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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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Reviews

DMC-FX78 is rated 5.0 out of 5 by 2.
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Below link is more useful to know this model I think you can know about this model more detailed in Panasonic global website. http://panasonic.net/avc/lumix/compact/fx78_fx77/touch.html
Date published: 2012-02-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by from I really like this!! I am Japanese, I have its Japanese version "DMC-FX77”, I think the only difference is the language on the display, mine is with Japanese language. I happened to view this website, and I wonder why nobody ever put a comment for such a nice camera, so I think I can write a review for this (Please forgive me for my poor English). The color, its white color is beautiful, I think the color is a bit like ivory with pearl finish. I really like this camera and this model actually has been rated quite high in one of the Japanese evaluation website for many kinds of products or service. I introduce you some evaluations from the website for example. I totally agree with them, and "Beauty Retouch Mode" is also very convenient for the ladies, I think. I think the only problem is a power of the battery as one of them says, so I suggest you to prepare spare battery if you use it for travel, but I think it's no problem for the daily use. A) I take pictures everyday (with a camera), I only use compact digital camera because of the easiness to carry. I bought this "Panasonic" model for the first time feeling it attractive for its wide lens (24mm Ultra-Wide-Angle Leica Lens). The LCD display is also wide and beautiful. The response of touch panel is also good, we can also take a picture by only touching the display if you like, it's very easy because the camera automatically focus on the pint where you touch the display (Touch-control Shooting). The focus is rapid, when taking pictures of my children, it surely chases the moving of them. I am really surprised of its rapidity because I felt the time lug with my previous camera in the same occasion. The movie taken with this camera, I'm content with its picture quality, it is enough for taking pictures with compact digital camera. This is very nice model in the category of compact digital camera, such a light weight, small sized with fine functions and specification. I think the only problem is that it’s a bit difficult to get used to the icons in the beginning, but I think it's no longer the problem once you get used to it. If you really seek the quality of the picture or functions, you probably choose compact system camera with zoom lens, but I don't need such models for taking pictures everyday. I don't understand why those who can't use the functions of those models properly want to have compact system cameras with zoom lens, because this model's performance is amazing though it's a compact digital camera. I am very content with buying this camera, after sometime ago. B) (Design) I think the design is good with the quality of the materials, and the thickness itself is no problem, only the dimension on the catalog became a bit thicker than the similar models of other manufacturers because around the area of its lens is a bit thicker than the rest part of the camera. (Quality of the picture) I think 1.21 mega pixels is enough. As the number of the pixels gets larger, file size increases and it gets more hard to back up the data. I think 1 mega pixel is already fine. (Operation) In case of Panasonic, it's easy to use because the power switch is slide type. The button for taking movies, the button for zooming, they are not icons but mechanical type, it's also good to make it easy. (Battery) It doesn't last long, makes me feel stress. (Size) The thickness 20mm class is good, thinking about the operation holding with hands. (Functions) I think it's fine considering about the easiness of the usage and the quality of the pictures. With its strong performance of trembling reduction system, I don't feel any special problem even when taking pictures in the night. (LCD) The large 3.5-inch LCD enables the operation without stress and convenient when viewing the pictures taken. (Feeling of holding) With its strong performance of trembling reduction system, you don't have to "hold" the camera with intention. (General) Very strong performance of trembling reduction system and easiness of the usage put this camera's evaluation high.
Date published: 2012-02-04
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