Panasonic has released the new DMC-ZR1 with ultra-wide-angle 8x optical zoom and Power OIS (optical image stabilization) to its line of Lumix cameras. The camera has 12.1-megapixel resolution.

The 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar zoom lens, is useful for landscapes, wide indoor shots and...

Panasonic has released the Lumix DMC-FZ38 12.1-megapixel camera featuring HD movie capabilities, a 27mm wide-angle, 18x optical zoom lens and upgraded optical image stabilizer (OIS) technology.

The FZ38 has two HD movie options: HD Motion JPEG format and ACVHD Lite mode. In Lite settings, the camera can record twice the...

Panasonic has added the DMC-GF1 to its Lumix G Micro System line of digital interchangeable lens cameras. This model, more compact than its predecessors, has 12.1-megapixel resolution, HD video capabilities and a body that is one-third of the size of previous GF1 models.

In HD mode, the GF1 records in 1,280 x 720-pixel resolution. Video clips can also be shot in Lite movie mode when...

Panasonic has unveiled the Lumix DMC-GH1, the latest in its entry-level, interchangeable lens DSLR series. The DMC-GH1 is equipped with HD video, professional-level still photography capabilities and a 12.1-megapixel resolution.

In HD mode, the GH1 records at full HD 1080p/24 frames per second (fps) video resolution or at smooth HD 720p/60fps movie resolution. Both settings record in AVCHD (MPEG-4) format with a silent motor and...

Panasonic has introduced the new Lumix DMC-ZS3 a hybrid camera that can record motion pictures. The ZS3 offers all of the features on the TZ range of cameras, including a high-quality Leica DC Vario Elmar 25mm ultra-wide-angle lens with a 12x optical zoom for a 35mm equivalent range of 25-300mm, and AVCHD Lite motion picture recording. An Extra Optical Zoom function extends zoom power to 21.4x (at 3-megapixel resolution).

The 12-megapixel CCD sensor on the ZS3 shoots with up to 10-megapixel resolution because the CCD can reproduce images...

Panasonic has announced its Lumix DMC-G1, the first camera based on the new Micro Four Thirds System standard, which eliminates the internal mirror of digital SLRs, thereby reducing size and weight. The 12.1-megapixel G1 weighs 0.85 pound and features a flangeback (mirror-to-sensor) distance of approximately 20mm, half of the distance in Four Thirds standards.

The G1 also features a 1.4x magnification Live View electronic viewfinder system and...

Olympus and Panasonic have announced a joint venture in developing the Micro Four Thirds System, a new standard that extends the benefits of the Four Thirds System standard for interchangeable-lens-type digital camera systems by enabling reduction in size and weight. The two companies will work jointly toward commercial production of significantly lighter and more compact...

The DMC-TZ5 and DMC-TZ4 are the most recent additions to the TZ family of Lumix digital cameras by Panasonic. Both the TZ5 and TZ4 have a 28mm wide-angle, 10X optical zoom Leica DC lens in a compact design.

The newest TZ additions feature two new Panasonic technologies: Intelligent Exposure, which frames images and automatically adjusts brightness, and Digital Red-eye Correction. The cameras also build on...

The new Lumix DMC-L10 is Panasonic's latest addition to its digital SLR camera line. The camera features a Supersonic Wave Filter system that prevents dust from collecting on the sensor and comes with a 10.1-megapixel Live MOS Sensor and a 2.5-inch Live View LCD monitor that can rotate 270 degrees. The camera has an optical image stabilizer, advanced scene modes and autofocusing methods, including 9-point autofocus, multi, 3-point autofocus, one-point autofocus and spot.

The DMC-L10 is Panasonic's first SLR to feature Face Detection, allowing the camera to focus and detect up to 15 faces in a single image. The user can enjoy blur-free photos with Panasonic's Intelligent ISO Control setting, which measures the movement of a subject and sets the ISO level accordingly. The Live View LCD then lets the user check the image on the camera...

Whether you're perusing the 53 dreamlike models and dancers in his latest photo book, The Apparitions, or marveling at the blur of a snarling attack dog in a recent ad he shot for Sony Playstation, there's no denying that R. J. Muna's photos make the pulse quicken. Less clear is how his wispy images gather so much force from such ethereal foundations.

In Muna's latest book, says photographer Owen Edwards, "What Muna wanted to track down wasn't just the spirits that flit through our dreams, both waking and sleeping, but whatever it was that brought them up from the depths."

Throughout his career, says Edwards, "Muna has created photographic versions of these invented glimpses...