DMC-FZ45 Digital Camera

25mm Wide-angle 24x Optical Zoom f/2.8-5.2 LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT Lens HD Movie in AVCHD Lite with Creative Movie Mode iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode with Power O.I.S. Intelligent Resolution Technology and 32x Intelligent Zoom Intuitive Manual Control and Creative Option Featuring My Colour Mode 3" LCD with Wide-viewing Angle LUMIX Hybrid Super Zoom Digital Camera Hybrid Super Zoom Camera FZ45 - From 25mm Wide-angle to 24x Optical Zoom for both Still and HD Motion Pictures

Price*: 299.99 GBP

*Panasonic Online Shop Price

Metrics
Dimensions (W x H x D) Weight 120.3 x 79.8 x 91.9 mm (4.74 x 3.14 x 3.62 in) Approx. 498g with Battery and SD Memory Card (1.10 lb) Approx. 454g without Battery and SD Memory Card (1.00 lb)

Optics
Camera Effective Pixels 14.1 Megapixels Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter 1/2.33-inch / 14.5 Total Megapixels / Primary Color Filter Aperture Optical Zoom Focal Length Extra Optical Zoom (EZ) Intelligent Zoom Lens F2.8 - 5.2 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F2.8 - 8 (W) / F5.2 - 8 (T)) (F2.8 - 11 (W) / F5.2 - 11 (T) in movie recording ) 24x f=4.5-108mm (25-600mm in 35mm equiv.) (31-735mm in 35mm equiv. in movie recording) 28.4x (4:3 / 10M), 33.8x (4:3 / 7M), 40.5x (4:3 / 5M), 50.6x (under 3M) 32x LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 14 elements in 10 groups (2 Aspherical Lenses / 3 Aspherical surfaces / 3 ED Lenses) Yes POWER O.I.S. (Off / Auto / Mode1 / Mode2) Yes

Award 2010-08-25T17:07:00 DMC-FZ45, Photography Blog, Recommended Award, August 2010

Award 2010-09-13T12:11:00 DMC-FZ45, Trusted Reviews, Recommended Award, September 2010

2-Speed Zoom Optical Image Stabilizer Conversion lens Compatibility

Digital Zoom

4x ( Max. 96.0 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom ) (Max. 202 x combined with Extra Optical Zoom) Normal: Wide 30 cm - infinity / Tele 200 cm - infinity Macro AF / MF / Intelligent AUTO: Wide 1 cm - infinity / Tele 100cm infinity Yes Yes Normal / Macro, Macro Zoom, Quick AF On/Off (On in Intelligent Auto), Continuous AF On/Off AF/MF Switchable, Manual Focus(Jog Dial and cursor key button), One Shot AF, AF Area Select, AF Tracking Face / AF Tracking / Multi (23pt) / 1pt (flexible / scalable) Still: 60 - 1/2000 sec Movie Mode : 1/30 - 1/20,000 sec (1/8 - 1/20,000 sec on MF operation on Creative Movie mode) Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec. approx. 0.7 sec 0.20" Color EVF (201.6K Pixels equiv.), Field of View : approx. 100%, Lens 19.6x

Focusing Area

Focus Range Display AF Assist Lamp Focus

Award 2011-05-01T11:50:00 DMC-FZ45, What Digital Camera, Gold Award, May 2011

AF Metering Shutter Speed

Shutter Interval Viewfinder

Award 2011-04-26T15:36:00 DMC-FZ45, ePHOTOzine, Highly Recommended Award, April 2011

Recording
Face Recognition Optical Image Stabilizer Intelligent ISO Control Face Detection Intelligent Scene Selector Intelligent Exposure AF Tracking Photo Photo & Movie Photo Photo & Movie Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Sunset, Macro) & Movie (Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Macro) Photo & Movie Photo RP-SDQ08GE1K

