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EX-Z550

Specifications

Number of Effective Pixels
Approximately 14.1 megapixels
Image Sensor
1/2.3-inch square pixel CCD
Total Pixels：14.48 million
File Format
  • Still Images：JPEG (Exif Version 2.2, DCF 1.0 standard, DPOF compliant)
  • Movies：AVI format, Motion JPEG, IMA-ADPCM (monaural)
  • Audio (Voice Recording)：WAV format (monaural)
Built-in Flash Memory
(Image Area)
24.5MB
* Built-in memory capacity after formatting.
Recording Media
SDHC Memory Card, SD Memory Card *
* Compatible with Eye-Fi Card, an SD memory card-type wireless LAN.
Number of Recorded Pixels
  • Still Images：14M (4320 x 3240), 3:2 (4320 x 2880), 16:9 (4320 x 2432),10M (3648 x 2736), 6M (2816 x 2112), 3M (2048 x 1536), VGA (640 x 480)
  • Movies：HD: 1280 x 720 (24 fps) / STD: 640 x 480 (30 fps) / LP: 320 x 240 (15 fps)
Recording Capacity
(Maximum Size)
Still Images(JPEG)：SD Memory Card 1GB * ：Approx. 103 shots (Fine) / 199 shots (Normal) / 298 shots (Economy)
Movies：Recording Time：Maximum Recording Time per File: 29 min
SD Memory Card 1GB * ：Approx. 6 min. 51 seconds (HD)
* When using Panasonic Pro High Speed 1GB SD Memory Card.
Operating Speed
High-speed Continuous Shutter：Approx. 4 frames per second at 1600 x 1200 pixels
Lens
  • Construction：7 lenses in 6 groups, including aspherical lens
  • F-number：F2.6 (W) to F5.9 (T)
  • Focal Length：f = 4.65 to 18.6mm
    35mm Film Equivalent：Approx. 26 to 104mm
Zoom Ratio
  • Optical Zoom：4X
  • Digital Zoom：4X (16X in combination with optical zoom)
  • HD Zoom：27.0X(image size: 640 x 480 pixels)
Focusing
  • Focus Type：Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Focus Modes：Auto Focus, Macro Mode, Super Macro, Pan Focus, Infinity Mode, Manual Focus
  • AF Area：Intelligent, Spot, Multi, Tracking
  • AF Assist Lamp：No
Focus Range
(From Lens Surface)
  • Auto Focus：Approx. 15cm to infinity (W)
  • Macro：Approx. 5cm to 50cm (First step from widest setting)
  • Super Macro：Approx. 5cm to 50cm
  • Infinity Mode：Infinity (W)
  • Manual Focus：Approx. 15cm to infinity (W)
* Range is affected by optical zoom.
Exposure
  • Exposure Metering：Multi-pattern, center weighted, spot by imaging element
  • Exposure Control：Program AE
  • Exposure Compensation：-2EV to +2EV (in 1/3EV steps)
Shutter Type
  • CCD electronic shutter, mechanical shutter
  • Shutter Speed * ：Auto：1/2 to 1/2000 second
  • Night Scene：4 to 1/2000 second
* May differ according to camera settings.
Aperture
F2.6 (W) to F7.8 (W) *1
* Range is affected by optical zoom.
*1 F7.8 is the aperture when an ND filter is being used.
White Balance
Auto WB, Daylight, Overcast, Shade, Day White FL, Daylight FL, Tungsten, Manual WB
ISO Sensitivity
(SOS/REI) * ：Still Images：Auto, ISO64, ISO100, ISO200, ISO400, ISO800, ISO1600, ISO3200
Movies：Auto
* SOS: Standard Output Sensitivity; REI: Recommended Exposure Index.
Other Recording Functions
  • Image Stabilization Mechanism：CCD-shift image stabilization
  • Premium Auto：Yes
  • Make-up Mode：Yes(12-level steps)
  • Landscape Mode：Yes(Vivid Landscape： 2-level steps / Mist Removal： 2-level steps)
  • Handheld Night Scene：Yes
  • Lighting Function：Yes
  • BEST SHOT：Yes：42 scenes
    Dynamic Photo：Yes
    Art Shot Function * ：Oil Painting, Crayon, Water Color
    Multe-motion Image * ：Yes
    YouTube™ Capture Mode：Yes
    Voice Recording：Yes
  • Face Detection：Yes
  • Auto Shutter：Yes
* Image size: 2048 x 1536 pixels.
Self-timer
10 seconds, 2 seconds, Triple Self-timer
Built-in Flash
Flash Modes：Auto, Flash Off, Flash On, Soft Flash, Red Eye Reduction
Flash Range * ：Approx. 0.15 to 5.8m (W), approx. 0.6 to 2.5m (T)
* Range is affected by optical zoom.
Monitor Screen
2.7-inch TFT color LCD, 230,400 dots (960 x 240)
Timekeeping Functions
  • Date and Time：Recorded with image data
  • On-image Time Stamp Function：Yes
  • Auto Calendar：To 2049
  • World Time：162 cities in 32 time zones, city name, date, time, summer time
External Connection Terminals
USB/AV port
USB：Hi-Speed USB
Microphone
Monaural
Speaker
Monaural
Power Requirements
Rechargeable lithium ion battery (NP-80) x 1
Battery Life
Number of Shots * (CIPA Standards)：Approx. 250 still images
* Auto Mode, standard brightness monitor setting.
Dimensions
99.5 (W) x 55.4 (H) x 22.4 (D) mm, 21.1mm thick excluding lens
Weight
Approx. 137g (including battery and memory card), approx. 116g (excluding battery and memory card)
Bundled Accessories
Rechargeable lithium ion battery, lithium ion battery charger, AC power cord, USB cable, AV cable, strap, CD-ROM

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