Panasonic Unveils New LUMIX Digital Camera

Other advanced features of the LUMIX DMC-FZ18 include:

 Custom Setting Mode that memorizes your frequent setting patterns for instance use applied by simply selecting this function on the mode dial.

 1920 x 1080 pixel photos ideal for full-screen viewing on a wide-screen HDTV.

 Six auto-focusing methods including: face detection, multi, three-point high-speed, one-point high-speed, one-point normal-speed, and spot.  With the one-point auto-focus or spot auto-focus method, the auto-focusing area can be chosen from as many as 11 points with the joystick or cursor button.

 Advanced Scene Modes provide users more control over some frequently-used scene modes such as, indoor and outdoor modes when selecting portrait or sports mode and nature or architecture settings when selecting portrait mode.

 Bundled SILKYPIX Developer Studio 2.0SE software application for editing and developing images in the RAW file format.

 27 MB of built-in memory:  Perfect for backing up SDHC/SD Memory Card recording. *

 Extra Optical Zoom feature extends zoom power to 28.7x at 3 Megapixels.

 Compatibility with large-capacity SDHC memory cards.

 Title Edit Function allows inputting of text and additional picture information.

 Picture Playback by category: Sorts images into categories such as portraits, landscapes, nightscapes, events and motion pictures. Also, allows slideshow playback of images in the same category.

 Optional accessories including a tele-conversion lens, close-up lens, ND filter, MC protector, lens adaptor, AC adaptor, battery pack, soft case and camera Bag.

 Available in two colors: silver and black.

 The LUMIX DMC-FZ18 will be available in September 2024 for an MSRP of $399.95.

* 1 MB = 1 million bytes. Usable capacity will be less.

About Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company
Based in Secaucus, N.J., Panasonic Consumer Electronics Company is a Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd. (NYSE: MC) and the hub of Panasonic's U.S. marketing, sales, service and R&D operations. In its commitment to provide consumers with extensive imaging resources, Panasonic LUMIX 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. Panasonic is honored to support OUR PLACE – The World’s Heritage, a project that will create the world’s largest photographic collection of UNESCO World Heritage sites, with acclaimed photographers exclusively using LUMIX digital cameras to capture all images. Information about Panasonic LUMIX digital still cameras and its affiliated programs is available at www.panasonic.com/dsc.