Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 User Manual

• Care of the camera
• Do not strongly shake or bump the
camera.
This unit may malfunction, recording
pictures may no longer be possible or the
lens or the LCD monitor may be
damaged.
• Retract the lens before carrying the
camera or playing back pictures.
• Be particularly careful when using the
camera in the following places as it
may cause this unit to malfunction.
- Places with a lot of sand or dust.
- Places where water can come into
contact with this unit such as when
using it on a rainy day or on a beach.
• If water or seawater splashes on the
camera, use a dry cloth to wipe the
camera body carefully.
• About Condensation (When the lens
or the Viewfinder is fogged up)
• Condensation occurs when the ambient
temperature or humidity changes as
described below. Be careful of
condensation since it causes lens stains,
fungus and camera malfunction.
-When the camera is taken from the cold
outdoors to the warm indoors.
-When the camera is taken from outside
to inside an air-conditioned car.
-When cool wind from an air conditioner
etc. blows directly on the camera.
- In humid places
• To prevent condensation, put the camera
in a plastic bag until the temperature of
the camera is close to the ambient
temperature. If condensation occurs, turn
the camera off and leave it for about
2 hours. The fog will disappear naturally
when the temperature of the camera
becomes close to the ambient
temperature.
• Read together with the "Cautions for
Use", (P122)
Before Use
• About cards that can be used in this
unit
You can use an SD Memory Card, an
SDHC Memory Card and a
MultiMediaCard.
• When the term card is used in these
operating instructions this refers to the
following types of Memory Cards.
-SD Memory Card (8 MB to 2 GB)
-SDHC Memory Card (4 GB)
- MultiMediaCard
More specific information about memory
cards that can be used with this unit.
• You can only use an SDHC Memory Card
if using cards with 4 GB or more capacity.
• A 4 GB Memory Card without an SDHC
logo is not based on the SD Standard and
will not work in this product.
OK
• A MultiMediaCard is compatible with still
pictures only.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Specifications

General

Megapixel	7.2 MP
Camera type	Compact camera
Sensor type	CCD
Image stabilizer	Yes
Image sensor size	1/2.5 \
Supported aspect ratios	4:3, 16:9
Digital zoom	4 x
Optical zoom	12 x
Focal length range	6 - 72 mm
Digital SLR	No
Camera shutter speed	1 - 1/2000 s
Normal focusing range	0.3 - ∞ m
Auto focusing (AF) modes	Continuous Auto Focus
Super Macro focusing range	0.05 - ∞ m
Macro focusing range (tele)	2 - ∞ m
ISO sensitivity	3200
Light exposure modes	aperture priority AE, auto, manual, shutter priority AE
Motion JPEG frame rate	30 fps
Maximum video resolution	640 x 480 pixels
Display diagonal	2.5 \
Display resolution (numeric)	207000 pixels
USB version	2.0
Scene modes	beach, Candlelight, Children, Fireworks, Night, Night landscape, Night portrait, party (indoor), Portrait, self-portrait, Sports, Sunset, Landscape (scenery)
Image editing	resizing, rotating, trimming
White balance	auto, Cloudy, daylight, flash, Shade
Camera playback	movie, single image, slide show, thumbnails
Product color	Black
Battery capacity	710 mAh
Bundled software	LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio SILKYPIX Developer Studio ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker
Internal memory	27 MB
Compatible memory cards	mmc, sd, sdhc
Flash modes	auto, Flash off, Red-eye reduction, Slow synchronization

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	79 mm
Width	112.5 mm
Height	72.2 mm
Weight	357 g