The Panasonic Lumix DMC FP8 has been given a new design by Panasonic. The body is flat, the lens is integral and it has been moved to the top right hand corner of the camera. This camera is a shade over 20mm wide, so you should have little problem slipping it into a purse or smaller pocket. It has an aluminium casing and is available in black, red and silver versions.
Standard specification details include a 12 megapixel sensor and a 4.6x wide angle lens. The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 28 – 128mm in 35mm format. As with most other Panasonic digital cameras more zoom becomes available if you are prepared to reduce the number of megapixels you are shooting at. This means that at 3 megapixels you are able to boost the amount of zoom available up to 9.1x. This gives the Lumix DMC FP8 some useful extra flexibility.
Other features include an enhanced method of image stabilisation and the ability to shoot High Definition movies at a maximum speed of 30 frames per second. Looking through the list of other features I can see the Lumix DMC FP8 is a fairly standard point and shoot digital camera.
Panasonic DMC FP8 Details
Style
Ultra Compact
Megapixels
12
Zoom
4.8x
LCD Screen
2.7
MemoryCards
SD/SDHC
Resolution
4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9
File Formats
JPEG
Focal Length Equivalent
28 - 128mm
Shutter Speed
60 to 1/1300 seconds
Aperture
F3.3 - 10 (W) / F5.9 - 18 (T)
Sensitivity
Auto / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 High Sensitivity (ISO 1600-6400)
White Balance Settings
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)
ExposureCompensation
1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
Viewfinder
No
Flash Modes
Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off
Flash Range
5.5m
Shooting Modes
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), Photo frame
Maximum Movie Resolution
1280 x 720
Maximum Movie Frames Per Second
30 fps
Maximum Movie Duration
To capacity of memory card
Macro Focus
5cms
Metering
Intelligent Multiple
ManualControls
None
Image Stabilisation
Yes
Lens Converters
No
Self Timer
10 seconds or 2 seconds
Video Out (TV Playback)
Yes
Computer Connection
Yes
Batteries
Lithium-ion Rechargeable
Dimensions
95.7 x 59.6 x 20.2 mm
Weight
131g
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Panasonic DMC FP8 Specification
