Ultra-slim design, powerful zoom, and intelligent geographical tagging – if the new LUMIX DMC-ZS20 was released 67 years ago, the Stasi, CIA, and KGB would be at each other’s throat to just get their hands on this camera. The Panasonic LUMIX ZS-Series is currently the globe’s thinnest digicam that has a 20x optical zoom lens. By having a highly effective zoom capability, a 24mm ultra wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens, as well as the capacity to take images at full High-Definition, the revolutionary LUMIX ZS20 capitalizes around the line of success and fame as a multipurpose compact digital camera. Using a recently remodeled camera lens structure, the LUMIX ZS20 incorporates a new mechanized design and optics to boost picture level of quality, and an exclusive Nano Surface Coating lens technology for reduced ghosting and glare. Having a 14.1 MP High Sensitivity MOS sensor, the new LUMIX ZS20 is capable of providing an even better picture quality when compared with its precursors. Along with the state-of-the-art graphic processor – Venus Engine, the LUMIX ZS20 is capable of hi-speed, high sensitivity image recording. It features high-speed burst picture taking at 10 frames per second in full image resolution and Light Speed AF enables users to grab even the smallest shot opportunities.
More than the standard of its lens, the LUMIX ZS20 has a built-in upgraded GPS feature, making it convenient for people to determine places exactly where photographs were shot. Saved in its EXIF data – LUMIX ZS20 stores and displays the name of the Country/Region, State/Province/County, County/Township, City/Town/Village, and Landmark in which the photos are taken.
Other features of the LUMIX ZS20 include HD recording of videos, manual, creative, and automatic controls, and a 3-inch 460,000-dot Smart Touch LCD screen.
You can also check out its sibling, the Panasonic LUMIX ZS10 here.
If you’re going in an adventure-filled vacation, you’ll need something more than a regular camera to capture your exploits. It’s a harsh world out there – accidental drops, weather, and the environment can pretty much do a short work on your typical digicam but not on new Panasonic LUMIX TS20. The TS20 is an entry-level, rugged, and slim profile camera that’s waterproof, shockproof and dustproof. This digital camera comes with a durable structure enabling it to remain water-proof to about 16 ft., survive drops and shocks equivalent to a fall of about 5 ft., invulnerable to dust, and operate extreme temperatures as far as 14 degrees Fahrenheit (F). The 16.1 MP LUMIX TS20 incorporates a trim and thin form factor which has a 25mm extra wide-angle lens and a 4x optical zoom. Additionally, the Panasonic TS20′s zoom capability reaches up to 8x using the Intelligent Zoom function and Panasonic’s Intelligent Resolution technology.
The LUMIX TS20 incorporates Panasonic’s famous iA (Intelligent Auto) mode – a collection of technological innovation which are immediately activated, without worrying about the use of any sort of additional configurations, to let the digital camera choose the best options for those superior photographs. Panasonic’s iA technologies in the LUMIX TS20 are MEGA O. I. S., AF Tracking, Intelligent ISO Control, Face Recognition, Intelligent Scene Selector and Intelligent Exposure.
Leica is not exactly every photographer’s cup of coffee but for the undiscriminating – this brand offers some very interesting all-in-one camera capable of taking creative stills and high quality videos. Their latest offering is the new LEICA V-LUX 3 – a compact digital camera loaded with features and expansion options. Just like a DSLR, this digital camera can use a wide range of lens including the Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 4.5 – a 108 mm f/2.8 – 5.2 ASPH. 24x super-telephoto zoom lens. This lens is capable of covering a wide range of focal lengths comparable to 25–600 mm in 35 mm format. On the other hand, V-Lux 3’s powerful new 12.1 megapixels (MP) CMOS image sensor is capable of capturing images in high resolution and quality in both high and low speeds. By combining powerful zoom with a 12.1 MP sensor, Leica managed to produce a truly versatile camera that’s ideal for shooting or recording landscapes, architecture, sport, travel, still portraits or wildlife.
