Panasonic Announces Wide-Screen LX1 Model

SECAUCUS, NJ (July 20, 2005) - Panasonic is introducing another industry first today, the 8.4 megapixel Lumix DMC-LX1, the first digital camera to have a true 16:9 CCD for taking wide aspect pictures. This compact camera also features a 2.5" color LCD, an image stabilized 4x optical zoom, equivalent to 28 to 112mm on a 35mm camera.

The DMC-LX1 will be available this September for an MSRP of .95.

Read the full Panasonic press release.