Friday 24 February 2012

Panasonic Lumix TZ18 | Panasonic Lumix TZ18 Review

Product Features
  • Super Zoom Camera TZ18 - Ultra Compact Camera with Powerful 16x Optical Zoom
  • New
  • 24mm Wide-angle LEICA DC Lens with 16x Optical Zoom and OIS
  • 14.1-Megapixel CCD Sensor
  • IA (Intelligent Auto) Mode with POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer)
  • HD Movie Recording (720p) and P/A/S/M Modes for Added Creative Control
  • High resolution 230,000 dot 3-inch LCD
Tecnhical Details 
Optics
Pixels
Camera Effective Pixels: 14.1 Megapixels
Sensor
Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter: 1/2.33-type sensor / 14.5 Total Megapixels / Primary Color Filter
Lens
Optical Zoom: 16x
Aperture: F3.3 - 5.9/ Multistage Iris (F3.3 - 6.3 (W) / F5.9 - 6.3 (T))
Focal Length: f=4.3-68.8mm (24-384mm in 35mm equiv.) (28-448mm in 35mm equiv. in movie recording)
Extra Optical Zoom (EZ): 18.9x (4:3 / 10M), 22.5x (4:3 / 7M), 27.0x (4:3 / 5M), 33.8x (4:3 / under 3M)
Intelligent Zoom: 20x
Lens: LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR
Optical Image Stabilizer: Power O.I.S. (On / Off)
Focus
Focusing Area
Normal settings: Wide 50 cm - infinity / Tele 200 cm - infinity
When set to Macro / Intelligent AUTO/ movie recording: Wide 3 cm - infinity / Tele 100cm - infinity
Focus Range Display: Yes
AF Assist Lamp: Yes
Focus: Normal / AF Macro, Zoom Macro, Quick AF, AF Tracking, Touch AF/AE, Continuous AF (only for motion picture)"
AF Metering: Face / AF Tracking / 23pt / 1pt / Spot
Shutter
Shutter Speed
Still: 60 - 1/4000 sec
Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec
Shutter Interval: approx. 0.7 sec
Recording
IA
Face Recognition: Photo
Optical Image Stabilizer: Photo / Movie
Intelligent ISO Control: Photo
Face Detection: Photo
Intelligent Scene Selector: Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Sunset, Macro)
Intelligent Exposure: Photo / Movie
AF Tracking: Photo
Digital Red Eye Correction (Red-Eye Removal): Photo
Intelligent Resolution Technology: Photo / Movie
File Format
Still Image: JPEG(DCF/Exif2.3)
Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Interface
Mode Switch: [Recording] / [Playback]
Recording Modes
Mode Dial / Mode Button: Intelligent Auto, P, A, S, M, Custom, SCN, My SCN2, My SCN1, Movie
High-speed Burst Shooting: approx. 5.5 frames/sec (image priority) or 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)
Motion Picture Recording: 4:3 in VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30fps (Motion JPEG) or QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG)
HD Movie: 1280x 720 pixels, 30fps (Quicktime Motion JPEG)
Exposure Parameters
Exposure: Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Others
Real-time histogram, Composition Guide lines (2 patterns), Auto Review, Optical Zoom in Motion Picture, Orientation Detector, Self Timer (2sec / 10sec)
Real-time histogram, Composition Guide lines (2 patterns), Auto Review, Optical Zoom in Motion Picture, Orientation Detector, Self Timer (2sec / 10sec)
Monitor
LCD Monitor: 7.5cm (3.0") TFT Screen LCD Display (230K dots)
Power LCD mode, AUTO Power LCD mode, High Angle mode
Flash
Flash
Built-in-Flash: Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Media
Media
Recording Media: Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Built-in-Memory: Approx. 70MB
Audio
Microphone / Speaker : Mono / Yes
Interface
Interface
LUMIX Image Uploader: Yes
Power
Power: ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Minimum: 895mAh) (Included)
AC Adaptor: Input: 110-240V AC (Optional)
Battery life (approx.): 340 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Metrics
Dimensions (W x H x D): 104.9 x 57.6 x 33.4 mm
Weight: Approx. 188g without Battery and SD Memory Card, Approx. 210g with Battery and SD Memory Card







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