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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS10 is the newest member of Panasonic's acclaimed ZS Series. Panasonic Lumix ZS Series has won worldwide popularity for its versatile ultra wide-angle to telephoto lens from and for its photo and movie recording capability packed in a compact body. The newly-developed high quality Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens with powerful 16x optical ultra wide-angle zoom covers an even wider range of shooting situations. The lens system is totally redesigned with a new mechanical structure, its optical system combining advanced technology such as Nano Surface Coating for even higher optical performance while maintaining superb compactness.

The DMC-ZS10's newly-adopted 14.1-megapixel MOS sensor and Venus Engine FHD advanced image processor feature high speed, high sensitivity image recording to realize 1,920 x 1,080 full-HD movie recording and high speed burst shooting with high picture quality. The Lumix ZS10 also offers Intelligent Resolution technology to perform the optimum signal processing for each part of a picture -- outlines, detailed texture areas and soft gradation areas -- to give the whole image outstandingly natural clarity with fine details.

Sonic Speed AF, which boasts approximately 49% higher speed compared with the DMC-ZS10's predecessor, and a quick start-up time give the DMC-ZS10 super fast response that helps to catch even the most fleeting photo opportunities. The built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) function shows the name of the Country/Region, State/Province/County, County/Township, City/Town/Village and Landmark using internal data to give users real-time information of the place when taking photos to add fun of photo shooting during travel. The large, 3.0-inch 460,000-dot Smart Touch Intelligent LCD delivers high visibility as well as Touch AF, Touch Zoom or Touch Shutter during recording and various playback functions.

Panasonic DMC-ZS10K Key Features

Included Accessories

• DMW-BCG10 Li-Ion Battery Pack
• DE-A65B Battery Charger
• Stylus Pen
• A/V Cable
• USB Cable
• Hand Strap
• Software CD-ROM: PhotofunStudio 6.1 HD Lite Edition, QuickTime, Adobe Reader, Super LoiLoScope (trial version)

Leica DC Vario-Elmar Lens with 16x Optical Wide-Angle Zoom

Leica Camera AG is a camera and lens maker lauded by photographers around the world. In every aspect of precision lens optics -- from polishing techniques to coating technologies to quality standards -- Leica Camera AG remains a world leader. Leica's multi-coating lens process for glare reduction helps to eliminate image fogging and ghosting when shooting in extremely bright light. A compact, versatile lens system is the hallmark of Lumix ZS series. The ZS10 features a high-quality Leica DC Vario Elmar 24mm ultra-wide-angle lens with a 16x optical zoom. A lens like this, with a range from 24mm to 384mm in 35mm film equivalence, is almost inconceivable in such a small, lightweight camera. This advanced lens unit realizes the outstandingly slim and compact body while surpassing Leica's stringent standards to deliver exceptional optical performance.

The ZS lens system is completely redeveloped for DMC-ZS10 in both optical and mechanical design. The newly applied Nano Surface Coating boasts extremely low reflectance ratio compared with the conventional multi coating to suppress ghost. With this plus Panasonic's black box technology, adopted for the first time to Lumix cameras, the image delivered through the lens of DMC-ZS10 has exceptional optical performance with stunning clarity that passes Leica's stringent standards. Comprising 12 elements in 10 groups, including 1 ED lens and 3 aspherical lenses with 6 aspherical surfaces, this advanced lens unit suppresses chromatic aberration which tends to occur in telephoto shooting effectively.

21x Intelligent Zoom / 33.8x Extra Optical Zoom

The DMC-ZS10's 16x optical zoom combines with the 1/2.33" diagonal 14.1-megapixel effective MOS sensor to give you enormous expressive power. Thanks to Intelligent Resolution technology, the Intelligent Zoom available with the DMC-ZS10 extends the zoom ratio by approximately 1.3x, maintaining the picture quality even combining a digital zoom. This means the 16x optical can virtually extend to a 21x equivalent. Furthermore, the Extra Optical Zoom function that extends zoom power to 33.8x at 3-megapixel resolution or less by using the center part of the large CCD to bring subjects even closer.

16x Optical/4x Digital/64x Combined Zoom/135x Combined With Extra Optical Zoom and Intelligent Zoom

This Panasonic Lumix digital camera is equipped with a 16x optical zoom, capable of producing close-ups with amazing detail. There is even a 4x variable digital zoom*, which, combined with the optical zoom, digitally magnifies images up to 64 times their normal size.

* As digital zoom increases, resolution significantly decreases.

POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer)

Especially important for a high zoom camera, Panasonic's advanced POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) enhances the camera's telephoto zoom capabilities, helping to deliver sharp, vivid images even when taking handheld telephoto shots or shooting in low light. This feature uses motion sensors, which detects even slight hand movement and integrally links the lens control to the motion of the camera to reduce jitter. Unlike digital image stabilization systems, this optical system provides precise compensation with no degradation in image quality. POWER O.I.S. is automatically turned on in the IA Mode and can be turned on or off in the P/A/S/M Mode or some Scene Modes.

POWER O.I.S. nearly doubles the hand-shake correction power of conventional MEGA O.I.S. Panasonic has worked on the low-frequency vibration hand-shake component, which is physically generated when pressing the shutter button or when shooting at night with a slow shutter speed. You get bright photos without blurring even from handheld shooting at slow shutter speeds. POWER O.I.S. is extremely effective for high-power zoom shots, and clearly captures subjects in the ultra-telephoto range, which used to require a tripod.

Large Bright 3-inch Touch Screen LCD Monitor With Auto Power LCD Function

The ZS10 is equipped with a 3.0-inch, 460,000-dot Intelligent LCD with super high resolution and a wide viewing angle. The screen brightness automatically adjusts in 11 steps as the surrounding brightness level changes, ensuring easy visibility at all times. The big screen reflects fine details, making it easy to check the focus before shooting. It also serves as a small photo and video viewer, allowing the user and friends to enjoy viewing the still and motion images together.

The DMC-ZS10 offers touch-screen operation with its new Smart Touch Screen. Auto focus is immediately set to the subject by just touching it on the large LCD and you can even release the shutter. The touch-screen operation excels not only for shooting but also for playing back images with outstanding visibility. You can play back the image you want out of hundreds of stocks by touching in the thumbnails. To play back images one by one in order, you can drag the image over the screen with a finger to browse the collection of photos as you flip over the pages of the book. Max. 16x of enlargement is also operated easily with touches.

Its large size lets everyone view the images together, and its crisp clarity is great for both shooting and playback. Under bright sunlight, the Auto Power LCD function increases the backlight brightness in nine steps according to the ambient light intensity. In dimly lit locations, it adjusts the frame rate of live images in two steps according to the ambient darkness. At the highest of these 11 steps, the LCD backlight becomes maximum 1.4 times brighter than normal. This makes both shooting and viewing photos easier and more convenient.

AVCHD Full HD 1920 x 1080 Motion Images

There are many chances for you to record both photos and movies in everyday life, but you cannot always take all of your equipment with you. The Lumix DMC-ZS10 lets you do exactly that, and is especially suitable for recording short movies on the fly, with high-definition quality and snapshot ease. This is all made possible by AVCHD. AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a practical format exclusively developed for recording High Definition motion pictures.

The Lumix DMC-ZS10 is an advanced photographic tool for recording not only great photos but also beautiful full-HD movies. In addition to Motion JPEG images, the DMC-ZS10 can record high-resolution full-HD 1,920 x 1,080 60i video in the AVCHD (MPEG-4 / H.264) format. The AVCHD format features almost twice the recording time in HD quality than the conventional Motion JPEG and excels in compatibility with AV equipment like HDTVs or Blu-ray Disc players. A special, separate button on the top lets the user instantly start recording movies while shooting photos without any having to make any extra settings.

The powerful 16x optical zoom is available in movie recording with its mechanism designed to minimize the noise of auto focusing or zooming. With DMC-ZS10, there are always two options to record spur-of-the-moment scenes: high-quality photos or movies. The user can simply choose the one that saves precious memories most beautifully.

1/2.33" 14.1 Megapixel MOS Sensor With Primary Color Filter

To realize the 1,920 x 1,080 full-HD movie recording with high image quality, a 14.1-megapixel MOS sensor was developed. For the effective concentration of light, the MOS sensor adopts microfabrication technology to achieve even higher sensitivity. With an advanced micro light tube structure, both color mixture and signal loss are prevented. The result is that the photo and movie shot at any sensitivity from low to high have outstanding clearness. The DMC-ZS10's Primary Color Filter uses the primary colors (red, green and blue) to ensure the correct extraction of color information from the CCD in order to create vivid, rich color images.

Venus Engine FHD LSI

The Venus Engine FHD features exceptionally advanced signal processing capabilities. By separating chromatic noise from luminance noise and applying the optimal noise reduction to each, you can capture clear and beautiful images even when shooting at high ISO sensitivity levels. The Venus Engine FHD also provides precisely selective noise reduction to the chromatic noise without affecting the border of colors which is judged from the brightness level of a pixel. Linking smoothly with the MOS sensor, the Venus Engine FHD processes a large amount of signals at high speed, making it possible to record high resolution consecutive shots and full-HD movie recording.

