Description
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Digital Bridge Camera
The Panasonic DMC-FZ200 is a Bridge camera that has fantastic Leica optical quality and bright f/2.8 aperture right through the 24x zoom range. It also has Full HD video, high speed burst and a pin-sharp electronic viewfinder.
Extra Bright 24x Zoom
The Leica 24x (25-600mm equivalent) zoom lens features f/2.8 maximum aperture throughout the zoom range. This is the world's first zoom of this range on a compact digital camera to have full range f/2.8 maximum. The lens also has Nano Surface Coating as protection against ghosting and flare. If the huge 24x zoom still needs to be extended then there is 48x Intelligent Zoom which uses Intelligent Resolution Technology to enlarge the image with very little falloff in quality.
High Sensitivity and Low Noise
The FZ-200 uses a 12.1 Megapixel High Sensitivity MOS Sensor which has a high Signal-to-Noise ratio and there is further Advanced Noise Reduction using the Venus Engine processor. This uses a combination of Multi-process and Intelligent Noise Reduction methods, the latter separating smooth and edge areas for different levels of noise reduction. What does all this mean for your pictures? These features combined with the bright lens optics allow the FZ200 to carry on shooting quality images in levels of light far below the point where many other cameras fail to produce images at all.
High Speed
The High Speed MOS Sensor is also useful in that its fast operation allows 12fps Burst shooting, using the mechanical shutter at full resolution. There is also a fast 0.95-second startup time and Light Speed Autofocus to make sure you don't miss that all-important shot.
Detailed Viewfinder
In addition to the large 3.0" monitor, this camera is equipped with a 1.312 million-dot 0.20-inch EVF (electronic viewfinder) with 100% field of view. The refresh rate of 60fps makes it possible to easily track fast moving subjects.
Full HD Progressive Video
The DMC-FZ200 records in the highest video quality, Full 1920x1080 50p HD in AVCHD format. There is also a 100fps High Speed HD Video (720p) mode - or 200fps in VGA for dramatic slow motion. For files to transfer to computer and share online there is the option of MP4 recording. Power O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilisation) with Active Mode makes it possible to film while walking and is also ideal for filming children playing.
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FZ200 with an amazing F2.8 aperture across its entire zoom range
The LUMIX FZ200 is Panasonic's first digital compact camera to offer the incredible advantages of a full range F2.8 aperture across the entire zoom range, a feature usually reserved for very high end professional lenses. The added light collecting ability the F2.8 provides to the FZ200 enables capturing moving subjects clearly with fast shutter speed, even from a distance. At the heart of this amazing lens is the high-quality of LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT optics. -
Advanced MOS high sensitivity sensor
A developed 12.1-megapixel high sensitivity MOS sensor and high performance image processing LSI venus engine provide the LUMIX FZ200 with high speed response, high sensitivity recording and superb image quality. -
Advanced features provide extra speed
Light speed AF (auto focus) combines with the LUMIX FZ200's ability to capture high speed burst shooting at 12 fps (frames per second) in full resolution and a quick start-up time of approximately 95 seconds, so users never miss even the most fleeting shooting opportunities. -
Intelligent zoom and optical image stabilizer
The LUMIX FZ200's powerful 24x optical zoom can be increased to 48x equivalent with the intelligent zoom function, and takes advantage of intelligent resolution technology to maintain picture quality. The camera's POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) provides improved correction accuracy to minimize blur, even when zoomed and active mode effectively suppresses handshake vibration in both still picture and video recording. -
Anti reflective Nano Surface Coating technology
Panasonic's Nano Surface Coating technology minimizes light reflection at the entire zoom range (380 nm-780 nm) resulting in super clear picture with a dramatic reduction of ghost and flare. -
High resolution electronic view finder
A developed 0.2-inch EVF (Electronic View Finder) features a 1312000-dot equivalent high resolution, 100% field of view and minimum screen freeze. -
Ergonomics
