Engineering:Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18
Overview
Maker	Panasonic Lumix
Type	Compact
Lens
Lens mount	LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR
F-numbers	3.3 - 5.9
Sensor/medium
Sensor type	MOS
Sensor size	14.1 megapixels
Storage media	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Focusing
Focus modes	Normal / AF Macro, Zoom Macro, Quick AF, AF Tracking / AF Continuous (only movies)
Focus areas	Normal: 50 cm - infinity / 200 cm - infinity / Macro / Intelligent AUTO / movies: 3 cm - infinity / 100 cm - infinity
Flash
Flash	built-in
Shutter
Frame rate	10
Shutter speeds	60 - 1/4000
General
LCD screen	3.0" TFT Screen LCD
Battery	Li-ion Battery Pack ID-Security (3,6 V, 895 mAh)
Dimensions	104,9 x 57,6 x 33,4 mm
Weight	210 g with Battery and SD Memory Card

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18 (or DMC-ZS8 in North America) is a digital camera by Panasonic Lumix from the year 2010. The highest-resolution pictures it records is 14.1 megapixels, through its 24mm Ultra Wide-Angle Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR zoom lens.^[1] The range of the focal length of the zoom lens from German company Leica Camera is from a strong wide angle with 24 mm (calculated equivalent to 35 mm film) up to the sixteenfold which is 384 mm, which amounts to a strongly magnifying telephoto lens.

Property

24 mm LEICA DC
16x optical zoom
20x intelligent zoom
iA (Intelligent Auto) mode
HD movies

Gallery

appearance after switching on in photography mode
Zoom lens set to the maximum focal length of 384 mm (super tele)
3.0 inch LCD screen showing an image stored on the SD card
top view showing switches and knobs
bottom view
Maximum tele position of the adjustable lens
Image taken at a pop concert with 182 mm focal length at ¹⁄₄ second exposure time. Due to the activated image stabilizer, the picture is in focus.