Panasonic released several cameras this week including a new touch screen digital camera; the Lumix DMC-FX700. It has 14.1 megapixels and a 5x zoom lens. The Leica lens equivalent is 24-120mm and has a semi-fast aperture range of F2.2-5.9.

According to Panasonic “To realize a high speed and accurate image processing, both the image sensor and the image processing LSI is re-engineered. The new 14.1-megapixel MOS sensor achieves high speed consecutive shooting and full HD movie recording with high resolution and high sensitivity. ”

Other features of the Lumix FX700 is the full HD movie at 1920×1080p; recording in AVCHD at 30 frames per second at up to 17mbps.  Oh it record on stereo as well. It also has a full-resolution burst mode at 10 framers per second for up and can shoot up to 15 images. It also features a low-light option for reduced blur and noise.

It’s pretty packed with camera features on a 4.1 inch by 2.2 inch slim, body.

If you like the features and you’re a fan of Panasonic cameras prepare to shell out US$400 for it, available this August.

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FX700 key features include:
-14.1 megapixel, 1/2.33-inch Live MOS sensor
-Leica DC-Vario-Summicron 5x optical zoom wide-angle lens with 24-120mm (equivalent) focal range
-ISO 100-1600 (up to 6400 high sensitivity at lower resolution)
-3.0-inch Touch-screen LCD with 230K pixels
-1080p HD video capture (AVCHD)
-Face Recognition / Detection technologies
-Venus Engine FHD image processor
-POWER Optical Image Stabilizer (O.I.S.)
-SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot
-A/V, USB 2.0, HDMI outputs
-Stereo Microphone with Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator
-Powered by a Li-ion battery pack (rated up to 300 shots per charge)