Panasonic Announces 12x Optical Zoom Digicam


If you've been tempted by big "digital zoom" magnifications listed on many consumer digicams, then you should take a look at Panasonic's new offering that sports a 12x "optical" zoom, which is far superior to emulated digital zooms.

MacCentral Online has posted an informative article about the announced Panasonic DMC-FZ10 that has an f-2.8, 12x optical zoom combined with a 4-megapixel CCD. The zoom is the equivalent to a 35-420 mm lens on a 35 mm camera... and those are optical magnifications, not digital! The suggested retail price will be $599 US.

If the electronics on this camera can provide relatively fast response times with minimal shutter lag, this could be a great tool for action photographers. I'll keep an eye on it.

Posted: Fri - October 3, 2003 at 11:14 AM      

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