Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 and DMC-FX33 Digital Cameras - Press Release

[Photo-John]

Dimensions (W x H x D)	Approx. 94.9 x 57.1 x 22.8 mm ( 3.74 x 2.25 x 0.90 inch)
Weight	Approx. 143g. (0.32 lb) Approx. 165g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.36 lb)
Camera Effective Pixels	8.1 Megapixels
Image Sensor	1/2.5", 8.32 Mega Total Pixels CCD Primary Color Filter
Optical Zoom	3.6x
Extra Optical Zoom	4:3 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 5Mega, 5.7x for 3Mega, 2Mega, 0.3Mega 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 4.5Mega, 5.7x for 2.5Mega 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 4.6x for 3.5Mega, 5.7x for 2Mega
Digital Zoom	4 x ( Max. 14.3 x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom ) (Max. 22.7x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
Focal Length	f=4.6-16.4mm (35mm Equiv.: 28-100mm)
Lens	LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 7 elements in 6 groups (5 Aspherical Lenses / 6 Aspherical surfaces)
Aperture	Wide: F2.8 / F8.0 (2 steps) Tele: F5.6 / F16 (2 steps)
Optical Image Stabilizer	MEGA O.I.S. (Mode1 / Mode2)
Focusing Area	Normal: 50cm - infinity Macro / Intelligent AUTO / Motion Picture / Clipboard : wide 5cm/Tele 30cm - infinity
AF Metering	Face / 1-point/ 1-point high speed/ 3-point high speed/ 5-point/ Spot
Focus	AF-Macro On/Off, AF/MF Switchable, Manual Focus(Joystick), One Shot AF, Continuous AF On/Off
Focus	Auto Focus System, Normal / Macro (Dial)
AF Assist Lamp	Yes
ISO Sensitivity	Auto /100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1250 / 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode : Auto(1600 - 6400) )
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set1/2
White Balance	Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set White Balance Adjustment (±10steps, except for auto set) (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, and High-speed Burst mode)
Exposure	Program AE
Exposure Compensation	1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
Scene Mode	Dial: SCN (Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial photo),Intelligent AUTO, Playback, Normal Picture, Macro, Motion Picture, Print, Clipboard
Shutter Speed	8-1/2000 sec Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec
Self Timer	2sec / 10sec
Auto Review	1sec, 3sec, Zoom
Review	1x / 4x / 8x
Color Mode	Standard, Natural, Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm
Recording Format	Still Image: JPEG(Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard), DPOF corresponding Image with audio: JPEG (Design rule for Camera File system, based on Exif 2.21 standard)+ QuickTime Motion picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Recording Image Size	Still Image: 4:3 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 2448 pixels, 2560 x 1920pixels, 2048 x 1536 pixels,1600 x 1200 pixels, 640 x 480 pixels 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 2176 pixels, 2560 x 1712 pixels, 2048 x 1360 pixels 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 3264 x 1840 pixels, 2560 x 1440 pixels,1920 x 1080 pixels
Image Quality	Fine / Standard
Motion Picture	4:3 Aspect Ratio: 640 x 480 pixels, 320 x 240 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 848 x 480 pixels 30 fps, 10 fps
Burst Shooting Mode	Full-Resolution Image, 3 frames/sec Max. 7 images (Standard mode), Max 4 images (Fine Mode) High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 7 frames/sec (recorded in 2M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9)
Unlimited consecutive shooting	Yes
Still Image Rec. with Audio	5 Seconds
Audio Dubbing	Max. 10sec
Real-time histogram	Yes
Composition Guide line	Yes (2 patterns)
Built-in-Memory	approx. 27MB
Scene Mode Help Screen	Yes
Auto Angle Detection	Yes
Travel Date / World Time	Yes / Yes
Title Edit	Yes
Text Stamp / Date Stamp	Yes / Yes
Built-in-Flash	Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off 0.6 - 6.3m (Wide/ISO Auto), 0.3 - 3.1m (Tele/ISO Auto)
LCD Monitor	3.0" Polycrystalline TFT LCD Display (230K Pixels) Field of View : approx. 100% AUTO Power LCD Mode, Power LCD mode, High angle mode
Playback mode	25-thumbnail display, 9-thumbnail display, calendar display, zoomed playback (16x max.),Playback of favorite pictures, Creating still pictures from a motion picture Category Playback (playback and slideshow of pictures in category) Slide show (duration is adjustable, also manual controllable), image rotation Resizing (selectable number of pixels), trimming, protection, aspect conv. DPOF print setting
OSD language	English,German,French,Italian,Spanish,Polish,Czech ,Hungarian,Russian,Chinese(Traditional),Chinese(Si mplified), Netherlandic,Thai,Korean,Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese
Recording Media	Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, MultiMediaCard
Microphone	Yes
Speaker	Yes
Interface	DC Input, AV Output (NTSC/PAL), USB
Power	Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, 1000mAh) (Included) AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Optional)
Battery life (approx.)	280 pictures (CIPA Standard)
Included Software	LUMIX Simple Viewer, PhotofunStudio -viewer- ArcSoft Media Impression, ArcSoft Panorama Maker USB Driver
Standard Accessories	Battery Charger, Battery Pack, Battery carrying case, AV Cable, USB Connection Cable, AC Cable, Strap, CD-ROM