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A 12-Megapixel Camera That Doesn’t Mind Working in Low Light

By jason - up to 2007 (archived) • Jul 3rd, 2007 • Category: News for Creatives (archives)

As reported by The New York Times:

“It’s sad but true: sometimes more megapixels in a camera just means more giant, blurry and generally awful pictures. Luckily the 12-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 has shake reduction and improved autofocus to sharpen things up.

The FX100 uses a 28-millimeter Leica lens and built-in image stabilization to prevent blurring while on the move and, thanks to improved control over sensitivity, even in low light. It can shoot at up to ISO 6400, an impressive range for a small camera, and has a 3.6x optical zoom that can actually stretch up to 7x using some digital trickery that modifies the size of the image in the camera.” Read more here

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