Panasonic DMC-FX78 Specification Guide

03/11 Specifications subject to change without notice.

2011 LUMIX

DMC-FX78 Digital Camera

Metrics

Dimensions (W x H x D)

99.7 x 55.2 x 20.6 mm (3.93 x 2.17 x 0.81 in)

Weight

Approx. 126g without Battery and SD Memory Card (0.28 lb)
Approx. 142g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.32 lb)

Optics

Pixels

Camera Effective Pixels

12.1 Megapixels

Sensor

Sensor Size/ Total Pixels/ Filter

1/2.33-in CCD sensor/ 12.5 Total Megapixels/ Primary Color Filter

Lens

Aperture

F2.5 - 5.9/ Iris Diaphragm (F2.5 - 8 (W)/ F5.9 - 18 (T))

Optical Zoom

Focal Length

f=4.3 - 21.5 mm (24 - 120 mm in 35 mm equiv.)
(26 - 130 mm in 35 mm equiv. in movie recording)

Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)

6.1X (4:3/ 8M), 7.8X (4:3/ 5M), 9.8X (4:3/ under 3M)

Intelligent Zoom

6.5X

Lens

LEICA DC VARIO - SUMMARIT
7 elements in 6 groups
(3 Aspherical Lenses/ 5 Aspherical surfaces)

2-Speed Zoom

—

Optical Image Stabilizer

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

Conversion lens Compatibility

—

Digital Zoom

4X
(Max. 20.0X combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom)
(Max. 39.2X combined with Extra Optical Zoom)

Focus

Focusing Area

Normal: Wide 50 cm - infinity/ Tele 100 cm - infinity
Macro/ Intelligent AUTO/ movie recording:
Wide 3 cm - infinity/ Tele 100 cm - infinity

Focus Range Display

Yes

AF Assist Lamp

Yes

Focus

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

AF Metering

Face/ AF Tracking/ 23pt/ 1pt/ Spot/ Touch Area

Shutter

Shutter Speed

Still: 8 - 1/4000 sec
Starry Sky Mode : 15, 30, 60sec

Shutter Interval

Approx. 0.3 sec

Finder

Viewfinder

—

recOrding

Face Recognition

Photo

Optical Image Stabilizer

Photo/ Movie

Intelligent ISO Control

Photo

Face Detection

Photo/ Movie

Intelligent Scene Selector

Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night
Shot, Sunset, Macro)
Movie (Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Macro)

Intelligent Exposure

Photo/ Movie

AF Tracking

Photo/ Movie

Digital Red Eye Correction (Red Eye Removal)

Photo

iA Direct Button

—

Intelligent Resolution Technology

Photo/ Movie

File

File Format

Still Image: JPEG (DCF/ Exif2.3)
3D Image: MPO
Motion picture: AVCHD, QuickTime Motion JPEG

AVCHD/ AVCHD Lite REC

NTSC

Interface

Mode Switch

—

One-Touch Movie Button

Yes

Recording Modes

Mode Dial/ Mode Button

Intelligent Auto, Normal Picture, 3D Photo, SCN, Cosmetic, My Color

Still Image Scene Mode

Portrait, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Panorama Assist, Sports,
Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Food, Party, Candle
Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, High-Speed Burst
(Image priority/ Speed priority), Flash Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks,
Beach, Snow, Aerial, Photo Frame

Movie Scene Mode

Portrait, Transform, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Low Light, Food, Party,
Candle Light, Sunset, Beach, Snow, Aerial, High Sensitivity
(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)

Continuous Shooting Mode

Full-Resolution Image, 3.7 frames/ sec Max. 7 images
High-Speed Burst Mode: approx. 6 frames/ sec (image priority)
approx. 10 frames/ sec (speed priority)
(recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9, 2.5M for 1:1)

Unlimited Consecutive Shooting

—

Motion Picture Recording (*2)

4:3

VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30fps (Motion JPEG)
QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG)

HD
Movie

1920 x 1080 pixels, 60i (Sensor output is 30p)
(FSH:17Mbps/ AVCHD)
1280 x 720 pixels, 60p (Sensor output is 30p) (SH:17Mbps/ AVCHD)
1280 x 720 pixels, 30fps (QuickTime MotionJPEG)

Continuous Recordable Time
(motion pictures)

AVCHD with picture quality

Approx. 60 min (FSH), 65 min (SH)

MOTION JPEG with picture quality

Approx. 75 min

Actual Recordable Time
(motion pictures)

AVCHD with picture quality

Approx. 35 min (FSH), 38 min (SH)

MOTION JPEG with picture quality

Approx. 40 min

Exposure Parameters

Exposure

Program AE

Exposure Compensation

1/3 EV step, +/ -2 EV

Backlight Compensation

Yes (only in Intelligent AUTO Mode)

Auto (AE) Bracketing

1/3 ~1EV step, Max +/ -1, 3 frames

Multi-Aspect

—

Light Metering

Intelligent Multiple

ISO Sensitivity

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

Max Auto ISO Setting

recOrding cOntinUed

Image Parameters

Aspect Ratio

1:1/ 4:3/ 3:2/ 16:9

Still Picture Recording

1:1

2992 x 2992 (9M)/ 2448 x 2448 (6M EZ)/ 1920 x 1920 (3.5M EZ)/
1536 x 1536 (2.5M EZ)/ 480 x 480 (0.2M EZ)

