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Panasonic Lumix DMC TZ6
Description: Effective Megapixels: 10.1 Mpx/Optical Zoom: 12x/Display size: 2.7 ''/Weight: 206 g
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Physical Parameters
Thickness 33 mm Depth of body in Millimeters (with lens retracted)
Dimensions 60 mm x 103 mm x 33 mm
Width 103 mm The width of the body in Millimeters.
Weight 206 g (with batteries 229 g)
Body Material Aluminum Material used in the body manufacturer. A metal alloy will be stronger than a plastic body.
Splash Proof Camera No Camera is built with rubber seals to prevent water from entering the case. Usually there is a maximum depth the camera is waterproofed to.
Water Proof Camera No Camera has special rubber seals and body construction to allow operation under water, to a maximum rated depth.
Weight With Batteries 229 g The weight of the product with batteries.
Viewfinder
Electronic Viewfinder No Electronic image display inside the eyepiece of the camera.
Direct Optical Viewfinder No Traditional direct optical viewing through a glass eyepiece in the camera body and not through the camera lens or electronic viewfinder.
TTL Viewfinder No Direct Through-The-Lens viewing, usually accomplished with a prism and mirror inside the camera. This defines a Single-Lens-Reflex camera.
Display
Live View Yes Continuous through-the-lens image is displayed on the cameras LCD screen.
Display Screen Total Pixels 230 000 Number of pixels built into the large LCD display. A higher number means sharper preview images.
Display Screen Size 2.7 '' Diagonal measurement in inches of the products LCD display.
Camera Orientation Sensor Yes A sensor which determines if the camera is being held horizontally or vertically (portrait or landscape).
Touchscreen Display No Main LCD Display menu responds to operators touch.
Image Parameters
Zoom - Digital 4x Maximum digital zoom ratio possible when taking photographs.
Image Aspect Ratios 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 Aspect ratio of the images width to height. Common ratios are 16:9 & 4:3 & 3:2.
Megapixels 10.1 Mpx Number of sensor pixels actually used to record an image. Will always be less than total sensor pixels.
Max. Height Resolution 2 736 px Maximum pixel height at which the camera can create an image.
Max. Width Resolution 3 648 px Maximum pixel width at which the camera can create an image.
Sensor
Sensor Type CCD The chip technology used to capture the image.
Sensor Total Megapixels 10.3 Mpx Absolute number of sensor pixels.
Sensor size (h x w) 4.29 mm x 5.76 mm
Sensor Width 5.76 mm Width of the cameras imaging sensor in millimeters. Bigger sensors have less noise.
Sensor Anti-Dust Technology No Technology used to remove dust from the sensor. Usually ultrasound is used.
Image Stabilization
Image Stabilization Type Optical The method of image motion blur cancelation. Examples include optical, sensor and digital motion correction.
Lens System
Zoom - Optical 12x Amount of zoom the camera provides.
Macro Min. Focus Range 3 cm Closest distance a lens can focus in macro range.
Normal Min. Focus Range 50 cm Closest distance a lens can focus in its normal setting.
Aperture - Tele Min. f/4.9 Minimal aperture number at telephoto zoom. Lower number means more light and shorter shooting times available.
Aperture - Wide Min. f/3.3 Minimal aperture at wide zoom. Lower number means more light and shorter shooting times available.
Focal Length Tele 35mm Equiv 300 mm 35 mm equivalent of the lens at full zoom.
Focal Length Wide 35mm Equiv 25 mm 35 mm equivalent of the lens at widest zoom.
Flash
Flash - Built-in Yes Whether the product has a built-in flash to use with the camera device.
Flash - External No Whether the camera includes a hotshoe to connect an external flash.
Flash Modes Red Eye Reduction, Always Off, Always On, Slow Sync, Fill Flash, Auto Software-driven variations on flash action to produce different effects. Variations include Strobe, Fill Flash, Auto, Red Eye Reduction, etc.
Exposure Settings
Exposure Metering Center-Weighted Average, Spot, Matrix Evaluative Software methods created to measure the scenes light and subject, then decide the best shutter speed, white balance and aperture combinations for a correct exposure. Examples include Spot, Image, Matrix Evaluative and Center-Weighted Average metering modes.
