12-18-2008, 09:38 PM
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Then there's the LX3K:
http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-e...00000000005702
What intrigues me is seeing a camera company finally realizing that more pixels that look worse is not necessarily a good thing:
"At the heart of the DMC-LX3, is its 1/1.63-inch CCD. Making the intentional choice to limit the number of mega pixels to 10.1 on its CCD, Panasonic was able to give more space for each pixel and also redesigned the peripheral circuits and other components to further minimize noise generation. As a result, sensitivity is almost 40 percent higher and saturation is increased by 35 percent, when compared to Panasonics 10 MP digital cameras*, giving the DMC-LX3 outstanding image quality and a wide dynamic range, and meeting the demand for a camera that works optimally in low-light environments. The CCD is also capable of reproducing images in three aspect ratios 4:3, 3:2 or 16:9. The new Multi Aspect mode allows the camera to take an image in all three aspect ratios simultaneously, allowing you to choose the version that best suits their needs."
I can't make heads or tails of Panasonic's camera line up - they Web site just barfs them all out in one lump, no segmentation of different lines, no easy way to see which ones have the bigger sensors, or which ones have 720p video recording, or 10x optical zoom, etc.
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