Panasonic launches Lumix G5, LX7 and others in Fall camera line-up

Panasonic Canada  announced five new additions to its line-up of LUMIX digital cameras.  Also available is a stylish new telephoto zoom lens designed for the LUMIX G Micro System expands Panasonic’s extensive range of lens offerings.

From integrated Wi-Fi connectivity to ultra-wide angle lenses, amateur photo buffs and photography experts alike will appreciate everything this year’s Fall line-up has to offer.

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Panasonic’s Premium LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm coming in July

Panasonic Canada Inc. announced a new digital interchangeable standard zoom lens, the LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm/F2.8 ASPH/POWER O.I.S. (H-HS12035).

The latest addition to the company’s premium lens brand “X,” which is compatible with the Panasonic LUMIX G Series and complies with the Micro Four Thirds system standard, this lens offers a versatile zoom range of 12-35mm (35mm camera equivalent: 24-70mm) and features constant F2.8 aperture brightness at entire zoom range. No pricing  has yet been released.

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Panasonic to take record $10 billion annual loss

Bad news for Panasonic as reports from Reuters and PCWorld state that Panasonic has fallen victim to the flagging TV business which has also put rivals Sony and Sharp in the red.  Panasonic expects to suffer a 10 billion annual loss, the report states.

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Panasonic releases 'Slimmest 20x Zoom Camera'

One of the trends we are going to see this year is increased zoom capacity in slimmer point and shoot camera bodies. This will challenge the traditional superzoom look and feel which has largely copied that of the DSLR but with a slightly thinner body.

Panasonic revealed a series of new cameras recently and one of the more interesting models is the Zs20 which they say is the slimmest 2x optical zoom model in the market today. Ar 1.1 inches deep, it is thinner than all of the 20x zoom cameras in its class.

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