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Panasonic DMC-FZ30

Reviewed September 2005

Specifications

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

Physical

Width 140.7 mm
(5 9/16")
Height 85.5 mm
(3 3/8")
Depth 138.1 mm
(5 7/16")
Weight 740 g (21.6 oz)
[with battery and memory card]
Power Lithium-ion battery Pack (CGR-S006A) and charger Supplied

Battery, Charger, 32MB SD Memory Card, Lens Cap, Lens Hood, A/V Cable, USB Cable, Strap, and CD-ROM.

Photographic

LCD Screen 2.0" TFT with
235,000 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

3-area focus or single wide area or single spot focus.

Shutter type Mechanical and Electronic Shutter Speed 60 - 1/2000 sec.
Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder 235,000 pixels, 100% of coverage Diopter Yes (± 4 diopter)
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:
30 cm - 7 m
(1 - 22.96 ft)
Telephoto:
30 cm - 5.3 m
(1 - 17.4ft)
Flash Compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps Self-Timer 2 or 10 sec.

Technical

Sensor type CCD Sensor Size 1/1.8"
Number of pixels 8.32 million pixels total, 8.0 million effective
Image sizes 4:3 ratio:
3264 x 2448
2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
16:9 ratio:
3072 x 1728
1920 x 1080
3:2 ratio:
3248 x 2160
2560 x 1712
2048 x 1360
Time between photos (High res. JPEG) 1 secs.
Between 1st 2nd
Start time 2 secs
Zoom Lens

12X stabilized
7.4 -88.8 mm

35mm equivalent 35 - 420 mm
f2.8~f3.7
Normal Focusing distance

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

Macro Focusing distance Wide:
5 cm (2 in)
Tele:
2 cm (6.56 ft)
Interface USB 2.0 (Full Speed) Audio Video Out NTSC or PAL
Still Image formats RAW
TIFF
JPEG
Memory Format SD or MMC
Movie QuickTime Motion JPEG (MOV) with monaural sound @ 30 or 10 fps in 640 x 480 or 320 x 240
Image Capacity
(32MB SD Card, Fine JPEG format)
4:3 ratio:
3264
= 7
2560
= 12
2048
= 19
1600
= 30
1280
= 46
16:9 ratio:
3072
= 11
1920
= 28

3:2 ratio:
3248
= 8
2560
= 13
2048
= 21

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




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