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Review Summary
CCD (Image Sensor) 1/2.5"
6.37 Total Megapixel CCD
Primary Color Filter
Camera Effective Pixels: 6.0 Megapixels
Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens 11 Elements in 8 Groups (3 Aspherical Lenses/3 Aspherical Surfaces)
Aperture: Wide: F2.8 - F8 Tele: F3.3 - F8
Optical Zoom: 12x
Extended Optical Zoom:
4:3 Aspect Ratio:
14.7x for 4 Mega, 16.5x for 3 Mega, 2 Mega, 1Mega, 0.3 Mega
3:2 Aspect Ratio:
16.5x for 2.5 Mega
16:9 Aspect Ratio:
16.5x for 2 Mega
4x (Max. 48x combined with Optical Zoom without Extended Optical Zoom) (Max. 66x combined with Extended Optical Zoom)
0.33" diagonal Color EVF (114k pixels)
Field of view: approx. 100%
2.5" Diagonal Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display
(114k pixels, Transflective Type)
Field of view: approx. 100%
Power LCD Mode,
High Angle LCD Mode
Playback Mode: 25 or 9-Thumbnail Display , Calendar Display, Zoomed Playback (16x max), Image Rotation, Slide Show, Favorite Pictures, Resizing, Trimming, Protection DPOF Print Setting
AF/MF Switchable
Manual Focus (Joystick)
Normal/Macro (Dial)
Continuous AF On/Off
AF Assist Lamp: Yes
AF Metering: 1 point
1 point high speed
3 points high speed
9 points
Spot
Normal: Wide 30cm/ Tele 200cm - infinity
A/S/M: Wide 5cm/Tele 200cm - infinity
Macro, Motion Image, Simple (except for Tele): Wide: 5cm/Tele 200cm - infinity
Macro, Motion Image, Simple (Tele Macro Mode): 100cm - infinity
8 - 1/2,000 sec.: Program AE, Aperature Priority, Shutter Priority AE
Manual: 60 - 1/2000 sec.
Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60 sec.
Exposure: Auto
Program AE
Aperture Priority AE
Shutter Priority AE
Manual
Program Shift (P mode)
Exposure Compensation: 1/3 EV Step, +/- 2 EV
Backlight Compensation: Yes (at simple mode)
Auto Bracketing (AE): +1/3EV-1EV Step, 3 Frames
Light Metering: Intelligent Multiple / Center-weighted / Spot
Burst Shooting Mode Full-resolution image:
Standard Mode: Up to 13 images at 3 or 2 frames/sec.
Fine Mode: Up to 7 images
Unlimited* Consecutive Shooting: Yes
10 seconds / 2 seconds
Auto Review: 1 sec/3 sec/zoom
Review: 1x/4x/8x
Picture Adjustment: Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Noise Reduction
Color Effect Mode: Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia
Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 (High Sensitivity Mode: Auto/800/1600)
Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Halogen/ Flash/White Set 1/2 White Balance Adjustment (except for Auto WB)
Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction Forced On/Off
Wide: 0.3 - 6.0m (ISO Auto)
Tele: 0.3 - 5.4m (ISO Auto)
No
Recording Media:
SD Memory Card
Multimedia Card
16MB SD Memory Card included
Still Image: JPEG (design rule for camera file system), DPOF corresponding Still Image with Audio: JPEG (design rule for camera file system) + QuickTime
Tiff/Fine/Standard
4:3 Aspect Ratio (Still Image)
2816 x 2112
2304 x 1728
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
640 x 480
3:2 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
2816 x 1880
2048 x 1360
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
2816 x 1584
1920 x 1080
Motion Images: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Motion Image (4:3 Aspect Ratio):
640 x 480
320 x 240
Motion Image (16:9 Aspect Ratio):
848 x 480
Audio Dubbing: Maximum of 10 Seconds
Still Image Recording with Audio: 5 seconds
Microphone: Yes
Speaker: Yes
DC Input, Video Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Direct Print PictBridge
Lithium-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 710 mAh)(Included)
AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC)(Optional)
Battery Life: Up to 320 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Up to 340 pictures with EVF
NTSC/PAL
H x W x D: 2.84" x 4.43" x 3.11"
0.68 lbs
OSD Language: English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), German, Italian, French
Optical Image Stabilizer: MEGA O.I.S. (Mode 1 / Mode 2 )
Scene Modes: Dial: P(Program) Mode, A(Aperture Priority) Mode, S(Shutter Priority) Mode, M(Manual) Mode, Macro Simple SCN Mode: Portrait, Sports, Scenery, Night Scenery, Panning, Night Portrait, Fireworks, Party, Snow, High Sensitivity Moving Image, Playback
Real-time Histograms
Composition Guide Lines
Scene Mode Help Screen
Auto Angle Detection
Flip Animation
The FZ7 features a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT Lens with a remarkable 12x optical zoom, equivalent to a 35 to 430mm lens on a 35mm film camera. A film camera with an optical zoom this powerful would be too big & heavy to handle it with one hand. The FZ7, on the other hand, is small, lightweight & easy to handle.
It also has Panasonic's Extended Optical Zoom. While causing minimal deterioration by using the center part of the high-resolution CCD, this function magnifies the image to give you total zoom power of 17.5x1, roughly equivalent to a huge 1680mm lens on a 35mm camera.
Jitter from shaky hands is one of the main reasons why cameras produce blurry images. That's why Lumix cameras help solve the problem of unsteady hands with advanced MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer technology. The DMC-FZ7 has a built-in gyrosensor that detects any hand movement & relays a signal to a tiny microcomputer inside the camera, which instantly calculates the compensation needed.
A linear motor then shifts the Optical Image Stabilizer lens as necessary to guide incoming light from the image straight to the CCD. You won't even notice it working-all you'll see are the outstanding results!
The High-Sensitivity Mode helps suppress motion blur by automatically setting the ISO sensitivity to 1600, which increases the shutter speed. It also lets you take clearer, sharper shots in dim lighting without using a flash.
The FZ7 features a large, 2.5" diagonal LCD & the Power LCD function. Simply touch the Power LCD button & the display becomes about 40% brighter for easier viewing on sunny days. The FZ7 also has the world's first developed High-Angle LCD feature, which makes it easier to check the LCD when you're holding the camera high to shoot over a crowd.
The large LCD lets you check the focus, frame the shot, & use functions like 25-thumbnail display & Calendar View in comfort, with no eye strain. Also, we aligned the electronic viewfinder & LCD along the same line of sight to minimize differences in the images you see when framing shots.
You can snap off up to 14 consecutive shots at a swift 3 frames per second in Standard mode. The FZ7 also has Unlimited Consecutive Shooting, so you can keep on shooting until the SD Memory Card is full. The joystick on the back of the camera gives you quick, easy, accurate manual focusing.
You can also use the Manual Focus Assist function, which helps you set perfect focus by magnifying the center of the LCD image & displays a bar graph of the focal distance & depth of field.
The joystick also makes it easy to manually adjust the exposure & focus. You can set the aperture, shutter speed & focus with your thumb while framing the shot on the LCD monitor. Press & hold down the joystick, & you can also instantly change 4 key settings, white balance, ISO sensitivity, image size, & image quality, while viewing the subject on the monitor. There's no need to switch to the menu.