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August 13, 2009: Panasonic has announced the development of the technology to mass-produce the world's thinnest aspherical glass moulded lens, measuring just 0.3 mm at its thinnest point.
The new lens will be offered in two cameras, the Lumix DMC-ZR1 and DMC-FX65, which will be released in the second half of 2009. The DMC-ZR1 is equipped with a 25mm wide-angle (35mm film camera equivalent), 8x zoom lens unit with a thickness of 20.4 mm, while the DMC- FX65 comes with a 25mm wide-angle, 5x zoom lens unit. Due to the new lens units, the DMC- ZR1 and DMC- FX65 are 2.1 mm thinner than previous Panasonic models with equivalent specifications.
Features of the new zoom lens units include a smaller physical size, which retains the ability to include an optical image stabilisation system, lower image distortion at the periphery and less flare and ghosting. When combined with the Venus Engine LSI, the new lens units capture sharp, clear images.
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