Panasonic FX48 Offers 5X Optical Zoom in Slim Profile

Jan 28 2009, 1:00pm CST | by Shane McGlaun

Most of us like cameras that are thin and easy to carry, but offer lots of features and a decent optical zoom. Panasonic has announced a new camera called the Lumix FX48 that has a 25mm ultra-wide-angle lens and 5x optical zoom in a package under 1-inch thick.

Total megapixels are 12.1 and the camera has a focal length of f=4.4 -22 mm. Overall dimensions for the camera are 3.75 x 2.08 x 0.85-inches and the camera weighs 150g with the battery and SD card for image storage.

Features include Face Recognition, optical image stabilization, intelligent ISO, scene selector, red eye correction and more. View can be recorded in QuickTime Motion JPEG. The LCD is 2.5-inches and the camera can shoot bursts at 10 per second. The FX48 will be available in April for $349.95.

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