Compact / CAMERA REFERENCE
Lumix DMC-FX78 (Lumix DMC-FX77)
Panasonic
Catalogue announcement:
01 / TECHNICAL RECORD
Specifications
Catalogue specifications. Source: DPReview historical specification record ↗.
Sensor and files
- Effective pixels
- 12 megapixels
- Sensor size
- 1/2.33" (6.08 x 4.56 mm)
- Sensor type
- CCD
- Max resolution
- 4000 x 3000
- ISO
- Auto, Hi Auto (1600-6400), 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600
- Boosted ISO (minimum)
- 1600
- Boosted ISO (maximum)
- 6400
- Uncompressed format
- No
Lens and focus
- Focal length (equiv.)
- 24–120 mm
- Maximum aperture
- F2.5–5.9
- Optical zoom
- 5×
- Number of focus points
- 11
- Manual focus
- No
- Macro focus range
- 5 cm (1.97″)
- Image stabilization
- Optical
Exposure and shooting
- Minimum shutter speed
- 60 sec
- Maximum shutter speed
- 1/1400 sec
- Continuous drive
- 3.7 fps
- Exposure compensation
- ±2 (at 1/3 EV steps)
- Metering modes
- Multi
- Aperture priority
- No
- Shutter priority
- No
- Built-in flash
- Yes
- External flash
- No
- Timelapse recording
- No
Video and audio
- Resolutions
- 1920 x 1080 (60 fps), 1280 x 720 (60, 30 fps), 640 x 480 (30 fps), 320 x 240 (30 fps)
- Format
- MPEG-4, AVCHD
- Microphone
- Stereo
Viewfinder and screen
- Viewfinder type
- None
- Screen size
- 3.5″
- Screen dots
- 230,000
- Articulated LCD
- Fixed
- Touch screen
- Yes
Body and connections
- Storage types
- SD/SDHC/SDXC, Internal
- Battery description
- Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery & charger
- Battery Life (CIPA)
- 200
- Weight (inc. batteries)
- 142 g (0.31 lb / 5.01 oz)
- Dimensions
- 100 x 55 x 21 mm (3.94 x 2.17 x 0.83″)
- Environmentally sealed
- No
- USB
- USB 2.0 (480 Mbit/sec)
- HDMI
- Yes
- Remote control
- No
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Reviews and field reports
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03 / PROVENANCE
Sources and dates
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