| Panasonic FZ-18 Digital Camera | ![]() | | Features | ![]() | - 28-504mm LEICA DC Lens in a Compact Body
- Powerful 18x and Up to 28.7x Extra Optical Zoom
- 28mm Wide-angle Shots
- Creative Shots Are Made Possible by a Powerful Zoom !
- Soft Focus / Tele Macro / 1cm Macro
- Zoom Speed < 2 step
- Zoom Resume
- FZ18 Allows Tele Conversion Lens
| | Specifications | | Lens | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT | | 11 elements in 8 groups | | (3 Aspherical lenses / 4 Aspherical surfaces) | | Optical Image Stabilizer | MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1 / Mode2) | | Zoom | Optical: 18x | | Extra Optical : | | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: | 23x for 5 Mega, 28.7x for 3 / 2 / 0.3 Mega | | 3:2 Aspect Ratio: | 23x for 4.5 Mega, 28.7x for 2.5 Mega | | 16:9 Aspect Ratio: | 23x for 3.5 Mega, 28.7x for 2 Mega | | Digital: 4x | | (Max. 72x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom) | | (Max. 115x combined with Extra Optical Zoom) | | Focal Distance | f = 4.6 - 82.8 mm (35 mm Equivalent: 28 - 504 mm) | | Focusing Area | P / A / S / M / Intelligent AUTO / Motion Picture: Normal: Wide 30 cm (0.98 feet) / Tele 200 cm (6.56 feet) - infinity | | Macro: Wide 1 cm (0.03 feet) / Tele (approx. 6x-11x) 200 cm (6.56 feet)- infinity | | Tele Macro (approx. 12x-18x) : 100 cm (3.27 feet) - infinity | | AF Metering | Face / 1-point / 1-point high speed / 3-point high speed / Multi-point / Spot | | AF Assist Lamp | Yes | | Conversion lens Compatibility | Yes | | Camera Effective Pixels | 8.1 Megapixels | | Image Sensor | 1/2.5", 8.32 Mega Total Pixels CCD | | Primary Color Filter | | Focus | AF-Macro On / Off, AF / MF Switchable, Manual Focus (joystick), One Shot AF, Continuous AF On / Off | | AF / AE Lock | Yes | | ISO Sensitivity | Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 / 1600 | | (High Sensitivity Mode: Auto(1600-6400)) | | White Balance | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set1 / 2 | | White Balance Adjustment (2-axis adjustable, ± 9 steps each)(Selectable at Portrait(Normal, Soft Skin,Creative), Sports(Normal, Creative), Baby, Pet and High Sensitivity mode) | | Exposure | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, Program Shift(Program AE mode) | | Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV | | Backlight Compensation | Yes (at Intelligent AUTO Mode) | | Auto (AE) Bracketing | ±1/3 EV - 1 EV step, 3 frames | | Light Metering | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | | Scene Mode | Dial: Intelligent AUTO, P(Program) Mode, A(Aperture Priority) Mode, S(Shutter Priority) Mode, M(Manual) Mode, Custom, Portrait Mode, Scenery Mode, Sports Mode, Night Portrait Mode, SCN (Panning, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial Photo), | | Motion Picture, Playback, Print | | Advanced Scene Mode | Portrait mode : Normal, Soft Skin, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative | | Scenery mode : Normal, Nature, Architecture, Creative | | Sports mode : Normal, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative | | Night Portrait : Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Illuminations, Creative | | Shutter Speed | Program AE: 1 - 1/2,000 sec | | Aperture Priority AE / Shutter Priority AE: 8 - 1/2,000 sec | | Manual: 60 - 1/2,000 sec | | Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60 sec | | Aperture | Wide: F2.8 - F8.0 Tele: F4.2 - F8.0 | | Self Timer | 2 sec / 10 sec / 10 sec / 3 images | | Auto Review | 1 sec / 3 sec / zoom | | Review | 1x / 4x / 8x | | Picture Adjustment | Contrast: ± 2steps | | Sharpness: ± 2steps | | Saturation: ± 2steps | | Noise Reduction: ± 2steps | | Color Effect Mode | Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia | | Recording Format | Still Image: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DPOF compatible | | Image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard) + Quick Time | | Motion Images: Quick Time Motion JPEG | | Recording Image Size | Still Image | | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: | 3,264 x 2,448 pixels, | | 2,560 x 1,920 pixels, | | 2,048 x 1,536 pixels, | | 1,600 x 1,200 pixels, | | 640 x 480 pixels | | 3:2 Aspect Ratio: | 3,264 x 2,176 pixels, | | 2,560 x 1,712 pixels, | | 2,048 x 1,360 pixels | | 16:9 Aspect Ratio: | 3,264 x 1,840 pixels, | | 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, | | 1,920 x 1,080 pixels | | Image Quality | Fine / Standard / RAW / RAW + JPEG | | Motion Picture | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps | | (QuickTime Motion JPEG) | 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps | | (Max. recording time depends on Memory Card Capacity, Max. 2 GB for a motion picture) | | Creating still pictures from a motion picture | | Burst Shooting Mode | Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames / sec | | Max. 7 images (Standard Mode) / Max. 4 images (Fine Mode) | | Unlimited Consecutive Shooting | Yes | | Zoom Resume | Yes | | Still Image Rec. | 5 sec | | with Audio | | Audio Dubbing | Max. 10 sec | | Real-time Histogram | Yes | | Composition Guide Lines | Yes (2 patterns) | | Built-in-Memory (Approx.) | 27 MB | | Scene Mode Help Screen | Yes | | Auto Angle Detection | Yes | | Flip Animation | Yes | | Travel Date | Yes | | World Time | Yes | | Title Edit | Yes | | Text Stamp | Yes | | Date Stamp | Yes | | Built-in-Flash | Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On / Red-eye Reduction, | | Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off | | Flash output Adjustment (1 / 3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV), | | ISO AUTO: 0.3 - 6.0 m (W) / 1.0 - 4.0 m (T) | | High Sensitivity Mode: 1.15 - 24.0 m (W) / 1.0-16.1 m (T) | | Viewfinder | 0.44" Color EVF (188 K Pixels), Field of View : approx. 100% | | LCD | 2.5" Polycrystalline TFT LCD (207 K Pixels) | | Field of View : approx. 100% | | Auto Power LCD Mode, Power LCD Mode, High Angle Mode | | Playback Mode | 25 - thumbnail display, 9 - thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (16x Max.), Image rotation, Slide show(duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), Category Playback (playback and slideshow of pictures in category), Playback of favorite pictures, Creating still pictures from a motion picture, Resizing (selectable number of pixels), Trimming, Protection, Aspect conversion, DPOF print setting | | OSD Language | English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese | | Recording Media | Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMedia Card | | Microphone | Yes | | Speaker | Yes | | Interface | DC Input, AV Output (NTSC / PAL), USB 2.0 Full Speed | | Direct Print | PictBridge | | Power | Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2 V, 710 mAh) (Included) | | AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240 V AC) (Optional) | | Battery Life(Approx.) | 400 pictures (CIPA standard) / 400 pictures (with EVF) | | Included Software | LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio - viewer - | | SILKYPIX® Developer Studio 2.1 SE | | ArcSoft MediaImpression, ArcSoft PanoramaMaker | | USB Driver | | Dimensions (W x H x D)(Approx.) | 117.6 x 75.3 x 88.2 mm (4.63 x 2.96 x 3.47 inch) | | Weight (Approx.) | 360 g (0.79 lb) | | 407 g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.90 lb) | | |