The Lumix DMC-ZS25 Digital Camera from Panasonic is a handsome, high-quality compact camera with a 20x optical zoom lens, Intelligent Auto mode and manual exposure control. Its 16.1MP MOS sensor and Venus Engine image processor provide low-noise images, accurate colors and fast performance and its 20x optical zoom lens stretches from ultra wide-angle to super-telephoto lengths. This Leica DC Vario-Elmar lens offers the 35mm equivalent focal length of a 24-480mm lens with a maximum aperture of f/3.3 at the wide-angle end. This aperture is wide enough to capture low light action and the camera's POWER Optical Image Stabilization will compensate for camera shake to provide clear photos and videos when shooting at the long lengths this lens offers. If you need to reach a bit further, a 40x Intelligent Digital Zoom feature is also available. Aspherical and Extra-low Dispersion lens elements and Nano Surface Coating minimize aberrations and flaring for sharply rendered images.
Full HD 1080 video recording is also supported by the ZS25 and a dedicated one-touch button will take you instantly from photo mode to video. You can also shoot still images while recording a video. A 3.0" Intelligent LCD screen is provided for composition and playback, it has an 11-step auto brightness function that automatically adjusts as lighting conditions change.
The ZS25 offers fast autofocus, burst shooting and its Intelligent Auto mode allows the camera to set all optimal adjustments while you compose and shoot. If you want your settings to be even more specific, 18 individual Scene Modes, such as Panorama, Sunset or Night Portrait, offer predefined settings that correspond to the scene you are shooting. High Dynamic Range is included in the Scene Modes to capture balanced images that contain both shadows and bright areas. Four photo aspect ratios are available: 4:3, 3:2, 16:9 and square-shaped 1:1 and manual exposure control is also available on the ZS25 so you can adjust aperture and shutter speed to create images exactly the way you envision.
For expressive imaging, Creative Control and Creative Retouch allow you to add artsy effects before or after you shoot, for example Retro Look, Toy Effect or One Point Color. Creative Panorama offers the same effects on panorama images and Creative Control is also supported in video mode.
The DMC-ZS25 provides 90MB of internal memory in case your memory card fills up and it's conveniently powered by both a conventional AC adapter and via the USB input. PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.0 image management software is included with your camera.
Dimensions (W x H x D) | 104.9 x 58.9 x 28.7 mm / (4.13 x 2.32 x 1.13 inch) |
Weight | Approx. 171g without Battery and SD Memory Card (0.38 lb) / Approx. 193g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.43 lb) |
Optics | |
Pixels | |
Camera Effective Pixels | 16.1 Megapixels |
Sensor | |
Sensor Size / Total Pixels / Filter | 1/2.33-inch High Sensitivity MOS Sensor / 17.5 Total Megapixels / Primary Color Filter |
Lens | null / LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR / 12 elements in 10 groups / (3 Aspherical Lenses / 6 Aspherical surfaces / 2 ED Lenses) |
Aperture | F3.3 - 6.4 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F3.3 - 8.0(W), F6.4 - 8.0(T)) |
Optical Zoom | 20x |
Focal Length | f=4.3 - 86.0mm (24 - 480mm in 35mm equiv.) / (28-560mm in 35mm equiv. in video recording) |
Extra Optical Zoom (EZ) | 25.3x (4:3 / 10M), 30.0x (4:3 / 7M), 36.0x (4:3 / 5M), 45.0x (under 3M) |
Intelligent Zoom | 40x |
2- Speed Zoom | Yes |
Optical Image Stabilizer/Five Axis Correction | Power O.I.S. (On with Active Mode (Only for Motion Picture) / Off) / No |
Digital Zoom 1 | Max. 4x |
Focus | null / Normal, AF Macro, Macro Zoom / Quick AF (On/Off, On in Intelligent Auto), Continuous AF(only for motion picture) / AF Tracking |
Focusing Area | Normal: Wide 50 cm - infinity / Tele 200 cm - infinity / Macro / Intelligent AUTO/ motion picture: Wide 3 cm - infinity / Tele 100cm - infinity |
AF Assist Lamp | Yes (On/Off) |
AF Metering | Face / AF Tracking / 23-Area / 1-Area / Spot |
Shutter | |
Shutter Speed | approx. 4 - 1/2000 sec / 15sec / 30sec in Sarry Sky mode |
Finder | |
Viewfinder | - |
Recording | |
File | |
File Format | Still Image: JPEG(DCF/Exif2.3) / 3D Image: MPO / Motion picture: AVCHD, MP4 |
Recording Modes | |
Mode Dial / Mode Button | Intelligent Auto, P, A, S, M, C1, C2, Panorama Shot, SCN, Creative Control |
Creative Control mode | Expressive, Retro, High Key, Low Key, Sepia, Dynamic Monochrome, Impressive Art, High Dynamic, Cross Process, Toy Effect, Miniature Effect, Soft Focus, Star Filter, One Point Color |
Still Image Scene Mode | Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Hand Held Night Shot, HDR, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Starry Sky, Glass Through, Underwater, 3D Photo |
Continuous Shooting Mode | Full- Resolution Image with AF Tracking: 5 frames/sec, 2 frames/sec Max.100 images / High- speed Burst: approx. 10 frames/sec (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9, 2.5M for 1:1) |
Motion Picture Recording (*2) | |
