Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Specifications, Tests and Review

Product Type
Digital camera - compact
ISO (Max)
3200
Sensor Resolution
10.0 Megapixel
Sensor Type
CCD
Optical Zoom
12x
Display
2" LCD display
Battery Type
Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific

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DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Product Type Digital camera - compact
Lens Included Leica
Height 8.6 cm
Width 14.1 cm
Depth 14.2 cm
Weight 0.7 kg
Enclosure Colour Black
Digital Zoom 4x
Optical Zoom 12x
SENSOR Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Sensor Resolution 10.0 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type CCD
Total Pixels 10,400,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 10,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8"
Image Stabiliser Optical
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes
LENS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Type Leica zoom lens - 12x zoom - 7.4 - 88.8 mm - f/2.8-3.7
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 420mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 30 cm
Macro Focus Range 5cm
Zoom Adjustment Manual
Lens Construction 10 groups / 14 elements
Features ED glass, aspherical lens
FOCUSING Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 9
VIEWFINDER Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Viewfinder Type Built-in - electronic
Viewfinder Colour Support Colour
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.44"
Viewfinder Resolution 235,000 pixels
Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage 100%
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
ISO (Max) 3200
Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Shooting Programs Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, scenery, food, fireworks, night scene, panning, sports mode, candle, snow, high sensitivity, starry sky, soft skin, baby1, baby2
Special Effects Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Cloudy, Flash, daylight, halogen, shade
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
DISPLAY Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Type 2" LCD display
Display Format 207,000 pixels
Display Form Factor Rotating
Display Features Contrast control
FLASH Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
Red-Eye Reduction Yes
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation
Effective Flash Range 0.3 m - 7 m
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Digital Video Format QuickTime
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW
MEMORY Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Memory Card Slot SD card
Supported Memory Cards MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
Memory Card 4 GB SD
Image Storage RAW 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 3264 x 2448
JPEG 2560 x 1920
JPEG 2048 x 1536
JPEG 1600 x 1200
JPEG 3600 x 2400
JPEG 3248 x 2160
JPEG 2560 x 1712
JPEG 2048 x 1360
JPEG 3584 x 2016
JPEG 3072 x 1728
JPEG 1920 x 1080
Video Capture QuickTime - 848 x 480 - 30 fps
QuickTime - 848 x 480 - 10 fps
QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 30 fps
QuickTime - 640 x 480 - 10 fps
QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 30 fps
QuickTime - 320 x 240 - 10 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Battery Type Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
Details Li-ion rechargeable battery - 710 mAh (included)
CONNECTIONS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Interface Composite video/audio
Print Standard DPOF support, PictBridge support
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Connector Type USB
Composite video/audio output
DC power input
FEATURES Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec, 2sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second, 1 frame per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, digital noise reduction, sharpness control, digital image rotation, histogram display, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control
OTHERS Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
Included Accessories Lens hood, battery charger, lens cap, USB cable, screen protector, cleaning kit, strap, audio / video cable
Software Drivers & Utilities, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Apple QuickTime, ArcSoft Camera Suite, LUMIX Simple Viewer
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature 0 °C

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