With the new Lumix DMC-LX1, Panasonic has introduced the first digital still camera with a 16:9 aspect ratio CCD. It is also switchable into a 4:3 mode. The camera sports 8.4 megapixel resolution, and can record moving images at “848×480 16:9 Wide VGA”, 30fps.

I see this camera as just another of the myriad of crossover products that we will continue to see in the very near future. The line between still and moving images is beginning to blur at the consumer level.

EDIT: The camera will reportedly be priced at around $650.