Panasonic Lumix DMC FP8 Features

The Panasonic Lumix DMC FP8 has 12 megapixels and a 4.6x optical zoom lens. If you reduce the number of megapixels you are shooting at additional zoom becomes available up to a maximum of 9.1x. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 28 - 128mm in 35mm format. 4x digital zoom is a further option offered by the Lumix DMC FP8.

Basics

Image Stabilisation: Photo mode and movie mode
Self timer 2 or 10 seconds
Sensor size: 1/2.33 inches
Macro focusing: 5cm
Digital Red Eye Correction
Special resolution for widescreen television playback
Special resolution for 6 x 4 inch prints
Face Detection focusing
Colour Effect Mode: Natural, Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm
Intelligent Scene Selector: Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Macro
Still Image with Audio Recording 5 seconds
Voice Memo 10 seconds
Intelligent Scene Selector: Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Macro

LCD

The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots.

Flash

The flash modes are: Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off.

The maximum flash range is 5.5m. This falls to 3.1m when the zoom lens is fully extended.

Scene Modes

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Panorama Assist, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, / Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Flash Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial photo, Pinhoole, Film Grain, High Dynamic(Standard, Art, B&W) and Photo frame.

Movies

You can shoot movies with a widescreen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied during shooting.

Advanced Features

Among the more advanced features are:

Aperture Size: F3.3 - 10 (W) / F5.9 - 18 (T)
Shutter Speed 60 seconds to 1/1300 seconds
Continuous Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 2.3 frames/sec Max. 5 images (Standard mode), Max 3 images (Fine Mode) / High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 10 frames/sec (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9)(Speed Priority) approx. 6 frames/sec (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9)(Image Priority)
Exposure Compensation: 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
High Sensitivity ISO 1600 - 6400
Auto Bracketing: +/- 1/3 EV ~1EV step, 3 frames
Light Metering: Intelligent Multiple
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, White Set (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Panorama Assist, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Highspeed Burst, Pinhole, High Dynamic, Photo Frame mode) White Balance Adjustment (±10steps, except for auto set)
Unlimited Consecutive Shooting: 2.0 frames/sec
Flash Burst Continuous Shooting Mode Max. 5 images (Standard mode)