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Panasonic DMC-FZ5

Reviewed April 2005

Specifications

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

Physical

Width 108 mm
(4.25")
Height 68.4 mm
(2.67")
Depth 84.8 mm
(3.31")
Weight 326 g (11.5 oz)
[with battery and memory card]
Power 1 rechargeable Lithium battery and charger Supplied Charger, lens cap, lens adapter, lens hood, neck strap. 16MB SD card.

Photographic

LCD Screen 1.8" TFT with
130,000 pixels
Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400 ISO
Metering Multi pattern
and Spot.
White balance

Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Halogen (incandescent), Flash, User set.

Exposure Modes Program, Aperture and Shutter priority, Manual mode; Scene Programs, Macro mode and Simple (Auto) mode. Focus

Wide area (9, 3, or single area), or selectable spot focus, Continuous or single AF modes.

Shutter type Mechanical and Electronic Shutter Speed 8 sec to 1/2,000 sec.
Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder, 114,000 pixels with diopter adjustment Flash

Built-in pop-up

Exposure Compensation ±2 EV in 1/3 EV steps + Exposure Bracketing. Flash Modes Auto , Auto with Red-Eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync with Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off (with flash closed).
Self-Timer 2 or 10 sec. Flash Range (Auto ISO) 30 cm (1 ft) to 4.5 m. - (14.8 ft)

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 second Between 1st 2nd Start time 3 seconds
Zoom Lens

12X 6 to 72 mm

35mm equivalent 36 to 432 mm
Lens Configuration 13 elements in 8 groups, 3 aspherical lenses, including 1 dual-sided element. Apertures f2.8/f3.3 - f8
Normal Focusing distance

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

Macro Focusing distance Wide angle:
5 cm (2 in)
Tele:
1 m (3.28 ft)
Interface USB 2.0 (Full Speed) Audio Video Out NTSC or PAL
Still Image formats TIFF
JPEG
MOV
Memory Format SD
Movie Yes with sound Image Capacity
(16 MB SD Card JPEG Fine)
2560 = 5
2048 = 9
1600 = 14
1280 = 22
VGA = 69
1920 (HDTV) = 13
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Introduction
Ergonomics
Characteristics
Image Quality
Interface & Software
Camera Views
Test Photos
Specifications
Our Opinion




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