Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Review

Review Date: September 20th 2006

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Page 1
Introduction / Features
Page 2
Ease of Use
Page 3
Image Quality
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Sample Images
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Design
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Specifications
Page 7
Conclusion

Specifications

Dimensions (W x H x D) Approx. 140.75 x 85.5 x 142mm ( 5.54 x 3.37 x 5.59 inch)
Weight Approx. 668 g. (1.47lb) Approx. 734 g with Battery and SD Memory Card (1.62lb)
Camera Effective Pixels 10.1 Mega pixels
Image Sensor 1/1.8 inch, 10.4 Mega Total Pixels CCD, Primary Colour Filter
Optical Zoom 12 x
Focal Distance f=7.4-88.8mm (35mm Equiv.: 35-420mm)
Lens LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT, 14 elements in 10 groups, (3 Aspherical Lenses / 3 Aspherical surfaces, 1 ED Lens)
Optical Image Stabilizer MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1 / Mode2)
Focusing Area AF: Wide 30cm/ Tele 200cm - infinity, Macro/ MF: Wide 5cm/Tele 200cm - infinity
AF Metering 1-point/ 1-point high speed/ 3-point high speed/ 9-point/ Spot
Focus AF / AF Macro / MF switchable
AF Assist Lamp Yes
ISO Sensitivity Auto / I.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600
White Balance Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Shade/Halogen/Flash/White Set1/2, White Balance Adjustment ( 150K step, -1500 - +1500 K) (except for auto WB)
Exposure Auto, Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV
Backlight Compensation Yes (at auto mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing +/- 1/3 EV -1EV step, 3 frames
Light Metering Intelligent Multiple/ Center Weighted/ Spot
Scene Mode Dial: Auto, P(Program) mode, A(AperturePriority) Mode, S(Shutter Priority) Mode, M(Manual) mode, SCN (Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Panning, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Snow, Starry Sky, Baby1, Baby2, Snow, High sensitivity) Motion picture, Playback, Custom
Shutter Speed Auto : 1/4 - 1/2000sec. Program AE : 1 - 1/2000sec. Aperture Priority AE / Shutter Priority AE : 8 - 1/2000sec. Manual : 60 - 1/2000sec.
Aperture Wide: F2.8 - F11 Tele:F3.7 - F11
Self Timer 10 sec / 2sec
Auto Review 1sec/3sec/zoom
Review 1x / 4x / 8x
Picture Adjustment Contrast - Low, Standard, High. Sharpness - Low, Standard, High. Saturation - Low, Standard, High. Noise Reduction - Low, Standard, High
Colour 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, image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif2.2 standard)+ QuickTime, Motion images: QuickTime Motion JPEG RAW
Recording Image Size Still Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3648 x 2736 pixels, 3264 x 2448 pixels, 2560 x 1920 pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels,1600 x 1200 pixels 3:2 Aspect Ratio:3600 x 2400 pixels, 3248 x 2160 pixels, 2560 x 1712 pixels, 2048 x 1360 pixels 16:9 Aspect Ratio:3584 x 2016 pixels, 3072 x 1728 pixels, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Image Quality RAW / Fine / Standard
Motion Image 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels, 30 fps / 10 fps, 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 30 fps / 10 fps, 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps / 10 fps, Max. recording time depends on Memory Card Capacity (Max. 2GB for a motion picture)
Burst Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 2 frames/sec or 1 frames/sec, Full-resolution: Max. 5 images (Standard mode), Max 3 images (Fine Mode)
Unlimited consecutive shooting Yes
Still Image Rec. with Audio 5 sec
Audio Dubbing Max. 10sec
Real-time Histogram Yes
Flip Animation Yes
Built-in-Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced On/Off, Flash output Adjustment (1/3EV step, -2 - +2 EV), Wide: 0.3 - 7.0m, Tele: 0.3 - 5.3m (ISO Auto)
External Flash Hot Shoe (TTL Auto)
Viewfinder 0.44 inch Color EVF (235K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100 percent
LCD Monitor Free-angle 2.0 inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (207 K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100 percent, Power LCD mode
Playback mode 25-thumbnail display, 9-thumbnail display, calendar display, zoomed playback (16x max.), image rotation (except for RAW), Slide show (duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), Playback of favorite pictures, Out-of-frame display, Resizing (selectable number of pixels), trimming, protection, DPOF print setting
OSD Language English,German,French,Italian,Spanish,Japanese
Recording Media SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Microphone Yes
Speaker Yes
Interface DC Input, A/V Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Direct Print PictBridge
Power Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 710mAh) (Included), Battery Charger/AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.) 360 pictures (CIPA Standard) / 300 pictures (with EVF)
Included Software LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio -viewer-SILKPIX DEVELOPER STUDIO, ArcSoft Camera Suite (ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker) Adobe Reader, Quick Time, USB Driver
Standard Accessories Battery Charger, Battery Pack, SD Memory Card (32 MB) Lens Cap, Lens Hood, AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable, Strap, CD-ROM
Battery life (approx.) 360 pictures (CIPA Standard) / 300 pictures (with EVF)
Digital Zoom 2x / 4 x pre-select ( Max. 48 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom ) (Max. 85.5x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focus Distance AF: Wide 30cm/ Tele 200cm - infinity, Macro/ MF: Wide 5cm/Tele 200cm - infinity
   
Page 1
Introduction / Features
Page 2
Ease of Use
Page 3
Image Quality
Page 4
Sample Images
Page 5
Design
Page 6
Specifications
Page 7
Conclusion

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