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Electronics Giant Launch DMC-LX5 A Successor To The Acclaimed DMC-LX3 - Panasonic’s Premier Compact Camera
Published Sep 1, 2010
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Panasonic has launched its new DMC-LX5, a successor to the DMC-LX3, LUMIX digital cameras for the Middle East market, it was announced today.
The DMC-LX3 is firmly established as a premium compact camera that features high picture quality and creative descriptiveness. The new DMC-LX5 comes fully re-designed in the lens, the CCD and the image processing engine together with other improvements and upgrades.
The DMC-LX5 also incorporates a newly developed super bright F2.0 ultra wide angle 24mm LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens that is designed to minimize distortion for stunning, true-to-life images with outstanding resolution and detail. The 24mm of wide angle offers extraordinarily large viewing space and now the optical zoom is extended to 3.8x (90mm) making the LX5 even more versatile.
“The new DMC-LX5 is packed with features that allow customers to get creative and to take high quality videos and photos with ease,” said Hitesh Ojha, Senior Product Manager, AV Categories, Panasonic Marketing Middle East FZE.
“Stylish, compact and easy to use, we recommend this camera for anyone who is serious about photography. The LX5 is capable of taking stunningly beautifully shots, without having to worry about complicated settings,” added Ojha.
The highly acclaimed 10.1-megapixel CCD in the LX5 has been redesigned to achieve the expansion of dynamic range by increasing the sensitivity and the saturation. The Venus Engine FHD is also redesigned for advanced signal processing in both photo and movie recording. The high sensitivity made possible by the new sensor and the superior signal processing by the new imaging engine especially elevates the picture quality in low light situations.
For the movie recording, the DMC-LX5 is newly compatible with long time high quality HD movie recording in AVCHD Lite in addition to the conventional motion JPEG format. A host of creative options including Creative Movie mode, My Color mode and Film mode are available for more extended expression not only in photography but also in videography.
The external design is also improved to pursue high operability the thickened grip for easier hold, the newly incorporated turn-and-push jog dial achieves various selections and setting more quickly. The hot shoe allows attachment of advanced accessories such as optional Live View Finder which helps shooting under strong daylight with high visibility. The 1:1 square format setting is added in the aspect ratio option which can be selected with the switch at the side of the lens barrel.
The 3.0-inch large 460,000-dot high resolution Intelligent LCD is also redesigned by adopting High CRI (Color Rendering Index) backlight LED to greatly increase the color reproduction offering remarkable visibility both in shooting and playing back images in any conditions from at dark night to under dazzling sunlight. Despite the high performance and the maintained size of the camera body, the battery life is extended to shoot 400 pictures (CIPA) per a single charge.
As a pocket camera of professionals and highly enthusiastic amateurs, or an advanced camera of step-up users, the DMC-LX5 promises none-the-like picture quality and creativity backed up by crystallization of Panasonic’s state-of-the-art optical and digital technologies.
In addition to Motion JPEG images, the DMC-LX5 can record high-definition motion picture in AVCHD Lite. It features almost doubling the recording time in HD quality compared with the conventional Motion JPEG format. The picture quality is greatly enhanced thanks to the newly added Intelligent Resolution technology. The LX5 also features Dolby Digital Creator to record high quality audio.
The DMC-LX5 is equipped with an Intelligent LCD with super high resolution and a wide viewing angle. The screen brightness automatically adjusts in 11 steps as the surrounding brightness level changes, ensuring easy visibility at all times. The big screen reflects fine details, making it easy to check the focus before shooting. It also serves as a small photo and video viewer, allowing the user and friends to enjoy viewing the still and motion images together.
The latest version of exciting software PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.2 HD Edition comes bundled with the cameras. The PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.2 HD Edition makes it possible to sort and organize photos not only of those newly taken but also of those stored in the PC. Speeding up its processing time, the Face Recognition function that recognizes the faces in the picture and the software automatically sort the photos by the registered faces without picking out each photo one by one.
Photo Caption – The DMC-LX5 a creative tool from Panasonic for professional photographers across the Middle East.
For more information:
W: http://panasonic.net.
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VMD - [Virtual Marketing Department]
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