Overview

The DMC-ZS8 (TZ18) features a powerful 16x optical zoom lens (35mm camera equivalent: 24-384mm). This gives you highly natural expressions from people and animals that you can't get close to. It can also be used for shooting movies, and is designed to suppress noise while zooming. This slim, compact, pocket-sized camera can easily go wherever you do － for both everyday snapshots and traveling.

The newly applied Nano Surface Coating boasts extremely low reflectance ratio compared with the conventional multi coating to suppress ghosting. With this Panasonic's black box technology, which is adopted for the first time to the LUMIX, the image delivered through the lens of the DMC-ZS8(TZ18) has exceptional optical performance with stunning clarity that passes Leica's stringent standards.

The compact, versatile lens system is the hallmark of LUMIX ZS(TZ) series and now this lens system is totally redeveloped for the DMC-ZS8(TZ18) in both optical and mechanical design. The new high-quality LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens system is even more versatile with 24mm ultra wide-angle to powerful 16x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent: 24-384mm).

Comprising 12 elements in 10 groups, including an ED lens and 3 aspherical lenses with 6 aspherical surfaces, this advanced lens unit suppresses chromatic aberration which tends to occur in telephoto shooting effectively. It also boasts a short total length of lens unit despite its higher versatility with longer zoom range, which is made possible by a development of new mechanism for a structure of lens barrel. The lens system is also compatible with high shutter speed of min.1/4,000 sec.

When you don't know which mode will give you the best shooting results, or when a sudden photo opportunity pops up and you don't have time to make any settings, simply choose the iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode and let the camera do it all for you. You just choose the iA Mode, aim at your subject, and shoot. 7 detection and correction functions are simultaneously activated to optimize the settings, so you get stunning photos every time.

In addition, the Intelligent Resolution technology is always activated in the iA Mode which results in the clearer and higher image quality in every photo with extended zoom range equivalent to 20x by the Intelligent Zoom.

Everyone has had an experience of taking a photo at night and hoping to capture all the memories and beauty, only to be disappointed at the poor result. Panasonic has worked on the low-frequency vibration hand-shake component, which is physically generated when pressing the shutter button or when shooting at night with a slow shutter speed. The POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) nearly doubles the hand-shake correction power of conventional MEGA O.I.S. You get bright photos without blurring even from handheld shooting at slow shutter speeds.

The DMC-ZS8 (TZ18) can record motion images in high-definition (1,280 x 720 pixels at 30 fps in Motion JPEG format). The pixel mixed readout method enables bright motion-image recording even in low-light settings.
The powerful 16x optical zoom is available in movie recording, and is designed to suppress noise while zooming. It is ideal for capturing dynamic video clips of sports action or animals in nature.

