Camera effective pixels: 4.0 megapixels

Image sensor: 1/2.5-inch, 4.23 total megapixel CCD, primary color filter

Zoom: Optical: 12x; digital: 4x

Focal distance: f=6-72mm (35mm equivalent: 35-420mm)

Lens: Leica DC Vario-Elmarit, 11 elements in 8 groups (3 aspherical lenses, 4 aspherical surfaces)

Aperture: Wide: f2.8 to f8; telephoto: f3.3 to f8

Optical image stabilizer: MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1/Mode2)

Focusing area: Normal: Wide 30 centimeters, telephoto 200 centimeters to infinity; simple/A/S/M: wide 5 centimeters, telephoto 200 centimeters to infinity; macro (except for telephoto): wide 5 centimeters/telephoto 200 centimeters to infinity; macro telephoto (Tele Macro Mode): 100 centimeters to infinity

AF Metering: 1 point, 1-point high speed, 3-point high speed, 9-points, Spot

Focus: Autofocus System, Normal/Macro (Dial), Continuous AF On/Off, AF Trigger (Shutter/Focus button)

AF assist lamp: Yes

ISO sensitivity: Auto, ISO 64, 100, 200, 400

White balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Halogen, Flash, White Set

White balance adjustment: 150K step, -1500 to +1500 K (except for Auto set)

Exposure: Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual

Exposure button: Yes

Exposure compensation: +/- 2 EV (exposure value) in 1/3 EV steps

Backlight compensation: Yes (at simple mode)

Auto (AE) bracketing: +/- 1/3 EV -1 EV step, 3 frames

Light metering: Intelligent Multiple, Center Weighted, Spot

Scene mode: Dial: P (Program) mode, A (AperturePriority) mode, S (Shutter Priority) mode, M (Manual) mode, Macro; Simple, SCN mode (Portrait, Sports, Scenery, Night Scenery, Panning, Night Portrait, Fireworks, Party, Snow), Moving-image, Playback

Shutter speed: 8 seconds to 1/2000 second

Self-timer: 10 to 2 seconds

Auto review: 1 second, 3 seconds, xoom

Review: 1x, 4x, 8x

Picture adjustment: Natural, Standard, Vivid

Color effect mode: Cool, Warm, Black and White, Sepia

Recording format: Still Image: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard), DPOF corresponding; motion images: QuickTime Motion JPEG

Recording image size: 2304 x 1728 pixels, 1600 x 1200 pixels, 1280 x960 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels (Motion Image)

Image quality: TIFF, Fine, Standard

Motion image: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 frames per second (fps), 10 fps; maximum recording time depends on memory card capacity

Burst shooting mode: Full-resolution image, 4 fps or 2 fps; full-resolution: maximum 7 images (Standard mode), maximum 4 images (Fine Mode)

Unlimited consecutive shooting: Yes

Real-time histogram: Yes

Composition guide lines: Yes

Scene mode help screen: Yes

Auto angle detection: Yes

Flip animation: Yes

Built-in flash: Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On/Off

Flash output adjustment: +/1 2 EV (exposure value) in 1/3 EV steps; 0.3 to 4.5 meters (ISO Auto), 0.3 to 3.8 meters (ISO Auto)

Viewfinder: 0.33-inch color EVF (114K pixels), field of view: approximately 100%

LCD monitor: 1.5-inch polycrystalline TFT LCD display (130K pixels); field of view: approximately 100%

Playback mode: 9-thumbnail display, zoomed playback (16x maximum), slide show (the frame-to-frame time is adjustable), resizing (selectable number of pixels), trimming, protection, DPOF print setting

OSD language: Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (traditional)

Recording media: SD memory card, MultiMediaCard

Speaker: Yes (only beep)

Interface: DC input, video output (NTSC/PAL), USB

Direct print: PictBridge

Power: Li-ion battery pack (7.2V, 680mAh) (included), battery charger/AC adaptor (input: 110-240V AC) (optional)

Battery life (approximately): 300 pictures (CIPA Standard), 320 pictures (with EVF)

Included software: SD Viewer for DSC, ArcSoft PhotoBase, ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, USB driver

Standard accessories: Battery charger, battery pack, SD memory card (8 MB), lens cap, lens hood, lens hood adaptor, video cable, USB connection cable, strap, CD-ROM

Dimensions (W x H x D): 108 x 68.4 x 84.8 millimeters (4.25 x 2.69 x 3.34 inches)

Weight: Approximately 290 grams (0.64 pounds), 326 grams with battery and SD memory card (0.719 pound)