LUMIX FX-500 Delivers LCD Touch Screen Control
This week, Panasonic announced the LUMIX DMC-FX500 10.1 megapixel digital camera, which features an ultra-wide 25mm Leica lens and a 5x optical zoom. The camera also offers a 3-inch wide LCD touch screen control. In addition, the FX-500 features a joystick navigation system and delivers HD video recording capabilities.
Using the hybrid navigation system, the user can make fine control adjustments by touch or using the joystick. The FX-500 also comes with a stylus for touch menu navigation. Users can set the auto focus target and exposure by touching the subject of the shot on the touch screen. The auto-focus will track the subject in the shot even if the subject moves.
The FX-500’s ultra wide lens can capture almost twice the image size that a standard 35mm lens can at the same distance.
The camera also provides a host of automatic settings, including intelligent exposure, which adjusts areas of the image that are under-lit; red-eye correction; gyroscopic image stabilisation; automatic ISO adjustments for moving subjects; intelligent scene selection; automatic face detection; and continuous autofocus.
The camera is available in black and silver and will hit store shelves in the US in May. Suggested retail price USD$400. For the low-down and consumer ratings on the rest of Panasonic’s LUMIX line, check TestFreaks.