Panasonic Lumix TZ40 / ZS30 20X Zoom Point and Shot Digital Camera with Leica Lens

Panasonic TZ40 (ZS30) was announced in January this year.  This is a new travel camera with 20X (24-480mm 35mm eqivalent) zoom lens for both photo and video. The new 18.1-megapixel High Sensitivity MOS sensor realizes both high quality image recording and high speed signal processing. This new sensor lets the DMC-ZS30(TZ40) shoot 10 fps* in 18.1-megapixel full resolution with mechanical shutter and 5 fps with continuous AF. With the industry’s first Creative Panorama, 12 filter effects make panorama images more impressive, and expand your expressive abilities. Built in Wifi and NFC (Near Field Communication) changes a smartphone / tablet into a remote controller for LUMIX by just touching the camera with the smartphone or tablet. The GPS (Global Positioning System) in DMC-ZS30(TZ40) newly complies with GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System) to further enhance its detection accuracy for its increased number of satellites. The DMC-ZS30(TZ40) can record full HD 1,920 x 1,080 videos in AVCHD Progressive (MPEG-4 / H.264) format. Featuring 60p (NTSC) / 50p (PAL) full HD recording capability, subjects with fast motion or fine details are reproduced clearly.

Panasonic TZ40/ZS30 Digital Camera

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Specifications (Source:Panasonic)

