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LUMIX® FX78 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera

DMC-FX78
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  • 3.5" Smart Touch Screen
  • Full HD Movie Recording
  • Mega OIS+Active Mode

LUMIX® FX78 12.1 Megapixel Digital Camera

 DMC-FX78

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    • 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 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
    • Focus Range Display Yes
    • 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 / 1600
      High 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), AR
      Field 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
    • Max Auto ISO Setting No
    • Continuous Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 3.7 frames/sec Max.7 images
      High-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 / Favorites
      BGM 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, Sunset, Macro) & Movie (Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Macro)
    • File Format Still Image: JPEG(DCF/Exif2.3)
      3D Image: MPO
      Motion 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 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))
    • UPC 885170032019
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