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The 4-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 offers a
host of professional features at an affordable price. It includes a 12x
optical zoom with image stabilization, full manual controls (with a manual
focus ring), a hot shoe accessory connector, and movie mode with audio.
This Lumix model (the DMC-FZ10S) has a silver body; the DMC-FZ10K has a
black body.
With its 4-megapixel CCD sensor, you can capture up to a 2304 x 1728 pixel
image for prints up to 11 x 17 inches. It also has 1600 x 1200, 1280 x
960, and 640 x 480 pixel resolution settings (and 1920 x 1080 for display
on HDTV wide screen TVs with a 16:9 aspect ratio).
The Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens features an F2.8 brightness throughout the
entire 12x zoom range, which is equivalent to a 35-420mm zoom lens on a
conventional 35mm film camera. (The DMC-FZ10 also has a 3x digital zoom.)
Its precision lens, extraordinary telephoto features and no-lag processing
speed enable this camera to capture every detail of distant or
quick-moving subjects with superb brightness and clarity. The Lumix
DMC-FZ10 image stabilization system uses gyroscopes within the camera to
sense camera shake and shift the lens elements to compensate for the
movement--thus enabling you to shoot at a slower shutter speed.
In addition to taking still photos, the DMC-FZ10 can also record 320 x 240
movie clips at either 30 or 10 frames per second (fps) with audio. Your
video length is limited only by the size of your memory card. The included
16 MB card can hold 25 seconds of 30 fps video.
In addition to the variety of convenient automatic controls, the DMC-FZ10
has full manual controls for exposure, focusing, and white balance. Manual
exposure capability gives you complete freedom for capturing images
according to your preferences, including intentional overexposure or
underexposure. The manual focus ring provided on the lens barrel, like
traditional camera lenses, allows you to focus on the particular part of
your subject according to your preference. Advanced histogram functions on
the DMC-FZ10, like a digital light meter, provide a graphic representation
of the luminance level of the pixels composing an image for more precise
exposure control for quality photos.
Incredibly responsive, the DMC-FZ10 captures consecutive shots nearly as
quickly as a motor-driven film camera. As soon as the camera's CCD
captures the image signal, Panasonic's multi-tasking Venus Engine LSI
simultaneously displays images on the LCD while writing data to the memory
card, significantly reducing lag time between shots. To capture sudden
events as they unfold, Panasonic's exclusive Mega Burst recording feature
enables consecutive rapid-fire shooting, capturing 4 frames per second
with undiminished quality from frame to frame.
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