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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9, 6.0 Megapixel, 3x Optical/4x Digital Zoom, Digital Camera (Black)

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 Digital Camera (Black)

Features
Specifications

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9 has a 3x optical zoom, 2.5 inch LCD display, various scene modes for fun picture taking in all kinds of settings and situations, and a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens for high-quality image capture. It boasts a powerful and long lasting lithium-ion battery, providing up to 240 pictures on one charge, and Panasonic Venus Engine Plus manages image processing, camera functions and features, and very efficient energy usage, while still maintaining fast shooting speeds. The Lumix DMC-FX9 records VGA movies at 30 frames per second and also has audio playback capability, so you can enjoy both the video and the sound of your movies, right from the camera, and it records images and video to SD memory cards. This sleek and small, but very capable camera also incorporates Panasonic's MEGA OIS Image stabilization, and with the Venus Engine Plus advanced power management, you have everything you need to get your perfect shot.

• 6.0 Megapixel Resolution: With a resolution of 6.0 Megapixels, you'll be able to produce high resolution images that can yield photo quality 16 x 20" prints.

• Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 3x Optical Zoom Lens: The Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens on the DMC-FX9 follows in the Leica tradition of excellence. Although it is small in size, it has a large, bright aperture, meeting Leica's stringent quality standards. A Leica multi-coating process applied to the lens helps to prevent the flare that is caused by fogging, and ghosts that can result from internally reflected light. Even enlarged images captured by the DMC-FX9 are crisp and clear - right to the edges. Plus, you can use the 3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom together to produce a maximum of 12x zooming power

• Extended Optical Zoom: The Extended Optical Zoom, which minimizes the image degradation that normally occurs with digital zooming, gives you up to 4.1x zooming power in addition to the 3x standard optical zoom. (available with 3 megapixel or smaller images only)

• 2.5" High-Resolution LCD Display: The DMC-FX9 features a 2.5" diagonal high-resolution LCD monitor which is surprisingly large for such a compact camera. This high-quality, display makes it easy to see your subject, and when shooting outdoors on a sunny day, press the Power LCD button to boost the backlighting by about 40% for easier visibility

• MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer: The MEGA O.I.S (Optical Image Stabilizer) feature offsets unintentional hand movement while you're taking pictures to give you clear, sharp images even when taking handheld telephoto shots or shooting at night. This optical technology provides precise compensation for movement with no image quality degradation.

• Stunning High-Speed AF in a Slim Body: Select the AF setting from Spot, 1-point (normal or high-speed), 3-point high-speed, and 5-point. The 1-point normal setting solves the "image-freezing" that used to happen while focusing on fast-moving subjects, and makes them easier to track. Furthermore, the 1-point high-speed mode slashes conventional AF time; plus, the AF Assist Lamp helps when focusing in low lighting.

• Super-Fast Shutter Response and Consecutive Shooting: Thanks to the Venus Engine Plus's release time lag of only 0.008 second, the FX9 is super-fast. You can snap consecutive shots at 3 frames per second with full resolution. And with Unlimited Consecutive Shooting, you can keep shooting until the memory card is full.

• Extended Battery Life: Incorporating the latest lithium-ion battery and the Venus Engine PLUS that consumes less power than previous processors, the FX8 realizes more than two times longer battery life when compared with the previous FX7 - so you can take approximately 240 pictures on a charge.

• Record High Quality Moving Images: Record beautiful full-size movie in VGA resolution at 30 fps with enhanced picture quality not only in the resolution but also in the overall brightness level of the image. A built-in speaker lets you enjoy playing back movies with audio on the 2.5" large LCD anytime, anywhere.

