New dimension The easy-to-use, stylish-looking FX90 from Panasonic makes sharing images easy Panasonic’s latest compact digital camera, the LUMIX DMC-FX90, expected to be available in October, comes with Wi-Fi connectivity. This is a feature-rich model that boasts a 24mm ultra-wide LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMARIT lens with F2.5 brightness. The LUMIX CLUB, a
To make accessing Wi-Fi easier, the LUMIX FX90 has a dedicated Wi-Fi button that when pressed, directly opens a Wi-Fi Connection mode outside home and gets WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) connection at home
cloud-based service accessible via a smartphone and a computer browser, is another addition. This allows consumers to upload photos or videos to social network sites such as Facebook, Flickr, Picasa and YouTube. With a LUMIX CLUB account, Panasonic will provide a free,
The performance of the camera is powered by a 12.1-megapixel Hi-Speed CCD sensor and is compatible with high-speed, largecapacity signal processing required for 1,920x1,080 60i (sensor output 30p) fullHD video recording in the AVCHD format
dedicated application called LUMIX LINK, which will be compatible with iPhone and Android OS smartphones. This lets consumers share photos by connecting the FX90 just once to their compatible smartphone and then using the carrier network to share photos online.
The advanced image processing Venus Engine assures high picture quality in both photo and video recording; the Venus Engine also provides precise and selective noise reduction to the chromatic noise without affecting the border of colours
Touch Operation The FX90 supports a Smart Touch operation that lets you control Touch AF, Touch Zoom and Touch Shutter during recording and various playback functions. The functions and settings used most often, such as consecutive shooting, auto focus point, image size and LCD mode, are easily accessed by dragging the icon to the main menu area. Various functions such as Beauty Retouch, Aesthetic Retouch, Make-up Retouch and Art Retouch, are incorporated.
Intelligent Zoom is available which extends the zoom ratio by approximately 1.3x, maintaining the picture quality even when using a digital zoom
The DMC-FX90 features a new 3D Photo mode that produces a 3D image in the camera; this image format is compatible with MPO which can then be played back on other MPO-compatible equipment
Panasonic LUMIX FX90
Camera Effective Pixels Optical Zoom/Digital Zoom LCD Monitor Dimensions (WxHxD) Weight
12.1MP 5x/4x Three-inch full touchscreen (460K dots) 102.2x56.3x21.6mm 132g
To complement the video capabilities, the FX90 includes Dolby Digital Creator to record high-quality audio
Additional features • Face Recognition • Intelligent Scene Selector that automatically selects from six Scene modes – Macro, Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery and Sunset • Intelligent Resolution Technology that is activated in the iA mode resulting in higher picture quality OCTOBER 2011 / 19