Panasonic launches the latest addition to the FZ-series, the LUMIX DMC-FZ40 digital camera with a 25mm ultra-wide angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 24x optical zoom lens and manual operations. The FZ40 is a follow-up to the FZ35 with 18x zoom.

Panasonic announced the Lumix DMC-FZ35 digital camera that offers 18X zoom, which is the successor of the FZ28. The 12.1 Megapixel FZ35 gets a 18x optical zoom LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with 27mm wide angle.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 is a prosumer level digital camera with 18x optical zoom. The 10 Megapixel FZ28 features also 4x digital zoom, ISO up to 6400, Red-eye reduction, and the Venus Engines IV image processor and the iA technology that offers Intelligent Exposure, Digital Red-eye Correction, MEGA O.I.S.,  Intelligent ISO, Intelligent Scene Selector, Face Detection and Quick AF.

Lumix DMC-FZ28 has been reviewed by TrustedReviews and PhotographyBLOG:

Other than Lumix LX3, FX37 and FX150, Panasonic is also launching in August the new Lumix DMC-FZ28 digital camera. The FZ28 features a 27mm wide angle Leica lens with 18x …

Panasonic shows us the successor of the FZ8 which has 12x optical zoom. The new FZ18 features 18x optical with 28mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens. It has a 8 Megapixel CCD sensor, 4X digital zoom in addition to the 18x optical zoom, MEGA OIS image stabilizer, ISO rating up to 1600 and a 2.5-inch LCD display.

The FZ18 has 27MB internal memory and it supports SD, SDHC, MMC memory cards. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 measures 6.5” x 8.5” x 4.3” for 12.57 lbs.

dpreview.com has reviewed the Panasonic DMC-FZ8 digital camera. The has LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with MEGA O.I.S. Optical Image Stabilizer, ISO rating up to 3200, Venus Engine III image processor, a 2.5-inch LCD diaplay. The FZ8 has 27MB internal memory and a …

Panasonic introduced its new Lumix DMC-FZ8 digital camera with 12x optical zoom. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 has LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with MEGA O.I.S. Optical Image Stabilizer, ISO rating up to 3200, Venus Engine III image processor, a 2.5-inch LCD diaplay. The FZ8 has 27MB internal memory and a card slot supporting SD, SDHC as well as MMC cards.

The Lumix FZ8 measures 112.5 x 72.2 x 79.0 mm and weighs 310g.