Dimensions (W x H x D) (Approx.)	108.3 x 58.9 x 27.7 mm (4.26 x 2.32 x 1.09 inch)
Weight (Approx.)	172 g (0.38 lb) without Battery and SD Memory Card * 171 g (0.38 lb) for China 198 g (0.44 lb) with Battery and SD Memory Card * 197 g (0.43 lb) for China
Camera Effective Pixels	18.1 Megapixels
Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter	1/2.3-inch High Sensitivity MOS sensor / 18.9 Total Megapixels / Primary Color Filter
Aperture	F3.3 - 6.4 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F3.3 - 8.0 (W), F6.4 - 8.0 (T))
Optical Zoom	20x
Focal Length	f = 4.3 - 86.0 mm (24 - 480 mm in 35 mm equiv.) (28 - 560 mm in 35 mm equiv. in video recording)
Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)	24.5x (4:3 / 12M), 30.0x (4:3 / 8M), 38.2x (4:3 / 5M), 47.8x (4:3 / under 3M)
Intelligent Zoom	40x
Lens	LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR 12 elements in 10 groups (3 Aspherical Lenses / 6 Aspherical Surfaces / 2 ED Lenses)
2-Speed Zoom	Yes
Optical Image Stabilizer / Five-Axis Correction	HYBRID O.I.S. + (On / Off) / Yes
Digital Zoom	4x (When Digital Zoom is used simultaneously with Intelligent Zoom, you can only increase the zoom ratio up to 2x.)
Focusing Area	Normal: Wide 50 cm - infinity / Tele 200 cm - infinity Macro / Intelligent Auto / Motion Picture: Wide 3 cm - infinity / Tele 100 cm - infinity
AF Assist Lamp	Yes (On / Off)
Focus	Normal / AF Macro / Macro Zoom, Touch AF/AE, Quick AF On / Off (on in Intelligent Auto), Continuous AF (only for motion picture), AF Tracking
AF Metering	Face / AF Tracking / 23-area / 1-area / Spot / Touch Area (in Touch AF/AE)
Shutter Speed	Approx. 4 - 1/2,000 sec Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30 sec
Recording File Format	Still Image: JPEG (DCF / Exif 2.3) 3D Image: MPO Motion Picture: AVCHD, MP4
Rec Mode (Mode Dial)	Intelligent Auto, P (Program), A (Aperture Priority), S (Shutter Priority), M (Manual), C1 (Custom), C2 (Custom), Panorama Shot, Scene, Creative Control
Creative Control Mode	Expressive, Retro, High Key, Low Key, Sepia, Dynamic Monochrome, Impressive Art, High Dynamic, Cross Process, Toy Effect, Miniature Effect, Soft Focus, Star Filter, One Point Color
Still Image Scene Mode	Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, HDR, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Starry Sky, Glass Through, Underwater*, High Speed Video, 3D Photo * Not available on products for China.
Continuous Shooting Mode	Full-Resolution Image: 10 frames / sec, Max. 6 images with AF Tracking: 5 frames / sec, 2 frames / sec, Max. 100 images Intelligent Burst High-speed Burst: Approx. 40 frames / sec (recorded in 5M / 3M / 0.3M for 4:3, 4.5M / 2.5M / 0.3M for 3:2, 3.5M / 2M / 0.2M for 16:9, 3.5M / 2.5M / 0.2M for 1:1) Approx. 60 frames / sec (recorded in 2.5M / 0.3M for 4:3, 3M / 0.3M for 3:2, 3.5M / 0.2M for 16:9, 2M / 0.2M for 1:1) Flash Burst
Motion Picture Recording*1	HD Video: 1,920 x 1,080 pixels [NTSC Model] AVCHD, 60p (FHD: 28Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps) AVCHD, 60i (FHD: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps) MP4, 30fps (FHD: 20Mbps) [PAL Model] AVCHD, 50p (FHD: 28Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps) AVCHD, 50i (FHD: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps) MP4, 25fps (FHD: 20Mbps) 1,280 x 720 pixels [NTSC Model] AVCHD, 60p (HD: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 60fps) MP4, 30fps (HD: 10Mbps) [PAL Model] AVCHD, 50p (HD: 17Mbps) (Sensor output is 50fps) MP4, 25fps (HD: 10Mbps) STD Video:　640 x 480 pixels (VGA) [NTSC Model] MP4, 30fps (4Mbps) [PAL Model] MP4, 25fps (4Mbps) High Speed Video: 1,280 x 720 pixels [NTSC Model] MP4, 120fps (HD) [PAL Model] MP4, 100fps (HD) 640 x 480 pixels [NTSC Model] MP4, 240fps (VGA) [PAL Model] MP4, 200fps (VGA) (Max. of approx. 4 GB of continuous motion picture can be recorded in MP4. In AVCHD, recording may be continued until the card is full.)
Continuous Recordable Time (Motion Pictures)*1	AVCHD with picture quality set to [FHD/60p, FHD/50p]: Approx. 75 min AVCHD with picture quality set to [FHD/60i, FHD/50i]: Approx. 80 min MP4 with picture quality set to [FHD]: Approx. 90 min
Actual Recordable Time (Motion Pictures)*1	AVCHD with picture quality set to [FHD/60p, FHD/50p]: Approx. 30 min AVCHD with picture quality set to [FHD/60i, FHD/50i]: Approx. 35 min MP4 with picture quality set to [FHD]: Approx. 40 min
Exposure	Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV step, ±2 EV
Auto (AE) Bracketing	1/3 - 1 EV step, Max. ±1 EV, 3 frames
Light Metering	Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
ISO Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)	Auto / i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400* (*Extended ISO) High Sensitivity Mode (ISO1600 - 6400)
Still Image Recording	4:3 Aspect Ratio: 4,896 x 3,672 pixels (18M), 4,000 x 3,000 pixels (12M EZ), 3,264 x 2,448 (8M EZ), 2,560 x 1,920 pixels (5M EZ), 2,048 x 1,536 pixels (3M EZ), 640 x 480 pixels (0.3M EZ) 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 4,896 x 3,264 pixels (16M), 4,000 x 2,672 pixels (10.5M EZ), 3,264 x 2,176 pixels (7M EZ), 2,560 x 1,712 pixels (4.5M EZ), 2,048 x 1,360 pixels (2.5M EZ), 640 x 424 pixels (0.3M EZ) 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 4,896 x 2,752 pixels (13.5M), 4,000 x 2,248 pixels (9M EZ), 3,264 x 1,840 pixels (6M EZ), 2,560 x 1,440 pixels (3.5M EZ), 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (2M EZ), 640 x 360 pixels (0.2M EZ) 1:1 Aspect Ratio: 3,664 x 3664 pixels (10.5M), 2,992 x 2,992 pixels (7.5M EZ), 2,448 x 2,448 pixels (6M EZ), 1,920 x 1,920 pixels (3.5M EZ), 1,536 x 1,536 pixels (2.5M EZ), 480 x 480 pixels (0.2M EZ)
Image Quality	Fine / Standard (3D Mode: MPO Fine / MPO Standard)
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set / White Balance Adjustment (Except Auto)
Color Mode	Standard, Black & White, Sepia, Vivid (in P / A / S / M Mode), Happy (only in iA Mode)
Digital Red-Eye Correction (Red-Eye Removal)	Yes
GPS	Yes (GPS / GLONASS) / Map / GPS Log * Not available on products for China.
Wi-Fi	IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2412 MHz – 2462 MHz (1-11 ch) WPA / WPA2 Infrastracture Mode / WPS / Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Button
NFC	Yes
Optical Zoom in Motion Picture	Yes
Self Timer	2 sec / 10 sec
Playback Mode	All, Slideshow, Filtering Play (Picture Only, Video Only, 3D Play, GPS Area Play*, Map*, Travel, Category Selection, Select Date, Favorite), Calendar * Not available on products for China.
Thumbnails / Zoomed Playback	12, 30 thumbnails / Yes (Touch Magnification)
Calendar Display	Yes
Set Favorites	Yes
Show Histogram	Yes
DPOF Print Setting / Set Protection	Yes / Yes
Retouch	Creative Retouch / Auto Retouch
Resize / Cropping	Yes / Yes
Copy / Title Edit / Text Stamp	Yes / Yes / Yes
Cut Animation	Yes
Video Divide	Yes
PictBridge Support	Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF
OSD Language	English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Vietnamese * Check the website of Panasonic sales company in your country / region or ask customer support for details of the OSD language available on the products sold in your country / region.
LCD	3.0" (7.5 cm) TFT Touch Screen LCD Display (920K dots), Multi-Touch Field of View: Approx. 100% Auto Power Monitor Mode, Power Monitor Mode
Built-in Flash	Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off 0.6 - 6.4 m (Wide / ISO Auto), 1.0 - 3.3 m (Tele / ISO Auto)
Recording Media	Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Built-in Memory	Approx. 12 MB * Approx. 70MB for China
Microphone / Speaker	Stereo / Mono
Interface	micro HDMI, AV Output, USB (AV / USB Multi)
Power	Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, 1,250 mAh, 4.5 Wh) AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240V AC) (Included, connect with USB cable, playback only)
Battery Life*2 (Approx.)	300 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software	PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.1 PE, Adobe Reader
Standard Accessories	Battery Pack, AC Adaptor, USB Cable, Hand Strap, DVD * Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the standard accessories on the products that are available in your market. Global Links

