White Balance

Auto, Daylight, Shade, Tungsten Light, Fluorescent Light, Manual

 

Lens

Focal Length

6.2 mm - 18.6 mm (equivalent to 37.5 mm - 112.5 mm

 

 

 

in 35 mm format)

 

Maximum Aperture

f/2.7 - f/5.2

 

 

Lens Composition

6 elements in 5 groups (two aspherical elements)

 

 

Zoom Type

Electrically driven

 

 

Picture Range

Approx. 148 mm × 111 mm (screen is filled) (Macro mode)

 

 

Lens Cover

Electrically driven

 

Digital Zoom

Capture/Playback

Max 4× (combines with 3× optical zoom to give zoom

 

 

Mode

magnification equivalent to 12×)

LCD Monitor

2.5-inch TFT color LCD with approx. 232 kilopixels monitor (with backlight),

 

 

Beau-Reflective®type, frame coverage approx. 100%

Playback Functions

Single-frame, 9 frame index, enlargement (max. 8×, scrollable), movie

 

 

playback, sound playback, histogram display, Select & Delete

 

Playback Mode Palette (Slideshow, Resize, Trimming, Image/Sound Copy,

 

Image Rotation display, Color Filter, Digital Filter, Brightness Filter, Movie

 

Edit, Red-eye Compensation, Voice Memo, Protect, DPOF, Start-up

 

Screen)

 

 

Color filter

B&W, Sepia, Color filter (Bar display, Eight colors), B&W + Red, B&W +

 

 

Green and B&W + Blue.

Digital filter

Soft, Illustration, Special Effect 1, Special Effect 2, Slim

 

Brightness filter

Brightness filter

 

 

Focusing System

Type

TTL contrast detection system by sensor, 5-point

 

 

 

multiple/spot selection, auxiliary AF light, Focus Lock

 

 

(by half-pressing shutter release button), Automatic

 

 

tracking AF is possible

 

Still Picture

Normal: Approx. 0.4 m - (full zoom range)

 

 

Focusing Range

Macro: Approx. 0.15 m - Approx. 0.5 m (wide end

 

(from lens front)

only)

 

 

Landscape: (full zoom range)

 

 

Pan focus: Approx. 1.1 m - (wide end), Approx. 4.5 m

 

 

- (tele end)

 

 

Manual Focus: Approx. 0.15 m - (wide end),

 

 

Approx. 0.4 m - (except wide end)

 

Movie Focusing

Normal: Approx. 0.15 m - (wide end), Approx. 0.4 m

 

 

Rang

- (except wide end)

 

(from lens front)

Macro: Approx. 0.15 m - 0.5 m (wide end only)

 

 

Landscape: (full zoom range)

 

 

Pan focus: Approx. 0.6 m - (wide end), Approx. 2.5 m

 

 

- (tele end)

 

 

Manual Focus: Approx. 0.15 m - (wide end), Approx.

 

 

0.4 m - (except wide end)

Exposure Mechanism

AE Metering

TTL metering by sensor (multi-segment, center-

 

 

 

weighted, spot)

 

Capture Modes

Mode Palette (Program, Night Scene, Movie, Voice

 

 

 

Recording, Panorama Assist, Landscape, Flower,

 

 

Portrait, Sport, Surf & Snow, Candlelight, Food, Pet,

 

 

Text, Frame Composite)

 

EV Compensation

±2 EV (can be set in 1/3 EV steps)

 

 

Movie

Recording time approx. 1 sec. until memory card is full

 

Shutter

Type

Electronic/mechanical shutter

 

 

Speed

Approx. 1/2000 sec. - 4 sec.

 

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