Leaked: Panasonic FZ18 (8mp, 18x optical, RAW, MegaOIS, 28-500), FX55 and FX33

Leaked!

While there has not yet been an official press release, having them appear on the official Panasonic website is as good of a leak as any! Enjoy!


Panasonic FZ18

Leaked:
Panasonic FZ18 (8mp, 18x optical 28-504mm, f2.8-4.2 to f8, MegaOIS), on Panasonic's own website.

Panasonic forum discovery of this. More forum discussion here and here. And even more at the Panasonic Talk forum

Other specs of interest: PSAM, 400 CIPA, face detection, RAW, RAW+JPEG

Available in black as FZ18K and silver as FZ18S (typical Panasonic naming scheme)

Since this camera offers RAW, it is by default a RAWsumer


Panasonic FX55 and FX33

If you go up to Panasonic's main digital camera page you will also find the FX55 and the FX33. These cameras use an 8mp 1/2.5" sensor, face detection, a 3.6x optical starting at 28mm and the usual assortments of the Panasonic FX-series, being sequential updates to the FX50 and FX30 respectively.

The FX55 will be available in black aka FX55K, silver aka FX55S, pink aka FX55P in the USA market. The FX55 has a 3" LCD and a 280 CIPA LiIon battery

The FX33 will be available in black aka FX33K, silver aka FX33S, blue aka FX33A in the USA market. The FX33 is a more budget version of the above, with a 2.5" LCD and a 280 CIPA battery as well.