Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S (silver)

General

• Product Type Digital camera - Prosumer
• Color Silver
• Weight 1.5 lbs
• Width 5.6 in
• Depth 5.6 in
• Height 3.4 in

Main Features

• Resolution 10.1 megapixels
• Image stabilizer feature Optical stabilization helps prevent blurry pictures, especially for handheld cameras at slow shutter speeds or when using high optical zoom.
• Sensor resolution 10.1 megapixels
• Optical Sensor Type CCD
• Effective Sensor Resolution 10,100,000 pixels
• Total Pixels 10,400,000 pixels
• Optical Sensor Size 1/1.8 in
• Light Sensitivity ISO 200, ISO 800, ISO auto, ISO 400, ISO 3200, ISO 1600, ISO 100
• Digital Zoom 4 x
• Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
• Shooting Programs Panning, Baby2, Candle, Starry sky, Night portrait, Sports mode, Snow, Soft skin, Fireworks, High sensitivity, Party/indoor, Food, Portrait mode, Baby1, Scenery, Night scene
• Special effects Warm, Black & White, Sepia, Cool
• Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec
• Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
• Exposure Metering Multi-segment, Center-weighted, Spot
• Exposure Modes Aperture-priority, Automatic, Program, Shutter-priority, Manual
• Exposure Compensation ?2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
• Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps in 1/3 EV step
• White Balance Custom, Automatic, Presets
• White Balance Presets Shade, Halogen, Cloudy, Flash, Daylight
• Digital video format QuickTime
• Still Image Format JPEG, RAW
• Continuous Shooting Speed 2 frames per second
• Color support Color
• Image Stabilizer Optical
• TV Tuner None
• Video Capture QuickTime - 320 x 240, QuickTime - 848 x 480, QuickTime - 640 x 480

Memory / Storage

• Flash Memory 32 MB Flash - SD Memory Card
• Floppy Drive None
• Image Storage JPEG 3072 x 1728, JPEG 2048 x 1360, JPEG 3264 x 2448, JPEG 3248 x 2160, Standard RAW 3648 x 2736, JPEG 1920 x 1080, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 3584 x 2016, JPEG 2048 x 1536, Fine, JPEG 3648 x 2736, JPEG 2560 x 1920, JPEG 2560 x 1712, JPEG 3600 x 2400
• Flash memory 32 MB - SD Memory Card
• Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard, SD Memory Card

Lens System

• Type Zoom lens - 7.4 mm - 88.8 mm - F/2.8-3.7
• Focal Length 7.4 mm - 88.8 mm
• Lens Construction 10 group(s) / 14 element(s)
• Lens Manufacturer Leica

Additional Features

• Self Timer Yes
• Self Timer Delay 10 sec, 2 sec
• Flash Terminal Hot shoe
• Additional Features Cropping an image, DPOF support, Audio recording, PictBridge support, 16:9 widescreen mode, Digital noise reduction, Built-in speaker, Resizing an image, Saturation control, Contrast control, Sharpness control, Digital image rotation, Histogram display

Camera Flash

• Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 23 ft
• Type Pop-up flash
• Flash Modes Flash OFF mode, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Red-eye reduction
• Red Eye Reduction Yes
• Effective flash range 1 ft - 23 ft
• Features AF illuminator, Flash +/- compensation

Viewfinder

• Viewfinder Type Electronic
• Color support Color
• Diagonal size (inches) 0.44 in
• Resolution 235,000 pixels
• Field Coverage 100%

Display

• Type LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2 in - Color
• Mounting Rotating
• Resolution 207,000 pixels

Digital Player (Recorder)

• Type None

Microphone

• Type Microphone - Built-in

Connections

• Connector Type 1 x DC power input, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x USB
• Expansion Slot(s) 1 x SD Memory Card

Lens Systems

• Type Zoom lens
• Focal length 7.4 mm - 88.8 mm
• Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 35 - 420 mm
• Focus adjustment Automatic, Manual
• 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 : 14
• Features Aspherical lens, ED glass

Miscellaneous

• Carrying Case None
• Cables Included A/V cable, 1, 1 x USB cable
• Included Accessories Lens cap, Lens hood, Lens adapter, Strap
• Min Operating Temperature 32 ?F
• Max Operating Temperature 104 ?F

Power

• Power Device Battery charger - External

Battery

• Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 710 mAh ( Included )

Software

• Type LUMIX Simple Viewer, ArcSoft Camera Suite, Apple QuickTime, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Drivers & Utilities

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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