Intelligent Resolution

Intelligent Resolution image processing technology is incorporated in the Venus Engine FHD for the DMC-ZS10. With the Intelligent Resolution technology, 3 areas -- outlines, detailed texture areas and soft gradation areas -- are automatically detected and optimum signal processes are performed to each area. Apart from the uniform enhancement of sharpness, the innovative technology Intelligent Resolution precisely performs signal processing pixel by pixel in the most effective way for it. As a result, images are naturally clear and crisp in both photo and movie recording. The Intelligent Resolution function turns on in iA Mode or in some Scene Modes. Intelligent Resolution can also be activated from the menu.

Built-in GPS (Global Positioning System) Unit

With its GPS feature, the Panasonic Lumix ZS10 is the ultimate travel companion, and can record the latitude and longitude in the EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) data, while also displaying the location information real-time while shooting and during playback. These geo-tagged images can be pinpointed on maps common in photo-sharing websites and social media sites, so travels can be archived and also visually represented on a map and easily shared with friends and family. The Panasonic Lumix ZS10 also shows the name of the city, country and state, and information for more than 1,000,000 popular landmarks, covering 82 countries or regions, are stored in the camera's internal memory. For instance, when users are taking photos of the Eiffel Tower or Empire State Building, landmarks stored within the camera, these locations will be displayed on the screen while taking it and tagged in the data. The DMC-ZS10 shows the name of the Country/Region, State/Province/County, County/Township, City/Town/Village and Landmark using the internal data to give users real-time information of the place when taking photos to add fun of photo shooting during travel.

3D Photo Mode

The newly added 3D Photo Mode produces a 3D image in the camera*. The image-processing method used by Lumix records beautiful images with less distortion or visible image links. Take 20 panning shots and the camera automatically selects the two most suitable images -- one for the right eye and one for the left eye -- to synthesize a 3D composite. The 3D image can be viewed on a VIERA HDTV. The 3D image format is compatible with MPO, so it can be played back on other MPO-compatible equipment such as TVs and digital photo frames, or printed.

* The picture size is fixed to 2-megapixel (16:9)

Sonic Speed AF

The Sonic Speed AF system in the DMC-ZS10 boasts approximately 49% higher speed compared with the DMC-ZS7, so you never miss a fleeting photo opportunity. It includes numerous re-engineering enhancements, including a higher-speed actuator, optimized algorithms and parallel software processing. The result is fast and accurate AF performance. You can quickly get moving subjects in focus, such as when you're shooting sports scenes.

Intelligent Auto Mode

With the ZS10, taking great photos is that easy. Panasonic incorporated the Intelligent Auto mode in pursuit of the ultimate ease of operation and the reduction of misshots. In iA mode the camera does all the work, leaving you free to compose shots and capture moments. Just press aim, and shoot.

Advanced Face Detection With Face Recognition

The ZS10 features Face Recognition, a function that "remembers" faces. When a familiar face is recorded several times, the camera will prompt you to register the face. Once complete, if the familiar face appears into your frame again, the camera will display the name you specified for that person and prioritize focus and exposure so that the registered face is bright and in sharp focus. During registration, you can change the icon that indicates when the registered subject is in focus. You can also specify the age of the registered subject and have both the name and the age of the subject stamped onto your photos. When babies under 3 years-old are registered, the camera will automatically switch to Baby mode if the baby appears into the frame. In playback, you can choose to display only photos that contain a specific registered face using Category Playback. You can also view image slideshows of only a selected person. Face recognition makes sorting archiving incredibly easy. This advanced face detection system also digitally corrects unwanted red-eye during recording.

AF Tracking

With AF Tracking, the ZS10 can lock onto any subject and keep it in focus even if it moves -- making it easy to get beautiful, clear shots when a great photo opportunity suddenly arises. Simply aim, lock, and shoot.

Quick AF

The Quick AF system helps keep focus on the subject while the camera is in recording mode even before pressing the shutter button halfway. This improves the result out of a shutter chance because the focus is always near the subject and AF time is minimized. The number of metering points has also been increased from the previous 9 points to a more detailed 11 points.

