- 12 megapixels and RAW format
support
- Long
Battery
life up to 470 pictures per full charge
- 18x Optical Zoom 27mm
Wide-angle LEICA DC Lens
- Bright & High Resolution
2.7 inch LCD screen
- POWER Optical Image
Stablisation (OIS) for Hand-shake Blurring Compensation, twice as
effective as MEGA OIS in the predecessor Panasonic FZ28 and FZ18
- Full Manual Operation with
Smooth Joystick Control: Simply move the joystick vertically or
horizontally to adjust the shutter speed, aperture or focus during manual
focus
- Record HD movie of 720P in
AVCHD Lite with stereo sound
- iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode with
Face Recognition
- Ultra high-speed start-up of
1.2 seconds, a 20% decrease from the previous Panasonic FZ28
The
DMC-FZ38 can record HD movie of 720P in AVCHD Lite. And a stereo microphone,
featuring Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, records high quality audio. Just press
the Motion Picture Button, and shooting begins. In the Creative Movie Mode, the
shutter speed and aperture can be adjusted. The iA Mode can also be activated
in motion picture recording. When the DMC-FZ38 is connected to a Panasonic
VIERA via an optional mini HDMI cable, the TV's remote control unit can be used
to enjoy playing back with greater convenience.
The
DMC-FZ38 features a 27mm wide-angle 18x optical zoom f/2.8-4.4 LEICA DC
VARIO-ELMARIT lens in a compact body (35mm equivalent: 27-486mm). The lens unit
comprises 11 elements in 8 groups, with 2 ED lenses and 3 aspherical lenses,
including a dual-sided aspherical meniscus lens. The powerful 18x zoom can also
be used in motion picture recording. Furthermore, in 3-megapixel resolution,
the Extra Optical Zoom function provides additional magnification, extending
the zoom power to 35.2x (35mm film camera equivalent: 950mm).
POWER
O.I.S. is about twice as effective as MEGA O.I.S. at reducing low-frequency
vibration-caused blur when pressing the shutter button or shooting with a slow
shutter speed. So you can take beautiful night shots without blurring.
Activating POWER O.I.S., Intelligent ISO Control, Face Detection AF/AE with
Face Recognition, Intelligent Scene Selector, Intelligent Exposure and AF
Tracking, the camera does all the work in the iA Mode. Face Recognition
function recognizes registered persons' faces and optimizes the focus and
exposure settings.
To
realize the ultra high-speed AF, a number of re-engineering and improvements
are made including the adaptation of higher-speed actuator, the optimization of
algorism and the parallelization of software processing element. The result is
ultra high speed yet accurate AF performance for users to enjoy the airy
shooting that has experienced never before. The DMC-FZ38 also replaced its
linear program processing with parallel processing to achieve an ultra
high-speed start-up of 1.2 seconds, a remarkable 20% decrease from previous
model (FZ28).
The
joystick gives the DMC-FZ38 its precise, full manual operation. Simply move the
joystick vertically or horizontally to adjust the shutter speed, aperture or
focus during manual focus. In addition, easy manual operation is possible with
the DMC-FZ38. My Color Mode makes it easy to customize color effects to match
your favor. The Advanced Scene Mode lets you quickly set the frequently used
Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, or Close-up Modes with the mode
dial. And you can adjust the aperture or shutter speed in each Creative Mode.
