Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
Manufacturer: Panasonic Part number: DMC-FZ200
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 price range: $428.98 - $599.99
- Reviewed by: Joshua Goldman
- Reviewed on: 12/06/2012
The good: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 has an excellent f2.8 25-600mm zoom lens; fast shooting performance, even when shooting in raw or raw plus JPEG; and excellent picture and video quality for its class. It has a ton of shooting options, including full manual for stills and movies. It also has a hot shoe and an audio input socket.
The bad: The FZ200 is expensive, especially if all you're after is a long zoom lens. It doesn't have built-in GPS or Wi-Fi, or a proximity sensor for switching from the LCD to EVF. The SD card slot and battery compartment can't be accessed when the camera is on a tripod.
The bottom line: If you're searching for a long-zoom camera that falls in between a point-and-shoot and digital SLR experience, look no further than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200.
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- Manufacturer: Panasonic
- Part number: DMC-FZ200
- Description: The LUMIX FZ200 is Panasonic's first digital compact camera to offer the incredible advantages of a full range F2.8 aperture across the entire zoom range, a feature usually reserved for very high end professional lenses. The added light collecting ability the F2.8 provides to the FZ200 enables capturing moving subjects clearly with fast shutter speed, even from a distance. At the heart of this amazing lens is the high-quality of LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT optics. The LUMIX FZ200's body has been designed as a full-fledged shooting style digital compact camera with ultimate controllability. The side lever has been redesigned and placed in a convenient location, allowing for smooth zooming control. Focus can also be easily changed with this lever, allowing users to concentrate on shutter operation and get the perfect photographic moment. The LUMIX FZ200's powerful 24x optical zoom can be increased to 48x equivalent with the intelligent zoom function, and takes advantage of intelligent resolution technology to maintain picture quality. The camera's POWER O I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) provides improved correction accuracy to minimize blur, even when zoomed and active mode effectively suppresses handshake vibration in both still picture and video recording.
General
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Digital camera - Compact
- Enclosure Color Black
- Resolution 12.1 megapixels
- 3D Technology Yes
- Optical Sensor Type MOS
- Total Pixels 12,800,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution 12,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3"
- Digital Zoom 4 x
- Image Processor Venus Engine
- Image Stabilizer Optical (POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode)
- Auto Focus TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 23
- AE/AF Control Subject-tracking AF,
Face-priority AF - Face Detection Face Recognition,
Face Detection AF/AE - Digital Video Format AVCHD,
H.264 - Image Recording Format JPEG,
MPO,
MPO + JPEG,
RAW,
RAW + JPEG - Max Video Resolution 1920 x 1080
- AV Interfaces HDMI,
Composite video/audio Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity ISO auto (1600-6400),
ISO 3200,
ISO 1600,
ISO 800,
ISO 100,
ISO 200,
ISO 400,
ISO auto - Exposure Metering Multi-segment,
Center-weighted,
Spot - Exposure Modes Program,
Automatic,
Shutter-priority,
Manual,
Aperture-priority - Shooting Programs Handheld night shot,
Sports mode,
Sunset,
Dynamic Range (HDR),
Night portrait,
3D image,
baby2,
High sensitivity,
baby1,
Glass,
Panorama assist,
Night scene,
Soft skin,
Panning,
Food,
Scenery,
Pet,
Portrait mode - Special Effects Portrait,
Miniature,
Expressive,
High Dynamic,
Dynamic B&W,
High Key,
Low Key,
Star Filter,
Toy effect,
Scenery,
Cross Process,
Vivid,
Soft Focus,
Black & White,
Sepia,
Impressive Art,
One Point Color,
Monochrome,
Retro,
Happy,
Custom Effect,
Natural - White Balance Automatic,
Presets,
Custom - White Balance Presets Daylight,
Shade,
Incandescent,
Cloudy,
Flash - Max Shutter Speed 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
- Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
- White Balance Bracketing Yes
Lens System
- Type Leica 24 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 108 mm - F/2.8
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 600 mm
- Focus Adjustment Manual,
Automatic - Min Focus Range 11.8 in
- Macro Focus Range 0.4 in
- Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
- Lens Construction 11 groups / 14 elements
- Features Aspherical lens,
ED glass,
Nano Surface coating Camera Flash
- Camera Flash Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes Rear curtain sync,
Fill-in mode,
Slow synchro,
Auto mode,
Flash OFF mode,
Red-eye reduction - Features AF illuminator
- Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 44 ft : ISO auto ( Wide lens ),
3.3 ft - 44 ft : ISO auto ( Tele lens ) Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed 5.5 frames per second,
2 frames per second,
60 frames per second (2.5MPix),
40 frames per second (5Mpix),
12 frames per second - Self Timer Delay 2 sec,
10 sec - Flash Terminal Hot shoe
- Additional Features Digital image rotation,
Background defocus,
In-camera red-eye removal,
Dolby Digital Stereo Creator,
Multi-process Noise Reduction,
Intelligent Resolution Technology,
Resizing an image,
Cropping an image,
Saturation control,
Intelligent D-range Control,
Exif Print support,
Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+),
High-speed recording,
DPOF support,
Face detection,
RGB primary color filter,
Built-in speaker,
Motion Detection Technology,
Digital noise reduction,
Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording,
Histogram display,
Automatic display brightness adjustment,
Intelligent Scene Selector,
Highlight point display,
Camera orientation detection,
In-camera movie editing,
PictBridge support,
Takes photos while movie recording,
Sharpness control,
Contrast control,
Intelligent Noise Reduction system,
1080p Full HD movie recording,
Light Speed AF,
Direct print Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type Electronic
- Viewfinder Color Support Color
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.21 in
- Viewfinder Resolution 1,312,000 pixels
- Field Coverage 100%
Display
- Type 3 in LCD display
- Display Features Rotating
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
- Microphone Features Wind noise reduction,
Zoom
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x USB,
1 x HDMI output,
1 x Composite video/audio output,
1 x Microphone,
1 x Remote control Software
- Software Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 8.3 Premium Edition,
Adobe Reader,
SILKYPIX Developer Studio System Requirements for PC Connection
- Peripheral Devices USB port,
CD-ROM drive Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories Battery charger,
Lens cap strap,
USB cable,
Lens cap,
Shoulder strap,
Lens hood Battery
- Supported Battery 1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh ( Included )
- Battery Life Details Photo shooting,
Video recording - 3.33 hour(s) Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot SD card
- Supported Memory Cards SDHC Memory Card,
SD Memory Card,
SDXC Memory Card,
SDXC UHS-I Memory Card,
SDHC UHS-I Memory Card - Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000,
JPEG 4000 x 2672,
JPEG 4000 x 2248,
JPEG 3264 x 2448,
JPEG 3264 x 2176,
JPEG 3264 x 1840,
JPEG 2560 x 1920,
JPEG 2560 x 1712,
JPEG 2560 x 1440,
JPEG 2048 x 1536,
JPEG 2048 x 1360,
JPEG 1920 x 1080,
JPEG 1600 x 1200,
JPEG 640 x 480,
JPEG 640 x 424,
JPEG 640 x 360,
JPEG 2992 x 2992,
JPEG 2448 x 2448,
JPEG 1920 x 1920,
JPEG 1536 x 1536,
JPEG 480 x 480 - Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps,
AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps,
AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 13Mbps,
H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 20Mbps,
H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 10Mbps,
H.264 - 640 x 480 - 4Mbps,
H.264 - 1280 x 720,
H.264 - 1280 x 720 Dimensions & Weight
- Width 4.9 in
- Depth 4.3 in
- Height 3.4 in
- Weight 1.2 lbs
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