Manufacturer: Panasonic Part number: DMC-FZ30
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CNET editors' rating:
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Design: 7.0
Features: 8.0
Performance: 7.0
Image quality: 6.0
Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars) - Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 37 reviews all user reviews
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Product Summary
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30K
price range: $999.95
Though we have some caveats about image quality, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 provides stiff competition to other megazooms.
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- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 37 reviews
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27 out of 32 people found this review helpful
"Perfect in every last detail"
by danrez on July 25, 2005
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22 out of 23 people found this review helpful
"Great Camera !!! but noisy ! ."
by mark villeland on September 23, 2005
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17 out of 19 people found this review helpful
"Looking for a digital SLR? Forget it and buy this instead!"
by kynance on October 1, 2005
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part Number: DMC-FZ30
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Prosumer
- Point-and-shoot highlights Having video capture capability adds convenience for the user.
- Width 5.6 in
- Depth 5.4 in
- Height 3.5 in
- Weight 1.5 lbs
- Enclosure Color Black
Main Features
- Resolution 8 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 8,320,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 8,000,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 80, ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO auto
- Analog Video Format NTSC, PAL
- 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
- Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
- Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
- Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
- Camcorder Slow Shutter Modes 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, TIFF
- Continuous Shooting Speed 3 frames per second
- Remote Control Optional
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 640 x 480, QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 320 x 240
Memory / Storage
- Flash Memory 32 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage RAW 3264 x 2448 : 1 - With 32MB card, TIFF 3264 x 2448 : 1 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 7 - With 32MB card, Standard JPEG 3264 x 2448 : 15 - With 32MB card, TIFF 2560 x 1920 : 1 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 2560 x 1920 : 12 - With 32MB card, Standard JPEG 2560 x 1920 : 24 - With 32MB card, TIFF 2048 x 1536 : 3 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 19 - With 32MB card, Standard JPEG 2048 x 1536 : 37 - With 32MB card, TIFF 1600 x 1200 : 4 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 30 - With 32MB card, Standard JPEG 1600 x 1200 : 59 - With 32MB card, TIFF 1280 x 960 : 7 - With 32MB card, Fine JPEG 1280 x 960 : 46 - With 32MB card, Standard JPEG 1280 x 960 : 86 - With 32MB card, 3248 x 2160, 2560 x 1712, 2048 x 1360, 3072 x 1728, 1920 x 1080
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Auto mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
- Red Eye Reduction Yes
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 23 ft
- Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 7.4 mm - 88.8 mm - F/2.8-3.7
- Focal Length 7.4 mm - 88.8 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 420 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 9
- Min Focus Range 11.8 in
- Macro Focus Range 5cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-3.7
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Zoom Adjustment Manual
- Lens Construction 10 group(s) / 14 element(s)
- Lens Manufacturer Leica
- Features ED glass, Aspherical lens
Additional Features
- Self Timer Yes
- Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
- Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- 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 235,000 pixels
- Field Coverage 100%
Display
- Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2 in - Color
- Display Form Factor Rotating
- Display Format 235,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
- Microphone Technology Electret condenser
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x DC power input
- 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
- Operating System Support MS Windows 98, MS Windows ME, MS Windows XP, Apple Mac OS X, MS Windows 2000, MS Windows 98 SE
- Peripheral Devices USB port, CD-ROM drive
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Lens cap, Lens hood, Hand strap, Lens adapter
- Cables Included 1, 1 x USB cable, 1 x A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Power adapter + battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 730 mAh ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
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Manufacturer info
- Panasonic
- Manufacturer profile
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- Website: http://www.panasonic.com/
- Address: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, Secaucus, NJ. 07094
- Phone: 800/662-3537