Intelligent ISO Control (IIC)

While hand-shake is the single biggest cause of blurry images, it is not the only one. Another problem is the motion blur that can occur when a subject moves as the shot is being snapped. Incorporating Panasonic's Intelligent ISO Control, Lumix cameras were the first in the world to fight motion blur. With Intelligent Image Stabilization -- Mega O.I.S. to compensate for hand-shake plus Intelligent ISO Control to prevent motion blur -- Panasonic has equipped the new Lumix DMC-ZS10 with the industry's most advanced countermeasures against blurring.

The IIC system detects whether or not the subject is moving. If it is, the system automatically raises the ISO setting accordingly, allowing the camera to shoot at a higher shutter speed. If the subject is not moving, the camera shoots at a low ISO setting and captures beautiful, natural-looking images. Intelligent ISO Control is included as one of the corrections in certain scene modes used to shoot subjects that are often moving, such as Sports, Baby and the newly added Pet mode. Simply select the mode that best suits the subject, and Intelligent ISO Control provides the optimal corrections, making it easy to capture crisp, clear photos.

Intelligent Exposure

With this feature, photos will no longer be under- or over-exposed. Instead, the ZS10 instantly analyzes the framed image and adjusts the brightness in areas that are too dark because of dim lighting, backlighting or the use of the flash. The camera will automatically adjust the brightness accordingly. Intelligent Exposure optimizes the exposure for each part of an image, preventing blocked shadows and blown highlights and helping ensure that gradation and details are reproduced beautifully. It now features an automatic backlight compensation function that activates whenever the camera detects the subject is in backlight.

Intelligent Scene Selector

Intelligent Scene Selector senses the ambient conditions, recognizes the shooting environment and will automatically select the appropriate scene mode from: Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery mode. This intuitive technology, helps the user utilize the most common scene modes that are built into the camera, but often go unused, without making any manual adjustments.

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) Output

The ZS10 is equipped with an mini HDMI output terminal for direct transmission of digital image and sound signals. Just connect the camera to an HDTV using a single HDMI mini cable (purchased separately), and and it's even easy to enjoy slideshow in which both still and motion images integrated in the recorded timeline. If you have a Viera TV, you can control the camera's playback functions with Viera's remote control unit.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

Mode Dial With Rec/Playback Mode Switch

The DMC-ZS10 incorporates a REC/PLAYBACK mode switch. Use the Mode Dial to choose the shooting mode, and use the new menu display to choose the playback mode. This helps the photographer to instantly switch between record and play modes, and to always know which mode the camera is in.

Easy Manual Exposure Options

The DMC-ZS10 provides easy-to-use manual controls. Using the Aperture-priority, which creates a soft-focused background effect or the Shutter-priority that, for example, produces a dynamic rendering of streaming water, you can explore your own creative expression at will. Manual operation requires only 3 simple steps: set the Mode Dial to the A/S/M Mode position, select the mode you want, then use the Exposure button to make any necessary adjustments. In Manual Exposure Mode you can set both the aperture and shutter speed, to take beautiful, artistic photos. In this mode, the Manual Exposure Assist function shows how much your setting differs from the setting the camera considers optimal. This serves as a convenient guide.

Intelligent Auto Mode Helps Prevent Mis-Shots

Panasonic's iA (Intelligent Auto) mode is a combination of functions that makes it easy for anyone to take beautiful photos. In the iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode, the camera does all the work, leaving you free to compose shots and capture moments. Just press, aim and shoot. Detection and correction functions work appropriately just by entering the iA Mode for you to take beautiful photos and movies with maximum ease. In addition, Intelligent Resolution technology is always activated in the iA Mode, which results in the clearer and higher image quality in every photo and movie with extended zoom range equivalent to 32x optical zoom by the Intelligent Zoom.

Still Picture and Movie Scene Modes to Cover A Wide Variety of Shots

The DMC-ZS10 hybrid still/motion image camera includes numerous Scene Modes for taking movies. Switching from still-image to movie shooting is seamless because the optimal Movie Scene Mode is automatically selected. The versatile Scene Mode range is a unique LUMIX feature that handles just about any situation and subject type. By simply selecting a Scene Mode, the camera makes the optimal settings for you automatically, so anybody can take superb photos and movies with ease. The DMC-ZS10 lets you register up to two frequently used Scene Modes into the My Scene Mode function.