*1 These are standard times taken at a temperature of 23°C (73.4°F) 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.

[For Europe and some Asian PAL areas]
• Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [AVCHD] is 29 minutes 59 seconds.
• Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [MP4] is 29 minutes 59 seconds or up to 4 GB.

[For other areas]
• Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [AVCHD] in [FHD / 60p] / [FHD / 60i] is 29 minutes 59 seconds.
• Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [MP4] is 29 minutes 59 seconds or up to 4 GB.

*2 CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association]. Temperature: 23°C (73.4°F)/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.

• Use a card with SD Speed Class* with “Class 4” or higher when recording motion images.
* SD speed class is the speed standard regarding continuous writing.
• SDHC Memory Cards and SDXC Memory Cards can be used only in equipment that is compatible with their respective formats.
• If the computer being used does not support SDXC Memory Cards, a message prompting you to format may appear. (Doing so will cause recorded images to be erased so do not choose to format.) If the card is not recognized, please refer to the below support site.
http://panasonic.net/avc/sdcard/information/SDXC.html
• The battery life differs depending on the condition stored or used or environment. • Operating Temperature: 0°C–40°C (32°F–104°F) •Operating Humidity: 10%RH–80%RH
• Weight and dimensions shown are approximate. • Design, functions, and specifications are subject to change without notice. • Some sample images are simulated. • Some accessories are not available in some countries. • The use of recorded or printed materials that are protected by copyright for any purpose other than personal enjoyment is prohibited, as it would infringe upon the rights of the copyright holder. • Leica is a registered trademark of Leica Microsystems IR GmbH. • Elmar is a registered trademark of Leica Camera AG. • The Leica DC lenses are manufactured using measurement instruments and quality assurance systems that have been certified by Leica Camera AG based on the company’s quality standards. • All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective corporations.