Panasonic DMC FT1 Features

Panasonic DMC FT1 The Panasonic Lumix DMC FT1 is waterproof, dustproof and shockproof. It has 12 megapixels and a wide angle, 4.6x optical zoom lens. Extra zoom becomes available when shooting at lower resolutions. This can increase zoom up to a maximum of 9.1x. 4x digital zoom is another option available to you. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 28 - 128mm in 35mm format.

Basics

Image stabilisation
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
Still Image with Audio Recording 5 seconds
Audio Dubbing Max. 10 seconds
Scene Mode Help Screen
Water Proof 3.0m (IEC60529 IPX8 compliant)
Dust Proof Yes (IEC60529 IP5X compliant)
Shock Proof 1.5m (MIL-STD810F Method 516.5-Shock compliant)
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, Slow Sync, Forced On, Forced Off

The maximum flash range is 5.1m. This falls to 2.8m 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, Night Portrait, / Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, / Hi-Speed Burst (Image Priority / Speed Priority), Flash Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, / Aerial photo, Pinhole, Film Grain and Underwater.

Movies

You can shoot High Definition movies with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied while shooting. There is a dedicated start movie button on the back of the Lumix DMC FT1.

You also have access to a set of movie scene modes. These are: Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, / Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, Beach & Surf, Snow, Aerial, Pinhole, Film Grain, / Underwater, High Sensitivity / (Activated by selecting Still Picture Scene Mode then pressing movie button. Still Picture Scene Modes without corresponding Movie Scene Mode is recorded in Normal Mode).

Advanced Features

Among the more advanced features are:

Aperture Size: F3.3 - 11 (Wide) / F5.9 - 18 (Tele)
Shutter Speed 60 seconds to 1/1300 seconds
Exposure Compensation: 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
High Sensitivity Mode: 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 / White Balance Adjustment (±10steps, except for auto set) / (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Highspeed Burst, Pinhole, Panorama Assist mode)
Unlimited Consecutive Shooting: 1.8 frames/sec
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. 6.0 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)