Panasonic hot on Canons heels
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February 24, 2009
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In our report yesterday on the new Canon PowerShot D10 waterproof camera we speculated that some of the other big names might also try to take a chunk out of Olympus' hold on this market and it seems that Panasonic agreed.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 will be available in March and is waterproof to 3m. Suitable for surf and snow photography, the DMC-FT1 boasts 12 megapixel resolution and 4.6x optical zoom, starting from a wide-angle (28mm) lens Leica Variomat lens.
Available in silver, blue and green (and perhaps orange at a later date), we expect this camera to retail at around $650.