Panasonic DMC-FX8 Digital compact camera

Technical data:
Color: black
Market launch: July 2005
Available until: end of 2006
Recommended retail price (unverbindlich): € 206.03

Camera class: Compact camera

Electronics
Sensor: CCD sensor 1/2.5" 5.8 x 4.3 mm (crop factor 6.0)
5.4 megapixels (physical), 5.0 megapixels (effective)
Pixel pitch: 2.2 µm
Photo resolution: 2,560 x 1,920 (4:3) - 2,560 x 1,440 (16:9)
Image formats: JPG
Metadata: Exif (Version 2.2), DCF standard
Video resolution: 640 x 480 (4:3) 30p
Video format: MOV (Motion JPEG codec)

Lens
Focal length: 35 to 105 mm (35 mm equivalent)
3x zoom
Digital zoom 4x
Macro range: 5 cm (wide) - 30 cm (tele)
Apertures: F2.8 (wide) - F5 (tele)
Autofocus: yes
Autofocus features: Single autofocus, continuous autofocus, AF assist lamp

Viewfinder and monitor
Monitor: 2.5" TFT LCD monitor with 114,000 pixels, transflective

Exposure
Exposure metering: Matrix/multi-segment metering
Exposure times: 1/2,000 to 8 s (automatic)
Exposure control: Program auto
Exposure bracketing: Bracketing function with up to 3 shots, step size 1/3 to 1 EV
Exposure compensation: -2.0 to +2.0 EV with 1/3 EV steps
ISO sensitivity: ISO 80 to ISO 400 (manual)
Scenes: Baby, Fireworks, Skin, Landscape, Night landscape, Night portrait, Party, Portrait, Self-portrait, Food, Sports, Beach/Snow
Image effects: three-level color saturation setting (natural, standard, vivid), two-level color tone setting (warm/cool)
White balance: Auto, Cloudy, Sunny, Fine-tuning, Flash, Incandescent, Kelvin input, Manual
Continuous shooting: 3 frames/s at highest resolution; number of shots limited only by memory card capacity
Self-timer: Self-timer with 2 s delay, or 10 s (optional)
Recording features: Live histogram

Flash
Flash: built-in flash
Flash range: 0.3 to 4.0 m at wide, 0.3 to 2.2 m at tele
Flash functions: Auto, Fill flash, Flash on, Flash off, Slow sync, Red-eye reduction

Accessories
Image stabilizer: Optical image stabilizer

Storage: Multi Media Card SD
Power supply: Power adapter
Power: 1 x Panasonic CGA-S005E (Lithium-ion Li-Ion), 3.7 V, 1,150 mAh
Playback features: Image index, Slideshow, Zoom out
Overlay grid during capture: yes
USB type: USB 2.0 Full Speed
Video outputs: Yes
Supported direct-print methods: PictBridge
Tripod thread: 1/4"
Special features and other information: Optical image stabilizer MEGA O.I.S.
Additional resolutions (2.0 and 3.5 megapixels) for HDTV format
1-
3-
5-point AF
Spot AF function and AF sharpening tracking
High AF speed in 1-point mode
Targeted softening of skin tones in portrait program
Video duration limited only by memory capacity
Playback zoom (max 8x)
O.I.S. demo mode
Scene program help
Power LCD function
Automatic landscape/portrait orientation detection

Size and weight:
Weight: 153 g (operating)
Dimensions (W x H x D): 94 x 50 x 24 mm

Other
Included accessories: Charger
16 MB removable storage card
USB cable
A/V cable
Carrying strap
Photo editing software AcrSoft PhotoImpression for Windows (98/2000/Me/XP) and for Macintosh (System 9.0/X)
Utility software SD Viewer for DSC for Windows (98/2000/Me/XP) and for Macintosh (System 9.0/X)
Photo management software ArcSoft PhotoBase for Windows (98/2000/Me/XP) and for Macintosh (System 9.0/X)
Photo management software ArcSoft Panorama Maker for Windows (98/2000/Me/XP) and for Macintosh (System 9.0/X)
USB device driver for Windows (98/2000/Me/XP) and for Macintosh (System 9.0/X)