Panasonic announces Touch-screen LUMIX DMC-FX500 Digital Camera with 3-inch touch screen Operation,5x optical zoom, 10.1 mega pixels and 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica DC lens.

It is a dual control system using both touch screen and joystick operation,so users can make fine adjustments by touch,using their finger,or LUMIX stylus-pen that comes with the FX500.It is ability to record HD(High Definition) video and advanced intelligent auto technologies,the FX500 packs innovative features,helping consumers enrich the digital photography experience and take better photos.

• Intelligent Exposure – To help correct photos from being under- or over-exposed, the FX500 instantly analyzes the framed image and adjusts the brightness in areas that are too dark because of dim lighting, backlighting or the use of the flash.
• Digital Red-eye Correction– Helps eliminate the red-eye problem that sometimes results when taking flash shots at the night. Incorporated into the built-in flash, the camera emits a small preliminary flash before the main flash, detects red-eye and digitally corrects it.
  
• MEGA O.I.S. – Gyrosensors detect hand-shake and the lens system shifts to compensate, helping to prevent hand-shake from creating a blurry image.
  
• Intelligent ISO – Determines if the photo subject is moving and changes the ISO setting and shutter speed accordingly.
  
• Scene Selector – Senses the ambient conditions, recognizes the shooting environment and automatically selects the appropriate scene mode from: Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery mode.
• Face Detection – Detects faces anywhere in the frame and automatically chooses the optimal focus and exposure settings so portraits come out clear and crisp. Detecting up to 15 faces, Panasonic’s Face Detection can even track a face if the subject is moving.
  
• Continuous AF – Maintains focus on the subject even without the user pressing a shutter button halfway, thus minimizing the AF time.