Hot on the heels of CES 2009, Panasonic got an early jump today on the impending slew of PMA camera announcements by revealing three sub-$200 additions to its Lumix line.Leading the charge is the 12-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15 (above), a 29mm, wide-angle, 5X optical Leica zoom lens model that also features Panasonic's Intelligent Auto mode for optimizing in-camera settings for the shooting environment.
In addition to optical image stabilization, ISO optimization, face detection, and automatic scene selection, the FS15 has a revamped Intelligent Auto mode that adds autofocus tracking, which tracks a moving subject in the frame and keeps it in focus, as well as an Intelligent Exposure mode that refines detail in shadowy and dark scenes.