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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Panasonic LZ30 is a 16.0MP Small Sensor Superzoom camera with a 1/2.3-inch sized CCD sensor and 25-875 mm F3.0-5.9 lens. Read our LZ30 review to find its pros and cons.Read more
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30 is an affordable super-zoom camera featuring a 35x zoom lens with a huge focal range of 25-875mm. Other highlights of the Panasonic LZ30 include a 3 inch LCD screen, 720p HD movies, Manual shooting mode and a 16.1 megapixel CCD sensor. Read our in-depth Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30 review now...Read more
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Pros

  • Quality is decent

Cons

  • Pricing and colors were not available at press time
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • doesn't have an external flash shoe

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 6.17x4.55 mm
  • 16 Mpx
  • 4608, 3456 px
  • 3
  • Continuous Auto Focus, Face detection, Multi Point Auto Focus, Single Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus, Tracking Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in
  • no

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30

Pros

  • Quality is decent

Cons

  • Pricing and colors were not available at press time
  • Lack of a viewfinder can be problematic
  • doesn't have an external flash shoe
  • doesn't have any connections for external microphones and headphones
  • Does the Panasonic LZ30 have Weather Sealing
  • Panasonic LZ30 is not the highest resolution Small Sensor camera
  • are softer in the corners

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
3 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
16 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4608 x 3456 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ30 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.24 in
Sensor photo detectors16.0 Mpx
Effective pixels16.0 Mpx
Max resolution4608 x 3456 px
Other resolutions
  • 4608x3072
  • 4608x2592
  • 3648x2736
  • 3456x3456
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom35.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture3
Maximum aperture3
Focal length equiv25 - 875
Autofocus
  • Continuous Auto Focus
  • Face detection
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Single Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
  • Tracking Auto Focus
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range11.81 in
Auto Focus (AF) assist beamyes
Macro focus range0.39 in
Image stabiliserOptical
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed15.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Manual exposure modeyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Self-timer delay
  • 2
  • 10
Histogramyes
Subject / scene modesyes
Built-in flashyes
Flash range4.4
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Forced OFF
  • Forced ON
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashno
Continuous drive1.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Children
  • Cuisine
  • Night landscape
  • Night portrait
  • Panorama
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
Self-timeryes
Metering modes
  • Multi
  • Center-weighted
  • Spot
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Microphone typeMono
Speaker typeMono
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight16.4 oz
Width4.87 in
Height3.3 in
Depth3.6 in
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Power
Power source typeBattery
Battery life (CIPA)380
Battery technologyAlkaline
Number of batteries supported4
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Other features
GPSno
Calendaryes
Energy Star certifiedno
Image editing modes
  • Crop
  • Resizing
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Image
ISO
  • 100
  • 200
  • 400
  • 800
  • 1600
  • 3200
  • 6400
  • Auto
ISO Autoyes
ISO high autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum6400
Boosted ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution4608 x 3456 px
White balance presets4
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Incandescent
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Vivid
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots460000
Touch screenno
Field of view100.0 %
Live viewyes
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
Recording resolutions
  • 320 x 240
  • 640 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsM-JPEG
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Motion JPEG frame rate30.0 fps
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Design
Body typeBridge
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Red
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Storage
Internal storage100.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Memory slots1
Storage types
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
  • Internal
Camera file system
  • DCF
  • Exif 2.3
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno

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