Item Includes
Lumix DMC-FZ18 8.1 Megapixel Digital Camera - Battery Charger - Battery Pack - Lens Cap - Lens Hood(L)(S) - Lens Hood Adaptor - AC Cable - AV Cable - USB Cable - Strap - CD-ROM
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Description
The DMC-FZ18 features a 28mm wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with 18x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 28-504mm) in a compact body. The 18x optical zoom ratio can be extended up to 28.7x (35mm equivalent: 803.6mm) at resolutions of 3-megapixel or less. The bright, large-diameter lens with f/2.8 to 4.2 apertures has minimal distortion and captures images with corner-to-corner clarity. In iA mode, the four detection functions - MEGA O.I.S., Intelligent ISO Control, Face Detection, Intelligent Scene Selector - and Quick AF work simultaneously. This lets you take beautiful pictures by simply pressing the shutter button. It provides high image quality, high speed response, and low energy consumption. The Venus Engine III is able to achieve a longer battery life of approx.
The joystick enables flexible and easy adjustment of the exposure, aperture and shutter speed. The Advanced Scene Mode lets the user control shooting results to get exactly the results the user wants. The DMC-FZ18's high-resolution 2.5" LCD incorporates the Intelligent LCD function. Under bright sunlight, this function increases the backlight brightness. In dark places, it makes the subject brighter and easier to see. By simply inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card into an HDTV equipped with an SD slot, the user can enjoy viewing pictures of family and friends, and images of memorable moments with High Definition 1920 x 1080 pixels. It turns the living room into a photo gallery, and gathers around everyone to share the excitement. |
Features
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The DMC-FZ18 features a 28mm wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with 18x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 28-504mm) in a compact body. The 18x optical zoom ratio can be extended up to 28.7x (35mm equivalent: 803.6mm) at resolutions of 3-megapixel or less |
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In iA mode, the four detection functions - MEGA O.I.S., Intelligent ISO Control, Face Detection, Intelligent Scene Selector - and Quick AF work simultaneously |
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High image quality, high speed response, low energy consumption. The Venus Engine III is able to achieve a longer battery life of approx. 400 pictures on a single charge |
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The joystick enables flexible and easy adjustment of the exposure, aperture and shutter speed. The Advanced Scene Mode lets you control shooting results to get exactly the results you want |
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The DMC-FZ18's high-resolution 2.5" LCD incorporates the Intelligent LCD function. Under bright sunlight, this function increases the backlight brightness. In dark places, it makes the subject brighter and easier to see |
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By simply inserting an SD/SDHC Memory Card into an HDTV equipped with an SD slot, you can enjoy viewing pictures of family and friends, and images of memorable moments with High Definition 1920 x 1080 pixels. It turns your living room into a photo gallery, and gather around to share the excitement |
Specifications
| Lens | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT
11 elements in 8 groups
(3 Aspherical lenses / 4 Aspherical surfaces) |
| Optical Image Stabilizer | MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1 / Mode2) |
| Zoom | Optical: 18x
Extra Optical:
4:3 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 5 Mega, 28.7x for 3 / 2 / 0.3 Mega
3:2 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 4.5 Mega, 28.7x for 2.5 Mega
16:9 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 3.5 Mega, 28.7x for 2 Mega
Digital: 4x
(Max. 72x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom)
(Max. 115x combined with Extra Optical Zoom) |
| Focal Distance | f = 4.6 - 82.8 mm (35 mm Equivalent: 28 - 504 mm) |
| Focusing Area | P / A / S / M / Intelligent AUTO / Motion Picture: Normal: Wide 30 cm (0.98 feet) / Tele 200 cm (6.56 feet) - infinity
Macro: Wide 1 cm (0.03 feet) / Tele (approx. 6x-11x) 200 cm (6.56 feet)- infinity
Tele Macro (approx. 12x-18x) : 100 cm (3.27 feet) - infinity |
| AF Metering | Face / 1-point / 1-point high speed / 3-point high speed / Multi-point / Spot |
| AF Assist Lamp | Yes |
| Conversion Lens Compatibility | Yes |
| Camera Effective Pixels | 8.1 Megapixels |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.5", 8.32 Mega Total Pixels CCD
Primary Color Filter |
| Focus | AF-Macro On / Off, AF / MF Switchable, Manual Focus (joystick), One Shot AF, Continuous AF On / Off |
| AF / AE Lock | Yes |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 / 1600
(High Sensitivity Mode: Auto(1600-6400)) |
| White Balance | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set1 / 2
