Panasonic Lumix S1

Going back to Panasonic and the compact that the company officially unveiled to the public at CES 2011, the international exhibition that was held last week in Las Vegas, focusing our attention on the Panasonic Lumix S1, S3′s younger sister that we already talked a lot about the tracing aspect to most of its technical characteristics.

The new Lumix is a machine designed for beginners who come for the first time in the world of digital photography. The CCD sensor has a resolution of 12.1 megapixels, while the wide-angle LUMIX DC VARIO lens has 4x optical zoom lens can cover focal lengths between 28 and 112 mm (in the traditional format equivalent).

Like all her sisters, the S1 also features the much appreciated MEGA OIS optical image stabilizer that mechanically compensates for the micro-camera while shooting. Without a viewfinder / electronics, frame the scene has never been easier using the large 2.7 inch LCD display located on the back.We spoke of a camera for novice photographers and in fact the Intelligent Auto mode analyzes the scene with Scene Selector automatically set all the settings to allow the best possible results with minimal effort. Then there are the classic Face Detection AF / AE for photos portraits always perfect and natural.

Not only photos, you can also record video in high definition (1280 x 720 pixels at 30 fps) in Motion JPEG format. Available in specialized centers in the coming weeks, will have a suggested retail price of about € 100 including VAT.