Panasonic introduces the new Lumix DMC-FX150 camera that offers 28mm wide angle. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX150 is a 14.7 megapixel camera with a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens that offers 3.6x optical zoom and 28mm wide angle.

The FX150 features also Mega O.I.S image stabilization technology, Face detection and other iA functions. It can record HD 1280×720 video clips at 30fps.

The FX150 accepts SD and SDHC memory cards. It will be released in August and has a price tag of $399.95.

iA features:

• Intelligent Exposure – Helps prevents photos from being under- or over-exposed by instantly analyzing the framed image and adjusting the brightness in areas that are too dark because of dim lighting, backlighting or the use of the flash. The camera will automatically adjust the brightness accordingly.
• Digital Red-eye Correction– Helps to eliminate the red-eye problem that sometimes results when taking flash shots at night.  Incorporated into the camera, the built-in flash emits a small preliminary flash before the main flash, detects red-eye and will digitally correct 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, thus giving a blur-free photo.
• Intelligent Scene Selector – Senses the ambient conditions, recognizes the shooting environment and will automatically select the appropriate scene mode from: Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery mode.  This intuitive technology, helps the consumer use the most common scene modes that are built into the camera, but often go unused, without making any manual adjustments.
• Face Detection – Detects faces in the frame (up to 15 faces), even if they are moving, and selects optimal focus and exposure settings so portraits come out clear.

• Quick AF (Auto Focus) – Starts focus on the subject by just pointing the camera at the subject, thus minimizing the AF time.