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Panasonic Lumix Digital Cameras Feature Comparison Chart

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Scroll down for a chart that includes the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS20, DMC-FS5, DMC-FS3, DMC-LZ10, DMC-LZ8 and DMC-LS80 Digital Cameras.

Key Features	Panasonic DMC-FX35K Panasonic DMC-FX35S Panasonic DMC-FX35A	Panasonic DMC-TZ4K Panasonic DMC-TZ4S	Panasonic DMC-TZ5K Panasonic DMC-TZ5S Panasonic DMC-TZ5A	Panasonic DMC-FX100K Panasonic DMC-FX100S	Panasonic DMC-FZ18K Panasonic DMC-FZ18S	Panasonic DMC-FZ50K Panasonic DMC-FZ50S
Body Color	Black Silver Blue	Black Silver	Black Silver Blue	Black Silver	Black Silver	Black Silver
Leica DC Lens1	x	x	x	x	x	x
Mega-Pixel CCD2 Effective Pixels (in millions)	10.1	8.1	9.0	12.2	8.1	10.1
Maximum Image Resolution (pixels)	3648 x 2736	3264 x 2448	3456 x 2592	4000 x 3000	3264 x 2448	3648 x 2736
Mega Burst™ Imaging3 fps at Full Resolution	2.5	3.0	2.5	2.0	3.0	2.0
Optical/Digital Zoom4	4x/16x	10x/40x	10x/40x	3.6x/14.3x	18x/72x	12x/48x
Color LCD Screen	2.5"	2.5"	3.0"	2.5"	2.5"	2.0" Free-Angle
Built-in Flash5	x	x	x	x	x	x
Built-in SD/SDHC Card Slot6	x	x	x	x	x	x
USB Port7	x	x	x	x	x	x
Motion Image Recording with Audio8	HD	x	HD	HD	x	x
Key Features	Panasonic DMC-FX35K Panasonic DMC-FX35S Panasonic DMC-FX35A	Panasonic DMC-TZ4K Panasonic DMC-TZ4S	Panasonic DMC-TZ5K Panasonic DMC-TZ5S Panasonic DMC-TZ5A	Panasonic DMC-FX100K Panasonic DMC-FX100S	Panasonic DMC-FZ18K Panasonic DMC-FZ18S	Panasonic DMC-FZ50K Panasonic DMC-FZ50S
Built-in Microphone9	x	x	x	x	x	x
Exposure Compensation and AE Auto Bracketing10	x	x	x	x	x	x
Venus Engine IV or III LSI11	IV	IV	IV	III	III	III
MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer12	x	x	x	x	x	x
Image Adjustments13				4	4	4
Color Effect Mode / Color Mode14	Color	Color	Color	CE	CE	CE
ISO Sensitivity Settings15	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1250, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Intelligent ISO Control (IIC)16	x	x	x	x	x	x
White Balance Settings17	6	6	6	6	8	8
AF Assist Lamp18	x	x	x	x	x	x
Composition Guide Lines19	x	x	x	x	x	x
Unlimited Consecutive Shooting20	x	x	x	x	x	x
Built-in Memory21 / Included SD Memory Card	50MB Built-in	50MB Built-in	50MB Built-in	27MB Built-in	27MB Built-in	32MB SD

Key Features	DMC-LS80K DMC-LS80S	Panasonic DMC-LZ8K Panasonic DMC-LZ8S	Panasonic DMC-LZ10K Panasonic DMC-LZ10S	Panasonic DMC-FS3S Panasonic DMC-FS3A Panasonic DMC-FS3P	Panasonic DMC-FS5K Panasonic DMC-FS5S Panasonic DMC-FS5R	Panasonic DMC-FS20K Panasonic DMC-FS20S Panasonic DMC-FS20P
Body Color	Black Silver	Black Silver	Black Silver	Silver Blue Pink	Black Silver Red	Black Silver Pink
Leica DC Lens1		x	x	x	x	x
Mega-Pixel CCD2 Effective Pixels (in millions)	8.1	8.1	10.1	8.1	10.1	10.1
Maximum Image Resolution (pixels)	3264 x 2448	3264 x 2448	3648 x 2736	3264 x 2448	3648 x 2736	3648 x 2736
Mega Burst™ Imaging3 fps at Full Resolution	3.0	2.5	2.5	3.0	2.5	2.5
Optical/Digital Zoom4	3x/12x	5x/20x	5x/20x	3x/12x	4x/16x	4x/16x
Color LCD Screen	2.5"	2.5"	2.5"	2.5"	2.5"	3.0"
Built-in Flash5	x	x	x	x	x	x
Built-in SD/SDHC Card Slot6	x	x	x	x	x	x
USB Port7	x	x	x	x	x	x
Motion Image Recording with Audio8	x	x	x	x	x	x
Key Features	DMC-LS80K DMC-LS80S	Panasonic DMC-LZ8K Panasonic DMC-LZ8S	Panasonic DMC-LZ10K Panasonic DMC-LZ10S	Panasonic DMC-FS3S Panasonic DMC-FS3A Panasonic DMC-FS3P	Panasonic DMC-FS5K Panasonic DMC-FS5S Panasonic DMC-FS5R	Panasonic DMC-FS20K Panasonic DMC-FS20S Panasonic DMC-FS20P
Built-in Microphone9	x	x	x	x	x	x
Exposure Compensation and AE Auto Bracketing10	x	x	x	x	x	x
Venus Engine IV or III LSI11	III	IV	IV	IV	IV	IV
MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer12	x	x	x	x	x	x
Image Adjustments13		4	4
Color Effect Mode / Color Mode14	Color	CE	CE	Color	Color	Color
ISO Sensitivity Settings15	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400	100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400
Intelligent ISO Control (IIC)16	x	x	x	x	x	x
White Balance Settings17	6	6	6	6	6	6
AF Assist Lamp18	x	x	x	x	x	x
Composition Guide Lines19	x	x	x	x	x	x
Unlimited Consecutive Shooting20	x	x	x	x	x	x
Built-in Memory21 / Included SD Memory Card	24MB Built-in	20MB Built-in	20MB Built-in	50MB Built-in	50MB Built-in	50MB Built-in

