Panasonic TZ40 (ZS30) Mega Zoom Digital Camera

Lumix DMC-ZS30 Digital Camera  is a  compact camera with a 20x optical zoom lens, manual exposure control, Wi-Fi connectivity and touch-control LCD screen. It has18.1MP MOS sensor and new Venus Engine image processor for less noise images,  and fast performance. The 20x optical zoom lens stretches from ultra wide-angle to super-telephoto lengths for a wide range of shooting applications. This Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens offers the 35mm equivalent focal length of a 24-480mm lens with a maximum aperture of f/3.3 at the wide-angle end. A 40x Intelligent Digital Zoom feature is also available.The lens is aspherical and extra-low Dispersion lens elements and has Nano Surface Coating to minimize aberrations and flaring.  Full HD 1080p video recording with built-in stereo sound is supported. The major features are:

• 18.1MP High Sensitivity MOS Sensor
• 20x Leica DC Optical Zoom Lens; 24-480mm
• 3.0" 920k-dot Touch-Screen LCD Display
• Full HD 1080p/i Video with Stereo Mic
• Built-in Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC
• Hybrid Optical Image Stabilization
• 10fps Burst Shooting at Full Resolution
• Manual Exposure Control
• 14 Built-in Creative Effects

Panasonic TZ40 Mega Zomm

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Specifications

	DMC-ZS30 (DMC-TZ40)
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	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)	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)	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 (Approx.)	300 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software	PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.1 PE, Adobe Reader