Specification Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18K

Camera Type:
Super Zoom

KEY FEATURES
Camera Effective Pixels:
8.1 Megapixels

Optical Image Stabilizer:
MEGA O.I.S. (Mode 1 / Mode 2 )

Optical Zoom:
18x

Image Sensor:
1/2.5", 8.32 Total Megapixels CCD, Primary Color Filter

Extra Optical Zoom:
4:3 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 5 Mega, 28.7x for 3 Mega, 2 Mega, 0.3 Mega
3:2 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 4.5 Mega, 28.7x for 2.5 Mega
16:9 Aspect Ratio: 23x for 3.5 Mega, 28.7x for 2 Mega

Digital Zoom :
4x (Max. 72x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom)
(Max. 115x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)

Focal Length:
f=4.6-82.8mm (35mm equiv.: 28-504mm) Lens Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens

Lens Construction:
11 Elements in 8 Groups (3 Aspherical Lenses/4 Aspherical Surfaces)

Aperture Range:
Wide: F2.8 - F8.0
Tele: F4.2 - F8.0


PERFORMANCE FEATURES .
Conversion Lens Compatibility:
Yes

Focusing Area:
P/A/S/M/Intelligent AUTO/Motion Picture: Normal: Wide 30cm/Tele 200cm-infinity
Macro: Wide 1cm/Tele(approx. 6x-11x)200cm-infinity
Tele Macro(approx. 12x-18x):100cm-infinity

AF Metering:
Face/1-point/1-point high speed/3-point high speed/Multi-point/Spot

Focus:
AF-Macro On/Off, AF/MF Switchable, Manual Focus(Joystick), One Shot AF, Continuous AF On/Off

AF/AE Lock:
Yes

AF Assist Lamp:
Yes

ISO Sensitivity:
Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 / 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode: Auto(1600-6400)

White Balance:
Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set1,2
White Balance Adjustment(2-axis adjustable, +9steps each)
(Selectable at Portrait(Normal, Soft Skin, Creative), Sports(Normal, Creative), Baby, Pet and High Sensitivity Mode)

Exposure:
Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, Program Shift(Program AE Mode)

Exposure Compensation:
1/3 EV Step, ± 2 EV

Backlight Compensation:
Yes (at Intelligent AUTO mode)

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

Light Metering:
Intelligent Multiple / Center-weighted / Spot

Shooting Mode (Mode Dial)/Rec. Mode:
Dial: P(Program AE) Mode, A(Aperture Priority AE) Mode, S(Shutter Priority AE) Mode, M(Manual Exposure) Mode, Motion Picture, Playback, Custom, Print, Intelligent AUTO

Scene Modes:
SCN (Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Panning, Night Portrait, Food, Party, Candle Light, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Beach, Aerial Photo, Snow, High Sensitivity, Baby 1&2, Sunset, Pet)

Advanced Scene Mode:
Portrait mode: Normal, Soft Skin, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative
Scenery mode: Normal, Nature, Architecture, Creative
Sports mode: Normal, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative
Night Portrait: Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Illuminations, Creative

Shutter Speed/Shutter System:
Program AE:1-1/2000sec
Aperture Priority AE/Shutter Priority AE:8-1/2000sec
Manual:60-1/2000sec.
Starry Sky Mode:15,30,60sec

Self Timer:
2 seconds / 10 seconds / 10 seconds / 3 images

Auto Review:
1 sec/3 sec/zoom

Review:
1x/4x/8x

Picture Adjustment:
Contrast +2steps
Sharpness +2steps
Saturation +2steps
Noise Reduction +2steps

Color Effect Mode:
Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia

Color Mode:
No

Recording Format:
Still Image: JPEG (design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DPOF Corresponding
Image with audio: JPEG (design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard)+ QuickTime
Motion Picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG

Image Quality:
Fine/Standard/RAW/RAW+JPEG

Motion Image:
(Quick Time Motion JPEG) 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps
16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps


RECORDING IMAGE SIZE (Pixels) .
4:3 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
3264 x 2448
2560 x 1920
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
640 x 480

3:2 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
3264 x 2176
2560 x 1712
2048 x 1360

16:9 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
3264 x 1840
2560 x 1440
1920 x 1080

Motion Image (4:3 Aspect Ratio):
640 x 480, 320 x 240
30 fps, 10fps

Motion Image (16:9 Aspect Ratio):
848 x 480 pixels - 30 fps, 10 fps

CONVENIENCE FEATURES .
Burst Shooting Mode:
Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec Max. 7 images (Standard Mode), Max 4 images (Fine Mode)

Unlimited Consecutive Shooting 2:
Yes

Easy Zoom/Zoom Resume/Motion Zoom:
No/Yes

Still Image Recording with Audio:
5 seconds

Audio Dubbing:
Maximum of 10 Seconds

Real-time Histograms:
Yes

Composition Guide Lines:
Yes (2 patterns)

Built-in Memory:
approx. 27MB

Scene Mode Help Screen:
Yes

Auto Angle Detection:
Yes

Flip Animation:
Yes

Travel Date/World Time:
Yes/Yes

Title Edit:
Yes

Text Stamp/Date Stamp:
Yes/Yes


STANDARD FEATURES .
Built-in Flash Type/Mode:
Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Flash output Adjustment (1/3EV step, -2 - +2 EV)
0.3-6.0m (Wide/ISO Auto), 1.0-4.0m (Tele/ISO Auto)

External Flash:
No

Viewfinder:
0.44" diagonal Color EVF (188k pixels)
Field of view: approx. 100%

LCD Monitor:
2.5" Diagonal Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (207k pixels)
Field of view: approx. 100%
Power LCD Mode, High Angle LCD Mode

Playback Mode:
9, 25-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (16x max), Image rotation, Category Playback, Slide Show, Favorite Pictures, Create Still Pictures, Resizing, Trimming, Protection, Aspect Conversion, DPOF Print Setting

OSD Language:
English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese

Recording Media:
Built-in Memory
SD Memory Card
SDHC Memory Card
MultiMediaCard

Microphone:
Yes

Speaker:
Yes

Interface:
DC Input, A/V Output (NTSC/PAL), USB

Direct Print:
PictBridge

Color:
Black

Power Supply :
Lithium-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 710 mAh)(Included)
AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC)(Optional)

Battery Life 3 :
Up to 400 pictures (CIPA Standard)/400 pictures (with EVF)


ACCESSORIES .
Included Software:
SILKYPIX® Developer Studio Ver 2.1SE, ArcSoft® MediaImpression™, ArcSoft® Panorama Maker™, USB Driver, Lumix® Simple Viewer, Photo Fun Studio

Standard Accessories:
Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Lens Cap, Lens Hood & Adaptor, AC, AV & USB Cables, Strap, Shoulder Strap, Hood (S+L), CD-ROM

Dimensions (H x W x D):
2.96'' x 4.63'' x 3.47''

Weight:
.79 lbs



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