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AWA R D S C O M M U N I T Y
“APROPERALTERNATIVETO ENGINEERSOFTHEFUTURE
DSLR”
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STUDENTS ASKED TO DESIGN, PRODUCE AND MARKET A
andintelligentauto-focusdetection
PHOTO / IMAGING RELATED PRODUCT.
system,whichguaranteesoptimal
TheDIWA(DigitalImagingWebsites focus.ThePanasonicGF1providesa
JPServiceSolutions(JPSS),partof marketaphoto/imagingrelated
Association)hashonouredthe varietyofautofunctionstoensurethe
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PanasonicLumix DMC-GF1witha bestpictureinallcircumstances.The
togetherwiththeirlocalcollegeand willbeassessedbyNULCandJPSSfor
DIWAGoldAward,onthebasisof powerfulfunctionalityofthe
schoolstoprovidehands-onexperience theirengineeringandcommercial
scientifictestresultsfromtheDIWA PanasonicLumixGF1combinedwith
forlocalschoolpupilsaspartoftheir viability. JSPPhaveextendedtheir
Labsandevaluationsonmorethan superiorquality,convincestobe
studies.Thenew‘handson’workshops supporttothestudentsbysettingupa
200differentcriteriacarriedoutby honoredwithaDIWAGoldAward.”
andtasksarepartofthenew14-19 dedicatedemailaddressthatthe
DIWAmembers. KaiThon,testmanagerofDIWA
EngineeringDiploma. TheEngineering studentscancontacttheteamonshould
TheGF1isthethirdmodelintheG Labs,concludes:"Ourtestresults
students,aspartoftheirtimeatJPSS, theyhaveanyqueriesduringtheirtime
seriesofdigitalinterchangeablelens showthatPanasonichasequipped
havebeenaskedtodesign,produceand onthecourse.
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P I X E L C A L L I N G . . . .
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acknowledgesthisadvancedsystem algorithms,deliveringoutstanding
cameraasaproperalternativetoa performanceinvirtuallyallrespects.
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canrecordbothstillshotsandmotion mastersmostshootingconditions
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