The LUMIX FZ200's body has been designed as a full-fledged shooting style digital compact camera with ultimate controllability. The side lever has been redesigned and placed in a convenient location, allowing for smooth zooming control. Focus can also be easily changed with this lever, allowing users to concentrate on shutter operation and get the perfect photographic moment. -
Greater creative control with 14 filters
The LUMIX FZ200's creative control mode features 14 filter options. Photo style is also available and allows users to create more artistic photographs with standard, vivid, natural, monochrome, scenery, portrait and custom. With iA (Intelligent Auto) plus, users can take advantage of popular iA functions - POWER O.I.S. with active mode, AF tracking, intelligent d-range control, intelligent scene selector, face recognition, intelligent ISO control and so on - in addition to adjusting exposure compensation, white balance and defocusing background area for more flexible shooting control. For advanced photography users, the LUMIX FZ200 offers manual control mode allowing users to enjoy a more creative photography experience. -
Full HD video recording at 60p
The LUMIX FZ200 is able to produce not only stunning photos but also stunning Full-HD in 1920 x 1080 60p videos in AVCHD progressive. The powerful 24x optical zoom with 2-step zoom and POWER O.I.S. is available in video recording and high-quality Dolby digital stereo creator offers highly realistic, powerful sound for videos. The stereo zoom microphone features a zoom noise reduction system and an auto wind cut function to reduce background noise from wind. Additionally, active mode encourages active video recording at wide angle and the popular iA mode allows users to easily create motion images by simple pointing and hitting the record button. Creative video mode allows users to set the shutter speed and aperture manually to bring special effects to videos, shoot fast moving objects and shooting subjects at various distances.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 - digital camera - Leica
- Product Type
- Digital camera - compact
- Lens Included
- Leica
- Memory Card Slot
- SD card
- Image Processor
- Venus Engine
- Sensor Resolution
- 12.1 Megapixel
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Lens System
- Zoom lens - 24x zoom - 4.5 - 108 mm - f/2.8
- Focus Adjustment
- Automatic, manual
- Min Focus Distance
- 30 cm
- Digital Zoom
- 4x
- Image Stabiliser
- Optical (POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode)
- Camera Flash
- Pop-up flash
- Viewfinder
- Built-in - 0.21" - colour - electronic
- Display
- LCD display - 3"
- Supported Battery
- Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
- Interface
- Composite video/audio, HDMI
- Colour
- Black
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 12.52 cm x 11.02 cm x 8.66 cm
- Weight
- 537 g
Detailed Specification
General
- Product Type
- Digital camera - compact
- Lens Included
- Leica
- Enclosure Colour
- Black
- Sensor Resolution
- 12.1 Megapixel
- Optical Sensor Type
- MOS
- Total Pixels
- 12,800,000 pixels
- Effective Sensor Resolution
- 12,100,000 pixels
- Optical Sensor Size
- 1/2.3"
- ISO (Max)
- 6400
- Optical Zoom
- 24x
- Digital Zoom
- 4x
- Image Processor
- Venus Engine
- Image Stabiliser
- Optical (POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode)
- Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser
- Yes
- Face Detection
- Yes
- Surround Sound
- Dolby Digital AC-3 (2 channel) recording
- Print Standard
- Direct print, DPOF support, Exif Print support, PictBridge support
- Auto Focus
- TTL contrast detection
- Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty
- 23
- AE/AF Control
- Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF
- Face Detection
- Face Detection AF/AE, Face Recognition
- Digital Video Format
- AVCHD, H.264
- Image Recording Format
- JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG, MPO, MPO + JPEG
- Max Video Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Interface
- Composite video/audio, HDMI
Exposure & White Balance
- Light Sensitivity
- ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 1600, ISO 3200, ISO auto, ISO auto (1600-6400)
- Exposure Metering
- Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot
- Exposure Modes
- Programme, automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
- Shooting Programs
- Portrait mode, night portrait, PET, scenery, food, 3D image, panorama assist, night scene, panning, sports mode, sunset, glass, high sensitivity, soft skin, baby1, baby2, handheld night shot, Dynamic Range (HDR)
