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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S (silver)

  • 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 10.1 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
  • 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 , 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

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

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