Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 Point & Shoot Camera  (Red)

Trekking, hiking, skiing, scuba diving or cross-country backpacking, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 is designed to keep pace with your active lifestyle. Tailored for travel lovers and outdoorsy folks, this member of the Lumix family is a smart and adventurous camera!

The LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens of this camera has a focal length of 4.9 - 22.8 mm, which translated to 28 - 128 mm in 35 mm equivalent. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 has an optical zoom of 4.6x and a digital zoom of 4x. This Panasonic point and shoot digital camera is built with an Intelligent Zoom feature which virtually extends the optical zoom to 6x without affecting the resolution or quality of an image. The CCD image sensor of this camera takes spectacular images at 12.1 megapixels.

Rugged and sturdy in built, this digital point and shoot camera still manages to be sleek and smart in appearance. At a mere 197 g, this Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 is slim and light enough to be comfortably strung around your neck.

The rear of the camera has easily accessible buttons and a 5-way multifunctional panel to navigate through settings. You can record remarkable videos in Full HD at 1920 x 1080 resolution (60 fps). A designated record button next to the shutter release makes sure you catch those priceless moments in motion.

The Venus Engine FHD processor of DMC-FT3 supports multiple aspect ratios of 16:9, 4:3, 3:2 and 1:1. You can comfortably compose images and videos on the 2.7 inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 230,000 dot pixel. The anti-reflection coating on the LCD lets you shoot outdoors even in the bright sunlight without straining your eyes.

Battery and Storage

This point and shoot digital camera has a built-in memory of 19 MB, which can be extended with external SD, SDHC or SDXC memory cards. You can make room to store more memories by transferring images and video clips from the camera to a PC or laptop via USB 2.0 port.

This Panasonic digital camera works on a rechargeable Li-Ion Battery which lets you shoot up to 310 shots when fully charged. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 is HDMI compatible so you can watch all the pictures and videos on the big HDTV screen.

Performance

The aperture of the DMC-FT3 ranges from f/3.3 - 5.9, while the shutter speed ranges from 1/1300 - 60 seconds. You can click fully focused images with an the auto focus feature that ranges from 30 cm (Normal) and 5 cm (Macro) onwards.

Take beautiful images with minimal noise with ISO setting that ranges from ISO 100 - 1600, and which can be extended to ISO 6400 equivalent. The built-in flash of this Panasonic digital camera ranges up to 5.6 m, brightening everything in its way.

Features

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 lets you choose from several scene modes like Self Portrait, Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Starry Sky, Fireworks. You never have to worry about blurry images as the DMC-FT3 has an optical image stabilizer to correct images every time.

You can go wild with the resilient and versatile Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 that doesn't let anything stop you from taking a beautiful photograph or video. Capture the aquatic paradise as you scuba dive underwater or the mystery of the Himalayas with the water-proof and freeze-proof DMC-FT3. This point and shoot camera is also drop-proof and dust-proof, thus promising durability in any situation.

The self-timer feature of the Panasonic digital camera lets you postpone the shutter release by 2 or 10 seconds. In the Continuous shooting mode, the camera takes images at 2.7 frames per second to record even the slightest movement.