Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48

Quickly after relseasing the FX-38 last July, Panasonic was quick on its feet to introduce a successor. The FX-48 is pretty much like the FX-38 in terms of the looks which is pretty much quite simple if you ask me as compared to what Sony and Canon have been offering. However, its CCD sensor was upgraded from 10 megapixels to 12 megapixels which is a welcome upgrade since most of the newly released point and shoot cameras sport this size. Having 12 megapixel sized photos will enabale users to print quite a large size photo without worrying of stretching it too much making it pixelized. Also, if you love cropping photos, having a picture with a large number of megapixels will make even just a face from a group photo big enough to be a good facebook photo.

Another upgrade from FX-38 is the advanced face tracking and recognition technology along with the intelligent Auto(iA) . Of course face recognition has been something common in digital cameras but this one is more complex. The camera can remember 6 faces so whenever you and your buddies’ face comes in the picture, you guys will be prioritized by the camera to make every shot of of your faces in perfect focus. The ultra wide angle plus 5x optical zoom is a crowd pleaser since having wide angle lens can take huge group shots without stepping away too far just to accomodate everyone. It would also be perfect for panoramic shots like in the beach or in top of the mountain.

Some creative shooting modes were also included, all 26 of them! Wow that’s a lot of creativity opportunities to take! To mention some, one is the pinhole camera mode where taking pictures would be like how post production editing works and making it the effect of a picture taken with a pinhole cam. Another is the grainy film shooting mode where shots would appear as if it was taken waaay back our grand parents lived. The FX48 is equipped with Panasonic’s latest processing chip for point and shoot, the Venus V which is a good things since the processor is the main component for determining the picture quality of an image.

Pricing hasn’t yet been determined for this one since it has just been announced during the recently concluded Photo Marketing Association (PMA) tradeshow. However, you could already think of the color that you will purchase since it is available in Black, Pink, Gold and Red.