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Compact, Wide-Angle 28mm Lens with 18x Optical Zoom and INTELLIGENT AUTO TECHNOLOGY
- 8.1 Megapixels
- Wide-Angle 28mm
- 18x Optical Zoom
- MEGA O.I.S.
- Intelligent ISO Control
- Face Detection
- Intelligent Scene Selector
| Image Sensor | |
|---|---|
| Camera Effective Pixels | 8.1 Mega pixels |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.5 inch CCD |
| Total Pixel | 8.32 Mega pixels |
| Primary Color Filter | Yes |
| Optic | |
| Zoom Factor | |
| Optical Zoom | 18 x |
| Extra Optical Zoom | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 5Mega, 28.7x for 3Mega, 2Mega, 0.3Mega 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 4.5Mega, 28.7x for 2.5Mega 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 3.5Mega, 28.7x for 2Mega |
| Digital Zoom | 4x ( Max. 72 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom ) (Max. 115x combined with Extra Optical Zoom) |
| Focal Distance | f=4.6-82.8mm (35mm Equiv.: 28-504mm) |
| Lens | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT |
| 11 elements in 8 groups | |
| (3 Aspherical Lenses / 4 Aspherical surfaces) | |
| Aperture | Wide: F2.8 - F8.0 Tele:F4.2 - F8.0 |
| Optical Image Stabilizer | MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1/ Mode2) |
| Conversion lens Compatibility | Yes |
| Focusing Area | P / A / S / M / Intelligent AUTO / Motion Picture : Normal: Wide 30cm/ Tele 200cm - infinity |
| Macro: Wide 1cm/ Tele (approx. 6x-11x) 200cm - infinity | |
| Tele Macro (approx. 12x - 18x) : 100cm - infinity | |
| AF Metering | Face / 1-point / 1-point high speed / 3-point high speed / Multi-point / Spot |
| Focus/Exposure | |
| Focus Mode | AF-Macro On/Off |
| AF/MF Switchable | |
| Manual Focus(Joystick) | |
| One Shot AF | |
| Continuous AF On/Off | |
| AF/AE Lock | Yes |
| AF Assist Lamp | Yes |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto /100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 / 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode : Auto(1600 - 6400) ) |
| White Balance | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set1/2 White Balance Adjustment (2-axis adjustable, ±9steps each) |
| (Selectable at Portrait(Normal, Soft Skin,Creative), Sports(Normal, Creative),Baby, Pet and High Sensitivity mode) | |
| Exposure | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, |
| Program Shift(Program AE mode) | |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV |
| Backlight Compensation | Yes (at Intelligent AUTO mode) |
| Auto (AE) Bracketing | +/- 1/3 EV ~1EV step, 3 frames |
| Light Metering | Intelligent Multiple/ Center Weighted/ Spot |
| Scene Mode | Dial: Playback, Intelligent AUTO, P(Program) mode, A(AperturePriority) mode, S(Shutter Priority) mode, M(Manual) mode, Custom, Portrait mode, Scenery mode, Sports mode, Night Portrait mode |
| SCN ( Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Panning, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial photo) | |
| Motion Picture, Print | |
| Advanced Scene Mode | Portrait mode : Normal, Soft Skin, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative Scenery mode : Normal, Nature, Architecture, Creative |
| Sports mode : Normal, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative Night Portrait : Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Illuminations, Creative | |
| Shutter Speed | Program AE : 1-1/2000 sec Aperture Priority AE / Shutter Priority AE : 8-1/2000 sec Manual : 60-1/2000sec. Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec |
| Flash System | |
| Built-in-Flash | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off |
| Flash Adjustment | Flash output Adjustment (1/3EV step. -2 - +2 EV) |
| Flash Distance | 0.3 - 6.0m (Wide/ISO Auto). 1.0 - 4.0m (Tele/ISO Auto) |
| External Flash | n/a |
| Feature | |
| Self Timer | 2sec / 10sec / 10sec/3images |
| Auto Review | 1 Sec. / 3 Sec. / Zoom |
| Review | 1x / 4x / 8x |
| Picture Adjustment | Contrast ±2steps |
| Sharpness ±2steps | |
| Saturation ±2steps | |
| Noise Reduction ±2steps | |
| Colour Effect Mode | Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm |
| Recording Format | Still Image: JPEG(Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DPOF compatible |
| image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard)+ QuickTime | |
| Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG | |
| Recording Image Size | Still Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 2448 pixels, 2560 x 1920pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels , 640 x 480 pixels |
| 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 2176 pixels , 2560 x 1712 pixels , 2048 x 1360 pixels | |
| 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 1840 pixels, 2560 x 1440 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels | |
| Image Quality | Fine / Standard / RAW / RAW+ JPEG |
| Motion Picture | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps |
| 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps | |
| Burst Shooting Mode | Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec Max. 7 images (Standard mode), Max 4 images (Fine Mode) |
| Unlimited consecutive shooting | Yes |
| Easy Zoom | n/a |
| Zoom Resume | Yes |
| Still Image Rec. with Audio | 5 sec |
| Audio Dubbing | Max. 10sec |
| Real-time histogram | Yes |
| Composition Guide line | Yes |
| Built-in-Memory | Yes |
| Built-in-Memory [Capacity] | approx. 27MB |
| Scene Mode Help Screen | Yes |
| Auto Angle Detection | Yes |
| Flip Animation | Yes |
| Travel Date | Yes |
| World Time | Yes |
| Title Edit | Yes |
| Date Stamp | Yes |
| Text Stamp | Yes |
| Economy mode | n/a |
| LCD Monitor | 2.5inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (207K Pixels) |
| Field of View : approx. 100percent | |
| Auto Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode, High angle mode | |
| Viewfinder | 0.44" Color EVF (188K Pixels),Field of View : approx. 100% |
| Playback mode | 25-thumbnail display, 9-thumbnail display, calendar display, zoomed playback (16x max.), |
| Playback of favorite pictures, Creating still pictures from a motion picture | |
| Category Playback (playback and slideshow of pictures in category) | |
| Slide show (duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), image rotation | |
| Resizing (selectable number of pixels), trimming, protection, aspect conv. DPOF print setting | |
| OSD language | English,German,French,Italian,Spanish,Polish,Czech,Hungarian,Russian, Chinese(Traditional),Chinese(Simplified), Netherlandic,Thai,Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese |
| Recording Media | Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard |
| Microphone | Yes |
| Speaker | Yes |
| Interface | DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), USB2.0 Full Speed |
| Direct Print | PictBridge |
| General Data | |
| Power | |
| Battery | Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 710mAh) (Included) |
| AC Adaptor | AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional) |
| Battery life (approx.) | 400 pictures (CIPA Standard) / 400 pictures (with EVF) |
| Dimensions [mm] | |
| Width | 117.6 |
| Height | 75.3 |
| Depth | 88.2 |
| Weight [g] | |
| Body | 360.0 |
| Including Battery and SD Memory Card | 407.0 |
| Included Software |
LUMIX Simple Viewer PhotofunStudio -viewer- SILKYPIX Developer Studio 2.1SE ArcSoft MediaImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker USB Driver |
| Standard Accessories |
Battery Charger, Battery Pack Lens Cap, Lens Hood (L), Lens Hood Adaptor AV Cable USB Connection Cable AC Cable Strap CD-ROM |
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