Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18 (or DMC-ZS8 in North America) is a digital camera by Panasonic Lumix from the year 2010. The highest-resolution pictures it records is 14.1 megapixels, through its 24mm Ultra Wide-Angle Leica DC VARIO-ELMAR zoom lens. The range of the focal length of the zoom lens from German company Leica Camera is from a strong wide angle with 24 mm (calculated equivalent to 35 mm film) up to the sixteenfold which is 384 mm, which amounts to a strongly magnifying telephoto lens.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18

Overview
Maker	Panasonic Lumix
Type	Compact
Lens
Lens mount	LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR
F-numbers	3.3 - 5.9
Sensor/medium
Sensor type	MOS
Sensor size	14.1 megapixels
Storage media	SD, SDHC, SDXC
Focusing
Focus modes	Normal / AF Macro, Zoom Macro, Quick AF, AF Tracking / AF Continuous (only movies)
Focus areas	Normal: 50 cm - infinity / 200 cm - infinity / Macro / Intelligent AUTO / movies: 3 cm - infinity / 100 cm - infinity
Flash
Flash	built-in
Shutter
Frame rate	10
Shutter speeds	60 - 1/4000
General
LCD screen	3.0" TFT Screen LCD
Battery	Li-ion Battery Pack ID-Security (3,6 V, 895 mAh)
Dimensions	104,9 x 57,6 x 33,4 mm
Weight	210 g with Battery and SD Memory Card

Property

• 24 mm LEICA DC
• 16x optical zoom
• 20x intelligent zoom
• iA (Intelligent Auto) mode
• HD movies

Gallery

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  appearance after switching on in photography mode
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  Zoom lens set to the maximum focal length of 384 mm (super tele)
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  3.0 inch LCD screen showing an image stored on the SD card
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  top view showing switches and knobs
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  bottom view
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  Maximum tele position of the adjustable lens
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  Image taken at a pop concert with 182 mm focal length at 1⁄4 second exposure time. Due to the activated image stabilizer, the picture is in focus.

External links

• DMC-TZ18 on panasonic.it
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18 review