Manufacturer: Panasonic Part number: DMC-FZ50
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CNET editors' rating:
3.5 stars
Very good
How we rate-
Design: 7.0
Features: 8.0
Performance: 8.0
Image quality: 7.0
Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars) - Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 7 reviews all user reviews
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Product Summary
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S (silver)
price range: $999.95
If you can get past its large size, Panasonic's DMC-FZ50 is a decent choice for a superzoom.
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- Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 7 reviews
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7 out of 8 people found this review helpful
"One of the noisiest cameras ever"
by kholland15 on December 12, 2006
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
"$500 for 420mm image stabilization lens"
by eteune on November 4, 2006
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
by elstonhill on October 23, 2006
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Specifications
- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part Number: DMC-FZ50
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Prosumer
- Width 5.6 in
- Depth 5.6 in
- Height 3.4 in
- Weight 1.5 lbs
- Enclosure Color Silver
Main Features
- Resolution 10 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 10,400,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 10,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100, ISO 200, ISO 400, ISO 800, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Food, Snow, Baby1, Baby2, Candle, Panning, Scenery, Fireworks, Soft skin, Starry sky, Night scene, Sports mode, Party/indoor, Portrait mode, Night portrait, High sensitivity
- Special Effects Cool, Warm, Sepia, Black & White
- 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
- 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, Shade, Cloudy, Halogen, Daylight
- Digital Video Format QuickTime
- Still Image Format RAW, JPEG
- TV Tuner None
- Video Capture QuickTime - 848 x 480, QuickTime - 848 x 480, 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 Fine, Standard RAW 3648 x 2736, JPEG 3648 x 2736, JPEG 3264 x 2448, JPEG 2560 x 1920, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 3600 x 2400, JPEG 3248 x 2160, JPEG 2560 x 1712, JPEG 2048 x 1360, JPEG 3584 x 2016, JPEG 3072 x 1728, JPEG 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 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 DPOF support, Audio recording, Built-in speaker, Contrast control, Cropping an image, Histogram display, Resizing an image, Sharpness control, PictBridge support, Saturation control, 16:9 widescreen mode, Digital image rotation, Digital noise reduction
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 207,000 pixels
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Type None
Microphone
- Type Microphone - Built-in
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 Apple QuickTime, Drivers & Utilities, LUMIX Simple Viewer, Adobe Acrobat Reader, ArcSoft Camera Suite
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Strap, Lens cap, Lens hood, Lens adapter
- Cables Included 1, 1 x USB cable, A/V cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 710 mAh ( Included )
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature 32 °F
- Max Operating Temperature 104 °F
CNET Labs' Benchmarks
- Labs information All values are expressed in seconds. Please visit our labs information page for information on how digital cameras are tested.
- CNET Labs Flash shot to shot time 1.3
- CNET Labs Raw shot to shot time 4.5
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.2
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.5
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.0
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.9
- CNET Labs Wake up time 1.1
Product series
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S (silver)
Price: $999.95
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: Full body, 10 megapixels, 12 x, 2 in LCD display, 32 MB - SD Memory Card
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50K (black)
Price: $996.34
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Specs: Full body, 10 megapixels, 12 x, 2 in LCD display, 32 MB - SD Memory Card
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
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