Product Features
Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80 Digital Camera
Model # DC-FZ80K
$397.99
Mixing long-zoom capabilities with multimedia recording versatility, the Lumix DC-FZ80 from Panasonic pairs an expansive 60x zoom lens with high-resolution stills and 4K video shooting functionality. Revolving around an 18.1MP High-Sensitivity MOS sensor, the FZ80 has a top sensitivity of ISO 6400 for working in low-light conditions as well as a 10 fps shooting rate and UHD 4K/30p video recording at 100 Mbps. The 4K capabilities are extended to stills applications, too, and allow for 30 fps shooting at 8MP as well as the ability to use Post Focus for choosing your specific point of focus after shooting. Complementing these imaging assets is a Lumix DC Vario lens, which provides a 20-1200mm equivalent focal length range, along with POWER O.I.S. to minimize the appearance of camera shake for sharper handheld shooting.
Benefitting these performance attributes is an ergonomic body design that incorporates both a 1.166m-dot electronic viewfinder, for eye-level monitoring, as well as a 3.0" 1.04m-dot touchscreen LCD for intuitive control of shooting settings. Built-in Wi-Fi is also featured for wireless image sharing and remote camera control from a linked smartphone or tablet.
An 18.1MP 1/2.3" High-Sensitivity MOS sensor helps to deliver fast overall performance and notable image quality to suit working in a wide variety of conditions. A top sensitivity of ISO 6400 supports working in difficult lighting conditions, and the shutter also affords a quick 10 fps shooting rate at full-resolution with the mechanical shutter as well as 30 fps shooting at 8MP using the 4K Photo modes.
In addition to the versatile still shooting modes, the FZ80 also supports recording UHD 4K/30p video at 100 Mbps in the MP4 format. Full HD 1080p/60 is also supported, as well as slow-motion 720p/120 and 480p/240 recording settings.
Covering an expansive 20-1200mm equivalent focal length range, the built-in Lumix DC lens offers a 60x optical zoom range that covers wide-angle to super telephoto perspectives. Benefitting the long reach is an advanced optical design that includes six aspherical elements, for a total of nine aspherical surfaces, and three extra-low dispersion elements to help control color fringing and a variety of aberrations for high clarity and sharpness.
The lens' already impressive optical zoom range can be effectively doubled through the use of Intelligent Zoom, to achieve a total magnification of 120x. Extra Optical Zoom (EZ) settings are also available, which crop into the image to generate a narrower field of view, in order to produce 84x and 122x zoom magnifications at 9MP and 4.5MP resolutions, respectively. Standard digital zoom can be applied as well to, again, increase the effective zoom range by 4x.
Benefitting the long zoom range, POWER Optical Image Stabilization is also featured, and helps to minimize the appearance of camera shake for sharper handheld shooting at greater zoom magnifications.
Utilizing the 4K video recording capabilities, a trio of still shooting modes are available for recording continuous 8MP stills at a 30 fps shooting rate:
Another attribute of the 4K capabilities is a unique focusing method called Post Focus. This function records imagery as a 4K MP4 file at 30 fps and shifts the specific point of focus throughout the burst shooting in order to offer a range of distinct focusing ranges to choose from. During playback, via the camera's touchscreen, you can then tap the specific region of the image you wish to be in focus and an 8MP JPEG file will be created. Multiple individual files with different points of focus can be created from the original burst, and focusing assist functions can also be used to gain even more precise control over the specific in-focus region.
A built-in focus stacking feature lets you program the capture of a sequence of photos with shifting focus. This technique allows you to utilize the highest performing aperture as well as increase the depth of field in your final image.
For accelerated autofocus performance, DFD (Depth-From-Defocus) technology is employed to quickly calculate the distance to subjects and adjust the focusing position to benefit continuous shooting and movie recording modes. This contrast-detection type focus method also benefits subject tracking performance for maintaining sharp focus on moving subjects.