Lumix Digital Cameras Feature Explanations:

1 - Leica Vario-Elmarit Lens

Leica camera AG is a camera and lens maker lauded by photographers around the world. One of Leica's most popular lenses, the Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens, is now featured in select Panasonic Lumix cameras, bringing Leica's advanced optical technology to the world of digital photography. Thanks to Leica lenses, these Lumix cameras can take digital photos that have the same emotional warmth, impact and subtlety as photographs shot on film.

• Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 12x Optical Zoom Lens (DMC-FZ8, DMC-FZ50) - Despite its hefty size, the 400mm-class telephoto lens (for 35mm film cameras) is favored by many photographers. Now you can get the same level of specifications in a small, remarkably lightweight camera, featuring the new DC Vario-Elmarit lens. With a focal distance equivalent to a 35mm - 420mm lens on a 35mm camera, this exciting lens puts you in control of a wide variety of photo techniques. Capture broad, sweeping vistas with wide-angle shots. Take portraits that fix the subject in a clear, sharp focus while applying a softer focus to the background. Or aim way into the distance and catch dynamic 12x telephoto shots. With the DC Vario-Elmarit lens, you have a powerful tool for capturing beautiful, expressive images.

  The lens features an extra-low dispersion (ED) lens to minimize color aberration (color bleeding) -- a common problem in high-magnification/large aperture lenses. ED lenses are typically exchangeable lenses designed for single-lens reflex cameras and high-end, professional cameras.

• Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 28mm Wide-Angle Lens with 10x Optical Zoom (DMC-TZ5, DMC-TZ4) - Now you can fit sweeping landscapes into a single frame with the 28mm wide-angle setting, and pull in subjects from far away to capture even subtle facial expressions with the dynamic 280mm telephoto setting. Ideal for traveling, this camera combines this wide ranging lens with a handy, compact body.

2 - Mega-Pixel CCD

All Lumix digital cameras have a mega-pixel CCD (charged coupled device) which converts optical data into digital information. It lets you capture crisp, clear images in high resolution, and helps bring out a full range of expressive color and detail.

3 - Mega Burst™ Imaging

This feature allows you to take consecutive pictures at an incredibly quick rate, perfect for capturing fast-moving objects in high resolution. You can then view your shots on the camera's LCD screen to choose the shot you want and delete the rest.

4 - Optical/Digital Zoom

Most Panasonic Lumix digital cameras are equipped with a 3x optical zoom, capable of producing close-ups with amazing detail. There is even a 3x or 4x variable digital zoom*, which, combined with the optical zoom, digitally magnifies images up to nine times their normal size.

* As digital zoom increases, resolution significantly decreases.

5 - Built-in Flash

The built-in flash has an automatic setting, perfect for indoor use or in dim lighting, as well as a variety of manual settings, including "red eye" reduction modes.

6 - Built-in SD Card Slot

SD Memory Cards combine high storage capacity, rapid data transfer, and flexibility -- all in a card no larger than a postage stamp. Panasonic Lumix™ cameras feature a built-in SD card slot, which lets you record digital images onto an SD memory card (included) or a MultiMediaCard™ (optional), and then transfer them to a PC*.

* Must have Windows® 98, Windows® 98SE, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000 or Windows® xp, plus optional USB SD reader/writer. USB driver software required for Windows® 98 and Windows® 98SE.

7 - USB Port

Faster than a standard serial interface, the USB Interface in Panasonic Lumix cameras makes transferring images from your camera to your PC* quick and easy.

* Computer must have USB Port and included driver software.

