
Chalk this one up as the steal of the day. Amazon has the Panasonic LX5 for $269 in its Goldbox Deal of the Day, but I have a feeling it won’t make it through the day before they sell out of them at this price (retail is $499, and normal street price is around $370). Better get while the gettin’ is good.

The Panasonic Lumix GX1 is a new Micro Four Thirds camera that steps up from the GF-series. The GX1 features a 16MP image sensor, 1080/60i AVCHD video capture and a 3-inch touchscreen display. The GX1 offers a sensitivity range of ISO 160-12800 and is compatible with the new LVF2 electronic viewfinder (a 1.44-million dot resolution viewfinder).
The Panasonic Lumix GX1 should be available in December at an initial retail price from $699 for body only, $799 with a standard kit lens, or $949 with an X-series kit lens. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]

Panasonic has announced a new 3D point and shoot camera. The new Lumix 3D1 captures 8MP 3D images and 3D video at 1080/60i. As a standard 2D camera though, the 3D1 will capture 12MP images, as well as ordinary 1080/60i video.
The 3D1 should be available in December 2011 at an initial retail price of $499.99. Check availability on Amazon.com.
More details in the press release below. [click to continue…]

The Panasonic GX1 is expect to be officially unveiled next week as a more advanced sibling to the Panasonic GF3; however, it appears that several images of the new Micro Four Thirds camera have made their way onto the Internet. [click to continue…]

Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware. [click to continue…]