Panasonic has had a distinguished history of introducing technologically advanced products which have been well-received by consumers and industry alike. In fact, with more than 4000 patent applications filed in the last two years, Panasonic is the world’s foremost company in developing new technologies and its applications.
The company has been applauded for several pioneering efforts and has won acclaim on the international stage and has been felicitated by scores of world-recognised, industry awards.
The plaudits it has won have included the CNet Asia Editor’s Choice award for its Lumix DMCLX3, anoutstanding digital camera and the Viera TH-50PY850, its 50-inch plasma screen television.
Viera has also been awarded with the Best Product honour by European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) for 2008.
The brand received the much-celebrated Hardware Mag (HWM) Gold award for three extraordinary, single-lens reflex cameras: the Lumix DMC-FZ30, Lumix DMC-LX1 and Lumix DMX-LX3. The latter was also selected the Best Advanced Compact Camera of 2009 by Smart Photography. In its wildly successful Lumix series of cameras, the DMC-G1 has set a record of sorts by winning a number of awards – including the Innovation of the Year 2008 award from Better Photography; the Best Entry Level Consumer DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) Camera of the Year ; the Best Technological Innovation of the Year and the Most Prestigious Camera of the Year award in the Smart Photography Awards 2009.
The most coveted photo and imaging awards in Europe are given by TIPA (Technical Image Press Association). In this highly competitive environment, Panasonic has won eleven awards between 2004 and 2009 in Barcelona, Treviso, Geneva, Majorca, Rome and Budapest for products as varied as digital camcorders, photo printers, digital projectors, digital compact cameras – even storage solutions.
The highly prestigious DIWA (Digital Imaging Websites Association) Gold award and HWM Platinum award were given to Panasonic for its digital camera, Lumix DMC-FZ30 and AGHVX202, the brand’s high-definition camcorder.Clearly, if awards are one of the yard sticks for measuring excellence then Panasonic is at the head of the league table.
