LUMIX® FX78 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera

Model number: DMC-FX78N

3.5" Smart Touch Screen
Full HD Movie Recording
Mega OIS+Active Mode

Camera Effective Pixels	12.1 Megapixels
Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter	1/2.33-inch CCD sensor / 12.5 Total Megapixels / Primary Color Filter
Optical Zoom	5x
Focal Length	f=4.3-21.5mm (24-120mm in 35mm equiv.)(26-130mm in 35mm equiv. in movie recording)
Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)	6.1x (4:3 / 8M), 7.8x (4:3 / 5M), 9.8x (4:3 / under 3M)
Intelligent Zoom	6.5x
Lens	LEICA DC VARIO-SUMMARIT 7 elements in 6 groups (3 Aspherical Lenses / 5 Aspherical surfaces)
Digital Zoom ¹	4x( Max. 20.0 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom )(Max. 39.2 x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focusing Area	Normal: Wide 50 cm - infinity / Tele 100 cm - infinity Macro / Intelligent AUTO/ movie recording: Wide 3 cm - infinity / Tele 100cm - infinity
AF Metering	Face / AF Tracking / 23pt / 1pt / Spot / Touch Area
Focus	Normal / AF Macro, Zoom Macro, Quick AF, AF Tracking, Touch AF/AEContinuous AF (only for motion picture)
AF Assist Lamp	Yes
ISO Sensitivity	Auto / i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600High Sensitivity mode (ISO 1600-6400)
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set(Selectable at Portrait, Transform, Self-Portrait, Panorama Assist, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Highspeed Burst, Pinhole, Photo Frame, High Dynamic, Cosmetic)
Exposure	Program AE
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV Step, ± 2 EV
Backlight Compensation	Yes (only in Intelligent AUTO mode)
Auto Bracketing ( AE)	1/3 ˜1EV step, Max +/-1, 3 frames
Light Metering System	Intelligent Multiple
Face Detection	Photo & Movie
Still Image Scene Mode	Portrait, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Panorama Assist, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Food, Party, Candle Light
Additional Still Image Scene Modes	Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst(Image priority / Speed priority), Flash Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial, Photo Frame
Movie Scene Mode	Portrait, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, Beach, Snow, Aerial, High Sensitivity
Shutter Interval	approx. 0.3 sec
Self Timer	2sec / 10sec
Auto Review	1sec, 2sec, Hold, OFF
Image Quality	Fine / Standard (3D mode: MPO Fine / MPO Standard)
Motion Picture Recording 4:3	VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30fps (Motion JPEG) QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG)
Motion Picture Recording HD Movie	1920x1080 pixels, 60i (Sensor output is 30p)(FSH:17Mbps/AVCHD) 1280x 720 pixels, 60p (Sensor output is 30p)(SH:17Mbps/ AVCHD ) 1280x 720 pixels, 30fps (QuickTime MotionJPEG)
Intelligent Exposure	Photo & Movie
Real-time Histograms	Yes
Composition Guide Lines	Yes (2 patterns)
Scene Mode Help Screen	No
LCD Monitor	3.5" TFT Full Touch Screen LCD Display (230K dots), ARField of View : approx. 100%Power LCD mode, AUTO Power LCD mode, High Angle mode
Playback Mode	Normal Playback, Slideshow, Filtering Playback (Picture Only, Video Only, 3D, Category, Favorites), Album Playback, Dual Image Playback, Calendar Playback
OSD Language	English, Spanish
Recording Media	Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Interface	mini HDMI, AV Output (NTSC), USB2.0 High speed
Viera Link	Yes
Built-in-Flash	Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off0.6 - 5.9m (Wide/ISO Auto), 1.0 - 2.5m (Tele/ISO Auto)
Included Software	PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.0 HD Lite Edition QuickTime Adobe Reader Super LoiLoScope (trial version)
Standard Accessories	Battery Charger, Battery Pack,Stylus Pen, AV Cable, USB Cable, Hand Strap, CD-ROM
Continuous Shooting Mode	Full-Resolution Image, 3.7 frames/sec Max.7 imagesHigh-speed Burst Mode: approx. 6 frames/sec (image priority)approx. 10 frames/sec (speed priority)(recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9, 2.5M for 1:1)
Focus Icon Select	Yes (in Face Recognition only)
Optical Zoom in Motion Picture	Yes
Macro Zoom	Yes
Orientation Detector	Yes
Slideshow Mode	All / Picture Only / Video Only / 3D / Album / Category / FavoritesBGM Effect (Natural / Slow / Swing / Urban / OFF)
Show Histogram	Yes
Delete Image	Single / Multi / All / All except Favorites
Cut Animation	Yes
PictBridge Support	Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF
AVCHD / AVCHD Lite REC	NTSC
One-Touch Movie Button	Yes
Movie REC Guide	Yes
Wind-Cut in Motion Picture	Yes
Intelligent ISO Control	Photo
Face Recognition	Photo
Intelligent Scene Selector	Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Sunset, Macro)Movie (Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Macro)
File Format	Still Image: JPEG(DCF/Exif2.3)3D Image: MPOMotion picture: AVCHD, QuickTime Motion JPEG
Mode Dial / Mode Button	Intelligent Auto, Normal Picture, 3D Photo, SCN, Cosmetic, My Color
Still Picture Recording 4:3	4000x3000(12M) / 3264x2448(8M EZ) / 2560X1920(5M EZ) / 2048X1536(3M EZ) / 1600x1200(2M EZ) / 640x480(0.3M EZ)
Still Picture Recording 3:2	4000x2672 (10.5M) / 3264x2176 (7M EZ) / 2560x1712 (4.5M EZ) / 2048x1360 (2.5M EZ) / 640x424(0.3M EZ)
Still Picture Recording 16:9	4000x2248 (9M) / 3264x1840 (6M EZ)/ 2560x1440(3.5M EZ) / 1920x1080 (2M EZ) / 640x360 (0.2M)
Still Picture Recording 1:1	2992x2992(9M) / 2448x2448(6M EZ) / 1920x1920(3.5M EZ)/ 1536x1536(2.5M EZ) / 480x480(0.2M EZ)
Color Mode / Color Effect	My Color Mode (Expressive /Retro / Pure / Monochrome / High Dynamic / Silhouette / Pin Hole / Film Grain), Color Mode (Standard / Vivid / Natural / Black & White / Sepia / Cool / Warm), Happy (only in iA Mode)
Copy / Title Edit / Text Stamp	Yes / Yes / Yes
Digital Red Eye Correction (Red-Eye Removal)	Photo
Easy Zoom / Zoom Resume	No / No
Thumbnails / Zoomed Playback	12,30-thumbnails / Yes / Touch Magnification
Calendar Display / Dual-Image Playback	Yes / Yes
Set Favorites / Rotate Image	Yes / No
DPOF Print Setting / Set Protection	Yes / Yes
Travel Date / World Time	Yes / Yes
Built-in-Memory	approx. 70MB
Microphone / Speaker	Mono / Yes
Power ²	Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Minimum: 680mAh) (Included)AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.)	200 pictures (CIPA Standard)*1
Touch Panel	Yes
AF Tracking	Photo & Movie
Intelligent Resolution Technology	Photo & Movie
Video Divide	Yes
Motion Deblur mode	Yes
HDMI output	Yes(AUTO)
Optical Image Stabilizer	Photo / Movie
Playback Motion Picture	Yes (AVCHD / Motion JPEG)
LUMIX Image Uploader	Yes
Recommended Humidity	40%RH to 60%RH
Resize / Cropping / Aspect Conv. / Leveling	Yes / Yes / No / No
Dimensions (W x H x D)	3.93" x 2.17" x 0.81"
Weight	Approx. 126g without Battery and SD Memory Card (0.28 lb)Approx. 142g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.32 lb)
AVCHD with picture quality	approx. 60 min (FSH), 65 min (SH)
MOTION JPEG with picture quality	approx. 75 min
Optical Image Stabilizer.	MEGA O.I.S. (Off /On / Active Mode(only for motion picture))

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