combination of 3 aspherical
lenses preserves an astonishingly compact body size even for a 12x optical
zoom digital still camera.
The engine, or the brain,
driving high picture quality and quick response of the camera is once
again the leading-edge image processing LSI Venus Engine II, which boasts
excellent resolution in the horizontal and the vertical, in addition to
the diagonal. An industry-leading release time lag of 0.008 second and a
shutter interval of approximately 0.4 seconds (not including time for AF)
allows you to precisely capture your target subject. What's more,
consecutive shooting performance boasts the capability of sequential shots
at a rate of 3 frames per second at full resolution. An unlimited
consecutive shooting function allows you to take photos in succession
until the memory card or built-in memory is full.
Remarkable 12x Optical Zoom
in a Compact Body
The Lumix DMC-FZ5 digital camera is equipped with a 5.0-megapixel CCD and
newly developed Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens offering 12x optical zoom
(equivalent to 36mm to 432mm on a 35mm film camera) with aperture of f2.8
to f3.3. The combination of 3 aspherical lenses, the crystallization of
Panasonic's optics technology, generates high optical performance while
preserving the compactness of the unit. The zoom range can be totally
extended to 48x when combined with 4x digital zoom.
Mega O.I.S.--The Essential
Feature for Digital Cameras
Mega O.I.S., which Panasonic strongly believes is indispensable for a
high-magnification model, is subsumed with two selectable modes. In Mode
1, the O.I.S. lens continuously compensates the vibration, and in all
Panasonic's own Mode 2, the O.I.S. lens suppresses hand-shake only at the
moment the shutter button is pressed. In this mode, the lens can move in
all directions at the moment to maximize its effect, and higher-resolution
image can be taken by capturing the image as close as to the center of the
lens. Venus Engine II also encourages this advantageous performance in the
point of enhancing the accuracy of hand-shake detection; consequently,
even without using a tripod, it allows you to reduce the shutter speed
more than three steps compared to the conventional cameras without O.I.S.,
while assuring clear images. It is difficult to capture crisp and clear
images in shootings with high-powered zoom or with macro mode without
using a tripod. The shutter speed tends to slow when shooting in low-lit
indoor conditions or taking pictures of nighttime scenery. However, Mega
O.I.S. enables you to easily take clear, beautiful pictures in such
situations.
The Venus Engine ll Leads
the Industry for Its Quick Response
The Venus Engine ll engine is the brain of digital camera, driving high
picture quality and quick camera response. Panasonic has achieved great
improvements in both resolution and response compared with the performance
of previous Venus Engine. In the previous Venus Engine, the luminance
signal was extracted from all RGB pixels to improve the diagonal
resolution by 50%. In addition to that, the Venus Engine II gains a new
imaging process that adds the luminance signal extracted only from the G
pixels upon detecting the horizontal/vertical lines in the image. This
results in the improvement of the horizontal and vertical resolution by
more than 10% compared with the former Venus Engine, while maintaining the
50% improvement in the diagonal resolution.
The multitask image-processing
LSI realizes outstanding response with an industry-leading shutter-release
time lag of 0.008 seconds minimum and a shutter interval of approximately
0.4 seconds (not including time for AF), achieving more stress-free
operation. It also boasts high consecutive shooting performance, providing
shooting at 3 frames per second at full resolution. The Unlimited
Consecutive Shooting function allows limit-free consecutive shooting up to
the capacity of the memory card or built-in memory. The number of
recordable picture depends on the memory card size, battery life, picture
size, and compression.
The Industry-Leading Short
AF Time for a High-Zoom Model
An AF method can be selected according to the shooting situation: 9-point,
3-point high-speed, 1-point high-speed, 1-point normal-speed, and Spot. In
the newly incorporated 1-point high-speed AF, the shutter time lag
(including AF speed, i.e. the time from full shutter realease to image
capture) has dramatically been reduced to one-third the level of the
previous DMC-FZ3 model, and has resulted in achievement of
industry-leading short shutter time lag for a high zoom model.
Although screen-freeze in
high-speed AF is now minimized, if you take the picture of a subject with
fast movement, you can select 1-point normal-speed AF, which does not have
any screen-freeze while focusing. In addition, an AF assist lamp expands
the AF ability even at night or under the low-light conditions.
A Variety of Settings with
Mode Dial and Scene Modes
Convenientyly select from 9 scene modes that meet most any shooting
situation thanks to the newly installed Scene Mode Help screen. This shows
the description of each mode on the LCD monitor and makes it easier to
select the mode that best fits the shooting conditions.
Manual functions such as
aperture-priority AE, shutter-priority AE, or manual exposure are
selectable directly by the mode dial, which offers smooth control. It also
offers easy shooting even to entry-level users by providing a Simple Mode
in which most settings are determined automatically. You just aim at the
subject, zoom in or out, and press the shutter button.
High-End Usability Satisfies
a Wide Range of Photographers
A 1.8-inch LCD monitor provides immediate visual image confirmation, and
an extended battery life of 300 images (CIPA) gives the FZ5 more staying
power than its predecessor.
Auto-angle detection, another
new feature, records whether an image was taken horizontally or
vertically. This ensures that when playing back on the LCD monitor and
displaying images on your TV by connecting your Lumix with an AV cable,
vertical images are automatically displayed vertically and horizontal
images are automatically displayed horizontally.
Product Description
Though the Panasonic DMC-FZ5S Lumix 5 Megapixel Digital-Camera looks quite
like an SLR - it lacks the ability to change lenses. But why would you
need to? It has a 12x Leica Elmarit Zoom Lens that, at 6.0-72mm (35mm
equivalent: 36-432mm), offers vast focal capabilities. With 5 megapixel
effective you can achieve still picture resolutions of up to 2560 x 1920
and movie images up to 320x240 at 30 fps performance. Special Panasonic
Mega Optic Image Stabilizer steadies the image despite normal shaking from
hand movement. All images are stored on SD media memory cards and can be
transferred to a computer for enhancement, storage, and e-mailing. Within
its range, this Lumix offers a rather assertive menu of features and, when
you consider all your needs and wishes, the DMC-FZ5 offers lots of
possibilities you probably never considered. With automatic, smi-automatic,
and manual modes, you can choose from flawless ease to challenging
creativity. Potentials? They're here - ready and waiting for you to tap
into them. Only a click away. Built-in Flash Mode - Auto, Auto/Red-eye
Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced On/Off // Effective
Distances - Wide - 0.98 - 13.78 feet (ISO Auto); Tele - 1.64 - 8.53 feet
(ISO Auto) 1.8 diagonal Polycrystalline TFT LCD SD and MMC memory card
storage (We suggest purchasing optional SD card of 256MB or more for
practical use of this camera) PictBridge - When used with compatible
printers (amd many are), you can print stills without using a computer
Venus Engine Image Processing Unit Dimensions (H x W x D) 2.69'' x 4.25''
x 3.34'' / Weight 0.72 lbs
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