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Product Name: FZ50 Digital Camera

Product Description

Intelligent Image Stabilizer
Blur compensation performance has evolved even further. Now you can capture clear, sharp photos in almost any shooting situations. LUMIX's popular MEGA O.I.S. suppresses the blurring caused by hand-shake, and Intelligent ISO Control minimizes blurring caused by subject movement when photographing children, animals, or other moving subjects. So you get less blurring and more beauty.

Venus Engine III
Venus Engine III, the newly improved image processing LSI, inherits the conventional Venus Engine II's quick response and high-quality image output, yet dramatically reduces noise levels. This makes it possible to shoot at ISO 1600 with full resolution.

Full Manual Operation
In addition to advanced manual control with zoom ring and focus ring, the DMC-FZ50 is equipped with a new Function button that serves as a shortcut to quickly set frequently used settings. This helps you take photos exactly as you envision them. Also, thanks to the Custom Setting function, your frequent setting patterns can be memorized.

Useful Functions
The Free-angle LCD is now adjustable to 180 degrees both vertically and horizontally. This assists smooth shooting even in high and low-angle shooting positions.

Mode Dial/Scene Mode
The mode dial makes it easy to retrieve the desired mode settings. A variety of Scene Mode settings optimize Scenery, Panning, and other photo techniques, giving you a choice of sixteen modes in all.

More Creative Fun
The DMC-FZ50 can record beautiful WVGA (848 x 480-pixel) motion pictures and zooming while shooting. You will also discover many other ways to explore the fun and creativity of photography.

Specification:

Lens	LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 14 elements in 10 groups (3 Aspherical lenses / 3 Aspherical surfaces, 1 ED Lens)
Optical Image Stabilizer	MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1 / Mode2)
Zoom	Optical: 12x Extra Optical: 4:3 Aspect: 13.4x for 8.0 Mega, 17.1x for 5.0 Mega, 21.4x for 3.0 / 2.0 Mega 3:2 Aspect: 13.4x for 7.0 Mega, 17.1x for 4.5 Mega, 21.4x for 2.5 Mega 16:9 Aspect: 13.4x for 5.5 Mega, 21.4x for 2.0 Mega Digital: 2x / 4x pre-select (Max. 48x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom) (Max. 85.5x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focal Distance	f=7.4 - 88.8 mm (35 mm Equiv.: 35 - 420 mm)
Focusing Area	Normal: Wide 30 cm (0.98 feet) / Tele 200 cm (6.56 feet) - infinity Macro : Wide 5 cm (0.16 feet) / Tele 200 cm (6.56 feet) - infinity
AF Metering	1-point / 1-point high speed / 3-point high speed / 9-point / Spot
AF Assist Lamp	Yes
Conversion Lens Compatibility	Yes
Camera Effective Pixels	10.1-Megapixel
Image Sensor	1/1.8inch, 10.4 Mega Total Pixels CCD, Primary Color Filter
Focus	AF / AF Macro / MF Switchable, Manual Focus (Ring), Continuous AF : On / Off
ISO Sensitivity	Auto / I.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 (High Seusitivity Mode : 3200)
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set 1/2 White Balance Adjustment (±9 step, two axis)
Exposure	Auto, Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV
Backlight Compensation	Yes (at Auto Mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing	± 1/3 EV - 1EV step, 3 frames
Light Metering	Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
Scene Mode	Dial: Auto, P(Program) Mode, A(Aperture Priority) Mode, S(Shutter Priority) Mode, M(Manual) Mode, SCN (Portrait, Sports, Scenery, Night Scenery, Night Portrait, Fireworks, Party, Snow, Panning, Soft Skin, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Starry Sky, Candle Light, High sensitivity), Motion picture, Playback, Custom
Shutter Speed	Auto : 1 / 4 - 1 / 2000 sec. Program AE : 1 - 1 / 2000 sec. Aperture Priority AE / Shutter Priority AE: 8 - 1/2,000 sec. Manual: 60 - 1/2,000 sec.
Aperture	Wide: F2.8 - F11 Tele: F3.7 - F11
Self Timer	10 sec. / 2 sec.
Auto Review	1 sec. / 3 sec. / zoom
Review	1x / 4x / 8x
Picture Adjustment	Contrast: Low, Standard, High Sharpness: Low, Standard, High Saturation: Low, Standard, High Noise Reduction: Low, Standard, High
Color Effect Mode	Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia
Recording Format	Still Image: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard), DPOF corresponding Image with Audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.2 standard)+ QuickTime Motion Picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG RAW
Recording Image Size	Still Image 4:3 Aspect: 3,648 x 2,736 pixels, 3,264 x 2,448 pixels, 2,560 x 1,920 pixels, 2,048 x 1,536 pixels, 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, 3:2 Aspect: 3,600 x 2,400 pixels, 3,248 x 2,160 pixels, 2,560 x 1,712 pixels, 2,048 x 1,360 pixels 16:9 Aspect: 3,584 x 2,016 pixels, 3,072 x 1,728 pixels, 1,920 x 1,080 pixels
Image Quality	RAW / Fine / Standard
Motion Picture* (QuickTime Motion JPEG)	4:3 Aspect: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps 16:9 Aspect: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps (Max. recording time depends on memory card capacity.Max. 2GB for motion picture)
Burst Shooting Mode	Full-Resolution Image, 2 frames/sec. or 1 frames/sec. Full-Resolution: Max. 5 images (Standard Mode) / Max. 3 images (Fine Mode)
Unlimited Consecutive Shooting	Yes (Depending on memory card size, battery power, picture size, and compression)
Still Image Rec. with Audio	5 sec.
Audio Dubbing	Max. 10 sec.
Real-time Histogram	Yes
Composition Guide Lines	Yes (2 patterns)
Scene Mode Help Screen	Yes
Auto Angle Detection	Yes
Flip Animation	Yes
Travel Date / World Time	Yes / Yes
Built-in-Flash	Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On / Off Flash Output Adjustment (1/3EV Step, -2 - +2EV) Wide: 0.3 - 7.4 m Tele: 0.3 - 5.6 m (ISO Auto)
External Flash**	Hot Shoe (TTL Auto)
Viewfinder	0.44inch Color EVF (235 K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100%
LCD	Free-angle 2.0inch Polycrystalline TFT LCD (207 K Pixels) Field of View : approx. 100% Power LCD mode
Playback Mode	25 / 9 - thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (16x max.), Image rotation (except for RAW), Slide show (duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), Playback of favorite pictures, out-of-framed display Resizing (selectable number of pixels), Trimming, Protection, DPOF print setting
OSD Language	English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Netherlandic, Chinese(Traditional), Chinese(Simplified), Russian, Thai, Korean, Japanese *Varies according to the models of your sales area.
Recording Media	SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Microphone	Yes
Speaker	Yes
Interface	DC Input, A/V Output (NTSC / PAL), USB
Direct Print	PictBridge
Power	Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2 V, 710 mAh) (Included) Battery Charger / AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240V AC) (Optional)
Battery Life (Approx.)	360 pictures (CIPA Standard***) / 360 pictures (with EVF****)
Included Software	LUMIX Simple Viewer, PHOTOfunSTUDIO -viewer-, SILKYPIX DEVELOPER STUDIO 2.0SE, ArcSoft Camera Suite (ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker), Adobe Reader, Quick Time, USB Driver
Dimensions(Approx.) (W x H x D)	140.75 x 85.5 x 142 mm (5.54 x 3.37 x 5.59 inch) (Not including protruding parts)
Weight (Approx.)	668 g. (1.47 lb) (Body), 734 g (1.62 lb) (with Battery and SD Memory Card)
Standard Accessories	*Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the standard accessories that are available in your market. Europe U.S.A. UK Other Countries

Company Details

In 1918, Konosuke Matsushita, the founder of our company, rented a two-story home, establishing Matsushita Electric Devices Manufacturing Works on the first floor.
With this larger workshop, Konosuke was able to expand production to include... more