Panasonic Lumix DMC ZX1 Features

The Panasonic Lumix DMC ZX1 is a 12 megapixel digital camera with an 8x optical zoom lens. Zoom can be increased to a maximum 15.6x when shooting at lower resolutions. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 25 - 200mm in 35mm format. 4x digital zoom is also available.

Basics

Image stabilisation (still images and movies)
Self timer 2 or 10 seconds
Sensor size: 1/2.33 inches
Macro focusing: 3cm
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 sound: 5 seconds
Audio Dubbing: 10 seconds
Scene Mode Help Screen

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, Forced Off

The maximum flash range is 5.3m. This falls to 2.9m 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(except for P/PC/PU/PR version), 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, Pinhole, Film Grain, High Dynamic(Standard, Art, Black and white), Photo Frame, Underwater(except for GK version)

Movies

You can shoot movies with a widescreen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. These are suitable for playback on a widescreen television. 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 (Wide) - F5.9 - 18 (Tele)
Shutter Speed 60 seconds to 1/2000 seconds
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, Self-Portrait, Transform, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Highspeed Burst, Pinhole,Photo Frame, Underwater mode(except for GK version)) White Balance Adjustment (±10steps, except for auto set)
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)
Flash Burst Continuous Shooting: Max. 5 images (Standard mode)