HD Video | 1920 x 1080 pixels, 60i (FHD: 17Mbps / AVCHD) (Sensor output is 30p) / 1280 x 720 pixels, 60p (HD: 17Mbps / AVCHD) (Sensor output is 30p) / 1920 x 1080 pixels, 30fps (FHD: 20Mbps / MP4) / 1280 x 720 pixels, 30fps (HD: 10Mbps / MP4) |
STD Video | 640 x 480 pixels, 30fps (VGA: 4Mbps / MP4) |
High Speed Video | - |
Continuous recordable time (motion pictures) | |
AVCHD | approx. 85 min (FHD / 60i), 100 min (HD / 60p) |
MP4 | approx. 85 min (FHD) |
Actual recordable time (motion pictures) | |
AVCHD | approx. 40 min (FHD / 60i), 50 min (HD / 60p) |
MP4 | approx. 40 min (FHD) |
Exposure Parameters | |
Exposure | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV |
Auto (AE) Bracketing | 1/3 -1EV step, Max +/-1EV, 3 frames |
Light Metering | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
ISO Sensitivity | Auto / i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / High Sensitivity mode (ISO 1600-6400) |
Picture Quality | |
Still Picture Recording | [1:1] 3456x3456 (12M) / 2736x2736 (7.5M EZ) / 2304x2304 (5.5M EZ)/ 1920x1920 (3.5M EZ) / 1536x1536 (2.5M EZ) / 480x480 (0.2M EZ) / [4:3] 4608x3456 (16M) / 3648x2736 (10M EZ) / 3072x2304 (7M EZ)/ 2560X1920 (5M EZ) / 2048X1536 (3M EZ) / 640x480 (0.3M EZ) / [3:2] 4608x3072 (14M) / 3648x2432 (9M EZ) / 3072x2048 (6M EZ)/ 2560x1712 (4.5M EZ) / 2048x1360 (2.5M EZ) / 640x424 (0.3M EZ) / [16:9] 4608x2592 (12M) / 3648x2056 (7.5M EZ) / 3072x1728 (5.5M EZ)/ 2560x1440 (3.5M EZ) / 1920x1080 (2M EZ) / 640x360 (0.2M EZ) |
Image Quality | Fine / Standard (3D mode: MPO Fine / MPO Standard ) |
White Balance | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set / White Balance Adjustment (Except Auto) |
Photo Style / Film Mode | - |
Color Mode / Color Effect / My color | Color Mode : Standard, Black&White, Sepia, Vivid (in P, A, S, M), Happy (only in iA mode) |
Aspect Bracketing |  - |
Other | |
Digital Red Eye Correction (Red-Eye Removal) | Yes |
GPS | - |
Wi-FI | - |
NFC | - |
Zoom in Motion Picture | Yes |
Self Timer | 2sec / 10sec |
Playback | |
Display | |
Playback Mode 2 | All, Slideshow, Filtering Play(Picture Only, Video Only, 3D Play, Travel, Category Selection, Select Date, Favorites), Calendar |
Thumbnails / Zoomed Playback | 12,30-thumbnails / Yes |
Calendar Display / Dual- Image Playback | Yes / No |
Set Favorites / Rotate Image | Yes / No |
Show Histogram | Yes |
Show Highlights | - |
DPOF Print Setting / Set Protection | Yes / Yes |
Edit | |
Retouch | Creative Retouch / Auto Retouch |
Resize / Cropping / Aspect Conv. / Leveling | Yes / Yes / No / No |
Copy / Title Edit / Text Stamp | Yes / Yes / Yes |
Cut Animation | Yes |
Video Divide | Yes |
PictBridge Support | Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF |
Setup | |
OSD language | English, Spanish |
Others | |
Monitor | |
LCD Monitor 3 | 3.0"(7.5cm) TFT LCD Display (460K dots) / Field of View : approx. 100% / AUTO Power Monitor mode, Power Monitor mode ,High Angle mode |
Flash | |
Built- in- Flash | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off, / 0.6 - 6.4m (Wide/ISO Auto), 1.0 - 3.3m (Tele/ISO Auto) |
Media | |
Recording Media | Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
Built- in- Memory | Approx. 90MB |
Audio | |
Microphone / Speaker | Mono / Mono |
Power 4 | null / Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V / 895mAh / 3.3Wh) / AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC)(Included, connect with USB cable, playback only) |
Battery life (approx.) | 260 pictures (CIPA Standard)*1 |
Standard Package | |
Included Software | PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.0 AE / Adobe Reader |
Standard Accessories | Battery Pack, AC Adaptor, USB Cable, Hand Strap, CD-ROM |
Further Specifications | |
NOTE | *1 / Recording conditions by CIPA standard / - CIPA is an abbreviation of [Camera & Imaging Products Association]. / - Temperature: 23 oC (73.4 oF)/Humidity: 50%RH when LCD monitor is on. / - Using a Panasonic SD Memory Card (32 MB). / - Using the supplied battery. / - Starting recording 30 seconds after the camera is turned on. (When the optical image stabilizer function is set to [ON].) / - Recording once every 30 seconds with full flash every second recording. / - Rotating the zoom lever from Tele to Wide or vice versa in every recording. / - Turning the camera off every 10 recordings and leaving it until the temperature of the battery decreases. / *2 / - These are standard times taken at a temperature of 23 oC (73.4 oF) and a humidity of 50%RH. / - The time available for recording varies depending on the environment, the interval between recordings, and the manner of use. / - Actual recordable time is the time available for recording when repeating actions such as switching the power supply [ON] / [OFF], starting/stopping recording, zoom operation etc. / - Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [AVCHD] in [FHD/60p]/[FHD/60i] is 29 minutes 59 seconds. / - Maximum time to record motion pictures continuously with [MP4] is 29 minutes 59 seconds or up to 4 GB. |
Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS25 (DMC-TZ35) Digital Camera (Silver) (Free 8GB Memory Card + Case & Special Cleaning Kit)
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