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Bright F2.8, 25mm wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with 5x optical zoom
The 25mm wide-angle lens in this super-compact camera captures almost twice the area of an ordinary 35mm lens, making it ideal for shooting group photos indoors or wide landscapes outdoors. The 5x optical zoom pulls distant subjects up close, and the exquisite rendering of the Leica DC lens lets you capture nuanced, expressive photos.
 Advantages of the 25mm wide-angle* lens
The 25mm wide-angle lens* lets you easily capture large groups of people indoors or expansive architectural structures and scenes with dynamic width and rich perspective, even from short distances.
9.8x extended optical zoom
The DMC-FX48 is equipped with a 5x optical zoom lens (35mm equivalent: 125mm). The extended optical zoom function uses the centre part of the CCD to extend this 5x zoom*1 ratio to a powerful 9.8x zoom (35mm equivalent: 244mm) at a resolution of 3-megapixel or less. Adding the extended optical zoom to the 4x digital zoom*1 extends the total zooming power to a maximum of 35.6x.
1/2.33-inch 12.1-megapixel high-resolution CCD
Slightly larger than previous types, this 1/2.33-inch CCD fully supports the camera's 12.1-megapixel resolution.
Venus engine
The image-processing engine, Venus Engine V, uses advanced signal processing to give you beautiful images even when the sensitivity is high. Multi-task signal processing is employed for all images to enable high-speed, high-performance shooting. Venus Engine V, with even greater accurate detection system, makes it possible to detect specific person’s face in new Face Recognition function. Along with its extremely high performance, Venus Engine V reduces power consumption thanks to a number of energy efficiency improvements.
Fast response - 0.007 second shutter release time lag
The FX48 slashes the release time lag to 0.007 second minimum by increasing both its circuit speed and the point at which it detects the shutter release signal. This makes Lumix® cameras extremely quick and responsive and they let you capture images comfortably even at a moment's notice and are a pleasure to use.
Higher image quality with advanced signal processing
Luminance noise and chromatic noise are reduced separately in a Panasonic’s advanced noise reduction system. In addition, the Venus Engine V enhances this detection by effectively reducing highly noticeable low-frequency chromatic noise in advance, while delicately applying noise reduction (NR) processing to detailed areas to prevent the colour bleeding that often happens when NR is used. As a result, beautiful images with minimal noise can be reproduced all the way up to ISO 1600 high sensitivity at full resolution while colour noise is less noticeable in shadows and other dark areas even when shooting with low sensitivity.
Full resolution MEGA burst / Unlimited consecutive shooting
The DMC-FX48 lets you snap off consecutive shots at 2.3 fps*1 with full resolution. The Unlimited*2 consecutive shooting function lets you keep on shooting until the memory card is full. You can take a series of shots and then choose the ones you like best and delete the rest. You can also select Hi-speed*3 or Flash*3 burst mode from Scene Mode.
Low energy consumption
Despite the significantly increased performance of the camera, the Venus Engine V consumes only 84% of the power utilized by the Venus Engine IV. This energy-saving image-processing engine and our efficient, rechargeable lithium-ion battery work together to extend the shooting time of our cameras, making it possible to take approximately 350 shots on a single battery charge*.
Intelligent auto mode (iA)
This mode not only eliminates blurring from hand-shake or subject movement, it also helps you capture perfect people shots by detecting the face, select the focus, exposure and scene mode that get the best results… and it’s all automatic!
Digital red-eye reduction
iA mode also helps avoid the red-eye problem you get when taking flash shots at night. Red-eye reduction for the built-in flash works by emitting a small preliminary flash before the main flash. Furthermore, thanks to the digital red-eye correction function, red-eye problems are automatically detected and corrected digitally.
Face detection
The FX48 also expands our popular Intelligent Auto (iA) mode with the addition of Face recognition – a feature that “remembers” faces from previous shots*. When a registered face appears in the frame, the camera will prioritize focus and exposure to capture it beautifully. With Face recognition, when a familiar face is recorded several times, the camera will prompt the user to register the face. Once registered, if the face appears into the frame again, the camera will display the name specified for that person and prioritize focus and exposure so that the registered face is bright and sharply focused.The FX48 also expands our popular Intelligent Auto (iA) mode with the addition of Face recognition – a feature that “remembers” faces from previous shots*. When a registered face appears in the frame, the camera will prioritize focus and exposure to capture it beautifully. With Face recognition, when a familiar face is recorded several times, the camera will prompt the user to register the face. Once registered, if the face appears into the frame again, the camera will display the name specified for that person and prioritize focus and exposure so that the registered face is bright and sharply focused.
