Panasonic has today announced the Lumix DMC-LC43 and DMC-LC33 digital cameras. These two cameras are based around the same camera body with a Leica branded three times optical zoom lens, the DMC-LC43 has a four megapixel CCD, the DMC-LC33 has a three megapixel CCD. One thing that is interesting about the DMC-LC43 is that it uses a 1/2.5" type 4.23 million pixel sensor, to my knowledge this is the smallest four megapixel CCD so far used in a digital camera.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC43 and DMC-LC33 Specifications

	Panasonic DMC LC-43	Panasonic DMC-LC33
Sensor	1/2.5" 4.23 million pixels total	1/2.5" 3.34 million pixels total
Effective pixels	4.0 million	3.2 million
Image sizes	2304 x 1728 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480	2048 x 1536 1600 x 1200 1280 x 960 640 x 480
File format	Still images: JPEG (EXIF 2.2) Movies: MOV Quicktime Motion JPEG
Lens	Leica branded, 35 - 105 mm (3x optical) F2.8 - F4.9
Focus range	Normal: 50 cm - Infinity Macro: 10 / 50 cm - Infinity
ISO	Auto, ISO 50, 100, 200	Auto, ISO 50, 100, 200, 400
Shutter speed	8 - 1/2000 sec
Exp. comp.	+/-2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps
Self timer	10 or 2 sec
Color adjust	Standard, Nature, Vivid
Continuous	4 fps, max 5 images (Fine) or 7 images (Standard)
LCD monitor	1.5" 114,000 pixels
Storage	SD / MMC card 16 MB SD card supplied
Connectivity	USB (inc. USB-Print), DC-IN, A/V out
Dimensions	96 x 66 x 34 mm
Weight (no batt)	170 g