Digital Red Eye Correction (Red- Photo Eye Removal) Intelligent Resolution Technolo- Photo & Movie gy File Format AVCHD Lite REC Mode Switch One-Touch Movie Button Recording mode (Mode Dial / Mode Button) Still Image: JPEG(DCF/Exif2.3) Motion picture: AVCHD Lite, QuickTime Motion JPEG NTSC / PAL (Depends on Region) [Playback] button Yes Intelligent AUTO, P(Program) mode, A(Aperture Priority) mode, S(Shutter Priority) mode, M(Manual) mode, Creative Movie mode, My Color mode, Portrait mode, Scenery mode, Sports mode, Night Portrait mode, Close-up mode, Scene mode, Custom Panorama Assist, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Flash Burst, Panning, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial Photo, Photo Frame Portrait mode : Normal, Soft Skin, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative Scenery mode : Normal, Nature, Architecture, Creative Sports mode : Normal, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative DMW-LA5E DMW-BMB9E DMW-PZH07XEK

Still Image Scene Mode

Advanced Scene Mode

Close-up : Flower, Food, Objects, Creative Night Portrait : Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Illuminations, Creative Movie Scene Mode Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, Beach, Snow, Aerial, High Sensitivity (Activated by selecting Still Picture Scene Mode then pressing movie button. Still Picture Scene Modes without corresponding Movie Scene Mode is recorded in Normal Mode) Full-Resolution Image, 1.8 frames/sec Max. 5 images (Standard mode), Max. 3 images (Fine Mode) High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 5 frames/sec (image priority) approx. 10 frames/sec (speed priority) (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9) Max. 5 images (Standard mode) [4:3]VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30fps (Motion JPEG) QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) [16:9]WVGA: 848 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) [HD Movie]1280x720 pixels, NTSC Mode: NTSC model: 60p(CCD output is 30p) / PAL model: 50p(CCD output is 25p) (AVCHD Lite, SH: 17Mbps / H:13Mbps / L:9Mbps ) / 30fps (Motion JPEG)

DMW-LC55E

Continuous Shooting Mode

DMW-LT55E

Flash Burst Continuous Shooting Mode Motion Picture Recording

DMW-LPL52E

AVCHD or AVCHD Lite with pic- approx.210 min ture quality set to [FSH or SH] (Continuous recordable time) MOTION JPEG with picture qua- approx.210 min lity set to [HD] (Continuous recordable time) AVCHD or AVCHD Lite with pic- approx. 110 min ture quality set to [FSH or SH] (Actual recordable time) MOTION JPEG with picture qua- approx .110 min lity set to [HD] (Actual recordable time) Exposure Exposure Compensation Backlight Compensation Auto (AE) Bracketing Light Metering ISO Sensitivity Max Auto ISO Setting Aspect Ratio Still Picture Recording Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, Program Shift(Program AE mode) 1/3 EV step, +/-3 EV Yes (only in Intelligent AUTO mode) +/- 1/3 EV ~3EV step, 3 frames Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot Auto / i.ISO / 80 / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 High Sensitivity (ISO 1600-6400) Yes 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1 [4:3]4320x3240(14M) / 3648x2736(10M) / 3072x2304(7M) / 2560x1920 (5M) / 2048X1536(3M) / 640X480(0.3M) [3:2]4320x2880 (12.5M) / 3648x2432 (9M) / 3072x2048 (6M) / 2560x1712 (4.5M) / 2048x1360 (2.5M) / 640x424 (0.3M) [16:9]4320x2432 (10.5M) / 3648x2056 (7.5M) / 3072x1728 (5.5M) / 2560x1440 (3.5M) / 1920x1080 (2M) / 640x360 (0.2M) [1:1]3232x3232 (10.5M) / 2736x2736 (7.5M) / 2304x2304 (5.5M) / 1920x1920 (3.5M) / 1536x1536 (2.5M)/ 480x480 (0.2M) Fine / Standard / RAW+Fine / RAW+Standard / RAW Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Halogen / Color Temperature / White Set 1 / White Set 2

