Panasonic Lumix DMC FS30 Features
The Panasonic Lumix DMC FS30 is a 14 megapixels digital camera with an 8x wide angle zoom lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 28 - 224mm in 35mm format. Zoom can be increased to a maximum of 16.9x when shooting at lower resolutions. 4x digital zoom is also available.
Other features include a 2.7 inch LCVD screen, image stabilisation and High Definition movies.
Basics
- Self Timer: 2 or 10 seconds
- Macro focusing: 5cm
- Image Stabilisation
- Resolution for widescreen TV playback
- Resolution for 6 x 4 inch prints
- Face Detection
- Colour Effects: Standard, Vivid, Natural, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm
- Automatic red eye fix
- CCD Size: 1/2.3 inches
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 5.8m. This falls to 3.2m when the lens is zoomed in.
Scene Modes
There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, 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, Film Grain and Photo Frame.
Movies
You can shoot High Definition quality movies with a resolution of 720p. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Optical zoom can be applied before shooting starts.
Advanced Features
Among the more advanced features are:
- ISO: 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 High Sensitivity (ISO 1600-6400)
- Exposure Compensation: +/- 2 in 0.3 steps
- White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, White Set, (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Highspeed Burst, Photo Frame)
- Maximum Aperture: F3.3 - 10 (W), F5.9 - 18 (T) (set automatically)
- Shutter Speed: 8 - 1/1600 seconds, Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60 seconds
- Metering: Multi Point
- Unlimited consecutive shooting 1.5 frames/sec
- Flash Burst Continuous Shooting: Max. 5 images
- High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 4.6 frames/sec at low resolution only
Computer
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Panasonic Lumix DMC FS30 to a computer.