White Balance Adjustment (2-axis adjustable, ± 9 steps each)(Selectable at Portrait(Normal, Soft Skin, Creative), Sports(Normal, Creative), Baby, Pet and High Sensitivity mode) |
| Exposure | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, Program Shift(Program AE mode) |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV |
| Backlight Compensation | Yes (at Intelligent AUTO Mode) |
| Auto (AE) Bracketing | ±1/3 EV - 1 EV step, 3 frames |
| Light Metering | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| Scene Mode | Dial: Intelligent AUTO, P(Program) Mode, A(Aperture Priority) Mode, S(Shutter Priority) Mode, M(Manual) Mode, Custom, Portrait Mode, Scenery Mode, Sports Mode, Night Portrait Mode, SCN (Panning, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial Photo), Motion Picture, Playback, Print |
| Advanced Scene Mode | Portrait mode : Normal, Soft Skin, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative
Scenery mode : Normal, Nature, Architecture, Creative
Sports mode : Normal, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative
Night Portrait : Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Illuminations, Creative |
| Shutter Speed | Program AE: 1 - 1/2,000 sec
Aperture Priority AE / Shutter Priority AE: 8 - 1/2,000 sec
Manual: 60 - 1/2,000 sec
Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60 sec |
| Aperture | Wide: F2.8 - F8.0 Tele: F4.2 - F8.0 |
| Self Timer | 2 sec / 10 sec / 10 sec / 3 images |
| Auto Review | 1 sec / 3 sec / zoom |
| Review | 1x / 4x / 8x |
| Picture Adjustment | Contrast: ± 2steps
Sharpness: ± 2steps
Saturation: ± 2steps
Noise Reduction: ± 2steps |
| Color Effect Mode | Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia |
| Recording Format | Still Image: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard),
DPOF compatible
Image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21
standard) + Quick Time
Motion Images: Quick Time Motion JPEG |
| Recording Image Size | Still Image
4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3,264 x 2,448 pixels,
2,560 x 1,920 pixels,
2,048 x 1,536 pixels,
1,600 x 1,200 pixels,
640 x 480 pixels
3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3,264 x 2,176 pixels,
2,560 x 1,712 pixels,
2,048 x 1,360 pixels
16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3,264 x 1,840 pixels,
2,560 x 1,440 pixels,
1,920 x 1,080 pixels |
| Image Quality | Fine / Standard / RAW / RAW + JPEG |
| Motion Picture (Quicktime Motion Jpeg) | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps
16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps
(Max. recording time depends on Memory Card Capacity, Max. 2 GB for a motion picture)
Creating still pictures from a motion picture |
| Burst Shooting Mode | Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames / sec
Max. 7 images (Standard Mode) / Max. 4 images (Fine Mode) |
| Unlimited Consecutive Shooting | Yes |
| Easy Zoom / Zoom Resume | - / Yes |
| Still Image Rec. with Audio | 5 sec |
| Audio Dubbing | Max. 10 sec |
| Real-time Histogram | Yes |
| Composition Guide Lines | Yes (2 patterns) |
| Built-in-memory (approx.) | 27 MB |
| Scene Mode Help Screen | Yes |
| Auto Angle Detection | Yes |
| Flip Animation | Yes |
| Travel Date / World Time | Yes / Yes |
| Title Edit | Yes |
| Text Stamp / Date Stamp | Yes / Yes |
| Built-in-flash | Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On / Red-eye Reduction,
Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Flash output Adjustment (1 / 3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV),
ISO AUTO: 0.3 - 6.0 m (W) / 1.0 - 4.0 m (T)
High Sensitivity Mode: 1.15 - 24.0 m (W) / 1.0-16.1 m (T) |
| Viewfinder | 0.44" Color EVF (188 K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100% |
| LCD | 2.5" Polycrystalline TFT LCD (207 K Pixels)
Field of View : approx. 100%
Auto Power LCD Mode, Power LCD Mode, High Angle Mode |
| Playback Mode | 25 - thumbnail display, 9 - thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (16x Max.), Image rotation, Slide show(duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), Category Playback (playback and slideshow of pictures in category), Playback of favorite pictures, Creating still pictures from a motion picture, Resizing (selectable number of pixels), Trimming, Protection, Aspect conversion, DPOF print setting |
| OSD Language | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese |
| Recording Media | Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMedia Card |
| Microphone | Yes |
| Speaker | Yes |
| Interface | DC Input, AV Output (NTSC / PAL), USB 2.0 Full Speed |
| Direct Print | PictBridge |
| Power | Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2 V, 710 mAh) (Included)
AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240 V AC) (Optional) |
| Battery Life (approx.) | 400 pictures (CIPA standard) / 400 pictures (with EVF) |
| Software Included | LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio - viewer -
SILKYPIX Developer Studio 2.1 SE
ArcSoft MediaImpression, ArcSoft Panorama Maker
USB Driver |
| Dimensions (approx.) (W x H x D) | 117.6 x 75.3 x 88.2 mm (4.63 x 2.96 x 3.47 inch) |
| Weight (approx.) | 360 g (0.79 lb)
407 g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.90 lb) |
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