The new LUMIX DMC-FT3 is a camera designed and especially geared for active outdoor use with superb photo and video recording in an extremely tough body with rugged design. Featuring AVCHD Full HD movie recording capability, the new 12.1-megapixel FT3 further strengthens its toughness appeal being waterproof to 12m, shockproof to 2m, freezeproof to -10 degrees C and dustproof.
The FT3 features a high-quality LEICA DC VARIO ELMAR 28mm wide-angle lens with a 4.6x optical zoom. A folded optics shaft guide method is adopted to secure the toughness of the lens unit. Comprising 10 elements and a prism unit in 8 groups, including 1 ED lens and 5 aspherical lenses with 6 aspherical surfaces passing Leica's stringent standards to deliver exceptional optical performance right to the edge of the frame. Thanks to the newly incorporated Intelligent Resolution technology, Intelligent Zoom is available with the FT3 which extends the zoom ratio by approx.1.3x maintaining the picture quality even when combining this digital zoom process. This means the 4.6x optical zoom can virtually extend to 6x equivalent. Furthermore, the Extra Optical Zoom function extends zoom power to 9.1x (at 3-megapixel resolution) by using the centre part of the 12.1-megapixel high resolution CCD to bring subjects even closer.Product details
- Product Dimensions: 2.6 x 10.3 x 6.4 cm ; 177 g
- Boxed-product Weight: 907 g
- Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required.
- Item model number: DMC-FT3EB-A
Compact Digital Camera FT3 - Ultimate Rugged Camera Featuring Full HD Movie Recording and Various Function for Outdoor Use. The DMC-FT3 is designed for active use, that is waterproof to a depth of 12 meters, freeze-proof of down to -10?, shockproof for falls from up to 2.0 meters, and dust-proof. In movie recording, the LED light turns on for beautiful movies in dusky underwater environments or at a nighttime camp. The DMC-FT3 can record full HD 1920x1080 movies in AVCHD format with Dolby Digital Creator. A dedicated button lets you instantly start recording movies without any having to make any extra settings. The iA Mode is available in movie recording. The POWER O.I.S. with Active Mode comes in handy when shooting while walking or playing with children. Both photos and movies in AVCHD format recorded on SD Memory Card are easy to view on a Panasonic VIERA TV.
The GPS functionality is for me a novelty and I don't really have a use for it but its nice that the picture location is now being recorded. I read another Amazon review which said the GPS is slow to capture an updated position and that you have to manually tell the camera to do this. I haven't experienced anything like this. If the camera has been turned off during a long journey then it takes 1-2 minutes for the camera to work out your new position. It does this automatically. When it has reasonably fresh position information it quickly updates your position whenever it changes, i.e. within a few seconds. As long as you wait for the 1-2 minutes on a "cold start" then the GPS captures the position accurately and this wait isn't an issue because it is a one-off after long journeys. The altitude functionality doesn't work for me because it is calculated on air pressure rather than using GPS and it is invariably wrong and varies significantly as weather systems pass through!
Buy Now.Panasonic Lumix FT3.Price £224.99 Price £224.99
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