Finally, there were no less than three "Lumix" digital still cameras announced by Panasonic today: the LS2, TZ1, and FX01.
-Lumix DMC-LS2
-Release March 10th, estimated at 25,000 yen -3x optical zoom, stabilization technology -Takes AA batteries to reduce costs -New functions include an EX optical zoom, fast single point autofocus -5MP CCD, maximum recording resolution 2560 x 1920 pixels -Video at 320 x 240 in 30fps (Motion JPEG) -Focal length of 35mm to 105mm -2" TFT LCD -14MB of internal memory, SD/MMC slot
 Article: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/compact/2006/02/14/3208.html [1]
Press Release: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/jn060214-3/jn060214-3.html [2]
Product Information: http://panasonic.jp/dc/ls2/ [3]
-Lumix DMC-TZ1
-Release on March 24th, estimated around 45,000 yen -10x optical zoom -"Travel Dating" function that automatically records what day # of your trip you're on -Other travel functions include "World Time" for choosing the time zone of your travel destination on a world map, "Sky Record Mode" for taking pictures out the window of an airplane, and "Beach Mode" for recording images of people under strong sunlight -Stablization function -"Venus Engine III" image processor uses 20% less power than Venus Engine II -Autofocus with linear motor -5MP CCD, maximum resolution of 2560 x 1920 -Widescreen video at 848 x 480, 30fps (Motion JPEG) -Focal length of 35 ~ 350mm -2.5" TFT LCD -13.4MB of internal memory, SD/MMC slot
 Article: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/compact/2006/02/14/3207.html [4]
Press Release: http://www.panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/jn060214-2/jn060214-2.html [5]
Product Information: http://panasonic.jp/dc/tz1/ [6]
-Lumix DMC-FX01
-Available March 10th, estimated around 48,000 yen -Stabilization, optical zoom lens -28mm ~ 102mm focal length makes indoor pictures easier -World's first camera with a Super-High Refractive Non-Spherical Index Glass Mould Lens (EA Lens), allowing for wide angles yet a compact body. Thus, it's the world's smallest camera with a 28mm wide-angle lens -Recording in ISO 800 ~ 1600 -Widescreen video at 848 x 460 in 30fps -6MP CCD, maximum resolution of 2816 x 2112 pixels -2.5" LCD -SD/MMC slot
 Article: http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/compact/2006/02/14/3206.html [7]
Press Release: http://panasonic.co.jp/corp/news/official.data/data.dir/jn060214-1/jn060214-1.html?ref=news [8]
Product Information: http://panasonic.jp/dc/fx01/ [9]
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