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Panasonic DMC-FZ8

Reviewed April 2007

Specifications

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

Physical

Width 112.5 mm (4.43") Height 72.2 mm (2.84")
Depth 79 mm (3.12") Weight 357 g (12.6 oz) with battery and memory card
Power Lithium-ion battery Pack (CGR-S006A) and Charger Supplied

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

Photographic

LCD Screen 2.5" TFT with 207,000 pixels Sensitivity Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1600 ISO (High Sensitivity up to 3200 ISO)
Metering Multi pattern, Center Weighted and Spot.  White balance

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

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

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

Shutter type Mechanical and Electronic Shutter Speed 60 - 1/2000 sec.
Viewfinder Electronic viewfinder 188,000 pixels, 100% of coverage Diopter Yes (± 4 diopter)
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.
Self-Timer 2 or 10 sec. Flash Range (Auto ISO) Wide angle:
30 cm - 6 m
(1 - 19.7')

Technical

Sensor type CCD Sensor Size 1/2.5"
Number of pixels 7.38 million Effective pixels

7.2 million

Image sizes (resolution) 4:3 ratio
3072 x 2304
2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
640 x 480
3:2 ratio
3072 x 2048
2048 x 1360
16:9 ratio
3072 x 1728
1920 x 1080
Time between photos (High res. JPEG) 1 sec.
Between 1st and 2nd
Start time 2 secs.
Zoom Lens

12X
6 - 72 mm

35mm equivalent 36 - 432 mm
f2.8/f3.1
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.) - infinity
Interface USB 2.0 (Full Speed) Audio Video Out NTSC or PAL
Still Image formats TIFF
JPEG
Memory Format SD or MMC
Movie QuickTime Motion JPEG (MOV) with monaural sound @ 30 or 10 fps in 848 x 480, 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 pixels
Image Capacity
(16MB SD Card, Fine JPEG format)
4:3 ratio:
3072 = 2
2560 = 4
2048 = 7
1600 = 12
1280 = 19
640 = 61
3:2 ratio:
3072 = 2
2048 = 7

16:9 ratio:
3072 = 2
1920 = 8

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




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