Lumix

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF2 is the smallest and lightest Micro Four Thirds, mirrorless, interchangeable-lens camera in the world. The 12MP live MOS sensor is sensitive to 6400 ISO, and now with the DMC-GF2, you can shoot full 1080 HD video with stereo sound.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC FX-75 has a 14MP CCD sensor and an F/2.2 Leica Summicron lens with a 5x Zoom, for an equivalent 24-120mm lens. Because the FX-75 features such a bright and fast Leica lens, F/2.2 is almost two stops faster than most of the point and shoots—so you know this camera was designed to shoot with available light.

Professionals tend to expect more from the tools they use. They expect them to perform reliably, accurately and smoothly on good days and bad. On top of all that, they expect their tools to feel proper, secure and "right" in the hand. And these very same folk often have the same expectations when it comes to pedestrian items. We'd like to talk about a half-dozen point-and-shoot digital cameras that should appeal to serious-minded shooters seeking a pocket-sized camera that feels and performs like a "real" camera.

This is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5. With an f/2.0 Leica DC Vario Summicron lens and a 3.8x zoom from 24 to 90mm, this Panasonic camera will enable you to capture outstanding images in almost every lighting situation you can imagine.

Panasonic has added a trio of new guns: a Lumix G 14mm/2.5 ASPH wide-angle, a Lumix G Vario 100-300mm/f4-5.6 OIS super zoom and most intriguing of the three, a "two-eyed" Lumix G 12.5mm/f12.5 3D lens designed to capture 3D imagery when used with Panasonic Lumix G-series cameras.

This camera is perfect for fast-moving subjects and in low light with features that include High Speed Autofocus, Optical Image Stabilization and High Sensitivity ISO 6400. You can even capture HD-quality video. Taking both stills and video is easy, framing and playing back your images on the 2.7" 230,000-dot high-resolution LCD screen.

Panasonic has released a quintet of Lumix-series digicams, each bearing its own unique attributes. The monikers of these snapshooters are the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX700, Lumix DMC-FX75, Lumix DMC-TS10, Lumix DMC-LX5 and the Lumix DMC-FZ40, a super zoom (24x) bridge-style digicam.