- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part Number:DMC-FZ8K
General
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Width 4.4 in
- Depth 3.1 in
- Height 2.8 in
- Weight 10.9 oz
- Enclosure Color Black
Main Features
- Resolution 7.2 megapixels
- Color Support Color
- Optical Sensor Type CCD
- Total Pixels 7,380,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 7,200,000 pixels
- Light Sensitivity ISO 100 , ISO 200 , ISO 400 , ISO 800 , ISO 1250 , ISO 3200
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Shooting Modes Frame movie mode
- Shooting Programs Pet , Food , Snow , Baby1 , Baby2 , Beach , Candle , Sunset , Panning , Scenery , Fireworks , Soft skin , Starry sky , Night scene , Sports mode , Aerial photo , 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 Bulb , 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 - 640 x 480 , QuickTime - 320 x 240 , QuickTime - 848 x 480 , QuickTime - 640 x 480 , QuickTime - 320 x 240 , QuickTime - 848 x 480
Memory / Storage
- Supported Flash Memory MultiMediaCard , SD Memory Card
- Integrated Memory 27 MB
- Floppy Drive None
- Image Storage JPEG 3072 x 2304 , JPEG 2560 x 1920 , JPEG 2048 x 1536 , JPEG 1600 x 1200 , JPEG 1280 x 960 , JPEG 640 x 480 , JPEG 3072 x 2048 , JPEG 2048 x 1360 , 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 - 19.7 ft
- Features AF illuminator , Flash +/- compensation
Lens System
- Type Zoom lens - 6 mm - 72 mm - F/2.8-3.1
- Focal Length 6 mm - 72 mm
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 36 - 432 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual , Automatic
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) 11
- Min Focus Range 11.8 in
- Macro Focus Range 5cm
- Lens Aperture F/2.8-3.1
- Optical Zoom 12 x
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- 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 DPOF support , Direct print , Audio recording , Auto power save , Built-in speaker , Contrast control , Histogram display , Resizing an image , Sharpness control , PictBridge support , Saturation control , Backlight compensation , 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 Built-in
- 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 Photo Fun Studio , Drivers & Utilities , LUMIX Simple Viewer , ArcSoft Panorama Maker , ArcSoft PhotoImpression , SILKYPIX Developer Studio
Miscellaneous
- Carrying Case None
- Included Accessories Lens cap , Lens hood , Lens adapter , Carrying strap
- Cables Included A/V cable , USB cable
Power
- Power Device Battery charger - External
Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 710 mAh ( Included )
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 2.1
- CNET Labs Raw shot to shot time 3.9
- CNET Labs Shot to shot time typical 1.8
- CNET Labs Shutter lag bright 0.6
- CNET Labs Shutter lag dim 1.3
- CNET Labs Typical burst speed 1.5
- CNET Labs Wake up time 2.7
