Panasonic today announced the LUMIX DMC-ZS8 to their ZS-Series of cameras. It maintains the versatile 24mm ultra-wide angle and powerful 16x optical zoom LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens. Other features include:
- iA mode including POWER OIS, Intelligent ISO Control, Intelligent Scene Selector, Face Recognition, Intelligent Exposure
- Venus Engine VI featuring Intelligent Resolution
- 720p HD video recording in Motion JPEG
- Large 3.0-inch large 230,000-dot Intelligent LCD
- Manual exposure
- LUMIX Image Uploader
Price and Availability
The LUMIX ZS8 will be available in March 2011 and pricing will be announced approximately 30 days prior to shipping date. The LUMIX ZS8 will be available in black and silver. It is also known as the DMC-TZ18 in some countries.