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Product Features and Technical Details
Product Features
* Includes Accessories - Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Lens Cap,
Lens Hood, Lens Hood Adaptor, AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, Strap
and CD-ROM
* 7.2 Megapixels, up to 3072 x 2304 resolution, 848 x 480 at 30
fps - We recommend purchasing a 1GB SD Memory Card for practical usage
* 12x Optical, 4x Digital Zoom
* Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens - 11 elements in 8 groups (3
Aspherical lenses / 3 Aspherical surfaces)
* 2.5-inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD (207 K Pixels), 100% Field of
View, Turkish language
Technical Details
* Brand Name: Panasonic
* Model: DMC-FZ8P-K
* Optical Sensor Resolution: 7.2 MP
* optical_sensor_technology: CCD Unknown modifier
* Optical zoom: 12 x
* maximum_aperture_range: F/2.8-3.1 Unknown modifier
* Minimum focal length: 6 millimeters
* Maximum focal length: 72 millimeters
* Lens Type: Zoom lens
* Included Flash Type: Pop-up flash
* Display Size: 2.5 inches
* light_sensitivity: ISO 100 Unknown modifier, ISO 800 Unknown
modifier, ISO 400 Unknown modifier, ISO 200 Unknown modifier, ISO 3200
Unknown modifier, ISO 1250 Unknown modifier
* Image types: JPEG, RAW
* Shooting Modes: Frame movie mode
* Exposure Control Type: Candle, Beach, Snow, High sensitivity,
Starry sky, Soft skin, Baby1, Baby2, Portrait mode, Aerial photo,
Party/indoor, Night portrait, Pet, Scenery, Food, Fireworks, Night
scene, Panning, Sports mode, Sunset
* Viewfinder Type: LCD
* Width: 4.44 inches
* Depth: 3.1 inches
* Height: 2.84 inches
* Weight: 0.68 pounds
Product Description
Manufacturer Description
The new long-zoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 boasts 12x optical zoom
(equivalent to 36-432mm on a 35mm film camera), coupled with
Panasonic's Extra Optical Zoom function that provides additional
magnification up to 18x when taking photos with 3-megapixel
resolution, and also features a 7.2-megapixel CCD and Intelligent
Image Stabilization system now available in all new Panasonic Lumix
models.
The stylish DMC-FZ8 has a large, 2.5-inch LCD for easy viewing while
monitoring and during image playback and it has been redesigned to
include a multi-purpose joystick for improved usability and simplified
exposure compensation. The joystick control allows a host of
additional settings, such as manual focus and exposure, to make for
quick and easy shooting.
Along with easy operation, the DMC-FZ8 also features the Panasonic LSI
Venus Engine III, an advanced image-processing engine that can record
at a sensitivity setting as high as ISO 1250 with full resolution --
greatly improving noise reduction, with picture noise removed in
stages during image processing. With its multi-task image-processing
capability, the Venus Engine III also has outstanding response time
with a shutter release time lag as short as 0.005 second, and the
shutter interval as short as 0.6 second. This fast response makes it
easy for users to capture sudden, spur-of-the-moment shots.
Lumix DMC-FZ8 Highlights
12x Optical Zoom Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens
Featuring a 12x optical zoom Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens (equivalent
to 36mm to 432mm in a 35mm film camera), the compact DMC-FZ8 is a
great camera to take everywhere you go. Shoot beautiful photos anytime
you feel the urge, and be sure to bring the DMC-FZ8 along on family
trips. With the 18x extended optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 648mm)
feature, you've got the power to shoot remarkable close-ups from a
long distance, for uses such as bird watching.
Panasonic FZ8 highlights
12x optical zoom in a compact body The DMC-FZ8 features the 12x Leica
DC Vario-Elmarit lens - a small, lightweight lens that packs the same
zoom power as a big, clunky 400 mm-class film camera lens. This 12x
optical zoom lens is super-bright too, at f/2.8 to f/3.3 with a focal
length of 6 to 72 mm (equivalent to 36 mm to 432 mm in a 35 mm film
camera). You've got all the power and flexibility you need to take
beautiful shots from telephoto to wide angle and macro.
Up to 18x Extended Optical Zoom Designed for uses like bird watching,
where you need maximum telephoto capability, the Extended Optical Zoom
employs the central of the CCD to further extend the powerful 12x
optical zoom when a resolution of less than 7.2-megapixel is used.
This lets you extend the zoom ratio to 18x for 3-megapixel or less
images.
2-speed zoom This new function allows you to control the zoom
operation in two speeds, Low and High, with the zoom lever. Rotate the
lever a small amount for slow zooming, and a larger amount for high-
speed zooming. This makes it easy to zoom in and out quickly when you
need to, or to slow down for finer zooming control.
Zoom Resume Have you ever had this happen? You set the zoom right
where you want it and you're waiting to shoot, but the Power Save
function suddenly turns the power off. Or, you've made the zoom
setting, but the battery runs out and the power is cut. Or perhaps
you've just taken a shot and turned off the power, and you decide you
want to re-shoot at the same zoom setting. This is when you need Zoom
Resume. It stores the zoom position (magnification) in memory, so you
can shoot with the same zoom setting once the power is turned on
again. This helps make sure you don't miss those great shooting
opportunities.
432mm, f/3.1 shots with a beautiful soft focus The CCDs used in most
digital cameras have much smaller light-receiving areas than film
does, so photos tend to have a high depth of field. This means that
everything in the photo -- including objects in the foreground and
background -- is in focus. The DMC-FZ8 takes advantage of 12x zoom
capability (35mm equivalent: 432mm) and f/2.8 to f/3.3 aperture to a
level of expression that you cannot get with conventional digital
cameras. You can snap photos that capture the subject in a clear,
sharp focus while giving the background a beautiful soft focus.
Tele Macro Even at 12x zoom, it is possible to take as near as 1 meter
from the subject when you select the Macro button. You can take macro
shot with easy posture and beautifully soft focused background.
Intelligent Image Stabilizer
Panasonic invented the Mega O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) system
to fight against hand-shake, the major cause of blurry images. This
system, which takes advantage of Panasonic's outstanding lens
technology, has long been incorporated into the Lumix range of
cameras. In addition, the DMC-FZ8 compensates for the other major
cause of blurry images -- subject movement. The Intelligent ISO
Control function, made possible by the Venus Engine III, detects
subject movement and adjusts the ISO setting and shutter speed to best
suit the movement and light conditions automatically. Together, they
form Intelligent Image Stabilizer, which makes it easy for anybody to
take crisp, clear photos in just about any situation. It's automatic,
so you can leave everything to the camera.
Mega O.I.S. for preventing blurry shots caused by hand-shake The Mega
O.I.S.(Optical Image Stabilizer) compensates for the blurring caused
by hand-shake. It is now featured on the entire Lumix range, and is
highly popular with users around the world. Even slight hand-shake
movement is accurately detected by a sampling frequency of 4,000 times
per second, and compensated to produce sharp, clear images. This is
true, of course, for zooming and macro shots, which are especially
susceptible to hand-shake, but it also lets you shoot in dimly lit
rooms or evening illumination, without a flash, to preserve the mood.
In short, it lets anybody take beautiful, blur-free shots with ease.
Intelligent ISO Control prevents blurry shots caused by moving
subjects When the Intelligent ISO Control (I.I.C.) in Lumix cameras
detects subject motion, it automatically raises the ISO setting and
increases the shutter speed to prevent motion blur. On the other hand,
when the subject is still and no movement is detected, it lets you
take beautifully natural photos with a low ISO setting. Have you ever
mistakenly used a high ISO setting to take a photo of a subject
standing still? If so, you may remember the noisy, grainy result. Or,
if you have tried snapping a moving subject at a low ISO setting, your
photo was probably spoiled by motion blur. Intelligent ISO Control
gives you stunning images with ease because there is no need for
complicated settings.
The DMC-FZ8 also makes it easy to select the I.ISO (Intelligent ISO
Control) Mode right from its new mode dial. This makes it possible to
raise the sensitivity all the way to ISO 1250, or to limit it to ISO
400 or ISO 800. I.ISO Mode gives you exactly the kind of image quality
you are looking for.
Blur Indicator Blur Indicator lets you confirm that the camera is
precisely detecting hand-shake and motion blur separately.
Venus Engine III
The Venus Engine III in the DMC-FZ8 allows high-sensitivity recording
up to ISO 1250 at full resolution. The noise reduction system is also
greatly improved while maintaining high resolution. It removes noise
at the processing stages in series. First, critical noise is roughly
undraped and the chromatic noise and the luminance noise are separated
so they can each go through a supplemental noise reduction process
that appropriately minimizes the remaining noise.
Super-fast shutter response We slashed the release time lag to 0.005
second minimum by increasing both the circuit speed itself and the
point at which the shutter release signal is detected. We also
shortened the shutter interval to around 0.6 second (minimum). These
improvements help make Lumix an extremely quick, responsive camera
that's a pleasure to use.
Long battery life -- up to 380 pictures Despite the significantly
increased performance of the camera, the Venus Engine III consumes
only 80 percent of the power utilized by the Venus Engine II and is
able to achieve a longer battery life of approximately 380 pictures on
a single charge.
Full Manual Operation
Adjust the exposure and shutter speed any way you want. On top of full
manual control, the DMC-FZ8 gives you a host of functions that make it
easy to capture artistic or expressive photos, including a user-
friendly joystick, high-resolution electronic viewfinder, and
Selectable Auto Focus Area.
Full manual control and easy joystick operation The easy-to-use
joystick operation and good design, which were part of the highly
acclaimed trademarks of the predecessor, are inherited by the DMC-FZ8.
The joystick was incorporated to facilitate operational ease and
thereby get the best technical advantage of the multitude of functions
offered by the camera. With the joystick it is possible to set focus,
aperture and shutter speed manually.
Panasonic FZ8 highlights
Mode Select with joystick control (P/A/S/M) You can select Program AE,
Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Speed Priority AE, or Manual Exposure
Mode by simply turning the dial. This opens the door to a host of
creative possibilities. Move the joystick up or down to easily set the
parameter of each item. When you set the dial to manual exposure, move
the joystick right or left to select the aperture and shutter speed.
Program Shift You can use Program Shift in Program AE Mode to keep the
exposure fixed while changing the combination of shutter speed and
aperture. This function lets you choose the exposure setting yourself
to capture exactly the image you want.
Direct exposure compensation In Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, and
Shutter Speed Priority AE Modes, you can retrieve the exposure
compensation value and manually adjust it in the range of -2 EV to +2
EV, in 1/3 EV steps, directly with the joystick.
Panasonic FZ8 highlights
Manual Exposure Assist When you choose to set the exposure manually,
this function shows how much your setting differs from the setting the
camera considers optimal.
Manual Focus Select manual focus with the focus select button on the
top of the camera, and use the joystick for super-smooth focusing.
Movable MF Assist The image in the center of the LCD or EVF can be
enlarged during manual focus for easier focusing.
* MF1: The part of the image in the center of the frame is
enlarged. This lets you adjust the focus while composing the entire
frame.
* MF2: The entire frame image is enlarged. This is helpful for
macros and other shots that require extra-precise focusing.
* Movable MF Assist: This lets you move the part that is enlarged
by the MF Assist function to any area of the frame you want.
Quick setting with joystick You can quickly shortcut to frequently
functions, such as light metering, AF Mode, white balance settings,
ISO sensitivity settings, image size settings and compression formats
by simply pressing and holding down the joystick, even while
monitoring your subject on the LCD.
Panasonic FZ8 highlights
Bright, high-resolution LCD The DMC-FZ8 boasts a large, 2.5-inch LCD
with full 207,000-pixel resolution for comfortable viewing both while
monitoring shots and playing back the results. The pixel-mixed readout
method used by the CCD automatically increases the brightness of the
live image on the LCD, making it much easier to shoot in low lighting.
Thanks to the Power LCD function, which boosts the LCD backlighting by
40 percent, even shooting outdoors in bright sunshine is no longer a
problem. The High Angle mode, which can be accessed quickly and easily
via a dedicated button, makes the LCD screen extremely easy to view
when the camera is held high, such as to shoot over a crowd.
Large, high-resolution, electronic viewfinder The viewfinder is also
large and clear, with a 0.44inch size and 188,000-pixel resolution.
Located directly on top of the lens, it is designed for easy use and
fast, accurate framing.
AF Metering To match the shooting situation and subject's position,
the user can select from five auto-focusing methods: Multi-point, 3-
point high-speed, 1-point high-speed, 1-point normal-speed, and spot.
* Multi-point AF You can use the joystick or cursor button to
quickly select any of six AF area patterns that combine 3 to 5 of the
camera's 11 distance metering points.
* 3-point high-speed AF This mode prevents the system from
mistakenly focusing on the area between two subjects in a horizonal
composition.
* 1-point high-speed AF The AF time has been dramatically reduced
to achieve outstanding focusing.
* 1-point AF Although screen-freeze in high-speed AF is now
minimized, you can select this mode to totally eliminate it when you
are focusing on a fast-moving subject.
* Spot AF This mode keys the focus to a small area within the
frame.
Panasonic FZ8 highlights
Selectable AF area While using 1-point, 1-point high speed AF mode and
spot AF mode, you can specify a point out of 11 AF points. You can
thereby enjoy free framing shooting even with the subject not at the
center.
Continuous AF Clear, sharp focus even for moving subjects.
Focus / AE lock The focus and exposure values that were automatically
set when the lock button was pressed are maintained. The focus lock
can be used even during manual focus in addition to auto focus. This
means that there are no more worries about accidentally changing a
delicate focus point after you have worked hard to get it just right.
Mode dial -- Mode position display As you operate the dial, large
animated icons are displayed. In addition to Macro Mode and Tele-macro
Mode, you can choose Simple Mode and let the camera take care of
everything, use Playback Mode to view or process the shots you've
taken, or select Direct Printing Mode for direct connection to a
printer. This single, easy-to-understand mode dial lets you easily
switch between shooting, viewing, and printing.
Scene Mode Versatile Scene Modes are another great Lumix feature. And
the Scene Mode list display makes them even easier to select. You can
choose from a total of 19 situations, including the unique DMC-FZ8
Panning mode, the new Sunset and Pet modes, and the Aerial Photo mode,
for settings that match your subject. Animated moving icons make mode
selection even easier and more fun.
Two Axis White Balance Adjustment Choose from seven white balance
settings: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, Flash, and White
Set. When there are several different light sources and it's difficult
to get the exact coloration you want, you can also adjust with a
reference to the horizontal axis for amber to blue and vertical axis
for green to magenta.*
*White Balance Adjustment is not possible in Auto Mode
Mega Burst Consecutive Shooting Just keep the shutter button pressed
to fire off consecutive shots of a moving subject or a person's
changing facial expression. Then save only the best ones. With a
digital camera, you can just delete any shots you don't want. In
addition, the Unlimited Consecutive Shooting function lets you
continue shooting until the memory card is full.
The focus and exposure are fixed at the first frame.
Panasonic FZ8 highlights
3-image capturing in self-timer (10sec) Now, the self-timer is able to
take three consecutive shots. Never again will you have to reset the
self-timer because somebody blinked. Just choose the best one from the
three consecutive shots.
Panasonic FZ8 highlights
27MB internal memory Take photos even when you don't have an SD/SDHC
Memory Card on hand. The built-in memory holds up to 27 MB of image
data, which you can later copy to an SD/SDHC Memory Card or PC. You
can also copy images from a memory card or PC to the built-in memory,
and view them on the LCD anytime you like.
Select from 3 aspect ratios The aspect ratio is easily selectable
between 16:9 wide, 3:2, and conventional 4:3 to shoot in the framing
aspect that best suits the photo's composition or purpose of use. You
can shoot images in the wide 16:9 format and save them onto an SD/SDHC
Memory Card. Then insert the card into a TV equipped with an SD/SDHC
card slot to view them in perfect, wide-screen size. Some TVs will
display the images in stunning high definition.
Motion Picture Mode The DMC-FZ8 lets you shoot smooth moving pictures
at 30 fps, complete with sound, in WVGA or VGA size. You can also
shoot at 10 frames/sec to reduce the file size.
9-cutout images from motion images A motion image can be cut out as a
still image in motion image playback. And you can also archive a 9-
cutout still image.
Date stamp You can also print the date on your photos. In addition to
the ordinary recording date, you can choose Baby or Pet mode from
among the Scene Modes to print the age of a child or pet by inputting
the birthdate in advance, or use the Travel Date Setting to print
which day of the trip each photo was taken on. These dates, which can
be helpful when making a photo album, can be stamped on photos whether
you print them yourself at home or have a photo shop do them.
RAW format compatible and included software for editing You can get
original image data, recording the image directly from the CCD without
any image processing. SILKYPIX Developer Studio 2.0SE software utility
lets you develop RAW data files. For example, you can develop RAW data
to create an image with the effect you were trying to capture when you
took the shot. You get high-level basic image processing abilities
that give you control over such things as unnatural edges from
saturated color borders, false colors in structures with intricate
detail, and chromatic noise in photos taken at high sensitivity
settings. This utility provides a unique combination of high
resolution and extraordinary color separation performance.
Product Description
The DMC-FZ8 features the 12x Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens that packs
the same zoom power as a big, clunky 400 mm-class film camera lens.
This 12x optical zoom lens is super-bright at f/2.8 to f/3.3 with a
focal length of 6 to 72 mm. Rotate the lever a small amount for slow
zooming, and a larger amount for high-speed zooming. This makes it
easy to zoom in and out quickly when you need to or to slow down for
finer zooming control. Zoom Resume stores your zoom position
(magnification) in memory, so you can shoot with the same zoom setting
once the power is turned on again. This helps make sure you don't miss
those great shooting opportunities. The CCDs used in most digital
cameras have much smaller light-receiving areas than film does, so
photos tend to have a high depth of field. You can snap photos that
capture the subject in a clear, sharp focus while giving the
background a beautiful soft focus. 0.44-inch Viewfinder Color EVF (188
K Pixels), 100% Field of View Image Sensor - 1/2.5-inch AF Assist Lamp
ISO Sensitivity - Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1250 (High Sensitivity
Mode - 3200)Dial - P (Program), A (Aperture Priority), S (Shutter
Priority), M (Manual) Mode, Simple and SCN Scene Mode - Portrait, Soft
Skin, Scenery, Sports, Panning, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food,
Party, Candle, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Starry
Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow and Aerial Photo Shutter Speed Program AE
- 1 - 1/2,000 seconds Aperture Priority AE / Shutter Priority AE - 8 -
1/2,000 seconds Manual - 60 - 1/2,000 seconds Built-in-Flash - Auto,
Auto Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On Red-eye Reduction, Slow
Sync Red-eye Reduction and Forced Off Dimensions - Width 4.43 x Height
2.84 x Depth 3.11 inch (112.5 x 72.2 x 79.0 mm) Weight - 357 grams
with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.78 pounds)
