Panasonic's FX150 and DMC-LX3 Digicams Announced

Panasonic has introduced two new cameras - the FX150 and the DMC-LX3.

FX150

The FX150 is a 14.7-megapixel model, an addition to the Lumix FX Premium range of digital cameras. It is equipped with a 28mm wide-angle lens and comes with the Venus Engine IV allowing 330 pictures (CIPA) per battery charge.

The FX150 offers easy manual control, letting users adjust the shutter speed as desired. The bracketing function includes the exposure bracketing available on previous models plus a new color bracketing function that can record color, monochromatic and sepia shots of an image at the same time with a single press of the shutter button. The FX150 also introduces a new multi-exposure function that creates an interesting artistic effect by superimposing up to three consecutively shot images, while the user views the previous image on the monitor.

The FX150 features a 2.7-inch large LCD and can also record original picture data in RAW file format enabling the user to develop the image with the intended effects on it.