8 - Motion Image Recording with Audio

Using the QuickTime® Motion JPEG format, Panasonic Lumix digital cameras can record moving images with audio at a resolution of 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 pixels. All these Lumix models can record unlimited clips up to the capacity of the memory card.

Select models can record motion images in high-definition (QuickTime Motion JPEG 1280 x 720 pixels). The pixel mixed readout method enables bright motion-image recording even in low-light settings. When viewing, these high-resolution 16:9 motion images will provide a remarkable effect on your large-screen TV*.

* Requires an optional HD component cable DMW-HDC2 and that the TV you are connecting to has a component input terminal compatible with a 1080i signal.

9 - Built-in Microphone

The microphone allows you to record audio when using the motion and still image recording features.

10 - Exposure Compensation and AE Auto Bracketing

Depending on the subject's degree of reflectance or lighting condition, AE photography can easily produce exposures that are either over or under the optimum. To compensate for this type of error, plus or minus compensation can be added to correct the exposure, which is called exposure compensation. Auto Bracketing automatically takes multiple pictures with a single press of the shutter, each using a different exposure. (Usually average, over and under exposed) This reduces the chance of an incorrect exposure. After shooting, you can look at the results and keep the best shot.

11 - Venus Engine LSI

Conventional LSI systems generate a luminance signal using only the green component of the image captured by the primary color CCD. Panasonic's new Venus Engine LSI improves on this by generating a signal from all three color components -- red, green and blue. This advanced LSI improves diagonal resolution by about 50% compared with previous Lumix models. The LSI also handles image processing, LCD display, and even writing data to the memory card in paralell, as soon as the CCD captures the image signal. This gives the camera a considerably quick response.

In models equipped with the Venus Engine IV, the motion detection in the Intelligent ISO Control function has been further enhanced to suppress motion blur even more effectively. All Lumix cameras feature an advanced noise reduction system detects chromatic noise and luminance noise separately. In addition, the Venus Engine IV enhances this detection by effectively reducing highly noticeable low-frequency chromatic noise in advance, while delicately applying noise reduction (NR) processing to detailed areas to prevent the color bleeding that often happens when NR is used. Together, they let you capture crisp, high-resolution images with minimal graininess even when shooting at a high ISO setting.

12 - MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer

Select models feature an optical image stabilizer (O.I.S.) in which a gyrosensor detects even tiny amounts of hand motion and integrally links the lens control to camera movement. Unlike digital systems and their "pseudo" compensation, this optical system provides precise, accurate compensation with no image quality degradation. Panasonic's Mega O.I.S. reflects technology Panasonic has developed over the years as a leader in digital video cameras. In the FZ3 and FZ50, compensation has been further improved to support the sharp, vivid image rendering of the Leica DC lens. As a result, these cameras deliver crisp, clear, sharp images even when taking handheld telephoto shots or shooting at night.

13 - Image Quality Adjustments

DMC-FX55K/FX55S, DMC-LS70S, DMC-LZ6S, DMC-LZ10S -- Select the picture tone to match your creative vision: Natural, Standard, Vivid.

The DMC-FZ50K/FZ50S and DMC-FZ8K/FZ8S offer you fine control over Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation and Noise Reduction.

14 - Color Effect Mode / Color Mode

Alter the coloring effect to suit your taste. Available color effects include Warm, Cool, Sepia and Black & White. The TZ5 offers Standard, Vivid, Cool, Warm, Natural, Black & White and Sepia Color Modes.

15 - ISO Sensitivity Settings

Adjust light-receiving sensitivity just like with a film camera.

16 - Intelligent ISO Control (IIC)

The revolutionary Intelligent ISO Control (IIC) feature on Panasonic's LUMIX cameras signals the arrival of a new level of photographic excellence. IIC allows high sensitivity recording at full resolution (800 ISO maximum) made possible by the advanced image processing LSI Venus Engine III. When set to the IIC, the Venus Engine III detects the subject's movement and adjusts the ISO setting and shutter speed to best suit the movement and the light condition automatically.

17 - White Balance Settings

Set Color tones to match the light source: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Halogen and White Set. Select models add a sixth setting for Flash and a second White Set mode.

18 - AF Assist Lamp

Provides extra lighting as a focusing aid for slightly dark situations where AF focusing would ordinarily be difficult.

19 - Composition Guide Lines

Displayed in the viewfinder and LCD, these thin horizontal and vertical lines make it easy for you to compose your shots or to hold the cameral level.

20 - Unlimited Consecutive Shooting

Allows unlimited consecutive shooting up to the capacity of the SD Memory Card.

21 - Built-In Memory

Take photos even when you don't have an SD Memory Card on hand. The built-in memory holds up to 14MB* of image data, which you can later upload to an SD Memory Card or PC. You can also download images from a memory card or PC to the built-in memory, and view them on the LCD anytime you like.

* MB equals one million bytes. Usable capacity will be less.