Panasonic has announced the release of the long-awaited DMC-LX5 – a successor to the very popular DMC-LX3. The premium compact camera is fully re-designed in the lens from its predecessor with changes in the CCD and the image processing engine, and with further improvements and upgrades to the camera, ensuring the new LX5 produces high picture quality and creative images. One of the more eye catching specifications of the new DMC-LX5 is the addition of the F2.0 ultra wide angle 24mm LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMICRON lens, which should make buyers of compact cameras sit up and notice.

Source: dpreview.com