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August 16, 2007

Wired Gadget Labs goes Hands on with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is a camera that has some nice features. It uses an intelligent auto mode that combines image stabilization, intelligent ISO, face detection and ambience-correcting scene detection.

This cam has an 8.1 megapixel CCD the ability to go up to ISO 1600 at full resolution and will be available in September for about $400. It seems like lots of camera for the money offering some features that many amateur photographers will like.

The only issue Wired found with the camera was that it fell about 60 -70% short of the claimed 400 images per charge target. That seems like a significant issue to me on a camera that uses a rechargeable battery.

Via Wired

Posted by shane at August 16, 2007 2:47 PM