Panasonic (News - Alert) has introduced a new addition to its TZ-family of digital cameras, the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ50, which is complete with WiFi capabilities, including standard 802.11b/g connectivity and access to T-Mobile (News - Alert) HotSpot services. Users can upload digital photos taken with the TZ50 directly to Picasa Web Albums, a free online photo sharing service from Google. The 9.1 megapixel TZ50 is packed with a 28mm wide-angle lens, 10x optical zoom and the ability to record HD video, making it the ideal digital camera for active users.
Alex Fried, National Marketing Manager, Imaging, Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company, said that Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ50 makes it possible for users to share their photos with friends and family with unprecedented ease and without a computer. He added that active users will appreciate the TZ50’sWiFi ( News - Alert) capabilitilies, so they can share photos while away from their PCs, but they will also benefit from HD video recording and the other advanced features of the device.
Panasonic uses the T-Mobile HotSpot service and Picasa Web Albums’ APIs to create a new optimal online environment and community for sharing digital photos. After taking photos with the new Panasonic LUMIX TZ50, users will be able to wirelessly send one or multiple photos at a time, directly toGoogle’s ( News - Alert) Picasa Web Albums. Users can connect to standard wireless home networks to T-Mobile HotSpots, which provide fast and reliable wireless Internet access at more than 8,800 public locations throughout the United States, including Borders stores, Hyatt Hotels, and many major airports.
Notably, the new TZ50 integrates the capability of recording 720p HD motion pictures together with its direct output function allowing users to enjoy watching both still and motion pictures in impressive HD quality on an HDTV via an optional component cable or by inserting the SD Memory Card into the SD slot.
The Panasonic LUMIX TZ50 also incorporates Panasonic’s advanced Intelligent Auto (iA) mode, consisting of seven intuitive technologies, Intelligent Exposure, Digital Red-eye Correction, MEGA O.I.S., Intelligent ISO, Intelligent Scene Selector, Face Detection and Continuous AF, all of which are specifically designed to help make photo-taking enjoyable and easy.
The TZ50 incorporates the Venus Engine IV, Panasonic’s new high-performance image processing LSI. The Venus Engine IV produces higher-quality pictures than its predecessor, the Venus Engine III, by using a more advanced signal processing system. The new Venus Engine IV also improves noise reduction, elevates the detection accuracy and corrective effects in both MEGA O.I.S. and Intelligent ISO and reduces the shutter release time lag.
Once a user is in iA mode, these functions happen automatically — no adjustments or settings changes need to be made. Furthermore, the DMC-TZ50 boasts an Intelligent LCD feature, which detects the lighting condition and controls the brightness level of the LCD in 11 fine steps, to offer a display with excellent clarity in any situation with the newly developed 460,000-dot high resolution in 3.0-inch LCD screen.
In its commitment to provide consumers with extensive imaging resources, Panasonic established the Digital Photo Academy, a series of nationwide workshops designed to instruct consumers how to optimize the features on their digital cameras and produce high-quality photos.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment