Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 Digital Camera - 14.1 Megapixel
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The big zoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 features a Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with 25mm wide-angle and an effective 24x optical zoom range giving you plenty of scope for a host of photographic situations. Incorporating a 14.1 megapixel sensor and Venus Engine HD II image processor the FZ100 will shoot both high resolution stills and Full HD AVCHD movies. Sonic Speed AF combined with a high-speed start-up ensures you will catch even the most fleeting photo opportunities. The FZ100 also includes POWER O.I.S image stabilisation that nearly doubles the amount of hand-shake correction over previous systems, as well as powerful Intelligent Auto for ease-of-use; or full manual controls for both photos and movies when you want to get creative. Its free-angle, 460K 3.0” LCD screen with automatic brightness adjustment makes it easy to frame low or high-angle shots. Incorporating a vast feature set that also includes RAW file format, hot shoe, external mic input, high speed 11 frames per second at full resolution and a whopping 60fps at 3.5MP, the FZ100 is set to be a popular all-rounder. Movie Feature – captures Full HD video in AVCHD format up to 1920x1080 resolution with Dolby Digital Stereo audio. Recording length is up to capacity of SD/SDHC/SDXC memory card*. 24x optical zoom usable whilst shooting video; shutter & aperture controls available in video mode; Intelligent Auto, movie scene modes and colour modes. Dedicated movie rec button. High Speed 220fps QVGA video. * class 4 or greater memory cards are recommended for HD video SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards can be used only in equipment that is compatible with their respective formats. If the computer being used does not support SDXC Memory Cards, a message prompting you to format may appear. (Doing so will cause recorded images to be erased so do not choose to format.) If the card is not recognized, please refer to the below support site.
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html  
 | What are the features and how will they benefit you? | | Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT 24x Zoom Lens – Quality Leica lens that offers a huge focal range of equivalent 25mm-600mm. Cover a wide range of photographic situations from capturing wide angle shots of groups, tight interiors or sweeping landscapes, to extreme telephoto zoom for distant subjects. The telephoto end is also good for portrait shots with beautiful background blur. Dual Image Stabilisation – Power O.I.S. optical and digital technology works together to counteract blurred images due to shaky hands, subject movement, or when shooting in low-light conditions. Nearly doubles the hand-shake correction power of conventional MEGA O.I.S. iA (Intelligent Auto) – Automatically adjusts your camera for a range of different shooting situations and includes such features as face detection, intelligent scene selection, intelligent ISO, motion detection, and Power O.I.S. image stabilisation - get great shots without having to fiddle around with menus, modes etc. Intelligent Scene Selector – automatically sets the camera to the correct scene mode for the shooting conditions. Intelligent Exposure – Light Detection – Helps prevent shadowy areas becoming underexposed or bright areas becoming too overexposed. Auto backlight compensation detects back lighting and corrects for it. Motion Deblur Mode- automatically adjusts ISO sensitivity and shutter speed for even greater prevention of blur due to subject movement. Face Detection AF/AE with Face Recognition - detects (up to 15) and recognizes (up to 6) faces and automatically optimizes the focus and exposure settings. It prevents blurry faces that happen when the camera focuses on something in front of or behind the subject, and keeps faces from appearing dark when shooting indoors or against a light source. Advanced Scene Mode - lets you quickly set the frequently used Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Close-up, or Night Portrait Modes with the mode dial. And each of these modes can be fine-tuned to match the shooting situation. Cosmetic Mode - allows you to take portraits with various skin colours (soft skin, natural skin, summer look) and degree of transparency of skin detail (low, standard, high) - great for defocusing wrinkles and blemishes for a smoother look. Venus Engine FHD – advanced noise reduction and higher processing speeds via its twin CPUs. 3.0” Free-Angle LCD Screen – Large high-resolution 460k screen with wide viewing angle and automatic brightness adjustment for easy viewing in both daytime and night time. Flips out and rotates 180° to the side and 270° up and down for framing low or high-angle shots. Electronic Viewfinder - 0.2" EVF (electronic viewfinder) featuring a 100% field of view, 201,600-dot equivalent, and a large, comfortable eyepiece. Sonic Speed AF - You can quickly get moving subjects in focus, such as when you're shooting sports, kids, pets etc.. AF Tracking/Subject Detection - Once you focus on your subject, the AF Tracking automatically tracks it until you press the shutter, keeping moving subjects in focus – great for kids, pets, sports etc. (also functions in video mode). Creative Movie Mode - lets you set the shutter speed and aperture manually for more creative expression when filming. Wind Cut Function – helps to reduce noise when recording video in windy conditions. High Quality Sound - stereo microphone, featuring Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator, on the upper body records dynamic, true-to-life stereo audio that brings out the power of your HD movies. Silence design helps suppress lens noise. External Mic Input – improve sound quality by using an external microphone (sold separately) Video Divide – allows you to do basic in-camera video editing. Cut Animation – allows you to save a still image from a video file. High-speed Movie at 220 fps in QVGA Size - record high-speed movies at 220 frames per second in QVGA size. Capture scenes that can't be seen with the naked eye, and play them back in dramatic slow motion. My Color Mode / Color Effect Mode / Happy Mode - render highly unique expressions by matching the colors to your subject and surroundings. In the iA Mode, you can apply Happy Mode as well, for even brighter coloring. Fast Start Up - ultra high-speed start-ups. Less Shutter Lag - The shutter release time lag is as short as approx. 0.008 seconds, making it easy to capture sudden, spur-of-the-moment photo opportunities. Full Manual Controls – P/A/S/M modes give full control over aperture and shutter speed settings for greatest creative control. A host of other controls such as jog dial, dedicated AF selection and AF/AE lock buttons so you don’t have to go digging around in menus to change settings. Focus Switch – switch between manual and auto focus. Uses jog dial at rear for super-smooth manual focusing – great for video or macro. RAW File Format – raw uncompressed image file format for highest quality and the ability to edit photos on computer without degrading image quality. 1cm Macro – take stunning close-ups as nar as 1cm from subject. 4 Aspect Ratios – choose either 1:1, 3:2, 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios to suit your scene. MEGA Burst Consecutive Shooting - lets you snap off consecutive shots at approx. 11 frames per second at full resolution. Up to 60 frames per second at 3.5MP. Text Stamp – allows you to add text to images in-camera such as date/time as well as other information such as names, birth dates etc. Seamless Slideshows – lots of options including playing slideshows with music, slideshows based on category ie recognized faces, still or movies only; or both. Viera Link – makes viewing your image slideshows and videos on a Viera TV easy (requires optional mini HDMI cable) |
| What's in the box? | | | Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 Digital Camera + 40mb internal memory Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery DMW-BMB9 Battery Charger Lens Hood Lens Cap & String AV Cable USB Cable Shoulder Strap Software Suite CD-ROM - PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition, SILKYPIX® Developer Studio 3.1 SE, QuickTime, Adobe Reader Instruction Manual 12 Month Warranty from Panasonic Australia |
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Specifications
| DMC-FZ100 | Lens | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT
14 elements in 10 groups
(2 Aspherical Lenses / 3 Aspherical Surfaces, 3 ED Lenses) | Optical Image Stabilizer | POWER O.I.S. (Off / Auto / Mode1 / Mode2) | Zoom | Optical: 24x Extra Optical: 28.4x (4:3 / 10M), 33.8x (4:3 / 7M), 40.5x (4:3 / 5M), 50.6x (under 3M) Intelligent: 32x Digital: 4x
(Max. 90.6x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom)
(Max. 202x combined with Extra Optical Zoom | 2-Speed Zoom | Yes | Focal Length | f = 4.5 - 108 mm (25 - 600 mm in 35 mm equiv.)
(31 - 735 mm in 35 mm equiv. in movie recording) | Focusing Area | Normal: Wide 30 cm (0.98 feet) - infinity / Tele 200 cm (6.56 feet) - infinity
Macro / MF / Intelligent Auto / Wide 1 cm (0.03 feet) - infinity / Tele 100 cm (3.27 feet) - infinity | Focus Range Display | Yes | AF Metering | Face / AF Tracking / Multi (23-area) / 1-area (flexible / scalable) | AF Assist Lamp | Yes | Conversion Lens Compatibility | Yes | Camera Effective Pixels | 14.1 Megapixels | Image Sensor | 1/2.33", 15.1 Mega Total Pixels MOS, Primary Color Filter | Focus | Normal / Macro, Quick AF On / Off (On in Intelligent Auto), Continuous AF On / Off, AF / MF Switchable, Manual Focus (Jog dial and cursor key button), One Shot AF, AF Area Select, AF Tracking | Focus Icon Select | Yes (in Face Recognition only) | ISO Sensitivity
(Standard Output Sensitivity) | Auto / i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
High Sensitivity (1600 - 6400) | Max. Auto ISO Setting | Yes | White Balance | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Halogen / Color Temperature / White Set1 / White Set2
(Selectable at Normal Portrait, Soft Skin, Creative Portrait, Normal Sports, Creative Sports, Objects Close-up, Creative Close-up, Panorama Assist, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, High-speed burst, Photo Frame)
White Balance Adjustment (2-axis adjustable, ±9 steps each, Blue / Amber and Magenta / Green bias) | Exposure | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual , Program Shift (Program AE Mode) | Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, -3 - +3 EV | Backlight Compensation | Yes (only in Intelligent Auto Mode) | Auto (AE) Bracketing | ±1/3 EV - 3 EV step, 3 frames | Light Metering | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | Mode Switch | [Playback] Button | One-touch Movie Button | Yes | Recording Mode (Mode Dial) | Intelligent Auto, P (Program) Mode, A (Aperture Priority) Mode, S (Shutter Priority) Mode, M (Manual) Mode, Creative Movie Mode, My Color Mode, Portrait Mode, Scenery Mode, Sports Mode, Night Portrait Mode, Close-up Mode, Scene Mode, Custom | Still Image Scene Mode | Panorama Assist, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Flash Burst, Panning, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial Photo, Photo Frame, High Speed Movie | Advanced Scene Mode | Portrait Mode: Normal, Soft Skin, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative
Scenery Mode: Normal, Nature, Architecture, Creative
Sports Mode: Normal, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative
Close-up: Flower, Food, Objects, Creative
Night Portrait: Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Illuminations, Creative | Movie Scene Mode | Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Low Light, Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Panning, Beach, Snow, Aerial, High Speed Movie
(Activated by selecting Still Image Scene Mode then pressing movie button. Still Image Scene Modes without corresponding Movie Scene Mode is recorded in Normal Mode) | Shutter Speed | Still: 60 - 1/2,000 sec
Movie Mode: 1/30 - 1/20,000 sec (1/8 - 1/20,000 sec on MF operation on Creative Movie Mode)
Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60 sec | Aperture | F2.8 - 5.2 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F2.8 - 8 (W) / F5.2 - 8 (T))
(F2.8 - 11 (W) / F5.2 - 11 (T) in movie recording) | Self Timer | 2 sec / 10 sec / 10 sec (3 images) | Auto Review | 1 sec / 2 sec / Hold / OFF | Quick Menu | Yes | Color Mode | Film Mode (Standard / Dynamic / Nature / Smooth / Vibrant / Nostalgic / Standard B&W / Dynamic B&W / Smooth B&W / My Film 1, 2 / Multi Film)
My Color Mode (Expressive /Retro / Pure / Elegant / Monochrome / High Dynamic / Dynamic Art / Dynamic B&W / Silhouette / Pin Hole / Film Grain / Custom)
Happy (only in iA Mode)
* Film Mode and My Color Mode are working for movie recording, too. | Picture Adjustment | Contrast: ± 2 steps
Sharpness: ± 2 steps
Saturation: ± 2 steps
Noise Reduction: ± 2 steps
(can be adjusted in Film Mode) | Recording File Format | Still Image: JPEG (DCF / Exif 2.3)
Motion Picture: AVCHD / QuickTime Motion JPEG | AVCHD Recording | NTSC / PAL (Depends on region) | Aspect Ratio | 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1 | Recording Image Size | Still Image | | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: | 4,320 x 3,240 pixels (14M),
3,648 x 2,736 pixels (10M EZ),
3,072 x 2,304 pixels (7M EZ),
2,560 x 1,920 pixels (5M EZ),
2,048 x 1,536 pixels (3M EZ),
640 x 480 pixels (0.3M EZ) | 3:2 Aspect Ratio: | 4,320 x 2,880 pixels (12.5M),
3,648 x 2,432 pixels (9M EZ),
3,072 x 2,048 pixels (6M EZ),
2,560 x 1,712 pixels (4.5M EZ),
2,048 x 1,360 pixels (2.5M EZ),
640 x 424 pixels (0.3M EZ) | 16:9 Aspect Ratio: | 4,320 x 2,432 pixels (10.5M),
3,648 x 2,056 pixels (7.5M EZ),
3,072 x 1,728 pixels (5.5M EZ),
2,560 x 1,440 pixels (3.5M EZ),
1,920 x 1,080 pixels (2M EZ),
640 x 360 pixels (0.2M EZ) | 1:1 Aspect Ratio: | 3,232 x 3,232 pixels (10.5M)
2,736 x 2,736 pixels (7.5M EZ)
2,304 x 2,304 pixels (5.5M EZ)
1,920 x 1,920 pixels (3.5M EZ)
1,536 x 1,536 pixels (2.5M EZ)
480 x 480 pixels (0.2M) |
| Image Quality | Fine / Standard / RAW+ Fine / RAW+ Standard / RAW | Motion Picture Recording | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: | VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG)
QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) | 16:9 Aspect Ratio: | WVGA: 848 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) Full-HD Movie: | 1,920 x 1,080 pixels,
AVCHD (FSH: 17 Mbps / FH: 13 Mbps):
[NTSC Model] 60i
[PAL Model] 50i | HD Movie: | 1,280 x 720 pixels, AVCHD (SH: 17 Mbps / H: 13 Mbps): [NTSC Model] 60p
[PAL Model] 50p Motion JPEG: 30 fps |
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Max. recording time depends on memory card capacity.
A max. of approx. 2 GB of continuous motion picture can be recorded in Motion JPEG. In AVCHD, recording may be continued until the card is full. | Continuous Recordable Time
(Motion Pictures)* | AVCHD with picture quality set to [FSH]: Approx. 110 min
AVCHD with picture quality set to [SH]: Approx. 130 min
Motion JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]: Approx. 160 min | Actual Recordable Time
(Motion Pictures)* | AVCHD with picture quality set to [FSH]: Approx. 60 min
AVCHD with picture quality set to [SH]: Approx. 70 min
Motion JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]: Approx. 90 min | Continuous Shooting Mode | Full-resolution Image, 11 frames / sec
Max. 15 images
High speed Burst Shooting: Max. 60 frames / sec
(recorded in 2.5M for 4:3, 3M for 3:2, 3.5M for 16:9, 2M for 1:1) | Flash Burst Continuous Shooting Mode | Max. 5 images (Standard Mode) | iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode | Face Recognition | Photo | Optical Image Stabilizer | Photo & Movie | Intelligent ISO Control | Photo | Face Detection | Photo & Movie | Intelligent Scene Selector | Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Sunset, Macro) & Movie (Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Macro) | Intelligent Exposure | Photo & Movie | AF Tracking | Photo | Motion Deblur | Yes | Digital
Red-eye Correction
(Red-eye Removal) | Photo | Intelligent Resolution Technology | Photo & Movie | Zoom Resume /
Optical Zoom in Motion Picture | Yes /
Yes | Real-time Histogram | Yes | Composition Guide Line | Yes (2 patterns) | Built-in-memory | Approx. 40 MB | Scene Mode Help Screen | Yes | Orientation Detector | Yes | Travel Date /
World Time | Yes /
Yes | Copy /
Title Edit /
Text Stamp | Yes /
Yes /
Yes | Cut Animation | Yes | Video Divide | Yes | Built-in-flash | Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Flash Synchro: 1st / 2nd
0.3 - 9.5 m (Wide / ISO Auto), 1.0 - 5.1 m (Tele / ISO Auto) | External Flash | Yes | Viewfinder | 0.20" Color EVF (201,600 Pixels equiv.), Field of View: Approx. 100%, Lens 19.6x | LCD | 7.5 cm (3.0") Free-angle TFT Screen LCD Display (460,000 dots), AR Coating
Field of View: Approx. 100%, Wide-viewing Angle
Auto Power LCD Mode, Power LCD Mode | Playback Mode | Normal Playback, Slideshow, Mode Playback, Category Playback, Favorites Playback | Thumbnails /
Zoomed Playback | 12, 30 thumbnails /
Max. 16x | Calendar Display | Yes | Set Favorites | Yes | Playback Motion Picture | Yes (AVCHD / Motion JPEG) | Slideshow Mode | All / Still Images Only / Motion Picture Only / Category / Favorites
BGM Effect (Natural / Slow / Swing / Urban / Off) | Show Histogram | Yes | Show Highlights | Yes | Delete Image | Single / Multi / All / All except Favorites | DPOF Print Setting /
Set Protection | Yes /
Yes | Resize /
Cropping /
Leveling | Yes /
Yes /
Yes | Face Recognition Edit | Yes | OSD Language | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek
* Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the OSD languages on the products that are available in your market. | VIERA Link | Yes | HDMI Output | Video: Auto / 1080i / 720p / 480p (576p for PAL)
Audio: Stereo | Movie Rec Guide | Yes | Wind-cut in Motion Picture | Yes | Recording Media | Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | Microphone | Yes (Stereo) | Speaker | Yes | Interface | AV Output (NTSC/PAL, NTSC)*, HDMI (mini HDMI), USB2.0 High Speed
* Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the AV Output on the products that are available in your market. | PictBridge Support | Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF | Power | ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, Minimum: 895 mAh) (Included)
AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240V AC) (Optional) | Release Time Lag (Approx.) | 0.008 sec | Shutter Interval (Approx.) | 0.4 sec (minimum) *Not including the time for AF. | Battery Life (Approx.) | 410 images (CIPA Standard**) | Included Software
| PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.2 HD Edition, SILKYPIX® Developer Studio 3.1 SE, QuickTime, Adobe Reader | Dimensions (Approx.)
(W x H x D) | 124.3 x 81.2 x 95.2 mm
(4.89 x 3.20 x 3.74 inch) | Weight (Approx.) | 540g (1.19 lb) with Battery and SD Memory Card
496 g (1.09 lb) without Battery and SD Memory Card |
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