Panasonic released its two new 7.2 MP digital camera, the DMC-LZ6 and DMC-LZ7. They both have 6x zoom and optical image stabilization. They both also feature Panasonic’s Venus Engine III, which allows these cameras to handle dark and low light shots.

The Panasonic DMC-LZ7 is distinguished by a large, bright 2.5 inch LCD (2.0 inch for the Panasonic DMC-LZ6) for comfortable viewing while monitoring shots and playing back the results. The mixed pixel readout method used by the CCD automatically increases the brightness of the live image of the LCD, making it much easier to shoot in low lighting.

To further add to their appeal, the LZ7 and LZ6 feature the High Angle LCD function, which makes the LCD display extremely easy to view from below, for example, when holding the camera up high to take pictures over a crowd. Both cameras will be available next month. The DMC-LZ6 and DMC-LZ7 will cost $179 and $199 respectively.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ7