Panasonic DMC-FP8 - Silver

Built of high-quality aluminum, the DMC-FP8's flat body provides an attractive design for the camera's rear surface. A cool hairline panel in the center of the camera adds an exquisite accent for a striking overall appearance. The LED cursor button also adds an elegant brilliance to the design each time they are pressed. Beautiful when carrying about and shooting, the DMC-FP8 is a stunning all-round camera for users who are particular about both image quality and camera design.

POWER O.I.S. is about twice as effective as MEGA O.I.S. at reducing low-frequency vibration-caused blur when pressing the shutter button or shooting with a slow shutter speed. So you can take beautiful night shots without blurring. Activating POWER O.I.S., Intelligent ISO Control, face detection AF/AE with face recognition, intelligent scene selector, intelligent exposure and AF tracking, and the camera does all the work in the iA mode. Face recognition function recognizes registered persons' faces and optimizes the focus and exposure settings.

This lens system features the folded optics technology realized by the inclusion of a prism. It comprises 10 elements in 8 groups, with 1 ED lens and 5 aspherical lenses / 6 aspherical surfaces to achieve high optical performance while maintaining compactness. Furthermore, in 3-megapixel resolution, the extra optical zoom function provides additional magnification, extending the zoom power to 9.1x (35mm equivalent: 252mm).

To realize the ultra high-speed AF, a number of re-engineering and improvements are made including the adaptation of a higher-speed actuator, the optimization of algorithms and the parallelization of software processing element. The result is ultra high speed yet accurate AF performance for users to enjoy the airy shooting that has experienced never before. Panasonic also replaced its linear program processing with parallel processing to achieve an ultra high-speed start-up of approx. 0.95 seconds.

The DMC-FP8 can record motion pictures in high-definition. The pixel mixed readout method enables bright motion-picture recording even in low-light settings. It also lets you use zooming when taking motion pictures. With HD component output capability, you can enjoy watching HD motion pictures in stunning HD quality taken by your DMC-FP8 by simply connecting the camera to an HDTV.

Highlights of the Panasonic DMC-FP8 - Silver

• Capture crisp, clear night scenes with the 28mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens and Power O.I.S.
• High-speed performance lets you shoot anytime you want
• Switch to iA mode with a single press of the button
• Illuminated buttons look cool and brightens up operation

Product Description

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FP8EB-S - digital camera

Product Type

Digital camera - compact

Dimensions (WxDxH)

9.6 cm x 2 cm x 6 cm

Weight

131 g

Colour

Silver

Supported Flash Memory

SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card

Integrated Memory

40 MB

Sensor Resolution

12.1 Megapixel

Shooting Modes

Frame movie mode

Lens System

4.6 x zoom lens - 5 mm - 23 mm

Focus Adjustment

Automatic

Min Focus Range

30 cm

Digital Zoom

4 x

Image Stabiliser

Optical (POWER O.I.S.)

Camera Flash

Built-in flash

Red Eye Reduction

Built-in

Microphone

Microphone - built-in - electret condenser - mono

Display

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7" - colour

Supported Battery

1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1000 mAh ( included )

General

Product Type

Digital camera - compact

Width

9.6 cm

Depth

2 cm

Height

6 cm

Weight

131 g

Enclosure Colour

Silver

Main Features

Resolution

12.1 Megapixel

Colour Support

Colour

Optical Sensor Type

CCD

Total Pixels

12,700,000 pixels

Effective Sensor Resolution

12,100,000 pixels

Optical Sensor Size

1/2.33"

Light Sensitivity

ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO 1600, ISO auto, ISO auto (1600-6400)

Digital Zoom

4 x

Shooting Modes

Frame movie mode

Shooting Programs

Portrait mode, party/indoor, night portrait, self-portrait, PET, scenery, food, fireworks, night scene, sports mode, sunset, candle, beach, snow, high sensitivity, starry sky, soft skin, baby1, baby2, aerial photo, hi-speed burst, clipboard, film grain, flash-burst, pin hole

Special Effects

Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia, Neutral, Vivid

Image Stabiliser

Optical (POWER O.I.S.)

Max Shutter Speed

1/1300 sec

Min Shutter Speed

60 sec

Exposure Metering

Multi-segment

Exposure Modes

Programme, automatic

Exposure Compensation

±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps

Auto Exposure Bracketing

3 steps

Face Detection

Built-in

White Balance

Custom, automatic, presets

White Balance Presets

Cloudy, daylight, halogen, shade

Digital Video Format

QuickTime, MJPEG

Still Image Format

JPEG

Continuous Shooting Speed

10 frames per second, 6 frames per second, 2.3 frames per second

Video Capture

MPEG - 640 x 480 - 30 fps , MPEG - 320 x 240 - 30 fps , MPEG - 848 x 480 - 30 fps , MPEG - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps

Memory / Storage

Supported Flash Memory

SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card

Integrated Memory

40 MB

Image Storage

JPEG 4000 x 3000 , JPEG 4000 x 2672 , JPEG 4000 x 2248 , JPEG 3264 x 2448 , JPEG 3264 x 2176 , JPEG 3264 x 1840 , JPEG 2560 x 1920 , JPEG 2560 x 1712 , JPEG 2560 x 1440 , JPEG 2048 x 1536 , JPEG 2048 x 1360 , JPEG 1920 x 1080 , JPEG 1600 x 1200 , JPEG 640 x 480

Camera Flash

Camera Flash

Built-in flash

Flash Modes

Fill-in mode, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction

Red Eye Reduction

Built-in

Effective Flash Range

0.3 m - 5.5 m

Features

AF illuminator

Lens System

Type

Zoom lens - 5 mm - 23 mm

Focal Length

5 mm - 23 mm

Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera

28 - 128mm

Focus Adjustment

Automatic

Auto Focus

TTL contrast detection

Auto Focus Points (Zones)

11

Min Focus Range

30 cm

Macro Focus Range

5cm

Optical Zoom

4.6 x

Zoom Adjustment

Motorised drive

Lens Construction

8 group(s) / 10 element(s)

Lens Manufacturer

Leica

Features

Built-in lens shield, ED glass, aspherical lens

Additional Features

Self Timer

Built-in

Self Timer Delay

10 sec, 2sec

Additional Features

Audio recording, direct print, USB 2.0 compatibility, built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, date/time stamp, DPOF support, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, PictBridge support, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, Face Detection AF/AE, Intelligent Scene Selector, face detection, built-in help guide

Display

Type

LCD display - TFT active matrix - 2.7" - colour

Display Form Factor

Built-in

Display Format

230,000 pixels

Microphone

Type

Microphone - built-in

Microphone Technology

Electret condenser

Microphone Operation Mode

Mono

Connections

Connector Type

1 x USB , 1 x composite video/audio output , 1 x DC power input , 1 x component video output

Expansion Slot(s)

1 x SD Memory Card

Software

Software

Drivers & Utilities, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 4.0, ArcSoft MediaImpression

System Requirements for PC Connection

Peripheral Devices

USB port, CD-ROM Drive

Miscellaneous

Included Accessories

Battery case, hand strap

Cables Included

USB cable , A/V cable

Power

Power Device

Battery charger - external

Battery

Supported Battery Details

1 x Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1000 mAh ( included )

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature

0 °C

Max Operating Temperature

40 °C