Panasonic DMC FS42
The Panasonic DMC FS42 is a very compact and small camera. The camera has been launched by Panasonic on 17 April 2009. The camera is mostly like the FS 62 which was an earlier version from Panasonic. The Panasonic FS camera series is known for good cameras in a lower budget.
The Panasonic DMC FS 42 has a 1/2.5 " (5.75 x 4.31 mm, 0.24 cm²) CCS type imaging sensor with a pixel density of 41 MP/cm². The image ratio is 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9. The ISO speed of the camera is 40 – 6400. The camera has great results when it is in good sunlight and it also delivers good results even in damp lights thanks to a higher ISO speed. The camera has a 4x Digital zoom. The zoom is 34mm wide and 132mm tele.
The camera does not have a much required feature of optical image stabilization which is present in the FS62. The images are blurred sometimes due to the shaking of the hands and the absence of image stabilization. The normal focus range of the camera is 50 cm. The shutter speed is 6sec – 1/2000 sec. There is a built in flash. The range of the flash is 6.3m. There are different modes like Auto, Off, Red – eye reduction and slow sync. There is -2 to +2 EV in 1/3 EV Steps exposure metering in the camera.
The camera also records movies at a resolution of Yes, 848 x 480 (30 fps), 640 x 480 (30fps) and 320 x 240 (30 fps). There is a self timer also present. The self timer delays images by 2 – 10 seconds. The storage memory is 50 MB inbuilt memory and expandable slot for inserting SD / SDHC cards of capacity up to 64 GB. There are different quality levels like fine and standard. The viewfinder of the camera is its 2.5 inch LCD screen which has coverage of 100% and the resolution is 230000.
There is a HI-Speed 2.0 USB PORT (480Mbit/sec). This will allow you to transfer the images from your camera to the computer. After transferring the images you can delete all the images in a single press from the camera itself. There is a lithium Ion battery which powers the camera. Details about the capacity of the battery are not present. The charger is provided with the camera itself.
The Dimensions of the camera are 98 x 55 x 22 mm (3.9 x 2.2 x 0.9 in). The camera weighs 132 gm approx which is equal to 4.7 oz. The price of the Panasonic FS42 is Rs.6500 approx. The camera is an extremely cheap at this price considering the features that it has.
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