Software Included: PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.0 LE, Adobe Reader
Color Category: Black
HD Movie Mode: Yes
Smile Mode: No
Shockproof: No
Waterproof: No
Coldproof: No
Low-Light/High Sensitivity: Yes
UPC: 885170117716
Capture stunning, high-resolution photos with this Panasonic DMC-SZ3K digital camera that features a 16.1-megapixel CCD sensor for detailed images. The video mode lets you record high-definition movie clips with up to 1280 x 720 resolution.
16.1-megapixel, 1/2.33" CCD sensor: With a primary color filter captures high-resolution images up to 4608 x 3456 pixels.
10x optical/4x digital/20x Intelligent/up to 22.5x EZ (extra optical zoom) zoom: Through a 4.5-45mm (35mm equivalent 25-250mm) Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens for precise zooming and accuracy.
2.7" TFT-LCD monitor: With 230K dots and an approximately 100% field of view provides crisp visuals for clear viewing.
High-definition video mode: Lets you record Motion JPEG movie clips with 1280 x 720, 640 x 480 or 320 x 240 resolution, so you can preserve special moments. Microphone makes it easy to capture crisp audio.
MEGA OIS (optical image stabilizer): Reduces image blur caused by camera shake and vibration. ISO up to 6400 for improved image capture in low-light conditions.
Still-image scene modes: Include portrait, soft skin, scenery, sports, food, pet, sunset, starry sky, glass through, photo frame and more to complement your current environment.
Continuous shooting mode: Captures images at up to 10 fps in high-speed burst mode or up to 1.4 fps at full resolution for dynamic shots. Standard, black-and-white, sepia, vivid and happy color modes let you experiment with different tonalities.
White balance controls: Include auto, daylight, cloudy, shade, incandescent and white set to help achieve natural tones under different lighting conditions.
Built-in flash: With auto, forced on and forced off modes provides efficient illumination for taking pictures in a variety of conditions. Auto/red-eye reduction and slow sync/red-eye reduction modes promote natural-looking eyes in portraits.
Creative control modes: Include expressive, retro, high-key, low-key, sepia, dynamic monochrome, impressive art, high dynamic, cross process, toy effect, miniature effect and 1-point color, so you can easily add artistic effects to your images.
Autofocus: With face, 23-area and 1-area metering and quick AF and continuous AF modes promotes crisp, sharp shots. Normal mode focuses as close as 2", so you can hone in on your subject.
PictBridge enabled: To simplify printing.
90MB internal memory: Lets you store plenty of photos and video. Multicard slot supports Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity and SDXC memory cards (not included) for expansive storage options.
Whats Included
Panasonic DMC-SZ3K 16.1-Megapixel Digital Camera
Lithium-ion battery
AC adapter
PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.0 LE and Adobe Reader software
Owner's manual
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Excellent for photos, not so much for video
As expected, the high megapixel count and Leica lens deliver great photographs in nearly any condition, even macro closeups are sharp. The flash is very well balanced, I have yet to have one picture overexposed by flash. The main issue that lets this camera down is the movie mode. It records movies in 1080p 24fps, which is great, but it uses MJPEG compression, meaning video files cannot exceed 2GB, this translates to a maximum recording time at 1080p of about 10 minutes, regardless of SD card capacity. The MJPEG size limitation would not be such a bad issue if the camera had an option to continuous record in sequential video files until SD space is filled up, such as many competitor cameras do, but in the SZ3, you have to press the record button again once the time limit is reached to continue recording, this is not good for someone who wants to set the camera on a tripod and let it record, or wants to use it as an alternative to an action camera. The CCD is also very sensitive to sunlight in movie mode, and will produce green and purple banding if there is too much sun being reflected towards the lens, this is not an issue in picture mode. The SZ3 is a great camera for pictures, difficult to find better at this price range, but for an all in one camera that you would use for video recording, look elsewhere.