Panasonic’s launches Digital SLR DMC-L10 Camera

Taking the horizontal and vertical lines in the picture is facilitated by guide lines to decide the composition of the picture and you can further choose to move the guide line to fit any patterns of composition.

It also allows extra magnification beyond the zoom power of the lens with Max. 1.8x Extra Optical Zoom which extends the zoom range utilizing the 10.1-megapixel large Live MOS sensor when setting the recording resolution smaller and with the 2x to 4x digital zoom.

In conventional digital SLR cameras, the live image could be seen only through the view finder and the LCD existed just for the playback of images once taken. But with the DMC-L10, any trials of setting, adjustment and effect can be checked beforehand, thus the picture would not disappoint you due to the gap of photographers’ intention and its result.

Advanced Hybrid AF System

Conventionally, only phase difference AF is believed to be the method of AF for digital SLRs, but Panasonic dares to add the contrast AF method to make the L10’s AF the most advanced hybrid AF system in industry.

A TTL phase difference detection system works for shooting through a viewfinder while contrast AF system best supports the shooting using the live view. This is also the case with AE. A high speed, high precision TTL full aperture light metering by 49 zones multi-pattern sensing system is available for shooting through the viewfinder.

On the other hand for the shooting with live view, exposure can be metered and set using the Live MOS sensor for light metering to take the whole picture information and evaluate it by 256 zones multi-pattern sensing system to give a well-balanced exposure as a whole image.

Human faces are always picturesque and that’s why more compact digital cameras incorporate face detection function to capture them with more clarity and beauty. Panasonic applies this feature into a digital SLR for the first time in the world as the Face Detection AF/AE function. The newly added Face Detection system helps the camera to recognize a human face to capture it bright and clear. Up to 15 human faces can be detected simultaneously. The detection keeps working on the faces even if subjects are moving so that the time for AF is minimized before you click away the shutter.

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