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New Panasonics due to ship in February or March:

http://animators.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=101382

DMC-TZ3:
Successor to the TZ1.
The report seems to indicate that the 10x zoom starts at 28mm.

(Another possible new model, the DMC-TZ2,
has been mentioned elsewhere, but not in this report.)

DMC-FX30:
Successor to the FX07; a little bit thinner (about 22mm).

DMC-FZ8:
Successor to the FZ7.

DMC-FX10 and DMC-FX12:
6 and 7.2 megapixels respectively. New grip design.

DMC-LZ6 and DMC-LZ7:
Two new additions to the LZ series.

DMC-LS70:
Entry-level.

Click the link above for details.
I have no further information.

-- omr
 
in a small camera, that must be the most interesting of the eight.
And together with the SP-550 the most interesting new
camera so far this year, depending on how you value zoom range
vs. compactness.

With the thinnest 28mm camera, last year's compact 35-350mm folded
optics and now the compact 28-280mm, all with OIS, Panasonic/Leica
are arguably leading the optical innovations in this market segment.

There's a new, slightly bigger sensor too, at 1/2.35".

Let's hope the Venus III tweak will improve the JPG output, the
original Venus III was no favourite with me.

The FZ8 getting raw and higher res EVF/LCD is also welcome, thanks to
DPR for promising a timely review.

Just my two oere
Erik from Sweden
 
Erik37 said:
in a small camera, that must be the most interesting of the eight.
And together with the SP-550 the most interesting new
camera so far this year, depending on how you value zoom range
vs. compactness.

With the thinnest 28mm camera, last year's compact 35-350mm folded
optics and now the compact 28-280mm, all with OIS, Panasonic/Leica
are arguably leading the optical innovations in this market segment.

There's a new, slightly bigger sensor too, at 1/2.35".

Let's hope the Venus III tweak will improve the JPG output, the
original Venus III was no favourite with me.

The FZ8 getting raw and higher res EVF/LCD is also welcome, thanks to
DPR for promising a timely review.

Just my two oere
Erik from Sweden
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Definitely very interesting - this will be the first of the "compact" ultrazooms to offer RAW I think. Could also be interesting to see the maximum you can pull out of the Panasonic sensor.

The TZ is interesting, but IMO it's still not quite small enough to be "pocketable", and in that case then there's no reason not to just go for the Canon S3, SP-550, Canon S3, Sony H2 etc, which has mostly wider zoom range and more manual controls
 
The Fuji S5k series has had RAW support for a while now. Unless you don't consider them compact enough\not ultra zoom enough.

If they finally managed to get their sensor\processor combo up to par, then this will be one hell of a camera!
 
After a quick skim through the specs, I don't think the TZ2 & TZ3 offer RAW support. Not a biggie though.

Their best feature is definitely the 10x 28-280mm zoom, cased in a relatively small body. Shame about the aperature & lack of manual modes though
 
"Perfect for photographers on the move and families who want to shoot pictures outdoors for example, the FZ8 offers an easy way to enjoy the fun of capturing beautiful digital pictures."

I guess it will still have lousy indoor pictures, and it seems to me from the wording that Panasonic has given up trying.

Leah
 
You're reading too much into a copy writer's turn of phrase. I talked to the Panasonic people at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show, and they said that a major effort was being made in their upcoming models to improve noise performance, especially at high ISO. That means indoor shots without flash. I got the feeling that they were approaching the problem at the firmware level, not the sensor itself, and this seems to be confirmed by the press releases. It remains to be seen how successful they are.

Bob
 
it would be nice to see some of the new NR algo's show up in a firmware-upgrade for the FZ7...

Olaf
 
Making RAW available to simpler point-n-shoot cameras seems unnecessary to me. The general public doesn't have the inclination to first go through a conversion process before printing their snapshots. Frame the picture, zoom in a little, snap the shot, slip the memory card into the machine, & print their photo, that's what the general public wants.

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Because it starts at 28mm. 28mm vs 35 is a MASSIVE difference.
Nathan Yan said:
The TZ is interesting, but IMO it's still not quite small enough to
be "pocketable", and in that case then there's no reason not to
just go for the Canon S3, SP-550, Canon S3, Sony H2 etc, which has
mostly wider zoom range and more manual controls
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jack Doeski said:
Making RAW available to simpler point-n-shoot cameras seems
unnecessary to me. The general public doesn't have the inclination
to first go through a conversion process before printing their
snapshots. Frame the picture, zoom in a little, snap the shot, slip
the memory card into the machine, & print their photo, that's what
the general public wants.
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I agree about the general public. The inclusion of RAW is to placate the sort of people who read and contribute to the dpreview forums (where the failure to include RAW in the Canon G7 had people up in arms).

Bob
 
The count has increased to 11 when counting the different geographical models.
  • LS70 in North America, and LS60, and LS75 in Europe
  • LZ6, LZ7
  • FX10, FX12, FX30
  • TZ2, TZ3
  • FZ8
I haven't checked the japanese sites yet, there could be more :)
omr said:
New Panasonics due to ship in February or March:

http://animators.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=101382

DMC-TZ3:
Successor to the TZ1.
The report seems to indicate that the 10x zoom starts at 28mm.

(Another possible new model, the DMC-TZ2,
has been mentioned elsewhere, but not in this report.)

DMC-FX30:
Successor to the FX07; a little bit thinner (about 22mm).

DMC-FZ8:
Successor to the FZ7.

DMC-FX10 and DMC-FX12:
6 and 7.2 megapixels respectively. New grip design.

DMC-LZ6 and DMC-LZ7:
Two new additions to the LZ series.

DMC-LS70:
Entry-level.

Click the link above for details.
I have no further information.

-- omr
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jack Doeski said:
Making RAW available to simpler point-n-shoot cameras seems
unnecessary to me. The general public doesn't have the inclination
to first go through a conversion process before printing their
snapshots. Frame the picture, zoom in a little, snap the shot, slip
the memory card into the machine, & print their photo, that's what
the general public wants.
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It maybe unnecessary to you, but the FZ-series has been growing and expanding (in size and popularity), so RAW was a nice touch since it also has PSAM.

The TZ-series fits the profile you just mentioned above, although I'm sure there is a number of TZ-fans who would love to have PSAM and RAW as well.
jack Doeski said:
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Comprehensive Photokina 2006 speculation: http://photographyetc.livejournal.com
 
Alfisti said:
Nathan Yan said:
The TZ is interesting, but IMO it's still not quite small enough to
be "pocketable", and in that case then there's no reason not to
just go for the Canon S3, SP-550, Canon S3, Sony H2 etc, which has
mostly wider zoom range and more manual controls
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Oh, I know I know. But what does the TZ have going for it, say over the Oy SP-550. Size is the main thing, and I don't think Panasonic has quite got it down to "compact" enough yet.
 
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