• Easy-to-use Scene Modes for Wider-ranging Situations: The DMC-FX9 has 12 scene modes to provide the best overall image quality for common shooting situations, such as Portrait, Sports, Scenery, Night Scenery, and more. There are also three added scene modes not available in previous models. "Soft Skin" detects only skin tones and softens detail to produce smoother and more beautiful skin rendition. "Food" catches the natural color of food regardless of the light condition in macro closeup. "Baby" allows easy growth record in which the baby's time of age according to preset birthday would be automatically recorded onto the image, as well as giving a shade of soft focus on the subject. It is easy to select the best scene mode thanks to the Scene Mode Help Screen, that shows the description of each mode on the LCD monitor, helps you to select the mode that best fits the shooting condition.

• Easy to Use for Any Skill Level: The DMC-FX9 offers easy shooting even to the entry-level users by providing the Simple Mode, in which most settings are made automatically. You just aim at the subject, zoom in or out, and press the shutter button. Light is automatically compensated with a single press of the Exposure Compensation button when the subject is backlit. The DMC-FX9 also offers a full range of manual exposure control settings as well as aperture priority and shutter priority mode for the more advanced photographer.

• Auto Angle Detection: Auto angle detection records whether an image was taken horizontally or vertically. This ensures that when playing back on the LCD monitor and displaying images on your TV by connecting your Lumix Digital Camera with an AV cable, vertical images are automatically displayed vertically and horizontal images are automatically displayed horizontally.

• Bundled Photo Editing Software: In addition to the ArcSoft PhotoImpression, PanoramaMaker, and PhotoBase, The DMC-FZ8 includes the Lumix Simple Viewer for Windows. This software is good especially for the beginners to store, playback, print or attach to E-mail the images via the PC. Images will be automatically transferred just by inserting the SD Memory Card into a card reader, or by connecting the camera to PC; and the images will also be sorted by the date of shooting to streamline the process of organizing the pictures as much as possible.

• Print Directly From Your Camera: You can send images directly to print, without the need of a PC, when using PictBridge compatible printers.

Image Quality
Optics
Focus Control
Exposure Control

Flash
Performance
Memory & Power
Input/Output

Display
Physical

Camera Type: Ultra Compact Point-and-shoot Digital Camera

Image Quality

Image Sensor: 1/2.5" 6.37 Megapixel CCD with Primary Color Filter

Effective Resolution: 6.0 million pixels

Color Depth: 24-Bit RGB

Color Modes: Natural, Standard, Vivid, Cool, Warm, Black & White, Sepia

Image File Formats: JPEG (Fine, Standard)
Exif, DCF & DPOF corresponding

Recorded Resolution

4:3 Aspect Ratio
2816 x 2112
2048 x 1536
1600 x 1200
1280 x 960
640 x 480

3:2 Aspect Ratio
2816 x 1880
2048 x 1360

16:9 Aspect Ratio (HDTV)
2814 x 1584
1920 x 1080

Video Recording: QuickTime Motion JPEG with audio
640 x 480 pixels @ 30 fps
640 x 480 pixels @ 10 fps
320 x 240 pixels @ 30 fps
320 x 240 pixels @ 10 fps
Clip length limited only by available memory

Audio Recording: QuickTime Audio
Up to 5 seconds record time with image, up to 10 Seconds Dubbing

Optics

Lens Type: Leica DC Vario-Elmarit Lens (7 Elements in 6 Groups with 3 Aspherical Lenses/Surfaces)

Optical Zoom

4.1x Extended Optical Zoom

4:3 Aspect Ratio:	3, 2 & 1 Megapixel
3:2 Aspect Ratio:	2.5 Megapixel 19.1x for 2.5 Megapixel
16:9 Aspect Ratio:	2 Megapixel

Lens Focal Length: 5.8mm - 17.4mm (35mm - 105mm)

Digital Zoom: 4x

Minimum Focus Distance: 2" (5cm)

Maximum Aperture: f/2.8-5.0

Optical Image Stabilization: Yes (MEGA O.I.S.)