Still Picture Scene Modes:

1. Portrait Mode: This gives the background a soft focus while capturing the subject clearly and sharply.
2. Soft Skin Mode The camera detects the face or skin area to achieve a smoother appearance of the skin than portrait mode.
3. Transform Mode: Lets you adjust the image from wide to slim in 5 steps. For example, you can make a tall tree look even taller, or get a more dynamic view of a large building. You can see the actual effect on the LCD while shooting, so you don't need to worry about shooting or framing mistakes.
4. Self-portrait Mode: This mode makes it easy for you to take pictures of yourself.
5. Scenery Mode: Capture sweeping vistas in sharp focus.
6. Panorama Assist Mode: A handy function for aligning panorama photos using the included Software Panorama Maker. The afterimage of each previous shot is displayed so you can use it to precisely line up the second and third shots.
7. Sports Mode: Uses a high shutter speed to catch moving subjects.
8. Night Portrait Mode: The MEGA O.I.S. minimizes hand motion at slow shutter speeds, to capture people and night landscapes clearly and beautifully.
9. Night Scenery Mode: Allows you to record the nightscape vividly by reducing the shutter speed.
10. Handheld Night Shot Mode: For a blur-less, beautifully illuminated night shot even without using a tripod. The camera shoots consecutive 10 shots to simulate over one picture detecting and fixing the position of the subjects.
11. Food Mode: Allows you to take pictures of food with a natural hue without being affected by the ambient light in restaurants etc.
12. Party Mode: Select this mode when you want to take pictures at a wedding reception, indoor party etc. By using the flash and slowing down the shutter speed, both people and the background can be recorded with a brightness close to real life.
13. Candle Light Mode: This mode allows you to take pictures with a candle-lit atmosphere. You can take successful pictures without using the flash.
14. Baby1, Baby2 Modes: These modes take pictures of a baby with a healthy complexion. When the flash is used, the light from it is weaker than usual. You can set the birthdays of two babies (Baby1 and Baby2). The baby's age can then be displayed when playing back pictures.
15. Pet Mode: Because pets often won't hold still, this mode switches the camera to Intelligent ISO Control, which prevents motion blur. If you input your pet's date of birth, its age in months (at the time a photo was taken) is displayed when you view photos.
16. Sunset Mode: Emphasizing red tones, this mode is designed to capture clear, vivid shots of colorful sunsets.
17. High Sensitivity Mode: Select this mode for high-sensitivity processing. You can take pictures at ISO 6400 sensitivity equivalent.
18. Flash Burst Mode: Consecutive shooting [max. 5 images in 3-megapixel (4:3), 2.5-megapixel (3:2), 2-megapixel (16:9) recording] with continuous flash emission. It allows you to capture a crucial moment in the dark situation.
19. Starry Sky Mode: By making the shutter speed slower, allows you to take vivid pictures of a starry sky or a dark subject that you could not take in Night Scenery.
20. Fireworks Mode: his mode allows you to take beautiful pictures of fireworks exploding in the night sky.
21. Beach Mode: This mode allows you to take pictures on a beach. It prevents under exposure of the subject due to strong sunlight.
22. Snow Mode: This mode will adjust the white balance and the exposure to show the snow as white as possible.
23. Aerial Photo Mode: This mode allows you to take pictures through an airplane window.
24. Pin Hole Mode: Get shots that look like you used a pinhole camera.
25. Film Grain Mode: Get shots that look like you used monochrome high-sensitivity film.
26. High Dynamic Mode: Helps to capture a scene with moderate exposure even though the scene contains both bright and dark areas together. You can select any of 3 options, Standard, Art, or B&W, depending on the desired effect and personal taste to make the image look natural or artistic.
27. Photo Frame Mode: Create composite photos with your choice of 3 frame types. Framing is always accurate because the selected frame is displayed while you shoot.
28. Underwater Mode: This mode reduces excessive blue tone in underwater pictures.

Movie Scene Modes:

1. Portrait Mode
2. Soft Skin Mode
3. Transform Mode
4. Self-portrait Mode
5. Scenery Mode
6. Low Light Mode: This mode is ideal for taking movies of landscapes or portraits under dim lighting.
7. Food Mode
8. Party Mode
9. Candle Light Mode
10. Sunset Mode
11. Beach Mode
12. Snow Mode
13. Aerial Photo Mode
14. Pin Hole Mode
15. Film Grain Mode
16. Underwater Mode
17. High Sensitivity Mode
18. High Dynamic Mode (Standard, Art, B&W)
19. High Speed Mode: Lets you record high-speed movies at 220 frames per second in QVGA size.

Color Mode

Alter the coloring to suit your taste. Available color modes include Standard, Vivid, Cool, Warm, Natural, Sepia, Black & White and Happy Mode, which optimizes color, saturation and brightness to make both photo and video more vivid and true to the color the users remember when they took it.

