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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3 editorial reviews
Panasonic FH6 review, find out how the FH6 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.Read more
Panasonic just announced two new additions to its super-slim FH-series LUMIX cameras, the DMC-FH6 and DMC-FH8. While official pricing won't be announced until 30 days prior to release (also still a mystery), the presumably more affordable FH6 features many of the same conveniences as the FH8, includingRead more
Panasonic FH6 is a 14.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CCD sensor and 24-120 mm F2.5-6.4 lens. Read our FH6 review to find its pros and cons.Read more
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Pros

  • The lens also has a decent aperture range
  • Panasonic FH6 is a remarkably light camera for its class

Cons

  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 600 to 8 seconds are
  • the resolution is a little low

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.08x4.56 mm
  • 14 Mpx
  • 4320, 3240 px
  • 2.5
  • Face tracking, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus
  • 2.7 in
  • no

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6

Pros

  • The lens also has a decent aperture range
  • Panasonic FH6 is a remarkably light camera for its class

Cons

  • Shutter speeds from 1/1
  • 600 to 8 seconds are
  • the resolution is a little low
  • for image blur due to subject movement
  • slightly lower resolution and no miniature mode
  • there is no separate center-weighted mode
  • this battery cannot be charged over the USB cable
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • Panasonic FH6 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • Does the Panasonic FH6 have Weather Sealing
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.7 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
14 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4320 x 3240 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH6 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors15.0 Mpx
Effective pixels14.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution4320 x 3240 px
Other resolutions
  • 4320x2880
  • 4320x2432
  • 3648x2736
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom5.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.5
Maximum aperture2.5
Focal length equiv24 - 120
Focus adjustmentAuto
Autofocus
  • Face tracking
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
Number of focus points23
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Photography features
Camera shutter typeElectronic
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
WB BracketingNo
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4.6
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Pre-flash
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive1.5 fps
Scene modes
  • Backlight
  • Beach
  • Documents
  • Museum
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
Self-timeryes
Metering modesMulti
3D supportno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Audio systemMono
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Dimensions
Weight3.63 oz
Width3.8 in
Height2.19 in
Depth0.78 in
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Power
Power source type
  • Battery
  • USB
Battery life (CIPA)280
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity680.0 mAh
Battery voltage3.6 V
AC adapter includedyes
On/off switchyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Calendaryes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ENG
  • ESP
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 6400
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum6400
Boosted ISO maximum6400
White balance presets4
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.7 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots230000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsMJPEG
Analog signal format systemNTSC
Camera playback
  • Single image
  • Slide show
  • Thumbnails
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productBlack
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage70.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Internal
Camera file system
  • DCF 2.0
  • DPOF 1.1
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes

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