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Features: 8.0
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Image quality: 7.0
Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars) - Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 23 reviews all user reviews
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Part number: DMC-FZ18K
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Product Summary
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (black)
price range: $750.00
A decent but not great camera, the megazoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 still manages to outdo its few competitors.
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part Number: DMC-FZ18K
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 4.6 in
- Depth 3.5 in
- Height 3.0 in
- Weight 0.8 lbs
- Enclosure Color Black
Main Features
- Resolution 8.1 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 8,320,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 8,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.5 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Baby, Food, Candle, Panning, Scenery, Fireworks, Soft skin, Starry sky, Night scene, Sports mode, Surf & snow, Party/indoor, Portrait mode, Night portrait
- Special Effects Cool, Warm, Sepia, Saturation, Black & White, Contrast compensation
- Image Stabilizer Optical
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
- Exposure Metering Spot, Multi-segment, Center-weighted
- Exposure Modes Manual, Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority
- Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
- White Balance Custom, Presets, Automatic
- White Balance Presets Flash, Cloudy, Halogen, Daylight
- Digital Video Format QuickTime
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG, RAW + JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 848 x 480, QuickTime - 848 x 480
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 27 MB Flash - Integrated (soldered memory - 27 MB )
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage Fine JPEG, Standard Exif 2.21 3264 x 2448, RAW 2560 x 1920, RAW+JPEG 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960, 2560 x 1712, 2048 x 1360, 1920 x 1080, 3264 x 2176, 3264 x 1840, 2560 x 1440
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Built-in
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Auto mode with red-eye reduction, Forced ON mode, Slow sync mode, Forced OFF mode
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6 mm - 82.8 mm - F/2.8-4.2
- Focal Length 6 mm - 82.8 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 28 - 504 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Min Focus Range 11.8 in
- Macro Focus Range 1cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-4.2
- Optical Zoom 18 x
- Zoom Adjustment Manual
- Lens Construction 8 group(s) / 11 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Leica
- Features Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Additional Features AE lock, AF lock, DPOF support, Audio recording, Auto power save, Date/time stamp, Built-in speaker, Histogram display, Resizing an image, PictBridge support, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction, RGB primary color filter, Camera orientation detection
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.44 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 188,000 pixels
- Field Coverage 100%
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.5 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 207,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x DC power input, 1 x Audio/video, 1 x USB
- Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card
Software
- Software Photo Fun Studio, ArcSoft PhotoBase, Drivers & Utilities, LUMIX Simple Viewer, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, ArcSoft PhotoImpression
System Requirements for PC Connection
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Microsoft Certifications Certified for Windows Vista
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Lens hood, Hand strap, Lens adapter
- Cables Included 1 x AC cable, 1 x A/V cable, 1 x USB cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 710 mAh ( Included )
Product series
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (black)
Price: $750.00
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: Full body, 8.1 megapixels, 18 x, 2.5 in LCD display, 27 MB - Integrated
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (Silver)
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: Full body, 8.1 megapixels, 18 x, 2.5 in LCD display, 27 MB - Integrated
Manufacturer info
- Panasonic
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- Website: http://www.panasonic.com/
- Address: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Secaucus, NJ. 07094
- Phone: 800/662-3537
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