Typical price: £250
What is it: Superzoom digital camera with 7-megapixel sensor and 12x optical zoom
What we think: The long lens and easy-to-use controls help make up for image-quality issues
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Full Specification
General
| Form factor | Superzoom |
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| Size (W x H x D) | 112 x 71 x 79 mm |
| Weight | 309 g |
Main Features
| Sensor resolution | 7.2 megapixels |
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| Optical sensor type | CCD |
| Effective sensor resolution | 7,200,000 pixels |
| Gross sensor resolution | 7,380,000 pixels |
| Optical sensor size | 1/2.5 in. |
| Light sensitivity | ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 3200 |
| Digital zoom | 4 x |
| Shooting programs | Pet, Food, Snow, Baby 1, Baby 2, Beach, Candle, Sunset, Panning, Scenery, Fireworks, Soft skin, Starry sky, Night scene, Sports mode, Aerial photo, Party/indoor, Portrait mode, Night portrait, High sensitivity |
| Special effects | Cool, Warm, Sepia, Black & White |
| Max shutter speed | 1/2000 s |
| Min shutter speed | 60 s |
| Continuous shooting speed | 2 fps |
| Exposure metering | Spot, Multi-segment, Centre-weighted |
| Exposure modes | Bulb, Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority |
| Exposure compensation | ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps |
| Auto exposure bracketing | 3 steps in 1/3 EV step |
| White balance | Custom, Presets, Automatic |
| White balance presets | Flash, Shade, Cloudy, Halogen, Daylight |
| Still image format | RAW, JPEG |
| Digital video format | QuickTime 320x240, 640x480, 848x480 |
Lens Systems
| Auto focus | TTL contrast detection |
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| Lens type | Zoom |
| Focal length | 6-72 mm |
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 36-432 mm |
| Focus adjustment | Automatic, Manual |
| Focus zones | 11 |
| Min focus range | 300 mm |
| Lens aperture | F/2.8-3.1 |
| Optical zoom | 12 x |
| Zoom adjustment | Motorised |
Camera Flash
| Flash type | Pop-up |
|---|---|
| Flash modes | Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode |
| Red-eye reduction | Yes |
| Effective flash range | 0.3-6.0 m |
| Other features | AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder type | Electronic |
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| Display type | LCD -- TFT active matrix, colour |
| Display mounting | Fixed |
| Display size | 64 mm |
| Display resolution | 207 pixels |
Memory / Storage
| Expansion slots | 1 SD Memory Card |
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System Requirements for PC Connection
| Included software | Photo Fun Studio, Drivers & Utilities, LUMIX Simple Viewer, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, SILKYPIX Developer Studio |
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