Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38
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Overview
Type Bridge digital camera
Lens
Lens 27-486 mm (18x optical zoom) F2.8 - F4.4 Leica Elmarit
Sensor/medium
Sensor 1/2.33" CCD
Maximum resolution 4000x3000 (12.7 megapixels)
Film speed ISO 100-1600 (High-sensitiviy mode 1600-6400)
Storage media SD, SDHC, internal
Focusing
Focus areas9-area
Flash
Flash Built-in pop up
Shutter
Shutter Manual
Shutter speed range1/2000 sec up to 60 sec
Viewfinder
Viewfinder EVF and 2.7 inch colour LCD (230,000 pixels)
Image processing
White balance Manual
General
BatteryBattery Li-Ion 7.2 V, 695 mAh
Weight 414 g

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 is a superzoom bridge digital camera, replacing the similar Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 and earlier Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18. It is also known as the DMC-FZ35 in North America.

Preceded by Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38
2009-
Succeeded by


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