- Leica DC Vario- Elmarit 24x Zoom Lens.
- Shoot 3D images and view on your 3D capable TV.
- 3 inch free-angle 460K dot resolution LCD screen.
- Sensor: 1/2.3 Inch CMOS.
Product Description
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The 12.1-megapixel DMC-FZ150K continues a long line of great
hybrid digital cameras from Panasonic by giving you more options
not only in how you take pictures, but including the ability for
full HD 1920x1080 60p AVCHD movie . The camera's 24x
Leica DC Vario- Elmarit lens system featuring two aspherical
lenses, three aspherical surfaces, three ED elements, and one
Nano Surface Coated Lens gives you more options for framing both
your photos and movies, and the intelligent auto shooting mode
allows you to take great worry free photos and movies. A new High
Sensitivity MOS imaging chip, hybrid digital camera technology,
and an improved processing engine make sure that you're able to
capture photos and movies in the moment by reducing shutter lag
and increasing burst shooting potential. Add in a bevy of scene
options, movie color modes, and an anti-glare treated 3.0" LCD
view screen and you've got one incredible package in digital
camera form! And it shoots 3D still images that can be viewed on
your 3D compatible TV.File Formats Still Images: JPEG, RAW.
Movies: MPEG-4 AVC/H.264.Battery Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery
Pack, 7.2VDC, 895mAh.
From the Manufacturer
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The LUMIX DMC-FZ150 is fully equipped with a 25mm ultra
wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens and a powerful 24x Optical
Zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 25-600mm) available for shooting
both stills and videos. Additionally, the LUMIX FZ150 has two of
Panasonic's newest features – newly advanced Nano Surface Coating
technology which helps minimize light reflection that causes
ghost and flare – and the new 3D Photo Mode.
As the top-end model of LUMIX's popular FZ series, the FZ150
combines a new 12.1-megapixel MOS sensor and the renowned Venus
Engine giving the camera high-performance image
capability in both higher light sensitivity and speed. And as a
step-up from the recently announced LUMIX FZ47's 1920 x 1080 60i
video feature, the FZ150 realizes 1920 x 1080 60p Full-HD AVCHD
Progressive (MPEG-4 / H.264) format. It is also possible to take
still images while video simultaneously (3.5-megapixel)
and the powerful 24x optical zoom is available in video
. The FZ150 incorporates a stereo zoom microphone with a
Wind Cut function, so that videos come with high-quality stereo
sound through Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator.
The Light Speed AF of approx. 0.1 sec never misses fleeting
photo rtunities. To encourage step-up users to enjoy shooting
even more, full manual control is available with the FZ150. Users
can enjoy image shooting while expressing their intention not
only in photos but also in video, utilizing a host of options
including the new Creative Control and Photo Style with a wide
variety of preset options. The effective hand-shake correction
system POWER O.I.S. now gains Active mode, which helps to record
stable video even if while walking.
The LUMIX's popular iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode powerfully
assists in any shooting situations to get the best results.
Thanks to the Intelligent Resolution technology, Intelligent Zoom
is available with the FZ150 extending the zoom ratio by approx.
1.3x, maintaining the picture quality while combining a digital
zoom. This means the 24x optical zoom can virtually extend to a
32x equivalent. Not only drawing near the subject that is far
away with its powerful optical zoom, the 25mm ultra wide angle
lens captures approx.196% wider angle of view compared with a
standard 35mm camera. This is helpful for shooting dynamic
landscape or indoor group portrait.
The popular iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode is also available in
video . The POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer),
Face Detection, Intelligent Scene Selector and Intelligent
D-range Control also support shooting beautiful videos with ease.
The Intelligent Scene Selector automatically switches between
Normal, Portrait, Macro, Scenery, and Low Light modes according
to the situation, to optimize visual quality. The Intelligent
D-range Control makes images look more natural by preventing
blocked shadows and blown highlights to optimize the exposure for
each part of an image. It also ensures a beautiful reproduction
of gradation and details.
A new 12-Megapixel High Sensibility MOS sensor pursuing
Resolution, Sensitivity and Speed has been incorporated along
with the renowned Venus Engine enabling the FZ150 to excel in
image processing power. The combination of these powerful
components results in the S/N ratio improvement by 3.9dB (ISO
100) to 4.7dB (ISO1600) compared with the predecessor – the
FZ100. Newly developed Multi-process Noise Reduction applies
optimum noise reduction according to the brightness of the part
of the picture. Both high frequency noise that occurs in the dark
part and low frequency noise in the light part are suppressed
even in a picture. As a result, Images recorded in low-lit
situations are now dramatically clear.
The Venus Engine has a quad-circuit system for processing large
a of progressive Full HD data at high speed. Not only 1920 x
1080 60p smooth Full-HD video , but also super fast
consecutive s at 12 fps (without auto focusing) and 5.5 fps
(with auto focusing) in full resolution. It is also compatible
with high-speed video at 220fps in QVGA. At the same
time, the multi-task image- processing engine, the Venus Engine,
realizes a super-fast response time. The auto focus gains approx.
50% faster speed compared with the FZ100, achieving Light Speed
AF of approx. 0.1 second. The speed in AF Tracking also becomes
faster, thanks to the improved tracking performance which doubles
its sampling frequency.
The FZ150 provides the new Creative Control mode with a
selection of artistic effect modes; Expressive, Retro, High Key,
Sepia, High Dynamic, Miniature Effect, Film Grain and Pin Hole.
In addition, Photo Style is newly added to the FZ150 for the
expression of finer nuance. It has Standard, Vivid, Natural,
Monochrome, Scenery, Portrait presets, while enabling finer
adjustment of contrast, sharpness, saturation and noise reduction
by each.
As a further step-up from the FZ47, the FZ150 is equipped with a
hot shoe allowing attachment of various accessories including an
optional stereo microphone (DMW-MS1) or an optional external
flash (DMW-FL220 / FL360 / FL500). The FZ150 is also compatible
with an optional remote shutter (DMW-RSL1) for advanced
expression in photography.
The newly-added 3D Photo mode takes 20 panning s and then
the camera automatically selects the two most suitable images –
one for the right eye and one for the left eye – to synthesize a
3D composite. The 3D image can then be viewed on any VIERA 3D
HDTV. The format of 3D images is compatible with MPO which can be
played back on other MPO-compatible equipment.
Other features of the Panasonic LUMIX FZ150 include:
* Motion Deblur Mode, which helps to prevent blur.
* Intelligent Handheld Night Mode, which generates beautiful
night scenery with illumination by layering multiple images
consecutively.
* PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.5 BD Edition Software makes it possible to
sort and organize photos not only of those newly taken but also
of those stored on the PC with quick start-up and fast read-in of
images. Recorded videos can be edited with the Short Movie Story
function and written into MPEG2 to burn onto a Blu-ray or DVD
disc.
What Is In The Box:
Panasonic DMC-FZ150K Digital Camera, Battery, Battery Charger,
Instruction Manual, CD