Panasonic is thrilled to introduce the 4.0 megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ4 having Mega O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) that compensates the handshake, along with a newly developed 12x optical contact lens (equal to 35mm to 420mm for a 35mm film camera). The DMC FZ4 is heir towards 3.1 megapixel DMC FZ3, but enhances its excellence besides with all the final number of pixels but probably with innovative technical improvements for instance faster AF and various design development within the grip or 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 good long distance away. Furthermore, Panasonic's Mega O.I.S. assures stability of this magnified image and resolves this challenge of blurring in case the zoom photography is operated manually , without worrying about assistance on the tripod. The digital camera provides you with a Leica DC Vario Elmarit lens for high definition imaging with a small amount distortion. Moreover, many people of three aspherical lenses preserves an astonishingly compact bodily proportions even for the 12x optical zoom digital still camera.

The engine, also know as the brain, driving high image quality and quick response in the camera is as just stated the leading edge image processing LSI Venus Engine II, which boasts excellent resolution from the horizontal and then the vertical, provided diagonal. An industry leading release time lag of 0.006 second and also a shutter interval of approximately 0.3 seconds (excluding time for AF) helps you to precisely capture your target subject. What's more, consecutive shooting performance boasts the aptitude of sequential shots at a rate of four years old frames per second at full resolution. A limitless consecutive shooting function enables you to take photos in succession so that the storage device or built in memory is full.

Remarkable 12x Optical Focus a tight 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 (equivalent to 35mm to 420mm even on 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 for the unit. The zoom range are generally totally extended to 48x when merged with 4x zoom.

Mega O.I.S. The Essential Feature for Digital Cameras
Mega O.I.S., which Panasonic strongly believes is indispensable for that high magnification model, is subsumed with two selectable modes. In Mode 1, the O.I.S. lens continuously compensates the vibration, in all Panasonic's own Mode 2, the O.I.S. lens suppresses hand shake only right now the shutter button is pressed. This particular mode, the lens can relocate all directions these days to optimize its effect, and higher resolution image are usually taken by capturing the particular as close for the center from the lens. Venus Engine II also encourages this advantageous performance inside the point of enhancing the precision of hand shake detection; consequently, even without resorting to a tripod, it allows you to lessen the shutter speed around three steps compared to the 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 because of its Quick Response
The Venus Engine ll engine certainly is the brain of camcorder, driving high picture quality and quick camera response. Panasonic has achieved great improvements throughout the resolution and response balanced with the performance of previous Venus Engine. In the previous Venus Engine, the luminance signal was extracted from all RGB pixels to boost the diagonal resolution by 50%. Furthermore, the Venus Engine II gains a fresh imaging process that adds the luminance signal extracted only out of your G pixels upon detecting the horizontal/vertical lines on the image. This brings about the advance with the horizontal and vertical resolution by a lot more than 10% balanced with the former Venus Engine, while maintaining the 50% improvement around the 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 also a shutter interval of approximately 0.3 seconds (not including time for AF), achieving more stress free operation. Moreover it 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 close to the proportions of your memory or built in memory. The amount of recordable picture will depend on the memory size, life of the battery, picture size, and compression.

The Industry Leading Short AF Time on a High Zoom Model
An AF method is generally selected depending on shooting situation: 9 point, 3 point high speed, 1 point high speed, 1 point normal speed, and Spot. During the newly incorporated 1 point high speed AF, the shutter time lag (including AF speed, i.e. plenty of time from full shutter realease to image capture) has dramatically been reduced to one third the condition of the previous DMC FZ3 model, and has caused achievement of industry leading short shutter time lag to get a high zoom model.

Although screen freeze in high speed AF is right now minimized, if you take the image from the subject with fast movement, you may select 1 point normal speed AF, which does not possess any screen freeze while focusing. Plus, an AF assist lamp expands the AF ability even at night or inside of the low light conditions.

A Number of Settings with Mode Dial and Scene Modes
Convenientyly choose between 9 scene modes that meet some of shooting situation due to the newly installed Scene Mode Help screen. This shows the description of mode within the LCD monitor and makes it much simpler to decide the mode that best fits the shooting conditions.

Manual functions along the lines of aperture priority AE, shutter priority AE, or manual exposure are selectable directly by its mode dial, which offers smooth control. What's more , offers easy shooting even to entry level users by providing a super easy Mode during which most settings are determined automatically. A charge card aim along at the subject, zoom in 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 a protracted life of the battery of 300 images (CIPA) shows the FZ4 more staying power than its predecessor.

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