic’s high-performing amalgam models with the adeptness to not alone booty high-quality still photos, but can additionally almanac HD video in the AVCHD Lite format.
“The Panasonic LUMIX FX75’s 24mm ultra-wide-angle lens is a attenuate affection to accept on a bunched camera – abnormally one this small, so we are packing a lot of amount and affection into this abbreviate and beautiful agenda camera,” said David Briganti, Senior Product Manager, Imaging, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company. “Most consumers amount the allowances of a continued zoom, but compassionate the emphasis of a wide-angle isn’t as known. With a 24mm ultra-wide bend like the one on the LUMIX FX75, photographers accept a added ambit of agreement possibilities with about 213% beyond examination amplitude compared to that of a 35mm camera.”
The LUMIX FX75 can almanac HD video in the AVCHD Lite format, which allows about bifold the recording time in HD affection compared with the accepted Motion JPEG format. Back recording in AVCHD Lite, the agreeable is absolute for examination on an HDTV, like a Panasonic VIERA Plasma. To accompaniment the high-quality video, the LUMIX FX75 additionally appearance Dolby Agenda Creator to almanac aerial affection audio. For those users who are recording HD video to appearance on a computer screen, they additionally accept the advantage to almanac in Motion JPEG, as able-bodied as WVGA (848x480) and VGA (640x480).
The LUMIX FX75 adopts abounding touch-screen operation, which allows for Auto Focus (AF) to bound be set to the accountable by artlessly affecting the ample 3.0-inch 230,000-dot LCD. Also, the user can bang assimilate a accountable with a distinct touch, and the FX75 again advance the accountable with the AF tracking affection – alike back moving. The touch-screen operation is aqueous and bland – whether in almanac or playback mode. While recording, already the anatomy is composed, users can artlessly blow the breadth they appetite focused afore acute the bang button. In playback mode, users can annoyance the angel beyond the awning with their feel to browse the accumulating of photos, as admitting it is a folio in a book.
Panasonic’s iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, a authentication on all LUMIX agenda cameras, is added avant-garde in the LUMIX FX75 with the accession of a new Motion Deblur mode*1 by afterlight the motion apprehension (Intelligent ISO Control) and accuracy ascendancy (Intelligent Exposure) to accretion the accomplished bang acceleration possible. Combined with the outstanding accuracy of the lens and the POWER O.I.S. (Optical Angel Stabilizer), the LUMIX FX75 reduces becloud created from handshake or the accountable moving. The iA apartment of technologies include: POWER O.I.S., Face Recognition, Face Detection, AF Tracking, Intelligent ISO Control, Intelligent Arena Selector and Intelligent Exposure – all which are affianced back in the iA mode. Panasonic’s iA is additionally accessible while cutting video and include: AF Tracking, POWER O.I.S., Face Apprehension and Intelligent Arena Selector.
The Panasonic LUMIX FX75 appearance the Venus Agent HD II angel processor, which helps assure superb angel affection in both photo and video recording. It additionally incorporates Intelligent Resolution technology to accomplish the optimum arresting processing based on the allotment of a account to accord a accomplished angel outstanding, accustomed acumen with accomplished details. At the aforementioned time, the multi-task image-processing agent Venus Agent HD II supports a super-fast acknowledgment time. The bang absolution lag time is as abbreviate as about 0.005 of a additional in 1-area AF, and the camera's quick acknowledgment makes it easier to abduction sudden, spur-of-the-moment photo opportunities calm with the Sonic Acceleration AF.
With the Intelligent Resolution technology, three areas – outlines, abundant arrangement areas and bendable arrangement – are advised pixel by pixel and automatically detected to enhance any abasement created during the agenda zoom action or in high-sensitivity shooting. The outline areas are added finer to accord the edges added clarity, while accompanying giving a abstinent emphasis to the textured areas so they attending accurately detailed. To abate arrangement areas, such as a face, the added babble abridgement arrangement of the Venus Agent HD II is activated to accomplish it arise smoother. As a aftereffect of Intelligent Resolution, images are artlessly bright and brittle in both photo and video recording. The Intelligent Resolution technology admiral Panasonic’s new Intelligent Zoom feature, which extends the camera’s zoom arrangement by about 1.3x while advancement account affection – and acceptable the agenda zoom and authoritative it commensurable to the affection of an optical zoom. With Intelligent Zoom, the Panasonic FX75 can ability up to 6.5x.
Other appearance include:
* Cosmetic Approach – takes portraits with the user’s admired bark accent (soft skin, accustomed skin, summer look) and can add a amount of accuracy of bark detail (low, standard, high), authoritative it accessible to booty portraits with altered bark tones, for example, attending added sun-tanned.
* Happy Approach – advantage in iA that optimizes color, assimilation and accuracy to accomplish both photos and movies added active and accurate to the blush of the arena you memorized.
* Array Activity – the aerial achievement Venus Agent HD II is additionally added activity able compared with the accepted Venus Agent HD, extending the array activity up to 360 shots (CIPA) on a distinct charge.
Pricing and availability for the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX75 will be arise 30 canicule above-mentioned to aircraft date. For added advice on these LUMIX models, amuse visit: www.panasonic.com/lumix.