11 FPS Full-Resolution High-Speed Consecutive Shooting

The high-speed digital signal output technology integrated in the Panasonic DMC-GH1 is also applied to the DMC-ZS10. It realizes burst shooting in 14.1-megapixel full resolution at 10 frames per second with mechanical shutter and even 60 frames per second in 3.5-megapixel recording mode. It also enables the camera to record high speed movie at 220 frames per second in QVGA size, to capture the motion of a subject the naked eye cannot see.

Stereo Microphone, Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator

A stereo microphone, featuring Dolby® Digital Stereo Creator, on the upper body records dynamic, true-to-life stereo audio that brings out the power of your HD movies.

Wind Cut

The Wind Cut function is available to block out most of the noise from background wind. This gives you higher quality sound when taking images on breezy days.

Motion Deblur Mode

Motion Deblur Mode prevents blurring with even greater power (the picture size may be reduced). Motion Deblur Mode integrates the Intelligent ISO Control, which automatically adjusts the ISO setting and shutter speed according to the subject's movement, and the advanced contrast control system of Intelligent Exposure, which also optimizes the exposure to prevent over/under-exposed parts in the image. The camera judges the appropriate shutter speed to suppress motion blur according to the subject's movement. The shutter speed rises as high as possible activating the high sensitivity recording by pixel mixed readout method. The camera determines the optimal settings, so anyone can easily capture crisp, clear photos -- without blurring.

Digital Red-eye Correction

This feature helps to eliminate the red-eye problem that sometimes results when taking flash shots at the night. Incorporated into the built-in flash, the camera emits a small preliminary flash before the main flash, detects red-eye and will digitally correct it.

Video Divide

You can divide a single video into two parts using only the camera. This is handy for compiling memorable scenes, and deleting unwanted scenes to free up space on your memory card while you are traveling.

Slideshow with Music

The DMC-ZS10 can play a slideshow with music. Choose from four types of music: Natural, Slow, Swing and Urban. Then, select the transition effect to match your music. For musical slideshows created with the included PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.1 HD Lite Edition, you can choose your favorite iTunes music file as background music and burn it onto a DVD disc as an MPEG2 file. It is also possible to upload the slideshow to YouTube™.

18 MB Built-in Memory

Take photos even when you don't have an SDHC/SD Memory Card on hand. Just use the built-in memory, then copy the data to an SDHC/SD card or PC later. You can also copy images from a memory card or PC to the built-in memory, and view them on the LCD anytime you like. In addition to providing extra memory when your memory card fills up, this is a great place to store your favorite photos so you can view them anytime you want.

Large-Capacity, High-Speed Storage Media -- SD, SDHC and SDXC Memory Card

The SD Memory Card, the ZS10's media for storing image data, offers both a large capacity and fast data transfer. The camera also accommodates large-capacity SDHC and SDXC memory cards.

Zoom Resume Function

The Zoom Resume function lets you decide on your composition before you shoot, so you can be prepared for sudden opportunities like a grand opening event or a photo of birds in the wild. It stores the zoom position (magnification) in memory, so you can shoot with the same zoom setting once the power is turned on again. This helps to make sure you don't miss those great spur-of-the-moment shots.

Two-Speed Zoom

This function allows you to control the zoom operation in two speeds, Low and High, with the zoom lever. Rotate the lever a small amount for slow zooming, and a larger amount for high-speed zooming. This makes it easy to zoom in and out quickly when you need to, or to slow down for finer zooming control.

Date Stamp

You can print the date on your photos. In addition to the ordinary recording date, you can choose Baby or Pet mode from among the Scene Modes to automatically print the age of a child or pet by inputting the birthdate in advance, or use the Travel Date Setting to print which day of the trip each photo was taken on. These dates, which can be helpful when making a photo album, can be stamped on photos whether you print them yourself at home or have a photo shop do them.

ISO Sensitivity Settings

Adjust light-receiving sensitivity just like with a film camera. Available settings: Auto and ISO 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 and 3200 equivalents (1600 - 6400 ISO equivalent in High Sensitivity Mode).

Built-in Digital Flash

The ZS10 offers a number of flash modes, including Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction for nighttime portraits, and Forced On/Off.

White Balance Settings

Choose from six white balance settings: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Incandescent and White Set.

Manual Exposure Compensation

1/3 EV steps up to ±2 EV

Auto Exposure Bracketing

Automatically shoot three frames with graduated exposure, one shot overexposed, one shot at correct exposure, one shot unedrexposed. Bracketing amount can be set for 1/3 to 1 EV steps.