4:3

4000 x 3000 (12M)/ 3264 x 2448 (8M EZ)/ 2560 x 1920 (5M EZ)/
2048 x 1536 (3M EZ)/ 1600 x 1200 (2M EZ)/ 640 x 480 (0.3M EZ)

3:2

4000 x 2672 (10.5M)/ 3264 x 2176 (7M EZ)/ 2560 x 1712 (4.5M
EZ)/ 2048 x 1360 (2.5M EZ)/ 640 x 424 (0.3M EZ)

16:9

4000 x 2248 (9M)/ 3264 x 1840 (6M EZ)/ 2560 x 1440 (3.5M EZ)/
1920 x 1080 (2M EZ)/ 640 x 360 (0.2M)

Image Quality

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

White Balance

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

Quick Menu

—

Color Mode/ Color Effect

My Color Mode (Expressive/ Retro/ Pure/ Monochrome/ High Dynamic/
Silhouette/ Pin Hole/ Film Grain), Color Mode (Standard/ Vivid/ Natural/
Black & White/ Sepia/ Cool/ Warm), Happy (only in iA Mode)

Picture Adjustment

—

Others

Still Image with Audio Recording

—

GPS

—

Compass/ Barometer/ Altimeter

—/ —/ —

Motion Deblur

Yes

Flip Animation

—

Real-time Histogram

Yes

Composition Guide Line

Yes (2 pattern)

Auto Review

off, 1 sec, 2 sec, Hold

Easy Zoom/ Zoom Resume

No/ No

Optical Zoom in Motion Picture

Yes

Macro Zoom

Yes

Orientation Detector

Yes

Scene Mode Help Screen

Self Timer

2 sec/ 10 sec

Focus Icon Select

Yes (in Face Recognition only)

playback

Display

Playback Mode

Normal Playback, Slideshow, Filtering Playback (Picture Only, Video
Only, 3D, Category, Favorites), Album Playback, Dual Image Playback,
Calendar Playback

Thumbnails/ Zoomed Playback

12,30-thumbnails/ Yes/ Touch Magnification

Calendar Display/ Dual-Image Playback

Yes/ Yes

Set Favorites/ Rotate Image

Yes/ No

Playback Still Images with Audio

—

Playback Motion Picture

Yes (AVCHD/ Motion JPEG)

Slideshow Mode

All/ Picture Only/ Video Only/ 3D/ Album/ Category/ Favorites
BGM Effect (Natural/ Slow/ Swing/ Urban/ OFF)

Show Histogram

Yes

Show Highlights

—

Delete

Delete Image

Single/ Multi/ All/ All except Favorites

DPOF Print Setting/ Set Protection

Yes/ Yes

Edit

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

Please refer to “OSD” Sheet

Movie REC Guide

Yes

Wind-Cut in Motion Picture

Yes

Travel Date/ World Time

Yes/ Yes

Others

Monitor

LCD Monitor

3.5" TFT Full Touch Screen LCD Display (230K dots), AR
Field of View : approx. 100%
Power LCD Mode, AUTO Power LCD Mode, High Angle Mode

Touch Panel

Yes

Tough

Water Proof

—

Dust Proof

—

Freeze Proof

—

Shock Proof

—

Flash

Built-in-Flash

Auto, Auto/ Red Eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./ Red Eye
Reduction, Forced Off
0.6 - 5.9m (Wide/ ISO Auto), 1.0 - 2.5m (Tele/ ISO Auto)

External Flash

—

Media

Recording Media

Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC
Memory Card

Built-in-Memory

Approx. 70MB

Audio

Microphone/ Speaker

Mono/ Yes

Interface

Mini HDMI, AV Output (NTSC), USB2.0 High Speed

Network

Viera Link

Yes

HDMI Output

Yes (AUTO)

LUMIX Image Uploader

Yes

Power

Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Minimum: 680mAh) (Included)
AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240V AC) (Optional)

Battery Life (approx.)

200 pictures (CIPA Standard)*1

Standard Package

Included Software

PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.1 HD Lite Edition
QuickTime
Adobe Reader
Super LoiLoScope (trial version)

Standard Accessories

Battery Charger, Battery Pack
Stylus Pen, AV Cable, USB Cable
Hand Strap, CD-ROM

• 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.

• Motion picture recorded continuously in [MOTION JPEG] is up to 2 GB. Only the maximum recordable time for 2 GB is displayed on the screen.

*Motion images can be recorded continuously for up to 29 min 59 sec if [Rec Quality] is set to [GFS] or [FSH].
* If [Rec Quality] is set to [GFS] or [FSH], and if the surrounding temperature is high, or motion picture is recorded continuously, is displayed, and the recording

may be stopped halfway through.

*1 Recording conditions by CIPA standard

• CIPA is an acronym for Camera & Imaging Products Association.
• Temperature: 23°C (73.4°F)/ Humidity: 50% 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 [AUTO].)
• 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.
• The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD Mode and Power LCD Mode.

*2 • These are standard times taken at a temperature of 23°C (73.4°F) and a humidity of 50%.

• The time available for recording varies depending on the environment, the interval between recordings, and the manner of use.