DMW-LMC52E

DMW-LND52E

Image Quality White Balance

(Selectable at Normal Portrait, Soft Skin, Creative Portrait, Normal Sports, Creative Sports, Objects Close-up, Creative Close-up, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Panorama Assist mode) White Balance Adjustment (2-axis adjustable, 9steps each, Blue/Amber and Magenta/Green bias) Quick Menu Color Mode / Color Effect Yes (Film Mode) Standard / Dynamic / Nature / Smooth / Vibrant / Nostalgic / Standard B&W / Dynamic B&W / Smooth B&W / My Film 1, 2 / Multi Film (My Color Mode) Expressive /Retro / Pure / Elegant / Monochrome / High Dynamic / Dynamic Art / Dynamic B&W / Silhouette / Pinhole / Film Grain / Custom Happy (only in iA mode) *Film Mode and My Color Mode are working for movie recording, also. Contrast 2steps Sharpness 2steps Saturation 2steps Noise Reduction 2steps (can be adjusted in Film Mode) Yes Yes (2 pattern) 1sec, 2sec, Hold, OFF No / Yes

Picture Adjustment

Real-time histogram Composition Guide line Auto Review Easy Zoom / Zoom Resume

Optical Zoom in Motion Picture Yes Macro Zoom Orientation Detector Scene Mode Help Screen Self Timer Focus Icon Select Yes Yes Yes 2sec / 10sec / 10sec[3 pictures] Yes (in Face Recognition only)

Playback
Playback Mode Normal Playback, Slideshow, Category Playback, Calendar Playback, Mode Playback, Favorites Playback

Thumbnails / Zoomed Playback 12,30-thumbnails / Max 16x Calendar Display / Dual-Image Playback Set Favorites / Rotate Image Playback Motion Picture Slideshow Mode Show Histogram Show Highlights Delete Image Yes / No Yes / No Yes ( AVCHD Lite / Motion JPEG) All / Still Images Only / Motion Picture Only / Category / Favorites BGM Effect (Natural / Slow / Swing / Urban / OFF) Yes Yes Single / Multi / All / All except Favorites

DPOF Print Setting / Set Protecti-Yes / Yes on Resize / Cropping / Aspect Conv. / Leveling Copy / Title Edit / Text Stamp Cut Animation Yes / Yes / No / Yes Yes / Yes / Yes Yes

Video Divide Face Recognition Edit PictBridge Support

Yes Yes Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF

Setup
OSD language Movie REC Guide Wind-Cut in Motion Picture Travel Date / World Time Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish Yes Yes Yes / Yes

Others
LCD Monitor 3.0" TFT Screen LCD Display (230K dots) Field of View : approx. 100% Wide Viewing Angle AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode No Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off, Flash Synchro; 1st / 2nd 0.3 - 9.5m (Wide/ISO Auto), 1.0 - 5.1m (Tele/ISO Auto) Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card Approx. 40MB Stereo / Yes AV Output (NTSC/PAL, NTSC), mini HDMI, USB2.0 High speed Yes Video: Auto / 1080i / 720p / 480p(576p for PAL) Audio: Stereo ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, Minimum: 895mAh) (Included) AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional) 580 pictures (CIPA Standard) PHOTOfunSTUDIO 5.0 HD Edition, SILKYPIX Developer Studio 3.1 SE, QuickTime Adobe Reader Battery Charger, Battery Pack, AV Cable, USB Cable, Shoulder Strap, CD-ROM, Lens hood, Lens cap, Lens cap string Motion pictures can be recorded continuously for up to 29 minutes and 59 seconds in European PAL area.

Touch Panel Built-in-Flash

Recording Media Built-in-Memory Microphone / Speaker Interface Viera Link HDMI output Power Battery life (approx.) Included Software

Standard Accessories

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