PANASONIC lumix DMC-FX500 10.1 megapixel 5x optical 4x digital zoom 3.0" diagonal touch-screen LCD USB secure digital and multimedia cards(black) (retail)

The DMC-FX500 Lumix compact digital camera features a hybrid control system that combines joystick control with touch-screen operation. Use the joystick for basic settings and the touch-screen for others like AF/AE, manual operation and slideshow functions, which can be adjusted by touching or moving a slider on the screen with your finger or with the included stylus pen.With both a bright F2.8 25mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens and a 5x zoom, this is one camera that does it all. The sophisticated lens system lets you capture dramatic images that convey an impressive sense of breadth and depth - remarkable for such a compact camera. The 5x zoom is great for small or distant subjects, and there's also an extra optical zoom function that boosts zoom power to 8.9x in 3 megapixel resolution mode.Set the FX500 to iA mode and let the five intelligent auto functions team up to help prevent shooting errors. Intelligent exposure corrects lighting differences, so images come out just the way you see them, intelligent scene selector chooses the mode that best fits the situation, MEGA Optical Image Stabilization (O.I.S.) helps prevent blurring from hand-shake, intelligent ISO control helps prevent motion blur, and face detection helps produce clear portraits by optimizing the focus and exposure settings.