Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 Review
Review Date: March 20th 2007
Author: Gavin Stoker
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Specifications
| Effective Pixels | 7.5 Megapixels |
| Optical Image Stabilizer | MEGA O.I.S. (Mode 1 / Mode 2 ) |
| Image Sensor Size | 17.3 x 13mm |
| Extra Optical Zoom | Max
1.5x (with live view only) (Not effective with full pixel recording. Magnification ratio depends on the recording pixels.) |
| Digital Zoom | 2x 4x (live view only) |
| Focal Length | f=14mm to 50mm (35mm equivalent: 28 to 100mm) |
| Leica D Vario-Elmarit Lens | 16 elements in 12 groups (2 Aspherical lenses) |
| Aperture Type | 7 diaphragm blades / iris diaphragm |
| Aperture Range | F2.8
(Wide) - F3.5 (Tele) Mininum: F22 |
| Focusing Area | 0.29m at all focal lengths |
| Focus | Type:
TTL Phase Difference Detection System Modes: AFS / AFC / MF |
| AF Assist Lamp | Yes |
| ISO Sensitivity | Auto / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 |
| White Balance | Auto
/ Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / Flash / White Set 1,2 / Color Temperature Setting |
| White Balance Adjustment | Blue/Amber
Bias Magenta/Green Bias |
| Color Temperature Setting | 2500k to 10,000K in 31 steps |
| Exposure | Program
AE Aperture Priority AE Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV Step, ± 2 EV |
| Auto Bracketing (AE) | 1/3 ~ 1EV Step +2EV, 3 or 5 Frames |
| Light Metering System | TTL
Full Aperture Light Metering by 49 Zone Multi-Pattern Sensing System (optical viewfinder) 256 Zone Multi-Pattern Sensing System (Live View Mode) |
| Metering Range | 0
- 20EV with optical viewfinder 0 -1 6EV with Live View Mode (with F2.0 lens, ISO 100) |
| Shutter Speed | 1/400 ~ 60 and bulb (up to approximately 8 minutes) |
| Self Timer | 10 seconds / 2 seconds |
| Recording Format | JPEG
(Design rule for camera file system based on Exif 2.21
standard) DPOF corresponding RAW |
| Recording Image Size (Pixels ) | y |
| 4:3 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) | 3136
x 2352 2560 x 1920 2048 x 1536 |
| 3:2 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) | 3136
x 2080 2560 x 1712 2048 x 1360 |
| 16:9 Aspect Ratio (Still Image) | 3136
x 1760 1920 x 1080 |
| Burst Shooting Mode | Up to 6 images (when there are RAW files) at 3 or 2 frames/sec. |
| Unlimited Consecutive Shooting | Yes (when there are no RAW files) |
| Built-in Flash Mode | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced On/Off |
| External Flash | Hot Shoe |
| Viewfinder | Optical
Viewfinder (Eye-level Porro Mirror) Field of view: approx. 95% Magnification: approx. 0.93x Detachable Eyepiece Shutter |
| LCD Monitor | 2.5" Diagonal
Polycrystaline TFT LCD (207k pixels) Field of view: approx. 100% in Live View Mode |
| Playback Mode | Single / 9, 25-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (16x max), image rotation (except for Raw), Slide Show, Favorite Pictures, Resizing, Trimming, Protection, Aspect Conversion, DPOF Print Setting |
| OSD Language | English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese (Traditional), German, Italian, French |
| Recording Media | SD
Memory Card SDHC Memory Card Multimedia Card |
| Interface | Digital:
USB 2.0 (High Speed) Analog Video: NTSC/PAL Composite (switched by menu) |
| Direct Print | PictBridge |
| Power Supply | Lithium-ion
Battery Pack (7.2V, 1500mAh) (Included) Battery Charger/AC Adaptor (Input: 110-240V AC) (Included) |
| Battery Life | Up
to 450 pictures (CIPA Standard with Leica D Elmarit12-50mm/F2.8-3.5 ASPH) |
| Software | y |
| USB Driver | Yes |
| Lumix® Simple Viewer | Yes |
| Photo Fun Studio | Yes |
| Accessories | y |
| Battery Charger | Yes |
| Battery Pack | Yes |
| AC Adaptor | Yes |
| Lens Cap | Yes |
| Lens Hood & Adaptor | Yes |
| Lens Rear Cap | Yes |
| Lens Storage Bag | Yes |
| Eyepiece Cap | Yes |
| Body Cap | Yes |
| Cables | AC, DC, USB & Video |
| Strap | Yes |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 3.42'' x 5.74'' x 3.15'' |
| Weight | 1.17 lbs |
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