Panasonic announced that 4 new Lumix digital cameras will be released this March. We know you’re busy, so here are the 4 Lumix camera reviews you can read in a glance…

Lumix FT2 (known as Lumix DMC TS2 in the US)

Panasonic’s Lumix FT2 is the perfect point-and-shoot camera for the rugged… or the clumsy.  FT2 is dubbed as the best rugged camera of its class. LumixFT2 is the newest edition to the second generation Panasonic rugged camera range.

FT2 in a flash:

*14 mega pixel

*4.6x optical zoom

*waterproof (33 feet/10 meters, a 10x improvement compared to its predecessor)

*shockproof (survives 6.6 feet drop)

*freezeproof (14°F or -10°C)

*dustproof

* HD movie (1280×720 pixels at 30 frames per second)

*28 mm wide angle Leica lens

*2.7 LCD screen

* Happy mode feature – A new scene mode that optimizes colors

*Available in the UK this March at US$399.95

Lumix TZ10 (known as Lumix  DMC ZS7 in the US)

The Panasonic Lumix TZ10 is a compact zoom camera with a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracker. If you find yourself travelling a lot, then this camera will be an amazing companion. The Lumix ZS7 identifies over half a million location and ‘geo-tags’ them as you upload the photos. Plus it has 12 times optical zoom!

TZ10 in a flash:

*14.4 megapixels

*12x optical zoom

*HD movie (1280×720 pixels at 30 frames per second)

*Leica ultra wide lens

*Manual settings control

*GPS tracking software

*11 point focus (So at a group picture, everyone’s face is focused)

*Happy mode in Automatic settings

* 3.0 LCD screen

* Priced at US$399.95

Lumix TZ8 (known as Lumix DMC-ZS5)

If you want a compact camera with hardcore zoom then the Lumix TZ8 is the camera for you. The TZ8 shares the features of the Lumix TZ10 except that it has no GPS tracker and it has a 2.7 LCD screen instead of TZ10’s 3.0 LCD

TZ8 in a flash:

*14.4 megapixels

*12x optical zoom

*HD movie

*Leica ultra wide lens

*Manual settings control

*Happy mode in Automatic settings

* 2.7 LCD screen

* Priced at US$299.95

The ZR3 is an ultra slim point-and-shoot camera that takes HD movies and has an 8x optical zoom. This camera has the new Panasonic Intelligent

ZR3 in a flash:

*14.1 megapixel

*8x optical zoom

*Leica lens

*Face tracking 11 point system (reads up to 11 faces in a photo for focusing)

*Priced at US 299.95