Real-Time Histograms

The DMC-ZS10's histogram feature functions like a digital light meter, providing a graphic representation of the luminance level of the pixels composing an image. By using the histogram, users can exercise more precise exposure control for quality photos. The histogram can be displayed on the unit's large LCD screen while an image is being recorded and also after a shot has been taken.

2-Second/10-Second Self-Timer

Why should you always be the photographer, and never the subject? Once you set the camera to self-time mode, you have up to ten seconds to pose for the picture.

USB 2.0 High-speed Computer Interface

Panasonic Lumix cameras supports the USB 2.0 high-speed standard. In comparison with conventional full-speed data transfer at 12 Mbps, USB 2.0 high-speed transfers data at soeeds up to 480 Mbps. This is a highly practical speed for sending high-volume image data from the camera to a PC for viewing or storage.

Versatile Interfaces: HDMI, USB Terminal, A/V Output Terminal (NTSC)

Built-in Microphone and Speaker

The microphone allows you to record audio when using the motion and still image recording features.

AF Assist Lamp

Provides extra lighting as a focusing aid for slightly dark situations where AF focusing would ordinarily be difficult.

Composition Guide Lines (2 Patterns)

Displayed in the viewfinder and LCD, these thin horizontal and vertical lines make it easy for you to compose your shots or to hold the cameral level.

PictBridge Direct Print Compatibility

The Direct Printing Mode has been added to the mode dial so you can make prints by simply connecting the camera to a Pictbridge-compatible printer with the included USB cable. Of course you can make mulitple prints of a image or print only those you have selected as your favorites.

Panasonic DMC-ZS10K Specifications

CCD (Image Sensor)

1/2.33", 15.1 Total Megapixel MOS sensor, Primary Color Filter

Camera Effective Pixels

14.1 Megapixels

Recording Format

Still Image: JPEG (design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.3 standard), DPOF corresponding
3D Image: MPO
Motion Images: AVCHD, QuickTime Motion JPEG

Image Quality

Fine/ Standard (3D Mode: MPO Fine/ MPO Standard)

Resolution, Still Image:

4:3 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
4320 x 3240 (14M) (12M)
3648 x 2736 (10M EZ)
3072 x 2304 (7M EZ)
2560 x 1920 (5M EZ)
2048 x 1536 (3M EZ)
640 x 480 (0.3M EZ)
3:2 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
4320 x 2880 (12.5M)
3648 x 2432 (9M EZ)
3072 x 2048 (6M EZ)
2560 x 1712 (4.5M EZ))
2048 x 1360 (2.5M EZ)
640 x 424 (0.3M EZ)
16:9 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
4320 x 2432 (10.5M)
3648 x 2056 (7.5M EZ)
3072 x 1728 (5.5M EZ)
2560 x 1440 (3.5M EZ)
1920 x 1080 (2M EZ)
640 x 360 (0.2M EZ)
1:1 Aspect Ratio (Still Image):
3232 x 3232 (10.5M)
2736 x 2736 (7.5M EZ)
2304 x 2304 (5.5M EZ)
1920 x 1920 (3.5M EZ)
1536 x 1536 (2.5M EZ)
480 x 480 (0.2M EZ)

Motion Picture Recording:

4:3 Aspect Ratio: VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG)
QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG)
HD Movie:
1920 x 1080 pixels, 60i (GFS: 17Mbps, FSH: 17Mbps / AVCHD; Sensor output is 60p)
1280 x 720 pixels, 60p (GS: 17Mbps, SH: 17Mbps / AVCHD)
1280 x 720 pixels, 30fps (Quicktime Motion JPEG)

Leica DC Vario-Elmar Lens

12 elements in 10 groups (3 aspherical lenses / 6 aspherical surfaces, 1 ED lens)

Focal Length

f=4.3 - 68.8mm (35mm equiv: 24 - 384mm; 29 - 464mm in movie recording)

Optical Zoom

16x (2-speed zoom)

Digital Zoom

4x
Max. 64x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom
Max. 135x combined with Optical Zoom and Extra Optical Zoom

Extra Optical Zoom

18.9X (4:3 / 10M), 22.5x (4:3 / 7M), 27.0x (4:3 / 5M), 33.8x (under 3M)

Intelligent Zoom

21x

Aperture

F3.3 - 5.9 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F3.3 - 6.3 (W) / F5.9 - 6.3 (T))

Optical Image Stabilizer

Power O.I.S. (On / Off / Active Mode (only for motion picture))

Focusing Area:

Normal: Wide 19.7" (50cm) - infinity / Tele 78.7" (200cm) - infinity
Macro / Intelligent AUTO / movie recording: Wide 1.18" - infinity (3cm - infinity) / Tele 39.4" (100cm) - infinity

AF Metering

Face / AF Tracking / 1-point / Multi (23-point) / Spot / Touch Area

Focus

Normal / AF Macro, Zoom Macro, Quick AF, AF Tracking, Touch AF / AE
Continuous AF (only for motion picture)

Shutter Speed

Still: 60 - 1/4000 sec
Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60 sec.

