Advanced Mega Optical Image Stabilizer

Lumix DC Vario Lens

5 Megapixel CCD

6 x Optical Zoom, 4x Digital Zoom

2.0 inch Diagonal LCD

5 Megapixel Featuring 6x Optical Zoom, 4x Digital Zoom and Mega Optical Image Stabilizer

Panasonic is introducing the incoming LUMIX models 6.0 megapixel DMCLZ5 and 5.0 megapixel DMCLZ3, incorporating MEGA O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) and 6x optical zoom (equivalent to 37mm to 222mm on a 35mm film camera) lens, that run on two AA batteries.

MEGA O.I.S. is the image stabilization system against handshake that bears no picture deterioration. Panasonic is the first company in the industry to have succeeded in incorporating MEGA O.I.S. into a compact digital camera and now its benefit is strongly approved by the users of the world, considered to be the standard of photography.

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Compared to the previous models, the DMCLZ2/LZ1, the LZ5 adopts large and bright 2.5 inch LCD (2.0 inch LCD for LZ3) and both LZ5/LZ3 speed up its AF time by adopting 1-point high speed AF option while AF assist lamp is newly incorporated. Another feature is in the enhanced scene mode options including the high sensitivity mode that allows shooting at max. ISO 1600. This is realized by the new pixel-mixed readout method of CCD even realizing the recording of bright motion image in VGA size. In addition, the newly incorporated Extra Optical Zoom function allows more powerful zooming Max.8.3x (7.5x for LZ3) in 3-Megapixel image recording. For the brain of the camera, the LZ5/LZ3 incorporate continued Venus Engine Plus, which saves energy consumption to achieve long battery life while maintaining quick response and high picture quality.