Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ2 Silver Digital Camera {5MP}

The Panasonic DMC LZ2 offers something different. It is an easy to use point and shoot digital camera, but it has a much longer optical zoom lens than is normal for this type of camera. It has a 6x zoom as opposed to the standard 3x. Again unlike some other digital cameras with longer zoom lenses it retains its compact size and shape rather than looking more like a much larger, traditional SLR camera. The DMC LZ2 has five megapixels.

Image Sensor
5.0 megapixel CCD sensor

Sensitivity
ISO: Auto or selectable from 80 - 400

Lens
Optical: Lumix DC Vario 6.5 - 19.5mm (37 - 222 mm equivalent in 35mm photography)
Digital Zoom: 6x

Aperture
F/2.8 (Wide), F/4.5 (Telephoto)

Shutter Speed
8 seconds - 1/2000th of a second

Burst Rate
3.0 fps

Flash
Built-in
Flash Range: W 0.3m - 4.2 m (0.98 - 13.7 ft)
Modes: Auto (for low light and back lit conditions), Red-Eye Reduction, Fill-In, Off

White Balance
Auto, Cloudy, daylight, halogen, manual (custom)

Exposure Modes
Intelligent multi-segment metering

Shooting Modes
Portrait, Sports, Scenery, Night scenery, Night portrait, Fireworks, Party, Snow, Simple, Macro, Moving Image, Playback, Exposure bracketing +/-1EV in 1/3 EV steps, AE Compensation +/- 2.0 EV in 0.3 EV steps

Movie Mode
Quicktime with audio

Color Shooting Options
Black & White, Sepia, Brightness, Saturation,

Self Timer
12 second duration

Video Output
A/V Out (PAL / NTSC)

Viewfinder
LCD Only

LCD
2.0 inch, 85,000 pixels TFT color display

File Formats
JPEG
Movie (Quicktime Motion JPEG)

Storage Media
Internal memory: 14.1MB
External memory: SD/MMC

Power Supply
2x AA batteries (NiMH recommended)

Computer Connectivity
USB 2.0 or Card Reader

Operating System Requirements
Windows: 98, 98SE, ME, NT, 2000, XP
Mac: OS 10.0, 10.1, 10.2

Dimensions (W x H x D)
101 x 64 x 33 mm
4 x 2.5 x 1.3 inches

Weight
224 g
7.9 oz

Other Features
In addition there is also a selection of scene modes. For each scene mode the camera is able to work out the optimum settings it should use. This should lead to better pictures. All you need to do is select the most appropriate type of scene. There is also a short piece of text available to you explaining how each mode works and also giving you some shooting tips for some of the scenes. The available scenes are portrait, sports, scenery/landscape, night scenery, night portrait, fireworks, party and snow.