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There’s this new camera that the fiancée was raving about last night. It’s called Panasonic Lumix GF3 and it costs around $700 in the US. It was launched in July of this year and it’s gradually drawing the attention of photography enthusiasts and cam whores all over the world. So, what makes this digital camera tick?

Photo from Engadget.com

For one, it has 12.1 megapixels, shoots 1080i AVCHD video and has a 3-inch touch screen, among other intelligent camera features. Given its impressive specs, it’s easy to deduce that it produces sharp images. Right now, I can see myself taking pictures of myself, my family, necklace collection, metal buildings, old churches and parks with random children using it.

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When I heard about Canon’s price drop for the entire month of February, I jumped at the idea of getting my first ever digicam. Why not if it was a Canon Ixus 105 and costed almost ten grand only? The original price was P12,950. I mean, it’s Canon. The brand speaks for itself. It would surely be a great buy.

photo taken from here

I tried contacting Canon DZone at Mall of Asia last month but the sales personnel there informed me they didn’t have the unit I wanted on stock. I then ask to have one reserved under my name, to which they gamely obliged. When I called up again last week, they still didn’t have the unit. That was the time I accepted the fact I couldn’t have it at a discounted price.

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