Panasonic Lumix DMC-SZ5 Wifi 10X Digital Camera

Panasonic new SZ5 10 digital camera is wifi capable.  It features:

• Connect the SZ5 directly to your Smartphone device with the LUMIX LINK App (Android & iOS) and with live view set your zoom, flash settings and even colour mode remotely
• Play back your images on your Smartphone and upload them on the spot to your favourite SNS sites—and with a DLNA-compliant TV images are played back wirelessly
• Your files will be automatically transferred when you plug in and charge your camera
• Newly developed LEICA lens system achieves incredible image quality and includes 4 aspherical lens elements for sharp corner-to-corner resolution
• With 10x optical zoom, this camera offers higher zoom and higher optical performance in an ultra-compact package
• AF tracking automatically tracks moving subjects like children and pets within the frame
• Gyrosensors detect hand-shake and on O.I.S lens shifts to compensate, preventing blur
• Switch easily to HD video recording with a dedicated video button, and enjoy easy editing and sharing with the MP4 format video
• Sonic Speed auto focus ensures that you won’t miss out on a fast-action photo opportunity
• With iA technology the camera will automatically set the most appropriate settings to match the subject and record conditions so you can focus on taking pictures, and not adjusting camera settings

Panasonic DMC-SZ5 Digital Camera

 

Panasonic DMC-SZ5 Commercial

 

Panasonic DMC-SZ5 Hands On

 

Panasonic DMC-SZ5 Rating (Source:photographyblog)

4 stars out of 5

Ratings (out of 5)
Design	3.5
Features	4
Ease-of-use	4.5
Image Quality	4
Value for money	3.5

Panasonic DMC-SZ5 Specifications

Metrics
Dimensions (W x H x D)	104.1 x 57.6 x 20.8 mm / (4.10 x 2.27 x 0.82 inch)
Weight	Approx. 120g without Battery and SD Memory Card (0.27 lb) / Approx. 136g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.30 lb)

Optics
Camera Effective Pixels	14.1 Megapixels
Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter	1/2.33-type CCD Sensor / 14.5 Total Megapixels / Primary Color Filter
Aperture	F3.1 - F5.9 / 2-Step (F3.1 / F9.0 (W), F5.9 / F16.0 (T))
Optical Zoom	10.0x
Focal Length	f=4.5-45.0mm (25-250mm in 35mm equiv.) / (27-270mm in 35mm equiv. in video recording)
Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)	11.8x (4:3 / 10M), 16.9x (4:3 / 5M), 21.1x(4:3 / under 3M)
Intelligent Zoom	20.0x
Lens	LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR / 9 elements in 7 groups / (4 Aspherical Lenses / 6 Aspherical surfaces)
2-Speed Zoom	-
Optical Image Stabilizer	MEGA O.I.S. (On/Off)
Digital Zoom	Max. 4x
Focusing Area	Normal: Wide 50 cm - infinity / Tele 150 cm - infinity / Macro / Intelligent AUTO/ motion picture: Wide 5 cm - infinity / Tele 150cm - infinity
AF Assist Lamp	Yes (On/Off )
Focus	Normal, AF Macro, Macro Zoom / Quick AF (Always On), Continuous AF(only for motion picture) / AF Tracking
AF Metering	Face / AF Tracking / 23-area / 1-area
Shutter Speed	approx. 8 - 1/1600 sec
Viewfinder	-

Recording
File Format	Still Image: JPEG(DCF/Exif2.3) / Motion picture: MP4
Mode Dial / Mode Button	Intelligent Auto, Normal Picture, SCN, Miniature Effect
Creative Control mode	-
Still Image Scene Mode	Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Panorama Shot, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, / Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Glass Through, Photo Frame
Continuous Shooting Mode	Full- Resolution Image: 1.5 frames/sec
Motion Picture Recording (*2)	[HD Video] / 1280 x 720 pixels, 25 fps (HD: 10Mbps / MP4) / [STD Video] / 640 x 480 pixels, 25 fps (VGA: 4Mbps / MP4)
AVCHD (Continuous recordable time [motion pictures])	-
MP4 (Continuous recordable time [motion pictures])	approx. 90 min (HD)
AVCHD (Actual recordable time [motion pictures])	-
MP4 (Actual recordable time [motion pictures])	approx. 45 min (HD)
Exposure	Auto (Program AE)
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
Auto (AE) Bracketing	No
Light Metering	Intelligent Multiple
Aspect Bracketing	-
ISO Sensitivity	i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / High Sensitivity mode (ISO 1600-6400)
Still Picture Recording	[1:1] / 3232x3232(10.5M) / [4:3] / 4320x3240(14M) / 3648x2736(10M EZ) / 2560x1920(5M EZ) / 2048x1536(3M EZ) / 640x480(0.3M EZ) / [3:2] / 4320x2880 (12.5M) / [16:9] / 4320x2432 (10.5M)
Zoom in Motion Picture	Yes
Image Quality	-
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set
Photo Style / Film Mode	-
Color Mode / Color Effect / My color	Color Mode : Standard, Black&White, Sepia, Vivid(in normal / video), Happy (only in iA Mode)
Picture Adjustment	-
Digital Red Eye Correction (Red-Eye Removal)	Yes
GPS	-
Wi-FI	IEEE 802.11b/g/n / 2412MHz - 2462MHz (11ch) / Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2 / Infurastracture mode / Wi-Fi Button
Self Timer	2sec / 10sec

Playback
Retouch	Auto Retouch
Playback Mode	Normal Playback, Slideshow, Filtering Playback (Category, Favorites), / Calendar Playback
Thumbnails / Zoomed Playback	12,30-thumbnails / Yes
Calendar Display / Dual-Image Playback	Yes / No
Set Favorites / Rotate Image	Yes / No
Show Histogram	-
Show Highlights	-
DPOF Print Setting / Set Protection	Yes / Yes
Resize / Cropping / Aspect Conv. / Leveling	Yes / Yes / No / No
Copy / Title Edit / Text Stamp	Yes / No / Yes
Cut Animation	-
Video Divide	Yes
PictBridge Support	Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF

Setup
OSD language	Japanese, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish

Others
Battery life (approx.)	250 pictures (CIPA Standard)*1
LCD Monitor	7.5cm (3.0") TFT Screen LCD Display (230K dots) / Field of View : approx. 100% / Power LCD mode, AUTO Power LCD mode, High Angle mode
Built-in-Flash	Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off, / 0.6 - 5.6m (Wide/i ISO), 1.5 - 2.9m (Tele/i ISO)
Recording Media	Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Built-in-Memory	Approx.55MB
Microphone / Speaker	Mono / Mono
Interface	AV Output (NTSC), USB Multi
Power	Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Minimum: 680mAh/2.5Wh) (Included) / AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)

Further Specifications

NOTE

*1 / Recording conditions by CIPA standard / - CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association]. / - Temperature: 23 oC (73.4 oF)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD monitor is on. / - Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). / - Using the supplied battery. / - Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to [ON].) / - Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording. / - Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording. / - Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases. / *2 / - These are standard times taken at a temperature of 23 oC (73.4 oF) and a humidity of 50%RH. / - The time available for recording varies depending on the environment, the interval between recordings, and the manner of use. / - Actual recordable time is the time available for recording when repeating actions such as switching the power supply [ON] / [OFF], starting/stopping recording, zoom operation etc. / -Motion Pictures can be recorded continuously for up to 29 minutes 59 seconds in European PAL area. Also, motion picutre recorded continuously in [MP4] is up to 4GB.