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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 User Manual

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8
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Preparation
About the Battery
(charging/number of recordable
pictures)
The battery life
The number of recordable pictures (By
ClPA standard in program AE mode [p])
Number of Approx. 380 pictures
recordabe p ctures Approx. 190 rnn
Recording conditions by ClPA standard
Temperature: 23 °C (73,4 °F)/
Humidity: 50% when LCD monitor is on.
Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card
(16 MB).
Using the supplied battery.
Starting recording 30 seconds after the
camera is turned on. (When the optical
image stabilizer function is set to [MODE1 ])
Recording once every 30 seconds with
full flash every second recording.
Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide
or vice versa in every recording,
Turn the camera off every 10 recordings.
+The number of recordable pictures
decreases when the power LCD function
or high angle function (P41) are used.
CIPA is an abbreviation of
[Camera & Imaging Products Association
The number of recordable pictures
varies depending on the recording
interval time.
If the recording interval time becomes
longer, the number of recordable
pictures decreases.
[e.g. When recording once every
2 minutes, the number of recordable
pictures decreases to about 95.]
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VQT1 B25
The number of recordable pictures
when using the Viewfinder
(Recording conditions comply with CIPA
standard.)
Number of Approx. 380 pictures
recordab e p ctures Approx. 190 mn
Playback time when using the LCD
monitor
Playbacktime IAppr°x 420 min
The number of recerdable pictures and
playback time will vary depending on the
operating conditions and storing condition
of the battery,
Charging
Charging time IAppr°x 120 min
Charging time and number of recordable
pictures with the optional battery pack
(CGR-S006A) are the same as above.
The [CHARG El indicator lights when
charging starts.
When the [CHARGE] indicator flashes
The battery is over discharged
(discharged excessively). In a while,
[CHARGE] indicator will light up and
normal charging will start.
When the battery temperature is
excessively high or low, the charging time
will be longer than normal.
The terminals of the charger or the battery
are dirty. In this case, wipe them with a dry
cloth.
When the operating time of the camera
becomes extremely short even after
properly charging the battery, the life of
the battery may have expired. Buy a new
battery.
Charging conditions
Charge the battery in a temperature
between 10 °C to 35 °C (50 °F to 95 °F).
(The battery temperature should also be
the same.)
The performance of the battery may
temporarily deteriorate and the operating
time may become shorter in low
temperature conditions (e.g. skiing/
snowboarding).

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Megapixel7.2 MP
Camera typeCompact camera
Sensor typeCCD
Image stabilizerYes
Image sensor size1/2.5 \
Supported aspect ratios4:3, 16:9
Digital zoom4 x
Optical zoom12 x
Focal length range6 - 72 mm
Digital SLRNo
Camera shutter speed1 - 1/2000 s
Normal focusing range0.3 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modesContinuous Auto Focus
Super Macro focusing range0.05 - ∞ m
Macro focusing range (tele)2 - ∞ m
ISO sensitivity3200
Light exposure modesaperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE
Motion JPEG frame rate30 fps
Maximum video resolution640 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal2.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)207000 pixels
USB version2.0
Scene modesbeach, Candlelight, Children, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editingresizing, rotating, trimming
White balanceauto, Cloudy, daylight, flash, Shade
Camera playbackmovie, single image, slide show, thumbnails
Product colorBlack
Battery capacity710 mAh
Bundled softwareLUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio SILKYPIX Developer Studio ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker
Internal memory27 MB
Compatible memory cardsmmc, sd, sdhc
Flash modesauto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth79 mm
Width112.5 mm
Height72.2 mm
Weight357 g

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