Panasonic Announces Colorful New Lumix Cams

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.