Panasonic has a four Lumix cameras introduced. The Lumix LX7 has a bright lens and aperture ring, while the Panasonic G5 m4/3 camera especially the grip is changed. It is also the Lumix FZ200 bridge camera announced.
The new Lumix LX7, like the recently announced Samsung EX2 camera have a very bright zoom lens with a maximum aperture of f/1.4 in wide-angle mode. After fully zoom in where it remains f/2,3. The zoom range with an equivalent of 24-90mm equivalent to that of its predecessor.
Like the Fujifilm FinePix X100 camera, the Lumix LX7 equipped with an aperture ring around the lens, a nd filter built in and the video resolution is increased from 720/30p with the panasonic Lumix LX5 to 1080/50p with the new model. The Lumix LX7 now makes use of a so-called ‘high sensitivity’ mos sensor instead of a ccd. Also, the Lumix LX7’s sound in stereo recording. The LX7 has a suggested retail price of 499 euro.
In addition, Panasonic introduced at the press conference in Budapest, the Panasonic G5 m4/3 camera. This successor of the Lumix G3 has a modified grip, more like the grip of a dslr. Panasonic claims that the ‘Live MOS’image sensor with 16,05 megapixel a new, much more light-sensitive design, which in combination with the Venus Engine VII FHD image processor the iso-value is set to 12800. The sensor of the Lumix G5 has an electronic shutter, so that can be printed without making any sound.
With the camera, is it possible to have the af point in the viewfinder, selecting it, using the touchscreen, moreover, that just as the Lumix G3 is rotated. Also, Panasonic has equipped the camera with a so-called Function Liver just behind the shutter button, which zoomed in can be used as a lens with Powered Zoom’ is confirmed. Also, in the afspeeldstand the image will be enlarged. The camera comes in several different models available for prices ranging from 649 to 899 euro.
In addition, it announced that Panasonic has a new m4/3 lens. The Lumix G Vario 45-150mm is a compact telezoomlens with a metal housing. The lens is equipped with image stabilization and has a brightness of f/4 for the wide angle and rising to f/5.6 in the telephoto range. The lens is constructed of 12 lens elements, including two aspherical ground and one uhr-lens, spread over 9 lens groups. The shortest focus distance is 90cm, and the lens has seven of aperture blades.
With the new 45-150mm lens, Panasonic has three lenses with a similar range in the program. With a length of 73 mm and a diameter of 62mm, the new lens is almost two inches shorter than the current 45-175mm X lens and both shorter if thinner than the 45-200mm lens that already from the start of the m4/3 system is available. Panasonic partners with the new lens in the row of the 12-35mm f/2.8 and 35-100mm f/2.8 lenses.
The new Lumix FZ200 is the successor to the FZ150. The 24x-zoom range compared to its predecessor, not increases, but Panasonic has especially the brightness of the lens improved. This is the Lumix FZ200 namely f/2.8 over the entire zoom range, while its predecessor has varied from f/2.8 at wide angle to f/5,2 zoomed in.
A big improvement is the electronic viewfinder. In place of the 201k subpixels of the FZ150, the FZ200 is a copy 1440k subpixels. Further claims Panasonic the image sensor is refreshed. This has, just as the FZ150 12.1 megapixels, but the iso ceiling is increased from 3200 to 6400. The suggested retail price is 599 euro.
