Panasonic Lumix DMC-S3 DMC-S3W Leaflet

03/11 Specifications subject to change without notice.

DMC-S3 Digital Camera

• 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.
•  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.

Recording conditions by CIPA standard
• CIPA is the 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 (32MB).
• 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.
• The number of recordable pictures decreases in Auto Power LCD Mode and Power LCD Mode. 

Image Parameters

Aspect Ratio

4:3/ 3:2/ 16:9

Still Picture Recording

4:3

4320 x 3240(14M)/ 3648 x 2736(10M EZ)/ 2560 x 1920 (5M EZ)/ 
2048 x 1536 (3M EZ)/ 640 x 480 (0.3M EZ)

3:2

4320 x 2880 (12.5M)

16:9

4320 x 2432 (10.5M) 

1:1

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Image Quality 

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White Balance

Auto/ Daylight/ Cloudy/ Shade/ Incandescent/ White Set
(Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby,  
High Sensitivity)

Quick Menu

Yes

Color Mode/ Color Effect

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

Picture Adjustment

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Others

Still Image with Audio Recording

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GPS

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Flip Animation

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Real-time histogram

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Composition Guide Line

Yes (1 pattern)

Auto Review

Yes (On/ Off)

Easy Zoom/ Zoom Resume

No/ No

Optical Zoom in Motion Picture

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Macro Zoom

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Orientation Detector

Yes

Scene Mode Help Screen 

Yes

Self Timer

2 sec/ 10 sec

Focus Icon Select

Yes

Display

Playback Mode

Normal Playback, Slideshow, Filtering Playback(Category Playback), 
Calendar Playback

Thumbnails/ Zoomed Playback

12,30-thumbnails/ Max. 16X

Calendar Display/ Dual-Image Playback

Yes/ No

Set Favorites/ Rotate Image

Yes/ No

Playback Still Images with Audio

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Playback Motion Picture

Yes

Slideshow Mode

All/ Category/ Favorites  
BGM Effect (Natural/ Slow/ Swing/ Urban/ OFF)

Show Histogram

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Show Highlights

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Delete

Delete Image

Single/ Multi/ All/ All except Favorites

DPOF Print Setting/ Set Protection

No/ Yes

Edit

Resize/ Cropping/ Aspect Conv./ Leveling

Yes/ No/ No/ No

Copy/ Title Edit/ Text Stamp 

Yes/ No/ Yes (only date stamp)

Cut Animation

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Video Divide

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PictBridge Support

Single/ Multi/ All/ Favorites

OSD language

Please refer to “OSD” Sheet

Movie REC Guide

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Wind-Cut in Motion Picture

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Travel Date/ World Time

No/ Yes

Monitor

LCD Monitor

2.7" (6.7 cm) TFT Screen LCD Display (230K dots)
Field of View: approx. 100%
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Touch Panel

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Tough

Water Proof

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Dust Proof

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Freeze Proof

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Shock Proof

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Flash

Built-in-Flash 

Auto, Auto/ Red Eye Reduction, Slow Sync./ Red Eye Reduction, 
Forced On, Forced Off
0.4 - 3.3m (Wide/ I.ISO), 1.0 - 1.6m (Tele/ I.ISO)

External Flash

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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

Interface

AV Output (NTSC), USB2.0 High-Speed

Network

Viera Link

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HDMI Output

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LUMIX Image Uploader

Yes

Power

Power

Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Minimum: 660mAh) (Included)

Battery Life (approx.)

250 pictures (CIPA Standard)*1

Standard Package

Included Software

PHOTOfunSTUDIO 6.0 
QuickTime 
Adobe Reader

Standard Accessories

Battery Charger, Battery Pack
USB Cable
Hand Strap, CD-ROM

Dimensions (W x H x D)

98.8 x 58.8 x 20.9 mm (3.89 x 2.31 x 0.82 in)

Weight

Approx. 117g with Battery and SD Memory Card (0.26 lb) 
Approx. 100g without Battery and SD Memory Card (0.22 lb)

Pixels

Camera Effective Pixels

14.1 Megapixels

CCD

Sensor Size/ Total Pixels/ Filter

1/2.33-in/ 14.5 Total Megapixels/ Primary Color Filter

Lens

Aperture

F3.1 - F6.5/ Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F3.1 - 9.0 (W)/ F6.5 - 20.0 (T)) 

Optical Zoom

4X

Focal Length

f=5 - 20 mm (28 - 112 mm in 35 mm equiv.)

Extra Optical Zoom (EZ)

4.7X (4:3/ 10M), 6.8X (4:3/ 5M), 8.4X (4:3/ under 3M)

Intelligent Zoom

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Lens

LUMIX DC VARIO
6 elements in 5 groups
(3 Aspherical Lenses/ 6 Aspherical surfaces)

2-Speed Zoom

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Optical Image Stabilizer

MEGA O.I.S. (Off/ On)

Conversion lens Compatibility

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Digital Zoom

4X
(Max. 16.0X combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom)
(Max. 33.8X combined with Extra Optical Zoom)

Focus

Focusing Area

Normal/ Intelligent AUTO/ Motion Picture : Wide 5 cm - infinity/ Tele 
100 cm - infinity

Focus Range Display

Yes

AF Assist Lamp

Yes 

Focus

Quick AF (Always On)

Shutter

AF Metering

Face/ 11 pt/ 1pt

Shutter Speed

Approx. 8 - 1/1600 sec

Finder

Shutter Interval

Approx. 0.9 sec

Viewfinder

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iA

Face Recognition

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Optical Image Stabilizer

Photo/ Movie

Intelligent ISO Control

Photo

Face Detection

Photo

Intelligent Scene Selector

Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Sunset, Macro) 

Intelligent Exposure

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AF Tracking

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Digital Red Eye Correction (Red Eye Removal)

Photo

iA Direct Button 

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Intelligent Resolution Technology

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File

File Format

Still Image: JPEG (DCF/ Exif2.3) 
Motion Picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG

AVCHD Lite REC

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Interface

Mode Switch

[Playback] button

One-Touch Movie Button

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Recording Modes

Mode Dial/ Mode Button

Intelligent AUTO, Normal Picture, SCN, My SCN, Motion Picture

Still Image Scene Mode

Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Scenery, Panorama Assist, Sports, 
Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Baby, Sunset, High  
Sensitivity, Fireworks, Beach, Snow

Movie Scene Mode

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Continuous Shooting Mode

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Unlimited Consecutive Shooting

1.5 frames/ sec 

Motion Picture Recording

4:3

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

HD 
Movie  
(16:9)

1280 x 720 pixels, 30fps (Motion JPEG)

Continuous Recordable Time 
(motion pictures)

AVCHD Lite with picture quality set to [SH]

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MOTION JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]

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Actual Recordable Time 
(motion pictures)

AVCHD Lite with picture quality set to [SH]

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MOTION JPEG with picture quality set to [HD]

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Exposure Parameters

Exposure

Program AE

Exposure Compensation

1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV

Backlight Compensation

Yes (only in Intelligent AUTO Mode) 

Auto (AE) Bracketing

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Multi-Aspect

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Light Metering

Intelligent Multiple

ISO Sensitivity

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

Max Auto ISO Setting

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