Panasonic is pleased to introduce some.0 megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ4 that has a Mega O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) that compensates the handshake, and a newly developed 12x optical contact (equivalent to 35mm to 420mm for the 35mm film camera). The DMC FZ4 is heir towards the 3.1 megapixel DMC FZ3, but enhances its excellence not merely with the final amount of pixels as well as along with other innovative technical improvements just like faster AF and various design development about the grip or perhaps the position of shutter button, to encourage higher level shooting with comfortable operation.

The remarkable 12x optical zoom can capture large frames of photo subjects a telephone long distance away. Furthermore, Panasonic's Mega O.I.S. assures stability on the magnified image and resolves the problem of blurring as soon as zoom photography is operated by hand with no assistance of one's tripod. The camera comes with a Leica DC Vario Elmarit lens for hi res imaging with hardly any distortion. Moreover, the amalgamation of 3 aspherical lenses preserves an astonishingly compact bodily proportions even for a 12x optical zoom digital still camera.

The engine, also know as the brain, driving high display quality and quick response in the camera is yet again the leading edge image processing LSI Venus Engine II, which boasts excellent resolution with the horizontal and the vertical, on top of the diagonal. An industry leading release time lag of 0.006 second as well as a shutter interval of approximately 0.3 seconds (excluding time for AF) helps you precisely capture your target subject. Also, consecutive shooting performance boasts the capacity of sequential shots at a rate of four fps at full resolution. A large consecutive shooting function means that you can take photos in succession till the memory card or built in memory is full.

Remarkable 12x Optical Zoom in a concise Body
The Lumix DMC FZ4 digicam is equipped with a 4.0 megapixel CCD and newly developed Leica DC Vario Elmarit lens offering 12x optical zoom (equal to 35mm to 420mm using a 35mm film camera) with aperture of f2.8 to f3.3. The mix of three aspherical lenses, the crystallization of Panasonic's optics technology, generates high optical performance while preserving the compactness on the unit. The zoom range is often totally extended to 48x when in addition to 4x zoom.

Mega O.I.S. The Essential Feature for Digital Cameras
Mega O.I.S., which Panasonic strongly believes is indispensable for a high magnification model, is subsumed with two selectable modes. In Mode 1, the O.I.S. lens continuously compensates the vibration, and in all Panasonic's own Mode 2, the O.I.S. lens suppresses hand shake only presently the shutter button is pressed. This particular mode, the lens can transfer all directions at this time to improve its effect, and higher resolution image are usually taken by capturing the style as near as to the center on the lens. Venus Engine II also encourages this advantageous performance inside point of enhancing the truth of hand shake detection; consequently, even without making use of a tripod, it aids you lessen the shutter speed beyond three steps when compared to conventional cameras without O.I.S., while assuring clear images. It is hard to capture crisp and clear images in shootings with high powered zoom or with macro mode without using a tripod. The shutter speed sometimes slow when shooting in low lit indoor conditions or capturing of nighttime scenery. However, Mega O.I.S. will let you easily take clear, beautiful pictures in such situations.

The Venus Engine ll Leads the Industry because of its Quick Response
The Venus Engine ll engine certainly is the brain of camera, driving high image quality and quick camera response. Panasonic has achieved great improvements both in resolution and response vary the performance of previous Venus Engine. In the previous Venus Engine, the luminance signal was extracted from all RGB pixels for increasing the diagonal resolution by 50%. Likewise, the Venus Engine II gains the latest imaging procedure that adds the luminance signal extracted only within the G pixels upon detecting the horizontal/vertical lines within the image. This brings about the advance of the horizontal and vertical resolution by beyond 10% in comparison with the first kind Venus Engine, and keep the 50% improvement in your diagonal resolution.

The multitask image processing LSI realizes outstanding response which has an industry leading shutter release time lag of 0.006 seconds minimum and then a shutter interval of approximately 0.3 seconds (excluding time for AF), achieving more stress free operation. What's more , boasts high consecutive shooting performance, providing shooting at 4 frames per second at full resolution. The Unlimited Consecutive Shooting function allows limit free consecutive shooting approximately the proportions of your memory card or built in memory. The volume of recordable picture rrs dependent upon the memory size, battery life, picture size, and compression.

The Industry Leading Short AF Time for a High Zoom Model
An AF method can be selected good shooting situation: 9 point, 3 point high speed, 1 point high speed, 1 point normal speed, and Spot. In your newly incorporated 1 point high speed AF, the shutter time lag (including AF speed, i.e. the moment from full shutter realease to image capture) has dramatically been reduced to one third the level of the previous DMC FZ3 model, possesses lead to achievement of industry leading short shutter time lag for the high zoom model.

Although screen freeze in high speed AF is currently minimized, for the image of one's subject with fast movement, it is possible to select 1 point normal speed AF, which does not have any screen freeze while focusing. As well as, an AF assist lamp expands the AF ability even in the evening or beneath low light conditions.

A A number of Settings with Mode Dial and Scene Modes
Convenientyly decide upon 9 scene modes that meet some of shooting situation thanks to the newly installed Scene Mode Help screen. This shows the description of the mode in the LCD monitor and makes it much simpler to buy the mode that best fits the shooting conditions.

Manual functions just like aperture priority AE, shutter priority AE, or manual exposure are selectable directly by the mode dial, that offers smooth control. Further , it offers easy shooting extending its love to entry level users by giving an easy Mode during which most settings are determined automatically. You aim in the subject, focus or out, and press the shutter button.

High End Usability Satisfies many Photographers
A 1.5 inch LCD monitor provides immediate visual image confirmation, and lengthy battery of 300 images (CIPA) permits the FZ4 more endurance than its predecessor.

Auto angle detection, another new feature, records whether a graphic was taken horizontally or vertically. This implies that when playing back over the LCD monitor and displaying images on the TV by connecting your Lumix which includes a video cable, vertical images are automatically displayed vertically and horizontal images are automatically displayed horizontally.