The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35 is a slim 10.1 Megapixel compact with a 4x optically stabilised lens. Announced in January 2008, it comes just six months after its predecessor the Lumix FX33, which itself came only seven months after the Lumix FX30.
Panasonic may have kept essentially the same body design as its predecessor, but has equipped the FX35 with a new lens: a 4x optical zoom to the FX33’s 3.6x. While you’d assume this would simply allow greater magnification at the telephoto end, Panasonic has in fact chosen to extend the wide angle range. So rather than having the 28-100mm equivalent coverage of the FX33, the new FX35 boasts 25-100mm coverage. This equips it with unusually wide angle facilities for a compact camera. Tou can read the whole review here. You can buy the camera here

Panasonic has made some impressive cameras over the last few years and has been at the forefront of technology that now comes on many other manufacturers models, notably with the introduction of Image Stabilisation, which features on all its cameras as standard. It's no surprise then to see the technology employed on the FS5 from the company's latest range of digital compacts.
While it may look like just another digicam, albeit a small and attractive one, there's more to this 10MP compact than meets the eye. The FS range (also including the new FS20 which features a larger 3" LCD) is similar in most respects to Panasonic's FZ range, with the notable addition of a wider lens, offering the equivalent of 30mm in 35mm terms. This makes it ideal for those looking to shoot landscapes or large groups, or if you need to pictures in more cramped areas than usual. The wider angled lens is also ideal for adding drama to images, especially useful to the more creative photographer. Read the whole article here & you can buy the camera here

The Panasonic TZ5 has the same 10x optically stabilized 28-280mm f/3.3-4.9 Leica DC Vario-Elmarit glass as the TZ3, but it jumps to 9.0 effective megapixels, adds 720p HD video capture (1280x720 pixels at 30fps!), bursts 2.5 fps at full resolution or 10fps at 2MP, can output still photos to an HDTV via an optional component cable, adds a dedicated playback/capture button, a dedicated one-touch wide-to-tele zoom button, upgrades to a 406,000-dot, 3-inch (diagonal) TFT LCD that auto gains, and a host of other upgrades. For the most part, the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 represents a very logical and impressive evolution of the TZ lineup. Read the whole test here. You can preorder the camera here

Panasonic today introduced two new additions to its award-winning TZ-family of LUMIX digital cameras, the DMC-TZ5 and DMC-TZ4 – both packing a 28mm wide-angle, 10X optical zoom Leica DC lens in a compact design, ideal for the active user needing a versatile camera.  By combining a 28mm wide-angle lens, which lets the user capture a wider-framed shot when compared to a traditional 35mm camera, with the TZ-Series 10x optical zoom – consumers are empowered to take expanded shots, both wide and far.  Adding to these feature-rich digital cameras, Panasonic also expands its Intelligent Auto technologies with new Intelligent Exposure and Digital Red-eye Correction. Read the whole article inside

Panasonic today announced new members to its growing family of full-featured and high-performing LUMIX digital cameras with the introduction of two more point-and-shoot models, the DMC-LZ10 and DMC-LZ8.  Featuring two key enhancements from last year’s DMC-LZ7, the new LZ-Series models feature Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR lenses and wide-angle shooting – 30mm on the LZ10 and 32mm on the LZ8.  Furthermore, each new LZ-Series model boasts manual controls, convenient AA-battery operation, a 5x optical zoom, Intelligent Auto Mode and the Venus Engine IV, the new high-speed, image-processing LSI. Read the whole article inside

Panasonic introduces a new Lumix digital camera, the DMC-LS80 that combines easy-of-use and AA-battery convenience. The new camera features a newly developed lens system with 3x optical zoom and a CCD image sensor with 8.1-megapixel resolution. At the heart of the DMC-LS80 several distinct features will help you to capture the perfect image: Optical Image Stabilizer, Intelligent ISO Control, and Auto Macro mode, which let the camera switch to the Macro mode depending on the shooting distance of the subject... Read the whole article here

Similar in shape, size, and style to preceding Panasonic Lumix models, most notably the DMC-LZ5, the DMC-LZ7 is a little boxy, yet still fairly compact. The DMC-LZ7 offers many of the same features as the LZ5, but updates the line with a 7.2-megapixel CCD, improved "Mega O.I.S." (Optical Image Stabilization), a new High Sensitivity mode offering ISOs up to 3,200 with Intelligent ISO Control, and a new blur warning. Offering more features to help you get better shots in common situations where lighting is bad and the subjects are moving, such as kids in a classroom, in a play, etc., the DMC-LZ7 is aimed at the family photographer. Panasonic has included a large selection of scene modes for just about any situation you can think of, and optimized the automatic exposure system to do just about everything for you except press the shutter button. Read the whole review here

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. has today announced its decision to adopt the Panasonic name across the entire company. The firm, founded by Konosuke Matsushita in 1918 as 'Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works', has used its current moniker since 1935. Brands affected by the change include National, the name used for household goods in Japan and Technics, producer of Hi-Fi equipment and turntables beloved of DJs the world over. The changeover is scheduled to begin October 1st with rebranding of National to be completed by March 31st 2010. Read the whole article here

Panasonic promised its second DSLR would be aimed at the consumer market, and here it is: the new Lumix DMC-L10, launched at the 2007 IFA show in Berlin, could be mistaken at first glance for one of the company’s popular super-zoom models, but inside it’s a proper DSLR conforming to the Four Thirds standard.
The Lumix L10 features a Matsushita N-MOS sensor with 10.1 Megapixel resolution and Live View facilities. We believe this is the same sensor used in the recent Olympus E-410 and E-510 DSLRs, but with one of Panasonic’s Venus III Image processors behind the scenes. As we’ve seen in our Olympus E-510 review, this sensor is capable of recording a great deal of detail, especially with modest noise reduction, so we can only hope Panasonic won’t be too heavy-handed – or at least, like Olympus, give us the chance to adjust the settings. Read the whole article here