Face recognition
The face detection function detects faces anywhere in the frame and automatically chooses the optimal focus and exposure. You can take clear, beautiful portrait shots easily. It detects up to 15 faces in a photo, and automatically readjusts the settings if their positions change. In iA mode, the quick AF function automatically begins focusing without having to press the shutter button halfway, so the shooting process is smooth and easy.
Intelligent exposure
The camera instantly analyzes the framed image and adjusts the brightness in areas that are too dark due to dim lighting, backlighting or use of the flash. Adjusting the brightness of dark areas this function produces natural images that are close to the way they actually look to the human eye.
Motion detection (Advanced intelligent ISO control)
Thanks to Intelligent ISO control, the camera can determine whether or not the subject is moving. If the subject is moving, Intelligent ISO control changes the ISO sensitivity and shutter speed accordingly. You get clear, beautiful shots with no motion blur even when photographing kids who won't stay still.
Scene detection – Intelligent scene selector
When the camera is iA mode, the Intelligent scene selector senses the ambient conditions and automatically selects either Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night portrait or Night scenery mode accordingly. It makes several other advanced image settings too, so you're assured of getting beautiful results every time you shoot, no matter what the scene or subject. With the Intelligent scene selector doing all the complicated work for you, you'll find photography easier than ever to enjoy.
Shake detection
Gyrosensors detect hand-shake and an O.I.S. lens shifts to compensate, preventing hand-shake blur. This system is completely optical – it does not affect the CCD or image processing – so you get sharp, clear images without deterioration. Furthermore, the MEGA O.I.S. system featured in new Lumix® models also distinguishes hand-shake from other kinds of camera movement, improving both detection and correction.
Subject detection - AF tracking
Once you focus on your subject, AF tracking automatically tracks it until you press the shutter. When you're taking pictures of an active subject, like children or pets, this function eliminates the need to press the shutter button halfway down repeatedly to readjust the focus. AF tracking makes sure you don't miss those once-in-a-lifetime shooting opportunities.
11 Area AF
The camera automatically determines the most appropriate AF area from the 11 points. This ensures accurate focusing even for difficult compositions. You can also select the AF setting from five patterns -- Face AF, 1-area high-speed AF, 1-area AF, 1 spot AF and AF tracking -- according to your shooting situation. Plus, Quick AF makes sure you won't miss those sudden shooting opportunities.
Intelligent LCD
The FX48 has a 2.5" LCD with a total of 230,000 dots for high resolution. The Auto power LCD function increases the backlight brightness in 11 steps according to the ambient light intensity. At the highest of these 11 steps, the LCD backlight becomes 1.4x (maximum) brighter than normal. This makes both shooting and viewing photos easier and more convenient.
Create incredible 360° panoramic photos
A Panorama Assist mode makes it easy to take a series of images to combine into a panorama shot, while checking the degree of overlap between adjacent shots. This is great for shooting landscapes that are too wide to capture in a single shot.
HD Motion images
The FX48 can record motion images in high definition (1280 x 720) resolution at 30 fps. You can also shoot smooth moving pictures at 30 fps in WVGA (848 x 480 pixels), standard VGA size (640 x 480 pixels at 30 fps*) and QVGA (320 x 240 pixels at 30 fps*).
HD output
When you are done shooting, simply connect* the camera to an HDTV and you are ready to view your still shots and motion images in high definition with incredible resolution and detail.
Multiple aspect ratios
In addition to the conventional 4:3 image format, you can select 16:9* or 3:2** format to suit the shot you're composing. The 16:9 images are perfect for viewing on a wide-screen TV. Both models lets you take wide-angle shots*** at all three aspect ratios.
Sorts and organizes photos with familiar faces
Thanks to Face Recognition technology, the camera can find photos of people and sort them in Category Playback mode. This makes it easy to display only photos of a particular person, or to set up a slideshow with just those photos.
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