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The Lumix DMC-LX2: Wide-Screen Wonder

Published by: BusinessWeek       04-02-2007        Read Complete Article
Article Summary

"Wide screens are showing up in a lot of places these days - not just on TVs and personal computers. To my surprise, I recently discovered two in a digital camera.

I noticed the features right off the bat in Panasonic's (MC) Lumix DMC-LX2, the latest subject of my ongoing research into the cosmic question of whether a lousy photographer can actually take the occasional good photo...

Having taken a few shots with this camera, I'm firmly convinced that your odds of a better picture tick decidedly upward with the help of the Lumix LX2.

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If you're cramped for space - trying to squeeze all your electronic gear onto a dorm-room desk or setting up a home office in a studio apartment - it's time to consider an all-in-one printer. These multifunction machines can print, scan, copy, and sometimes fax, and they hog a lot less desktop surface than the array of standalone machines that do t......

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You've made it through the holidays, and you have a digital camera full of pictures to prove it. Or so you think. When you finally start to transfer them to your computer to print out the highlights, your camera responds with an error message. Or it simply acts as if there's nothing on the memory card. ......

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