Accessory Lens/Filter Mount: No

Focus Control

Focus Type: Auto Focus System with AF assist lamp

Focus Modes: 1 point, 1 point high speed, 3 points high speed, 5 points, Spot

Focus Range: Normal: 19.7" (50cm) - infinity
Macro: 2" (5cm) - infinity (wide)

Exposure Control

Sensitivity: Auto ISO, Selectable ISO (80, 100, 200, 400)

Shutter Type: Not Specified

Shutter Speed: 8 - 1/2000 second

Aperture Range: Wide: f/2.8 - f/5.6 (2 steps)
Tele: f/5.0 - f/10 (2 steps)

Exposure Metering: Intelligent Multiple Metering

Exposure Modes: Program AE, Auto, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Exposure Compensation (+/- 2EV in 1/3 EV Steps), Auto Bracketing AE (+/-1/3EV-1EV Step, 3 Frames), Backlight Compensation

White Balance Modes: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Halogen, White Set, White Balance Adjustment

Scene Modes: Portrait, Sports, Food, Scenery, Night Scenery, Self, Night Portrait, Fireworks, Party, Snow, Baby, Soft Skin, Starry Sky, Candle

Flash

Built-in Flash: Yes (Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced On/Off)

Effective Flash Range: 1.0' (0.3m) - 13.1' (4.0m)
wide @ ISO Auto

External Flash Connection: No

External Flash Control: Not Applicable

Performance

Start-Up Time: Not Specified

Shutter Lag: 0.008 seconds

Time Between Shots: 0.4 seconds

Burst Capability: 3 or 2 fps up to 8 images (standard) or 6 images (fine)

Self Timer: 10 seconds or 2 seconds

Interval Recording: No

Date & Time Stamp: Yes

Memory & Power

Built-in Memory: No

Compatible Memory Cards: Secure Digital (SD)/MultiMediaCard (MMC)

Recording Capacity

Includes 16MB Secure Digital (SD) Card

Still Image Capacity

	Fine	Standard
4:3 Aspect Ratio
2816 x 2112	3	5
2048 x 1536	6	13
1600 x 1200	13	26
1280 x 960	18	39
640 x 480	60	122
3:2 Aspect Ratio
2816 x 1880	5	11
2048 x 1360	8	16
16:9 Aspect Ratio (HDTV)
2814 x 1584	7	11
1920 x 1080	10	16

Video Capacity

Video Mode	Record Time
640 x 480 @ 30 fps	4 seconds
640 x 480 @ 10 fps	12 seconds
320 x 240 @ 30 fps	12 seconds
320 x 240 @ 10 fps	38 seconds

Battery Type: Lithium-ion Battery Pack (3.7V, 1150 mAh)(Included)

Power Adapter: Battery Charger/AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC)(Included)

Input/Output

Computer Interface: USB

Direct Print Capable: Yes (PictBridge)

Remote Control: No

Video Output: Yes (NTSC & PAL)

Web-Cam Capable: No

System & Software Requirements: Windows 98/98SE, 2000, ME, XP
Macintosh OS 9.x, OS X

Display

Viewfinder: No

LCD Display: 2.5" Transflective type Polycrystalline TFT color LCD (207k pixels) with Power LCD Mode, Real-time Histogram & Composition Guide Lines

Language Options: English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), German, Italian, French

Playback Options: Single Image, Thumbnail Display (25, 16, 9), Zoomed Playback (16x max), Image Rotation, Slide Show, Favorite Pictures, Resizing, Trimming, Protection, DPOF Setting, Video Playback

Physical

Dimensions (HxWxD): 1.99" x 3.7" x 0.95" (51 x 94 x 24 mm)
with power off

Weight: 5.5 oz (155 g)

What's in the Box

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX9, 6.0 Megapixel, 3x Optical/4x Digital Zoom, Digital Camera (Black)

16MB Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card

Lithium-ion Battery Pack

AC Adapter/Battery Charger

Battery Carrying Case

USB Cable

A/V Cable

Wrist Strap

Software CD-ROMs (ArcSoft PhotoImpression, ArcSoft Panorama Maker, ArcSoft PhotoBase, USB Driver, Lumix Simple Viewer)

User Guide

1 Year Parts/90 Days Labor U.S.A. Limited Warranty

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