Panasonic's first DSLR: Lumix DMC-L1
Engadget has news about Panasonic's newest addition to it's Lumix family of digital cameras. The Lunix DMC-L1 happens to be Panasonic's first Digital Single Lens Reflex camera, allowing interchangeable lens. This new DSLR boasts of various features found on Olympus systems like it's Supersonic Wave Filter system to remove dust on the sensor, and also, live preview on the CCD. This DSLR will continue the use of Leica lenses, much alike the most other cameras from the Lumix lineup. "Well we'll be a monkey's uncle, Panasonic tapped Olympus for a little bit of the old intra-corporate synergy to help fill in that weak spot in their digital product lineup: DSLRs. Among other things, Panny's new DMC-L1 features the Venus Engine III, a 2.5-inch live LCD (like in Olympus's E-330), and a 7.5 megapixel "Live MOS" sensor, as they call it -- which sounds more or less like a CMOS, though they claim it has reduced power consumption and more CCD-like image quality. (Remember, Canon also uses CMOS sensors in their DSLRs.) Panasonic has also added Oly's Supersonic Wave Filter dust reduction system, which shakes dust off the sensor before it has a chance to sully the image. The DMC-L1 also includes Panasonic's image stabilization system, and continues Panny's use of Leica-branded lenses -- though in this case the lenses use Olympus's Four Thirds system. No announcement on price or release date yet, but we aren't expecting this fine motha to run us cheap."












