Panasonic DMC FZ8 Digital Camera Review and Features
Standard Accessories of Panasonic DMC FZ8 Digital Camera –
- Panasonic DMC FZ-8 Digital Camera
- Battery Charger and Battery Pack
- Lens Cap
- Lens Hood & Adaptor
- A/V cable
- USB cable
- AC Cable
- Strap
- Software CD
- Documentation
Technical Specifications of Panasonic DMC FZ8 Digital Camera –
Camera Effective Pixels – 7.2 Mega pixels
Sensor Size – 1/2.5″
Total Pixel – 7.38 Mega Total Pixels CCD
Primary Color Filter – Yes
Optical Zoom – 12 x
Digital Zoom – 4 x ( Max. 48 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom )
Focal Distance – f=6-72mm (35mm Equiv.: 36-432mm)
Lens – LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT11 elements in 8 groups
Aperture – Wide: F2.8 – F8 Tele:F3.1 – F8
Optical Image Stabilizer – MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1 / Mode2)
Conversion lens Compatibility – Yes
Focus Mode – AF/AF-Macro/MF Switchable, Manual Focus(Joystick), Continuous AF On/Off
AF Assist Lamp – Yes
ISO Sensitivity – Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 (High Sensitivity Mode : 3200)
Exposure – Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Exposure Compensation – 1/3 EV step, -2 – +2 EV
Backlight Compensation – Yes (at simple mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing – +/- 1/3 EV -1EV step, 3 frames
Light Metering – Intelligent Multiple/ Center Weighted/ Spot
Flash Adjustment – Flash output Adjustment (1/3EV step, -2 – +2 EV)
Flash Distance – 0.3 – 6.0m (Wide/ISO Auto), 1.0 – 5.4m (Tele/ISO Auto)
External Flash – No
Self Timer – 2sec / 10sec / 10sec/ 3 images
Auto Review – 1sec, 3sec, Zoom
Review – 1x / 4x / 8x
Colour Effect Mode – Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia
Image Quality – Fine / Standard / Raw
Unlimited consecutive shooting – Yes
Easy Zoom – No
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
Scene Mode Help Screen – Yes
Auto Angle Detection – Yes
Flip Animation Yes
Travel Date – Yes
World Time – Yes
Date Stamp – Yes
OSD language – English, French, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Thai, Arabic, Persian, German, Italian
Recording Media – Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Microphone – Yes
Speaker – Yes
Interface – DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Direct Print – PictBridge
Battery – Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 710mAh) (Included)
AC Adaptor – AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.) – 380 pictures (CIPA Standard) / 380 pictures (with EVF)
Width – 112.5
Height – 72.2
Depth – 79.0