Panasonic is releasing next month the new Lumix DMC-FZ70″ camera, the first to offers a 60X optical zoom. The company also today announced the slim DMC-XS3 model. The DMC-FZ70″ has a 16.1M MOS Sensor and Venus Engine built-in, which minimize the noise generation and create high-definition images. It offers 20mm wide- angle to 1,200mm (60X) long zoom. With the image stabilizer POWER O.I.S., you don?t need to worry too much about camera shake when shooting with 1200mm long zoom.

The camera will retail in Japan in the 22nd of August for about ¥48,000.



Other specs include:

- Size: 130.2 x 97.0 x 118.2mm
- Weight: 562g (body part)
- Monitor: 3.0 inch 460000 pixel TFT monitor, frame coverage about 100%
- Effective pixel: 16.1 million pixels
- Image sensor: 1/2.3 inch MOS sensor (16.8 million total pixel)

Panasonic is also going to release the 14mm thin compact digital camera DMC-XS3″ in August.

The DMC-XS3″ has a 5X optical zoom 24mm wide-angle lens and a high-sensitivity MOS sensor, plus the Panasonic Venus Engine. It offers users several features to help them take photos the way they want ? the "Creative Control" and "Creative touch" or the "Creative Panorama" that you can apply special effect for panoramic photos.



The DMC-XS3″ will retail on Japan for about ¥20,000

- Size: 92.2 x 54.4 x 18.5mm
- Weight: 89g (only the body part)
- Image sensor: 1/2.33-inch MOS sensor (15.3 million total pixels)
- Effective pixel: 14.1 million pixels
- Monitor: 2.7-inch 230000 pixel TFT monitor, frame coverage about 100%