Richard Baguley

Panasonic has just announced the FS series, a new set of digital cameras aimed at users who are looking for sleek, stylish design. The first three cameras in the new series are the $200 DMC-FS3, the $300 DMC-FS20 and the $250 DMC-FS5.

Panasonic has expanded the Lumix LZ series with two new models: the $250 DMC-LZ10 and the $180 DMC-LZ8. Both models include 5x zoom lenses, manual controls, and Panasonic's new Intelligent Auto mode. Both models will be available in February.

Sony Japan has just announced the development of a 35mm film negative-sized 24.81 effective megapixel sensor designed for SLR cameras that can capture up to 6 frames per second (fps).