LUMIX DMC-FZ50

The Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens on the DMC-FZ50 has passed the stringent quality standards of Leica Camera AG, the renowned maker of cameras and lenses for the world's photographers. This advanced lens system consists of one ED (extra-low dispersion) lens and fourteen lens elements in ten groups, including three aspherical lenses. The ED lens employs a special optical glass to compensate for chromatic aberration. It suppresses the color bleeding and reduced sharpness that tend to occur in telephoto shots, to produce crisper, clearer images. Backed by superb Leica optical quality, this lens system renders breathtakingly beautiful images that are bright and have minimal distortion. The aspherical lenses extend this extraordinary performance all the way to the edges of the image, and help to make the lens more compact.

The Extra Optical Zoom, made possible by using the center part of the 10.1-megapixel high resolution CCD, further extends the powerful 12x optical zoom to up to 21.4x for 3-megapixel image recording (or 17.1x for 5-megapixel and 13.4x for 8-megapixel recording). High-resolution images with a wide dynamic range for richer gradation are always assured with these LEICA DC 12x optical zoom lens and the 10.1-Megapixel CCD. You can also use the 4x digital zoom together with Extra Optical Zoom for ultra-powerful zooming.**

• *In the U.S.A. market, the Extra Optical Zoom is called the Extended Optical Zoom.
• **As digital magnification increases, resolution significantly decreases.
• • Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH.
• • Elmarit is registered trademarks of Leica Camera AG.
• • The LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lenses are manufactured using measurement instruments and quality assurance systems that have been certified by Leica Camera AG based on the company's quality standards.