Outstanding quality in a slim and stylish design
The Panasonic DMC-FS20 combines excellent wideangle optics, large LCD display and high resolution with a comprehensive range of useful features for improved picture taking and ease of use.
Leica 4x wideangle Zoom lens
Gives the equivalent of 30mm focal length at full wideangle setting. In addition to the 4x optical zoom there is the “Extra Optical Zoom” mode that safely enlarges photos at 3 megapixels or less without risking any image degradation.
3.0” LCD Display
Large display of 230,000 pixels for ease of viewing especially for such a small, slim camera. Screen brightness also varies intelligently according to the ambient light level. In addition, the High Angle Mode gives improved viewing when holding the camera in the air.
iA (Intelligent Auto Technology)
Ideal for those opportunities when there’s not enough time for selecting shooting modes. It combines the following modes to give the best possible image:
- Motion Detection- Intelligent ISO control
- Shake Detection- Using MEGA O.I.S., Panasonic’s Optical Image Stabilisation technology
- Face Detection AF/ AE
- Quick AF- Starts focusing when you point the camera at a subject without needing to press the shutter halfway
- Scene Detection- Chooses the most appropriate mode from Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Scenery or Night Portrait.
Venus Engine IV
Improvement on Panasonic’s previous image processor (Venus Engine III). Specifically it features the following:
- More accurate detection and better correction for Optical Image Stabilizer and Intelligent ISO Control functions
- Separation of low frequency noise to reduce colour errors while avoiding loss of image resolution. Also colour changing information is retained in border areas to avoid colour bleeding as can happen with noise reduction. This is in addition to the previous chip’s separation of chromatic and luminance data. The net result is much better control of colour bleeding.
- High Speed response- release time lag (excluding AF) reduced to a minimum of 0.005 sec.
- Longer battery life for up to 280 shots on one charge (Based on CIPA standard).
Useful Shooting Features
- Focus mode can be selected between 9-Area AF, Face AF (multiple), 1-Area High Speed AF or 1-Area AF
- 20 Scene modes including High Sensitivity (ISO 6400), Burst Mode (6fps), Sunset, Scenery, Pets etc
- Q.MENU button for easy access to the seven most frequently used settings.
- HD Photo mode 1920x1080 in 16:9 for easy viewing on HD TV sets
- Slideshow with Music
- Shoot in one of three aspect ratios
- Movie mode with up to WVGA (848x480) resolution
- PictBridge compatible