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A Smart Card-type Body for Stylish Shooters

Futuristic, Flat Body Design

The flat body and compact size of the DMC-FP3/FP2/FP1 allow it to fit nicely into a small handbag. Built of high-quality aluminum, the DMC-FP3/FP2/FP1 also brings a wide range of colors to the series. Choose from 12 colors for the DMC-FP3 and 8 colors for the DMC-FP2/FP1. The new lens cover both protects the lens from scratches or dusts and serves as the camera's power switch, making it fast and easy to slip the camera out of a pocket or a bag and turn on the power. The delicate hairline finish on the lens cover of the DMC-FP3 elegantly accents the design. You'll want to take this sleek, stylish camera with you everywhere you go, like a fashion accessory.

• Product design varies depending on the sales area.
• Availability of models and colors may differ depending on the country.
• Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the LUMIX models, colors, and optional accessories that are available in your market.

The newly adopted static sensor type 3.0-inch touch-screen LCD on the DMC-FP3 gives you an easy, intuitive control thanks to a hybrid operation combined with the 4 major operation buttons. Touch operation is free and smooth either in recording or playing back images.

Once you compose the flame, all you have to do is touch the area you wish to focus on before pressing the shutter button halfway.

You can drag the image across the screen with a finger to browse the collection of photos as you flip over the pages of the book.

4x Optical Zoom Lens
with Folded Optics Technology

The DMC-FP3/FP2/FP1 features a newly developed 4x optical zoom LUMIX DC VARIO lens (35mm camera equivalent: 35-140mm). The folded optics of the shaft guide method is adopted to secure the toughness of the lens unit. Comprising 11 elements and a prism unit in 10 groups, including an ED (Extra Low Dispersion) lens and 4 aspherical lenses with 7 aspherical surfaces, this advanced lens unit renders high resolution image corner to corner even adopting the folded optics.

14.1-megapixel High-resolution CCD
(FP3/FP2)

The DMC-FP3/FP2 features a 1/2.33-inch CCD with effective 14.1-megapixel high-resolution.

12.1-megapixel High-resolution CCD (FP1)

The DMC-FP1 features a 1/2.33-inch CCD with effective 12.1-megapixel resolution.

4x Optical Zoom / Up to 8.4x
Extra Optical Zoom (FP3/FP2)

The DMC-FP3/FP2 is equipped with a 4x optical zoom lens (35mm camera equivalent: 35-140mm). The Extra Optical Zoom function*¹ uses the center part of the CCD to extend this 4x zoom ratio to powerful 8.4x zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 295mm) at a resolution of 3-megapixel or less. Adding the Extra Optical Zoom to the 4x digital zoom*² extends the total zooming power to a maximum of 33.8x.

4x Optical Zoom / Up to 7.8x Extra Optical Zoom (FP1)

The DMC-FP1 has a 4x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 35-140mm) and 7.8x Extra Optical Zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 273mm)*¹. Adding the Extra Optical Zoom to the 4x digital zoom*² extends the total zooming power to a maximum of 31.3x.

*1 At a resolution of 3-megapixel or less. In the DMC-FP3/FP2/FP1, image resolution is kept at its maximum size to the optical tele-end even if the Extra Optical Zoom is ON.
*2 As digital magnification increases, resolution significantly decreases.

Sonic Speed AF

The Sonic Speed AF system in the DMC-FP3/ FP2/ FP1 has a maximum speed of approx. 0.33 second for auto focusing*. It includes numerous re-engineering enhancements, including a higher-speed actuator, optimized algorithms and parallel software processing. The result is fast and accurate AF performance. You can quickly get moving subjects in focus, such as when you're shooting sports scenes.

* Using the 1-area AF, at the wide-end.

Fast Start-up Time

The parallel processing of software resulted in ultra high-speed start-ups of approx. 0.96 second*.

* Vary depending on the shooting condition.

Release Time Lag

The shutter release time lag is as short as approx. 0.006 (FP3/FP2) second / 0.007 (FP1) second, making it easy to capture sudden, spur-of-the-moment photo opportunities.

Venus Engine

The Venus Engine for the DMC-FP3/FP2/FP1 uses advanced signal processing to give you beautiful images even when the sensitivity is high. Multi-task signal processing is employed for all images to enable high-speed, high-performance shooting. Venus Engine also effectively raises the precision of various functions, such as MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) and Intelligent ISO Control. Along with its extremely high performance, Venus Engine reduces power consumption thanks to a number of energy efficiency improvements.

Higher Image Quality with Advanced Signal Processing

Panasonic's advanced noise reduction system in the Venus Engine applies noise reduction (NR) to luminance noise and chromatic noise separately. As a result, beautiful images with minimal noise can be reproduced all the way up to ISO 1600 high sensitivity at full resolution for beautiful night shots or dimly lit indoor shots.

Extended Battery Life

The energy-saving Venus Engine image-processing engine and the efficient, rechargeable lithium-ion battery – which has been slimmed down to fit into thinner camera bodies – work together to extend the shooting time of the DMC-FP3/FP2/FP1. This lets users take approx. 300 shots on a single battery charge*.

* Based on the CIPA standard.

• ID–Security Li-ion Battery
The DMC-FP3/FP2/FP1 comes with a function to check whether the battery and unit can be safely used together. • Batteries made by other companies which have been certified by Panasonic may be used with these units, but we offer no guarantee as to the quality, performance or safety of such batteries. • Exercise care when purchasing batteries. Many fake or imitation batteries have been found among those sold at unusually low prices and those which customers cannot check for themselves before purchasing. • Please confirm the latest information about batteries on the following website.
http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/info/battery.html
(This website is in English only.)

Unlimited Consecutive Shooting

The Unlimited*¹ Consecutive Shooting function lets you snap off consecutive shots at approx. 1.5 frames per second (FP3/FP2) / approx. 1.8 frames per second (FP1) until the memory card is full. You can take a series of shots, then choose the one you like the best and delete the rest. You can also select High-speed Burst Mode*² or Flash Burst Mode*² from Scene Mode.

• The burst speed values given above apply when the shutter speed is 1/60 or faster and when the flash is not activated. The number of recordable images depends on the memory card size and battery life. The burst speed is constant regardless of the transfer speed of the card.

• The number of recordable images depends on the memory card size and battery life.

*1 The consecutive shooting speed varies depending on the memory card. The number of recordable images depends on the memory card size, battery life, image size, and compression.
*2 In 3-megapixel (4:3), 2.5-megapixel (3:2), 2-megapixel (16:9) recording.

• Product design varies depending on the sales area.

• Availability of models and colors may differ depending on the country.
• Check the website of the Panasonic sales company in your country or region for details on the LUMIX models, colors, and optional accessories that are available in your market.

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