The PanasonicPanasonic K. K. (was: Matsushita Electric Industrial) is a Japanese company that uses the brand name Panasonic for its electronic devices, including digital cameras and analogue cameras in the past. Panasonic also use the brand Lumix.  Lumix DMC-FX500 was introduced in 2008. It was part of Panasonic’s FX series of compact cameras.

The FX500 didn’t directly replace a single specific model. Instead, it was positioned as a new high-end model in the FX series, complementing existing models rather than replacing them outright. It introduced new features like the touchscreen interface to the FX line.

The FX500 was one of the first compact cameras to feature both a touchscreen and manual controls, this set it apart from many of its contemporaries.

Specifications:

• Type: Compact digital camera
• Sensor: 1/2.33″ CCDA CCD (Charge-Coupled Device) is an integrated circuit containing an array of linked or coupled capacitors and it is one of two types of sensors used in digital cameras and other optical devices.  The other one being CMOS. CCDs are considered to the older technology and although most current digital cameras use CMOS sensors they are still widely used and many photographers seek out older cameras with CCD sensors because of their colour and image characteristics. CCD image sensors are widely used in professional, medical, and scientific applications where high-quality image data is required CCDs use a global shutter, which exposes the entire image simultaneously. This can lead to blur if any motion occurs in the image during exposure, but a high shutter speed prevents this problem. Whereas CMOS sensors are equipped with ‘rolling shutters,’ which expose different parts of the frame at different points in time. This can lead to skew, wobble and partial exposure in photographs. CCD sensors create low noise images but consume 100 times more power than a similar CMOS sensor.   sensor, 10.1 megapixels
• Lens: Leica DC Vario-Elmarit, 5x optical zoom (25-125mm equivalent)
• LCD: 3.0″ touch-screen display
• Image Stabilization: MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer)
• Video: 1280 x 720p HD recording
• Storage: SD/SDHC memory cards