February 27, 2006 Panasonic moved confidently into the interchangeable-lens digital SLR camera market Sunday when it showed its first offering - the Lumix DMC-L1 – at the PMA Show in Florida. The DMC-L1 is clearly designed to appeal to traditional silver-halide enthusiasts as the controls and classic design are reminiscent of traditional analogue cameras – there’s a shutter speed control dial on the camera body and an aperture ring on the new Leica D Vario-Elmarit 14-50mm/F2.8-3.5 lens (with with Optical Image Stabilization). But all the normal digital bells and whistles are incorporated plus a few new ones such as a full-time Live View function through the 2.5" LCD, which offers a shooting style different from conventional digital SLRs that have only an optical viewfinder. The full-time Live View is made possible by the new 4/3-type 7.5 mpx Live MOS sensor.