Panasonic, the brand which is known to Matsushita Electric Industrial Company, has announced the launch of new model line of Lumix FX Premium - DMC-FX150. The camera is equipped with an array of the highest among the compact camera 14.7 MP and a wide-angle 28mm LEICA DC. The new model meets the needs of a wide group of consumers looking for a small camera that would allow them to easily perform high quality pictures, outstanding sharpness, detail and extraordinary expressiveness. DMC-FX150 with 28-millimeter, wide-angle LEICA DC lens can cover a space of the frame in exactly the same way as the human eye perceives it. This allows one picture you can be covered by a large frame of a building or a larger group of people, which is located in a cramped or crowded room.
heart of the new DMC-FX150 is a powerful, high-speed image processing system of new generation. Venus Engine IV produces striking images such as burst mode or when shooting low light. The processor is more energy efficient than their predecessors, making it possible to perform 330 shots (according to CIPA standards) on a single charge the batteries.
Lumix DMC-FX150 offers easy manual settings, so users can choose the shutter speed according to your needs. Bracketing function, in addition to exposure bracketing, which was available in previous models, has been extended by bracketing color. It allows you to simultaneously save images in color, monochrome and sepia. The new model also provides a mechanism for multi-exposure, which creates the possibility of create interesting effects in a photograph by overlapping the three images at a time. In addition, improved the function of white balance compensation, replacing the traditional uniaxial biaxial compensation of color temperature settings, allowing for more precise adjustment.
further improvements in the DMC-FX150 was the Intelligent Auto Mode (iA). Nowowprowadzony mechanism of AF Tracking automatically tracks the object image after the autofocus setting, even if the object is moving in the scene. This feature makes it easy to capture sharp and detailed images captured in the most convenient time. DMC-FX150 constantly monitors the light source and automatically activates the backlight compensation function if it detects that an object pictures were such a source.
new Lumix DMC-FX150 is equipped with a large intelligent LCD with 2.7-inch 230k dot resolution. points. Framed pictures on display are perfectly visible in virtually any environment. User has access to a detailed preview of the composed image at a time. Equally clear and sharp on display produces images already done.
DMC-FX150 was created for people those who seek an advanced digital camera with a better performance than ordinary digital cameras.
Other technologies used in iA mode is:
Face Detection - a mechanism that can, within a single frame to find the 15 faces and appropriately chosen according to their focus and exposure so as to keep them in the picture with the details and the appropriate sharpness. The DMC-FX150 improved the precision of this function, which now continuously adjusts focus and exposure, even if the face is directed sideways to the camera.
Intelligent Exposure - eliminates blocked shadows and blown highlights to the image so that images look natural and perfectly reflect reality. This mechanism is enhanced with automatic backlight compensation from the rear, which is activated whenever the camera detects that the light source is behind the subject.
Intelligent Scene Selector - a feature that automatically selects one of five scene modes: macro, portrait, landscape, night portrait and night landscape, depending on which best suits the situation.
Mega OIS (Optical Image Stabilizer) - gyros detect shake hands and make the appropriate shift lens unit bridging vibrations. The stabilizer prevents blurry images resulting from shaky hands.
Intelligent ISO control - thanks to this feature, the Lumix DMC-FX150 can adjust the ISO sensitivity if the subject moves while shooting, to avoid blurring the shot.
Quick AF - fast AF mechanism makes the focus begins at the time the camera could target a facility which shortens the time needed to perform this operation.
Digital Red Eye Correction - a feature which helps to eliminate red-eye problem, occurring when the shots with flash.
Lumix DMC-FX150 will be available at a suggested price of 1,599 PLN gross
(1) Equivalent in 35mm film camera for a 28-100mm