Shutter Interval

Approx. 0.3 sec

ISO Sensitivity

Auto / i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600; High Sensitivity Mode: Auto (1600 - 6400)

White Balance

Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Sports, Panorama Assist, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, Pinhole, Photo Frame, High Dynamic, High-Speed Movie)

Exposure

Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual

Exposure Compensation

1/3 EV Step, ±2 EV
Auto Bracketing (AE): ± 1/3 EV ~ 1EV step, 3 frames

Backlight Compensation

Yes (only in Intelligent AUTO mode)

Light Metering

Intelligent Multiple / Center-weighted / Spot

Dedicated Button/Mode Switch

Mode Switch: Recording, Playback

Recording Modes, Mode Dial / Mode Button

Intelligent Auto, Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual, Custom, 3D Photo, SCN, My SCN 2, My SCN 1

Still Picture Scene Modes

Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Panorama Assist, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Flash Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial Photo, Pin Hole, Film Grain, High Dynamic (Standard, Art, B&W), Photo Frame, Underwater

Movie Scene Modes

Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Food, Party, Candle Light, Sunset, Beach, Snow, Aerial, Pin Hole, Film Grain, Underwater, High Sensitivity, High Dynamic (Standard, Art, B&W) (Activated by selecting Still Picture Scene Mode then pressing movie button. Still Picture Scene Modes without corresponding Movie Scene Mode is recorded in Normal Mode), High-Speed Movie

Continuous Shooting Mode

Full-Resolution Image, 10 frames/sec Max. 15 images
Hi-speed Burst Mode: max. 60 frames/ sec (recorded in 2.5M for 4:3, 2M for 3:2, 3.5M for 16:9, 2M for 1:1)

Self Timer

2 sec / 10 sec

Auto Review

off, 1 sec, 2 sec, Hold

Color Mode

Standard, Vivid, Cool, Warm, Natural, Black & White, Sepia, Happy (only in iA Mode)

Built-in Flash Modes

Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off

Built-in Flash Range, ISO Auto

Wide: 1.97 - 16.40 feet (0.6 - 5.0m)
Tele: 3.28 - 9.19 feet (1.0 - 2.8m)

LCD Monitor

3.0" Diagonal TFT Touch Screen Color LCD with 460,000 pixels, AR Coat, AUTO Power LCD mode, Power LCD mode, Field of View: approx. 100% Wide Viewing Angle

Viewfinder

N/A

Playback Mode

Normal Playback, Slideshow (All / Picture Only / Video Only / 3D / GPS / Travel / Category / Favorites), Filtering Playback, Picture Only, Video Only, 3D, GPS Playback, Travel Playback, Category Playback, Favorites Playback, Calendar Playback, Thumbnails (12, 30), Zoomed Playback (Touch Magnification), Set Favorites, Playback Motion Picture (AVCHD/ Motion JPEG), BGM Effect (Natural / Slow / Swing / Urban / OFF), Histogram

Built-in SD / SDHC / SDXC Card Slot

Yes

Recording Media:

• Approx. 18 MB Built-in-Memory
• SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card (optional)

Microphone

Built-in Stereo

Speaker

Built-in

Interfaces

mini HDMI, USB 2.0 High Speed, AV Output (NTSC)

Direct Print:

PictBridge (Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF)

Power Supply:

• ID-Security Li-Ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Typical: 950mAh / Minimum: 895mAh) (included)
• AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240V AC) (optional)

Battery Life

approximately 260 pictures (CIPA Standard)

Shooting conditions: 73.4ºF with 50% humidity; LCD On; Using the included SD Memory Card; Starting to shoot 30 seconds after turning on the power; Shooting once every 30 seconds with the flash in full operation for every other shot; Changing the zoom setting from telephoto to wide, or wide to telephoto, for each shot; Temporarily turning the power off after each 10 shots (long enough to lower the battery temperature.

Model Color

Black

Dimensions (H x W x D)

approximately 2.27" x 4.13" x 1.31" (57.6 x 104.9 x 33.4 mm)

Weight

approximately 6.9 oz. (197g) without Battery and SD Memory Card
approximately 7.7 oz. (219g) with Battery and SD Memory Card

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