|  The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 promises incredible images via its 10.1-megapixel high resolution CCD image sensor and Venus Engine III technology. ISO settings go upto 1600 and the MEGA O.I.S. system combats blurry images which appear due to camera shake or low light conditions. For those users who are always looking for something novel and unique, will be happy to know that the Panasonic FZ50 is equipped with the world’s first Intelligent ISO Control and max. ISO 1600 high sensitivity recording capabilities within the advanced image processing LSI Venus Engine III. This helps in automatically detecting the subjects movements and then adjusting the ISO settings accordingly.
The camera sports a 2-inch LCD which flips out to 180 degrees and the Panasonic DMC-FZ50 is now compatible with TTL external flashes. For easy navigation , the digicam includes a Function Button from one can access important functions like recording image size, light metering, AF area, white balance, and ISO sensitivity. Another cool feature is that now users can customize their settings via the mode dial. The Panasonic DMC-FZ50 has a movie mode too and it can record standard VGA (640x480) at 30 fps as well as full-size movies in wide-aspect VGA (848x480) at 30 fps. The FZ50 offers a higher than average movie resolution of 848 x 480 pixels as seen on some of Panasonic's other recent cameras, as well as lower-resolution 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 pixel options - all of which use the QuickTime MotionJPEG format common on most digicams. The Panasonic DMX-FZ50 draws power from a proprietary Lithium Ion rechargeable battery pack, and records images on Secure Digital or MultiMedia cards, with a 32MB Secure Digital card in the product bundle - good for some photos fresh out of the package, but users will want to buy some much larger cards for day to day use. With such a high resolution still images and movies, plus a RAW file format, the Lumix FZ50 is likely to have you burning through your card space in the blink of an eye. In addition, the Panasonic FZ50 supports the new SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) standard, which extends the maximum capacity to a theoretical 32GB (4GB cards being the largest at the time of this writing), with sustained transfer rates of up to six megabytes per second. There's also both USB computer connectivity, and an NTSC / PAL switcheable video output to show your images on a TV, with the necessary cables included. An Arcsoft software collection and SILKYPIX Developer Studio 2.0SE raw file utility rounds out the product bundle.
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