At A Glance
Offers a focus ring, 12X zoom, and dual control wheels. But images are noisy at higher ISOs and battery life is limited.
Manufacturer’s Description
The DMC-FZ30's Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens features 14 elements in 8 groups, including 3 aspherical lenses and an ED lens which helps to suppress the color bleeding that often occurs in telephoto shots, plus a 12x optical zoom . This combines with the large, 1/1.8 diagonal 8-megapixel CCD to give you enormous expressive power. The new Extended Optical Zoom, which minimizes the image degradation that normally occurs with digital zooming, gives you up to 19.1x power in 3-megapixel photos, and up to 15x power in 5-megapixel photos. Plus, the 12x optical zoom can be used together with the 4x digital zoom to produce a maximum of 48x zooming power.
The Specs
| Display | |
|---|---|
| Display size | 2.0 inches |
| Viewfinder | Electronic |
| Battery | |
| Battery Type | Lithium Ion Battery |
| Ports and Connections | |
| Available Interfaces | No |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | MultiMedia Card (MMC) |
| Power | |
| Battery Type | Lithium Ion Battery |
| Dimensions | |
| Width | 5.5 inches |
| Depth | 5.4 inches |
| Height | 3.4 inches |
| Weight | 1.65 pounds |
| Lens Features | |
| Maximum Wide Angle (deprecated) | 35.0 mm |
| Maximum aperture | 2.8 |
| Lens mount | Interchangeable |
| Focus features | Yes |
| Storage Media | |
| SD card | SD Memory Card |
| Supported Image Formats | |
| JPG | Yes |
| Warranty | |
| Warranty information | 1 Year Limited Warranty |
Performance
| Performance (New) | |
|---|---|
| Exposure | Good |
| Color | Good |
| Sharpness | Good |
| Distortion | Good |
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Image Quality, Exposure | 57.3 |
| Number of Shots | 330 |
| Battery Life (minutes) | 180 |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Noise | 16 |
| Image Quality, Sharpness | 49.7 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Flash | 70.7 |
| Battery Life Score | Good |
| Image Quality, Color--Adjusted | 70 |
| Image Quality, Color--Auto | 58.2 |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Sharp Interpolation | 73.8 |
| Image Quality, Color | 64.1 |
| Image Quality, Overall | 62.8 |
| Number of Batteries | 1 |
| Image Quality, Exposure--Normal | 51.6 |
| Image Quality, Distortion | 55.3 |
| Image Quality Score | Superior |
| Image Quality, Distortion--Noise Reduction | 85.1 |
