Panasonic is reported to have plans to come up with its premium digital camera, called as the LUMIX LX5. This high-performance digital camera is designed in a compact manner so that it can be carried along wherever you go.

The forte of Lumix LX5 is its 24mm F2.0 LEICA DC Vario Summicron lens that is ultra-wide and ultra-bright. This Leica lens has double the brightness of F2.8 lens making it fit to capture beautiful photos. In addition, the shallow depth-of-field of the ultra-bright lens creates the effect of a soft-focused background.

The Image Processing engine and Venus Engine FHD of the LUMIX LX5 integrate those technologies that produce professional-looking images even under low-light conditions. It appears LUMIX LX5 will be a perfect camera for amateurs. The image processor ensures higher performance in higher speed and combines Intelligent Resolution technology. The imaging engine comprises of triple processors that remarkably accelerates the processing with no noise production.

The 10.1-mp CCD is quite similar to the one in its predecessor model. The sensitivity and saturation share a positive relation with the dynamic range. Dynamic range of the camera can be increased by increasing saturation and the sensitivity.
Further the LUMIX LX5 can too record hi-def videos in AVCHD format.

The substantial video shooting modes will surely bring out the creativity inside you. One of these modes helps users set the aperture and shutter speed manually so that users can make impressive movies. MyColor and the Film mode allow you to be more expressive in video recording and still photography.

The Dolby Digital creator in the camera records optimum quality video. The 3.8x optical zoom also contributes to the amazing quality of still photos and videos. There’s too a Hot Shoe that allows you to avail a lot of accessories like Live View Finder. With Live View Finder, one can also shoot great high-visibility pictures even under sunlight.

The LUMIX LX5 camera features a 460,000-dot high-resolution 3-inch Intelligent LCD display that is enhanced with high-CRI backlight LED so that color reproduction goes on increasing even while you are shooting under bright sunlight or in the dark night.

Colored in black and white, the LUMIX LX5 will be available for buying in the month of August at a price of $499.95.