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Panasonic DMC-FZ20

Reviewed October 2004

Specifications

Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion

Physical

Width 138.5mm
(5.38")
Height 87.2mm
(3.4")
Depth 105.7mm
(4.12")
Weight 518 g (1.14 lbs)
[without battery or memory card]
Power 1 rechargeable Lithium-ion battery and charger. Supplied

Battery, Charger, 16MB SD Memory Card, Lens Cap, Lens Hood, A/V Cable, USB Cable, Strap, and CD-ROM.

Photographic

LCD Screen 2.0" TFT with
130,000 pixels
Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400 ISO
Metering Multi pattern, Center Weghted and Spot.  White balance

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Halogen Flash, User set.

Exposure Modes P, A, S, M and Scenes. Focus

Wide area and spot focus, Continous or single AF.

Shutter type Mechanical and Electronic Shutter Speed 8 sec. to 1/2000 sec.
Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder 0.33", 114,000 pixels Diopter Yes
Flash

Built-in pop-up and Hot Shoe

Exposure Compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps
Flash Modes Auto , Auto with Red-Eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off with flash closed. Flash Range (Auto ISO) Wide angle:
40 cm (1.3 ft) to
4 m. - (13.1 ft)

Telephoto:
1.20 m (4 ft) to
2.1 m. - (6.9 ft)
Flash Compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps Self-Timer 2 or 10 sec.

Technical

Sensor type CCD
Sensor Size 1/2.5"
Number of pixels 5.36 million pixels (gross).
Effective: 5.0 million
Image sizes (resolution)

2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
640 x 480
1920 x 1080 (HDTV)

Time between photos (High res. JPEG) 1 secs.
Between 1st 2nd
Start time 2 secs
Zoom Lens

12X
6.0-72mm.

35mm equivalent 36-432 mm
Lens Configuration 13 elements in 8 groups
(1 ED lens, 3 Aspherical lenses) with Optical Image Stabilizer.
Apertures f 2.8 ~ f8
Normal Focusing distance

Wide:
30 cm (1 ft) to
infinity.
Tele:
200 cm (6.56 ft) to infinity.

Macro Focusing distance Wide:
5 cm (2 in) to
infinity.
Tele:
200 cm (6.56 ft) to infinity.
Interface USB 1.1 (Compatible 2.0) Audio Video Out NTSC or PAL
Still Image formats TIFF
JPEG
MOV
Memory Format SD or MMC
Movie Yes with sound Image Capacity
(16MB SD Card, Fine Mode)

2560 = 5
2048 = 9
1600 = 14
1280 = 22
640 = 69
1920 = 13

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20K 5MP Digital Camera - Black
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Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion




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