- Special Effects
- Black & White, Sepia, Vivid, Custom Effect, soft focus, natural, monochrome, portrait, miniature, Cross Process, Retro, Happy, Expressive, high dynamic, Dynamic B&W, High Key, Low Key, Scenery, Toy effect, Star Filter, Impressive Art, One Point Colour
- White Balance
- Custom, automatic, presets
- White Balance Presets
- Incandescent, cloudy, Flash, daylight, shade
- Max Shutter Speed
- 1/4000 sec
- Min Shutter Speed
- 60 sec
- Exposure Compensation
- ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
- Auto Exposure Bracketing
- 3 steps
- White Balance Bracketing
- Yes
Lens System
- Type
- Leica zoom lens - 24x zoom - 4.5 - 108 mm - f/2.8
- Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera
- 25 - 600mm
- Focus Adjustment
- Automatic, manual
- Min Focus Distance
- 30 cm
- Macro Focus Range
- 1cm
- Zoom Adjustment
- Motorised drive
- Lens Construction
- 11 groups / 14 elements
- Features
- ED glass, aspherical lens, Nano Surface coating
Camera Flash
- Camera Flash
- Pop-up flash
- Flash Modes
- Fill-in mode, rear curtain sync, slow synchro, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction
- Red-Eye Reduction
- Yes
- Features
- AF illuminator
- Effective Flash Range
- 0.3 m - 13.5 m: ISO auto (wide lens) , 1 m - 13.5 m: ISO auto (tele lens)
Additional Features
- Continuous Shooting Speed
- 2 frames per second, 12 frames per second, 5.5 frames per second, 40 frames per second (5MP), 60 frames per second (2.5MP)
- Self-Timer Delay
- 10 sec, 2sec
- Flash Terminal
- Hot shoe
- Additional Features
- Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, digital noise reduction, sharpness control, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, in-camera red-eye removal, cropping an image, resizing an image, saturation control, Intelligent Scene Selector, highlight point display, in-camera film editing, takes photos while film recording, Intelligent Resolution Technology, face detection, Motion Detection Technology, automatic display brightness adjustment, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Intelligent D-range Control, Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), text stamp, high-speed recording, Multi-process Noise Reduction, Light Speed AF, Intelligent Noise Reduction system
Viewfinder
- Viewfinder Type
- Built-in - electronic
- Viewfinder Colour Support
- Colour
- Viewfinder Diagonal Size
- 0.21"
- Viewfinder Resolution
- 1,312,000 pixels
- Optical Viewfinder Field Coverage
- 100%
Display
- Type
- 3" LCD display
- Display Format
- 460,000 pixels
- Display Form Factor
- Rotating
- Display Features
- Contrast control, display brightness control
Microphone
- Microphone Operation Mode
- Stereo
- Microphone Features
- Zoom, wind noise reduction
Connections
- Connector Type
- USB , HDMI output , Composite video/audio output , Microphone , Remote control
Software
- Software
- Adobe Reader, SILKYPIX Developer Studio, Panasonic PHOTOfunSTUDIO 8.3 Premium Edition
Miscellaneous
- Included Accessories
- Lens hood, battery charger, lens cap, shoulder strap, USB cable, lens cap strap
Battery
- Battery Type
- Lithium Ion - manufacturer-specific
- Details
- Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1200 mAh (included)
- Battery Life Details
- Photo shooting - 540 shots , Video recording - 3.33 hours
Memory / Storage
- Memory Card Slot
- SD card
- Supported Memory Cards
- SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
- Image Storage
- JPEG 4000 x 3000 , JPEG 4000 x 2672 , JPEG 4000 x 2248 , JPEG 3264 x 2448 , JPEG 3264 x 2176 , JPEG 3264 x 1840 , JPEG 2560 x 1920 , JPEG 2560 x 1712 , JPEG 2560 x 1440 , JPEG 2048 x 1536 , JPEG 2048 x 1360 , JPEG 1920 x 1080 , JPEG 1600 x 1200 , JPEG 640 x 480 , JPEG 640 x 424 , JPEG 640 x 360 , JPEG 2992 x 2992 , JPEG 2448 x 2448 , JPEG 1920 x 1920 , JPEG 1536 x 1536 , JPEG 480 x 480
- Video Capture
- AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 28Mbps , AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 50 fps - 17Mbps , AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 60 fps - 13Mbps , H.264 - 1920 x 1080 - 30 fps - 20Mbps , H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 30 fps - 10Mbps , H.264 - 640 x 480 - 30 fps - 4Mbps , H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 120 fps , H.264 - 1280 x 720 - 240 fps
Dimensions & Weight
- Width
- 12.52 cm
- Depth
- 11.02 cm
- Height
- 8.66 cm
- Weight
- 537 g
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- 0 °C
- Max Operating Temperature
- 40 °C
