8.0 Megapixel Effective Camera

For any high quality image resolution, you can get more out of 8 Megapixel.

Powerful 12x Optical Zoom with Extended optical zoom with LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT Lens & ED Lens

The DMC-FZ30's LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens features 14 elements in 8 groups, including 3 aspherical lenses and an ED (extra-low dispersion) lens which helps to suppress the color bleeding that often occurs in telephoto shots, plus a 12x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 35 to 420mm). 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. * As digital magnification increases, resolution significantly decreases.

Accurate, Flexible Focusing Both Auto & Manual

In addition to five auto focus modes (1-point, 3-point high-speed, 9-point, spot AF, and 1-point high-speed AF with focusing speed reduced by 1/4* from the previous model), the FZ30 features a ring that lets you manually adjust the focus from 0.98feet (0.3m) to infinity. It also has Manual Focus Assist, a function that shows an enlarged image of the subject's center in the viewfinder. The One-Shot AF function in manual focus mode lets you focus automatically for a single shot by pressing the "FOCUS" button. The Continuous AF function keeps moving subjects in sharp focus, and the AF Assist Lamp helps in dim lighting. This all adds up to easy, accurate focusing. *Compared with the DMC-FZ20 at the wide-angle setting.

Two Command Dials Give You Instant Shooting Control

The FZ30 has two command dials, one on either side of the top-right part of the camera body. The front dial adjusts the aperture, and the rear dial adjusts the shutter speed. The ability to set the aperture and shutter speed without having to change your grip on the
camera helps to catch those difficult, spur-of-the-moment shots.

Mega O.I.S. - Fast, Precise Image Stabilisation

Jitter from shaky hands is far and away the biggest single cause of blurry shots. Panasonic's advanced Mega Optical Image Stabiliser technology takes out the shake, compensating for any slightest human movement, to achieve the highest possible image quality picture.

Free-Angle 2.0" Diagonal High-Resolutio LCD

Change the angle of the high-resolution 230,000-pixel 2.0" diagonal LCD monitor any way you like.

You get the flexibility to catch a high-angle shot over a crowd, or a low-angle shot of flowers in a garden, all with a comfortable posture.

Manual Focus & zoom Rings with Intuitive Control

The manual focus ring lets you focus on whatever part of your subject you wish, and the zoom ring lets you zoom in and out easily and accurately as you compose the perfect shot. They're both fast, so you can capture moving subjects in your composition.

Instant Close-ups with a Single Switch

Regardless of the Mode Dial setting, you can take macro shots instantly by flicking the switch on the side of the lens to the AF Macro setting. This lets you get as close as 0.16
feet (5cm) from your subject (at the maximum wide-angle setting).

MEGA BURST Consecutive Shooting

You can snap off consecutive shots at 3 frames per second with full resolution*. In addition, the Unlimited Consecutive Shooting** function lets you continue shooting until the memory card is full. *Max. 9 images in Standard mode/5 images in Fine mode. **Depending on memory card size, battery power, picture size, and compression. The consecutive shooting speed varies depending on the memory card.

Lightning Response Whenever You Need It

New with this model, the lens does not retract when not in use, so the camera is ready to shoot only about 0.97 second after you turn it on. Also, the super-fast Venus Engine II has a release time lag* of only about 0.01 second. *Not including auto-focusing time