A new firmware update is released for Panasonic’s premium manual compact camera DMC-LX3. Firmware version 2.1* supports several new functions and improves various performances to elevate shooting convenience and fun. The firmware also rectifies several minor issues to enhance operation. The adoption of new algorism makes it possible to speed up the AF time by reducing it approx.20% to ...

A new firmware is released for Panasonic’s premium manual compact camera DMC-LX3. Firmware Version 1.3 improves performance including auto white balance. The firmware also rectifies several minor issues to enhance operation. Panasonic invites all users of DMC-LX3 to apply the updated firmware. The new firmware will be available worldwide here, at GMT 6:00 on the 1st of June, 2009.

Designed for easy, creative shooting, the new LX3 comes two years after its predecessor, the LX2, which earned an enthusiastic following among both professional photographers and serious amateurs for its exquisite image rendering, superior operating ease, and unique triple-wide system comprising wide-angle lens, 16:9 CCD and LCD. Panasonic has gone a big step further in the new LX3, upgrading every component to achieve a camera ...

I was lucky enough to attend the 2008 Panasonic Optical Seminar in Monaco a couple of weeks ago, (someone has to do the hard work!) where the manufacturer talked us through their plans for the coming year, as well as introducing us to some great new products. Up first is the slim, sexy FX37, which boasts a 25mm Ultra-Wide-Angle Leica DC lens and 5x Optical Zoom, followed by the 14.7mp FX150 ...