Yesterday, Panasonic has released its latest digital camera that brings a big zoom just in a small package. In UK, it is called ZX1 and ZR1 in US. This new model sports an 8x optical zoom, 25mm Ultra-Wide-Angle lens with a 12-megapixel sensor. Therefore, you can have a zoom range up to 25-200mm.

Moreover, it has another major feature high-speed Auto Focus (AF), faster performance and 1.1 second start up time. Besides, it features a 2.7-inch screen, facility to click 330 pictures during a single charge.

Intelligent Auto (iA) Mode, Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.), MEGA O.I.S, anti Hand-Shake technologies, Face Recognition up to six faces and HDR mode are the other major features of this camera.

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With this camera, you can have 720p at 30fps, with a mini-HDMI video out enabling you to export straight to your HD TV. It is expected to be available in September for £280 in UK and $279.99 in US. You can have this camera in various colors including Black, Red, Blue and Silver.

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