with the evening sky map . Later, I tried to use the SkyScout to ID an object I was pretty sure was Venus, but the SkyScout identified that object as either 99 Vir, 100 Vir, or another catalog entry. Apparently these objects were very close to Venus at the...

end up purple), electronic noise is handled better and the resulting photos are of better quality.  It seems that the Venus Engine HD is much better than the Venus Engine V, even with the same sensor. Image stabilization works well without being amongst the...

• -Panasonic DMC-FX150
• -Panasonic DMC-LX3
• -Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48
• -Panasonic DMC-FX37

Quality Unfortunately, the GF1 has the same sensor as the G1, not the one found in the GH1.  Nevertheless, it still uses the Venus Engine HD image treatment chip.  The upshot of all this is that the GF1 produces good quality photos: electronic noise is well-handled...

the FZ28, the FZ35 shows some solid changes like direct access to HD video recording, Dolby Digital sound, and the new Venus Engine HD processor. We'd like to have seen some positive changes to the viewfinder and electronic noise processing....

• -Image quality
• -First impressions