The sleek and pocket-able Panasonic DMC-F5 compact camera fits in your pocket to take anywhere, while giving you the creative controls to personalize your pictures. The high quality pictures and video from this super slim stylish camera will inspire your photographic creativity. The 5x optical zoom and 28mm wide-angle lens give you the power to shoot close or far with outstanding results. Express yourself with a cool creative panoramic scene mode and shoot amazing HD video all from this pocket-able camera.
Bring your subject in closer for a beautiful portrait, or capture the action of sports or nature photography with the camera's powerful zoom. The in-camera's Extra Optical Zoom function uses the center part of the CCD to extend the 5x zoom ratio to a powerful 10.5x zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 294mm) at a resolution of 3-megapixels or less.
Jump into the word of movie making with the press of a button. The DMC-F5 compact camera records HD video in QuickTime Motion JPEG format (1,280 x 720 pixels at 30 fps). Video recording is easily started with the press of the Motion Picture Button making it convenient for switching between photo and video shooting instantly. In Motion Picture Mode, recording time depends on the capacity of the SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Card. Video can be recorded continuously up to 2GB. Use a card with SD Speed Class, the speed standard regarding continuous writing, with "Class 6" or higher for best results. Some lens movement sounds may be recorded when shooting video.
Get everything in your picture with the Panorama Shot Mode. On your next photographic journey, the LUMIX F5 camera will make it possible to shoot a 360-degree horizontal/vertical panoramic image with consecutive shots, by overlaying the previous picture. The multiple images are stitched together for you to create one single wide image capturing your expansive scene.
One of the camera's most exciting features is the Auto Scene Selector. This feature conveniently senses the ambient light conditions and automatically selects the Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait (not an option when the flash is turned off), Night Scenery or Sunset Mode to achieve the best exposure for your picture. Use your creativity in framing the subject and capturing the moment while the digital camera does the exposure settings for you. With some subjects or shooting conditions, it may not be possible to judge the best shooting details. When this happens, shoot with the Scene Mode that best suits your situation.
The 28mm wide-angle lens, along with a 5x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent to 28-140mm) gives you the power to capture large groups of people indoors or expansive architecture and scenes with depth and perspective, even from short distances.
The in-camera's MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) compensates for hand-shake that causes blurred photos. Even slight hand-shake movement is accurately detected and compensated for to produce sharp, clear images. Discover some of the F5's innovative features and technologies that help you take better pictures in every situation and even share them with family and friends. The 2.7-inch LCD serves as a small photo and video viewer, allowing you and your friends to view images together.
You'll always be ready for your next photographic journey with the convenience of recharging on the go. The USB Port or AC USB Adapter will keep you shooting. The camera can take approximately 260 shots on a single battery charge, based on the CIPA standard, with the efficient, rechargeable lithium-ion battery.