key specs |
Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 18.1 MP |
Sensor Type | CCD | MOS |
Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
Touchscreen | No | - |
general |
Brand | Panasonic | Panasonic |
Model | Lumix DMC-FS12 12.1MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC ZS40S 18.1MP Digital Camera |
Model Name | Lumix DMC-FS12 | Lumix DMC ZS40S |
Series | Lumix | Lumix |
Color | Black | Black |
Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 18.1 MP |
Dimensions(WxHxD) | 96.5 x 53.3 x 20.3 mm | 110.6 x 64.3 x 34.4 mm |
Weight | 129 GM | 214 GM |
Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
Model Number | - | DMC ZS40S |
sensor features |
Sensor Type | CCD | MOS |
Sensor Size | 6.08 x 4.56 mm | 1/2.3 inch |
Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 6400 ISO |
Sensor Technology | - | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor |
lens features |
Lens Type | Zoom | - |
Focal Length | 5.5-22 mm | f = 4.3 - 129mm 24 - 720mm in 35mm equiv. / 28 - 840mm in 35mm equiv. in 169 video recording / Level Shot function Off / 30 - 900mm in 35mm equiv. in 169 video recording / Level Shot function On |
Optical Zoom | 4x | 30x |
Aperture Range | f/2.8-f/5.9 | F3.3 - 6.4 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F3.3 - 8.0 W, F6.4 - 8.0 T |
Manual Focus | Yes | - |
Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
viewfinder features |
View Finder | No | Yes |
View Finder Type | - | Live View Finder |
Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
Viewfinder Magnification | - | 2.56x |
Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 35 mm |
focus features |
Auto Focus | Yes | - |
White Balancing | Auto, Custom | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set / White Balance Adjustment Except Auto |
Focus Range | - | Normal Wide 50cm - infinity / Tele 200cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent Auto / Motion Picture Wide 3 cm - infinity / Tele 200 cm - infinity |
Metering Modes | - | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
exposure features |
Exposure Mode | Automatic Mode, Program Mode | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | Yes |
Spot Meter | - | Yes |
Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV |
Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
shutter features |
Shutter Speed | 1/2000-60 sec | Approx. 4 - 1/2,000 sec / Starry Sky Mode 15, 30 sec |
Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
Continuous Shots | - | Full-Resolution Image 10 frames/sec, Max. 6 images / with AF Tracking 5 frames/sec, 2 frames/sec / Intelligent Burst Shooting / High-speed Burst Approx. 60 frames / sec / recorded in 2.5M / 0.3M for 43, 3M / 0.3M for 32, 3.5M / 0.2M for 169, 2M / 0.2M for 11 / Flash Burst Shooting / Approx. 40 frames / sec / recorded in 5M / 3M / 0.3M for 43, 4.5M / 2.5M / 0.3M for 32, 3.5M / 2M / 0.2M for 169, 3.5M / 2.5M / 0.2M for 11 / Flash Burst Shooting |
image features |
Image Format | JPEG | JPEG DCF/Exif2.3 / RAW, DPOF / 3D Image MPO / Motion Picture AVCHD, MP4 |
Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes On/Off |
display features |
Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
Display Resolution | 230000 dots | 920K dots |
Touch Screen | No | - |
LCD Display | Yes | TFT LCD |
LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 920K dots |
connectivity features |
HDMI | No | Yes |
USB | Yes | Yes |
GPS | No | Yes |
Wifi | No | Yes |
Wireless Connectivity | - | IEEE 802.11b/g/n / 2412 MHz 2462 MHz 1-11 ch / WPA / WPA2 / Infrastracture Mode / WPS / Wi-Fi Direct / Wi-Fi Button |
storage and power features |
Card Type | SD, SDHC | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
Inbuilt Memory | - | 12 MB |
Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
Battery Life | - | 300 pictures CIPA Standard*1 |
audio and video features |
Video Resolution | 640x480 | 1920 x 1080 |
Frame Rates in Video Modes | VGA Frame rate 30QVGA Frame rate 30 | - |
Microphone | - | Stereo |
Speaker | - | Mono |
Video Format | - | AVCHD, MP4 |
flash features |
Flash Modes | - | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off / 0.6 - 6.4m Wide / ISO Auto, 2.0 - 3.3m Tele / ISO Auto |
modes and functions features |
Scene Modes | - | Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Glass Through, HDR, Starry Sky, High Speed Video, 3D Photo |