Panasonic FZ7 Review
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Review
Date: Apr 24, 2006 |
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Panasonic
FZ7 |
QuickFact™
Sheet
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Lumix
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KEY
FEATURES |
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Camera Effective
Pixels |
6.0 Megapixels |
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CCD (Image
Sensor) |
1/2.5"
6.37 Total Megapixel CCD
Primary Color Filter |
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Optical
Zoom |
12x |
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Extra Optical Zoom |
4:3 Aspect Ratio:
14.7x fpr 4 Mega, 16.5x for 3 Mega, 2 Mega,
1Mega, 0.3 Mega
3:2 Aspect Ratio:
16.5x for 2.5 Mega
16:9 Aspect Ratio:
16.5x for 2 Mega |
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Digital Zoom |
4x
(Max. 48x combined with Optical Zoom without
Extended Optical Zoom)
(Max. 66x combined with Extended Optical Zoom) |
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Focal Length |
f=6.0-72mm (35mm
equivalent: 36-432mm) |
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Leica DC Vario
Lens |
11 Elements in
8 Groups
(3 Aspherical Lenses/3 Aspherical Surfaces) |
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Aperture |
Wide: F2.8 - F8
Tele: F3.3 - F8 |
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Optical
Image Stabilizer |
MEGA O.I.S. (Mode
1 / Mode 2 ) |
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PERFORMANCE
FEATURES |
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Conversion Lens
Compatibility |
Yes |
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Focusing Area |
Normal: Wide 30cm/
Tele 200cm - infinity
A/S/M: Wide 5cm/Tele 200cm - infinity
Macro, Motion Image, Simple (except for Tele):
Wide: 5cm/Tele 200cm - infinity
Macro, Motion Image, Simple (Tele Macro Mode):
100cm - infinity |
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AF Metering |
1 point
1 point high speed
3 points high speed
9 points
Spot |
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Focus |
AF/MF Switchable
Manual Focus (Joystick)
Normal/Macro (Dial)
Continuous AF On/Off |
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AF Assist Lamp |
Yes |
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ISO Sensitivity |
Auto / 80 / 100
/ 200 / 400
High Sensitivity Mode: Auto / 800 / 1600 |
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White Balance |
Auto/Daylight/Cloudy/Halogen/
Flash/White Set 1/2
White Balance Adjustment
(except for Auto WB) |
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Exposure |
Program AE
Aperture Priority AE
Shutter Priority AE
Manual
Program Shift (P mode) |
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Exposure Button |
No |
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Exposure Compensation |
1/3 EV Step, ±
2 EV |
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Backlight Compensation |
Yes (at simple
mode) |
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Auto Bracketing
(AE) |
+/- 1/3EV-1EV Step,
3 Frames |
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Light Metering |
Intelligent Multiple
/ Center-weighted / Spot |
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Scene Modes |
Dial: P(Program)
Mode, A(Aperture Priority) Mode, S(Shutter
Priority) Mode, M(Manual) Mode, Macro Simple
SCN Mode: Portrait, Sports, Scenery, Night
Scenery, Panning, Night Portrait, Fireworks,
Party, Snow, High Sensitivity
Moving Image, Playback |
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Shutter Speed |
1 - 1/2,000 sec.:
Program AE;
8 - 1/2,000 sec.: Aperture Priority AE, Shutter
Priority AE;
60 - 1/2000 sec.: Manual
Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60 sec. |
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Self Timer |
10 seconds / 2
seconds |
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Auto Review |
1 sec/3 sec/zoom |
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Review |
1x/4x/8x |
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Picture Adjustment |
Contrast, Sharpness,
Saturation, Noise Reduction |
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Color Effect Mode |
Cool, Warm, Black
& White, Sepia |
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Recording Format |
Still Image: JPEG
(design rule for camera file system), DPOF
corresponding
Still Image with Audio: JPEG (design rule
for camera file system) + QuickTime
Motion Images: QuickTime Motion JPEG |
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Image Quality |
TIFF/Fine/Standard |
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Motion Image (Quick
Time Motion JPEG) |
4:3 Aspect Ratio:
30 or 10 fps (320 x 240 pixels), 640 x 480
pixels (only with SD Memory Card) |
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Recording Image
Size (Pixels) |
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4:3 Aspect Ratio
(Still Image) |
2816 x 2112
2304 x 1728
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
640 x 480 |
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3:2 Aspect Ratio
(Still Image) |
2816 x 1880
2048 x 1360 |
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16:9 Aspect Ratio
(Still Image) |
2816 x 1584
1920 x 1080 |
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Motion Image (4:3
Aspect Ratio) |
640 x 480, 320
x 240 |
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Motion Image (16:9
Aspect Ratio) |
848 x 480 |
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CONVENIENCE
FEATURES |
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Mega Burst Shooting
Mode |
Full-resolution
image:
Standard Mode: Up to 13 images at 3 or 2 frames/sec.
Fine Mode: Up to 7 images |
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Unlimited Consecutive
Shooting |
Yes
( Number of shots may vary depending on memory
card size, battery power, picture size, and
compression. The consecutive shooting speed
varies depending on the memory card or the
built-in memory.) |
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Still Image Recording
with Audio |
5 seconds |
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Audio Dubbing |
Maximum of 10
Seconds |
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Real-time Histograms |
Yes |
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Composition Guide
Lines |
Yes |
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Built-in Memory |
No |
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Scene Mode Help
Screen |
Yes |
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Auto Angle Detection |
Yes |
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Flip Animation |
Yes |
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Economy Mode |
No |
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STANDARD
FEATURES |
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Built-in Flash
Mode |
Auto, Auto/Red-eye
Reduction,
Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction
Forced On/Off
Wide: 0.3 - 6.0m (ISO Auto)
Tele: 0.3 - 5.4m (ISO Auto) |
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External Flash |
No |
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Viewfinder |
0.33" diagonal
Color EVF (114k pixels)
Field of view: approx. 100% |
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LCD Monitor |
2.5" Diagonal
Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (114k pixels,
Transflective Type)
Field of view: approx. 100%
Power LCD Mode, High Angle LCD Mode |
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Playback Mode |
25 or 9-Thumbnail
Display
Calendar Display, Zoomed Playback (16x max)
Image Rotation
Slide Show
Favorite Pictures
Resizing
Trimming, Protection
DPOF Print Setting |
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OSD Language |
English, Spanish,
Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), German, Italian,
French |
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Recording Media |
SD Memory Card
Multimedia Card |
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Microphone |
Yes |
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Speaker |
Yes |
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Interface |
DC Input, A/V
Output (NTSC/PAL), USB |
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Direct Print |
PictBridge |
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Color |
Black |
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Power Supply |
Included: Lithium-ion
Battery Pack (7.2V, 710 mAh)
Optional: AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) |
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Battery Life (*1) |
Up to 320 pictures
(CIPA Standard)
Up to 340 pictures with EVF |
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SOFTWARE |
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ArcSoft® PhotoImpression™ |
Yes |
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ArcSoft® Panorama
Maker™ |
Yes |
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ArcSoft® PhotoBase™ |
Yes |
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USB Driver |
Yes |
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Lumix® Simple
Viewer |
Yes |
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Photo Fun Studio |
Yes |
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ACCESSORIES |
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Battery Charger |
Yes |
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Battery Pack |
Yes |
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SD Memory Card |
16MB |
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Lens Cap |
Yes |
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Lens Hood &
Adaptor |
Yes |
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Cables |
AV & USB |
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Strap |
Yes |
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Dimensions (W x
H x D) |
112.5 x 72.2 x
79 mm /
4.43× 2.84× 3.11 in.
(Not including protruding parts) |
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Weight (Camera
Body Only) |
310 g / 0.68 lb |
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MSRP |
US
$399.95 / CDN $599.99 |
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