Benefitting manual focus operation, focus peaking is available that highlights bright edges of contrast with a colored outline for quickly recognizing your focus point, as well as Touch MF Assist for touch-to-focus operation.
| Imaging | |
|---|---|
| Pixels | Actual: 18.9 Megapixel Effective: 18.1 Megapixel |
| Maximum Resolution | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aspect Ratio | 1:1, 3:2, 4:3, 16:9 |
| Sensor Type | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3" |
| Image File Format | JPEG, RAW |
| Image Stabilization | Optical |
| Lens | |
| Focal Length | 3.6 to 215mm (35mm Equivalent Focal Length: 20 to 1200mm) |
| Optical Zoom | 60x |
| Digital Zoom | 4x Maximum (240x Combined Zoom) 2x Optimized (120x Combined Zoom) |
| Maximum Aperture | f/2.8 to 5.9 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/8 |
| Focus Range | 11.81" to Infinity / 30Â cm to Infinity (Wide) 4.92' to Infinity / 150Â cm to Infinity (Telephoto) Macro 0.39" to Infinity / 1Â cm to Infinity (Wide) 4.92' to Infinity / 150Â cm to Infinity (Telephoto) |
| Optical Design | 14 Elements in 12 Groups |
| Filter Size | 55 mm |
| Exposure Control | |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto, 80 to 3200 (Extended:Â 80 to 6400) |
| Shutter Speed | Mechanical Shutter 1/2000 to 4 Seconds Electronic Shutter 1/16000 to 1 Second |
| Metering Method | Center-Weighted Average, Multi, Spot |
| Exposure Modes | Aperture Priority, Manual, Program, Shutter Priority |
| Exposure Compensation | -5 to +5 EV (1/3 EV Steps) |
| White Balance | Auto, Cloudy, Color Temperature, Daylight, Flash, Incandescent, Shade, White Set 1, White Set 2, White Set 3, White Set 4 |
| Continuous Shooting | Up to 10 fps at 18.1 MP Up to 30 fps at 8 MP |
| Self Timer | 2/10-Second Delay |
| Video | |
| Recording Modes | AVCHD/MP4 UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) at 29.97p Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 29.97p/59.94p Full HD (1920 x 1080) at 59.94i HD (1280 x 720) at 29.97p SD (640 x 480) at 29.97p |
| Recording Limit | Up to 29 Minutes, 59 Seconds |
| Video Encoding | NTSC |
| Audio Recording | Built-In Microphone (Stereo) |
| Viewfinder and Monitor | |
| Viewfinder Type | Electronic |
| Viewfinder Resolution | 1,170,000 Dot |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% |
| Diopter Adjustment | Yes |
| Monitor Size | 3" |
| Monitor Resolution | 1,040,000 Dot |
| Monitor Type | Touchscreen LCD |
| Flash | |
| Built-in Flash | Yes |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Auto/Red-Eye Reduction, First-Curtain Sync, Forced On, Forced On/Red-Eye Reduction, Off, Second-Curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Slow Sync/Red-Eye Reduction |
| Effective Flash Range | ISO Auto 1.0 to 46.3' / 0.3 to 14.1Â m (Wide) 4.9 to 20.0' / 1.5 to 6.1Â m (Telephoto) |
| External Flash Connection | Hot Shoe |
| Interface | |
| Memory Card Slot | 1 x SD/SDHC/SDXC |
| Connectivity | HDMI D (Micro), USB 2.0, USB 2.0 Micro-B |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi |
| GPS | None |
| Environmental | |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 5.1 x 3.7 x 4.7" / 130.2 x 94.3 x 119.2Â mm |
| Physical | |
| Battery | 1 x Rechargeable Lithium-Ion, 7.2 VDC, 895 mAh (Approx. 330 Shots) |
| Weight | 1.35Â lb / 616Â g |
| Packaging Info | |
| Package Weight | 2.15 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 7.8 x 6.9 x 4.8" |