Exposure Compensation Min/Max -2/+2 Exposure of an image can be manually adjusted by some amount of Evs.
Exposure Compensation Step 1/3 The amount of change the user can step through to manually adjust automatic exposure. A smaller number means finer adjustments.
Exposure Modes Program, Automatic Each camera has special programs to capture the best picture in a wide variety of lighting and subject situations. These can be selected by the camera operator.
Shutter Settings
Shutter Speed - Fastest 1/2000 s The maximum shutter speed the camera can provide. A smaller fraction means a faster shutter exposure to freeze action. Examples include 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/8000.
Shutter Speed - Slowest 60 s The minimum shutter speed a camera can provide. Larger fractions and whole numbers means a longer exposure. This is suitable for low-light pictures. Examples include 1/30, 1/8, 1s, and 2s (seconds).
Shutter "Bulb" Mode No Whether the shutter can be held open indefinitely for ultra-long exposures. Good for taking photos of stars, low light, fireworks etc.
ISO Settings
Manual ISO adjustment Yes Whether the camera has an option to change the standardized index of exposure speeds, measured against 35mm film.
Highest ISO 6 400 Maximum setting for sensor light sensitivity. Higher ISO options permit pictures in less light, however these pictures usually contain high levels of random pixel colors (noise).
Lowest ISO 80 Lowest ISO that can camera handle. A lower ISO require more light, but reduces image noise.
White Balance
White Balance Modes Auto, Presets, Manual Methods for achieving a balanced white color in photographs. Examples include Daylight, Tungsten, Fluorescent, and Manual setting.
Focus Settings
Auto Focus Yes Whether the camera has an auto-focus mechanism.
Manual Focus No Whether the camera allows for manual focus of the lens.
Face Recognition Yes A focusing mode which recognizes facial features, and adjusts focus and white balance to match.
Smile Shutter No Camera detects faces in the image, and delays exposure until a smile is detected.
Self Timer
Self Timer Yes Whether the camera has a self-timer option.
Self Timer Max Time 10 s Maximum delay a self-timer can be set to.
Self Timer Min. Time 2 s Minimum delay a self-timer can be set to.
Image Storage
Internal Storage Capacity 40 MB Amount of memory built into the device in MB.
Compatible Storage Types Secure Digital, SDHC, MultiMediaCard Type of storage card(s) the product will accept.
Image File Type
Compressed File JPEG Determines what compressed image format is supported (JPEG usually)
File Metadata Version EXIF 2.21 Version number of the EXIF metadata (date and camera settings during the image capture).
File Format - RAW No Uncompressed lossless file format. All pixels captured by the sensor are saved.
Video
Video Capture Yes Determines if a video-capture mode is available.
Video Max. FPS 30 fps Fastest video frames per second possible with product.
Video Max. Resolution - Height 480 px Maximum vertical resolution of a video capture.
Video Max. Resolution - Width 848 px Maximum horizontal resolution of a video capture.
Video Sound Yes Determines if sound capture is possible in video recording mode.
Stereo Sound Record No Camera records dual-channel sound in video record mode.
"YouTube" Capture Mode No Captures video in a format required by YouTube service (H.264 codec, 640x480@30fps)
Video File Format AVI Container formats the camera stores captured video in. Examples include AVI, MOV and WMV.
Video File Format CODEC MJPEG If video capture is available, the compression formats video is converted to. Examples include H.264, MJPEG, MPEG, etc.
Video with Zoom No Determines if zooming the lens is possible in video record mode.
Connectivity
Docking Station No Camera can use an external docking station for easier connection to charger, printer etc.
Remote Control No Camera can be operated by wired or infrared remote control.
Connection Type USB Computer-to-product connection options.
Power/Battery
Proprietary Battery Type Lithium Ion The default battery type required to power the camera.
Battery Life (CIPA) 320 CIPA-standardised battery life, measured in number of photographs.
Timings & Performance
Date Stamp Yes The current time and date is inserted onto the photograph at the time of capture.
Timer - Intervalometer No Allows the camera to automatically take periodic photographs with a delay set by the operator.
Continuous Maximum FPS 3 Maximum number of consecutive images possible in continous shot mode.
Other
Announce Date 2009-01-27 Date this product was announced.
Tripod Mount Yes Presence of a standard screw mount for tripod attachment.
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