Panasonic DMC-LZ10 Digital Camera

[PMA 2008] I sometimes wish that the pace of consumer electronics would move slower when it comes to new releases as the bank account can only take so much damage before it requires a quick trip to the resuscitator. Having said that, Panasonic’s new DMC-LZ10 digital camera is the latest in the Lumix LZ Series that boasts a couple of key improvements over last year’s DMC-LZ7 – Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR lenses and wide-angle shooting. As for the rest of the specifications, kindly redirect your eyeballs downwards…

• Manual controls
• AA battery operation
• 2.5″ LCD display
• 10.1 megapixel count
• 5x optical zoom
• MEGA O.I.S.
• Intelligent ISO
• Intelligent Scene Selector
• Face Detection
• Quick AF

Available in February, colors of the DMC-LZ10 are pretty draggy though – you only get black and silver to play with. Does $249.95 sound like a fair price to you?