Specifications

Lens		LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR 12 elements in 10 groups (3 Aspherical Lenses / 6 Aspherical Surfaces / 1 ED Lens)
Optical Image Stabilizer		POWER O.I.S. (On / Off)
Zoom		Optical: 16x Extra Optical: 18.9x (4:3 / 10M), 22.5x (4:3 / 7M), 27.0x (4:3 / 5M), 33.8x (4:3 / 3M) Intelligent: 20x Digital: 4x (Max. 64.0x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom) (Max. 135x combined with Extra Optical Zoom)
2-Speed Zoom		Yes
Focal Length		f = 4.3 - 68.8 mm (24 - 384 mm in 35 mm equiv.) (28 - 448 mm in 35 mm equiv. in movie recording)
Focusing Area		Normal: Wide 50 cm (1.64 feet) - infinity / Tele 200 cm (6.56 feet) - infinity Macro / Intelligent Auto / Movie Recording: Wide 3 cm (0.10 feet) - infinity / Tele 100 cm (3.27 feet) - infinity
Focus Range Display		Yes
AF Metering		Face / AF Tracking / 23-area / 1-area / Spot
AF Assist Lamp		Yes
Camera Effective Pixels		14.1 Megapixels
Image Sensor		1/2.33", 14.5 Mega Total Pixels CCD, Primary Colour Filter
Focus		Normal / AF Macro, Zoom Macro, Quick AF, AF Tracking, Continuous AF (only for motion picture)
Focus Icon Select		Yes (in Face Recognition only)
ISO Sensitivity (Standard Output Sensitivity)		Auto / i.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 High Sensitivity Mode (1600 - 6400)
White Balance		Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self Portrait, Sports, Panorama Assist, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, High-speed Burst, Pin Hole, Photo Frame, High Dynamic)
Exposure		Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual
Exposure Compensation		1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV
Backlight Compensation		Yes (only in Intelligent Auto Mode)
Auto (AE) Bracketing		±1/3 EV - 1 EV step, 3 frames
Light Metering		Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
Mode Switch		[Recording] / [Playback]
Rec Mode (Mode Dial)		Intelligent Auto, P, A, S, M, Custom, SCN, My SCN 1, My SCN 2, Movie
Still Image Scene Mode		Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self Portrait, Scenery, Panorama Assist, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, High-speed Burst (Image Priority / Speed Priority), Flash Burst, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial Photo, Pin Hole, Film Grain, High Dynamic (Standard, Art, B&W), Photo Frame, Underwater
Shutter Speed		Still: 60 - 1/4,000 sec Starry Sky Mode: 15, 30, 60 sec
Aperture		F3.3 - 5.9 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F3.3 - 6.3 (W) / F5.9 - 6.3 (T))
Self Timer		2 sec / 10 sec
Auto Review		1 sec / 2 sec / Hold / OFF
Quick Menu		Yes
Colour Mode		Standard, Natural, Vivid, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm, Happy (only in iA Mode)
Recording File Format		Still Image: JPEG (DCF / Exif 2.3) Motion Picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG
Aspect Ratio		4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 / 1:1
Recording Image Size		Still Image   4:3 Aspect Ratio: 4,320 x 3,240 pixels (14M), 3,648 x 2,736 pixels (10M EZ), 3,072 x 2,304 pixels (7M EZ), 2,560 x 1,920 pixels (5M EZ), 2,048 x 1,536 pixels (3M EZ), 640 x 480 pixels (0.3M EZ) 3:2 Aspect Ratio: 4,320 x 2,880 pixels (12.5M), 3,648 x 2,432 pixels (9M EZ), 3,072 x 2,048 pixels (6M EZ), 2,560 x 1,712 pixels (4.5M EZ), 2,048 x 1,360 pixels (2.5M EZ), 640 x 424 pixels (0.3M EZ) 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 4,320 x 2,432 pixels (10.5M), 3,648 x 2,056 pixels (7.5M EZ), 3,072 x 1,728 pixels (5.5M EZ), 2,560 x 1,440 pixels (3.5M EZ), 1,920 x 1,080 pixels (2M EZ), 640 x 360 pixels (0.2M EZ) 1:1 Aspect Ratio: 3,232 x 3,232 pixels (10.5M) 2,736 x 2,736 pixels (7.5M EZ) 2,304 x 2,304 pixels (5.5M EZ) 1,920 x 1,920 pixels (3.5M EZ) 1,536 x 1,536 pixels (2.5M EZ) 480 x 480 pixels (0.2M EZ)
Image Quality		Fine / Standard
Motion Picture Recording*		4:3 Aspect Ratio: VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) 16:9 Aspect Ratio: HD Movie: 1,280 x 720 pixels, 30 fps (QuickTime Motion JPEG) Max. recording time depends on memory card capacity. A max. of approx. 2 GB of continuous motion picture can be recorded in Motion JPEG.
Continuous Shooting Mode		Full-Resolution Image, 1.9 frames / sec Max. 5 images (Standard Mode), Max. 3 images (Fine Mode) Hi-speed Burst Mode: Approx. 10 frames / sec (Speed Priority), Approx. 5.5 frames / sec (Image Priority) (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9, 2.5M for 1:1) Approx. 15 - 100 shots. * Maximum is 100 shots. ・The number of consecutive shots is limited by the shooting conditions, card type, and card condition. ・The number of consecutive shots may increase immediately after the card is formatted.
iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode	Face Recognition	Photo
	Optical Image Stabilizer	Photo & Movie
	Intelligent ISO Control	Photo
	Face Detection	Photo
	Intelligent Scene Selector	Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Sunset, Macro)
	Intelligent Exposure	Photo & Movie
	AF Tracking	Photo
	Digital Red-Eye Correction (Red-Eye Removal)	Photo
	Intelligent Resolution Technology	Photo / Movie
Easy Zoom / Zoom Resume / Optical Zoom in Motion Picture		Yes / Yes / Yes
Macro Zoom		Yes
Real-Time Histogram		Yes
Composition Guide Line		Yes (2 patterns)
Built-in-Memory		Approx. 70 MB
Orientation Detector		Yes
Travel Date / World Time		Yes / Yes
Copy / Title Edit / Text Stamp		Yes / Yes / Yes
Built-in-Flash		Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off 0.6 - 5.0 m (Wide / ISO Auto), 1.0 - 2.8 m (Tele / ISO Auto)
LCD		7.5 cm (3.0") TFT Screen LCD Display (230,000 dots) Field of View: Approx. 100% Auto Power LCD Mode, Power LCD Mode, High-angle Mode
Playback Mode		Normal Playback, Slideshow, Filtering Playback (Picture Only, Video Only, Travel, Category, Favorites), Calendar Playback
Thumbnails / Zoomed Playback		12, 30 thumbnails / Yes
Calendar Display		Yes
Set Favorites		Yes
Playback Motion Picture		Yes (Motion JPEG)
Slideshow Mode		All / Picture Only / Video Only / Travel / Category / Favorites BGM Effect (Natural / Slow / Swing / Urban / Off)
Show Histogram		Yes
Delete Image		Single / Multi / All / All except Favorites
DPOF Print Setting / Set Protection		Yes / Yes
Resize / Cropping		Yes / Yes
OSD Language		English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Netherlandic, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek
Wind-Cut in Motion Picture		Yes
Recording Media		Built-in Memory, SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Microphone		Yes (Mono)
Speaker		Yes
Interface		AV Output (NTSC / PAL), USB2.0 High Speed
PictBridge Support		Single / Multi / All / Favorites / DPOF
LUMIX Image Uploader		Yes
Power		ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack (3.6V, Minimum: 895 mAh) (Included) AC Adaptor (Input: 110 - 240V AC) (Optional)
Release Time Lag (Approx.)		0.006 sec
Shutter Interval (Approx.)		0.7 sec (minimum) *Not including the time for AF.
Battery Life (Approx.)		340 images (CIPA Standard)
Dimensions (Approx.) (W x H x D)		104.9 x 57.6 x 33.4 mm (4.13 x 2.27 x 1.31 inch)
Weight (Approx.)		210 g (0.462 lb) with Battery and SD Memory Card 188 g (0.414 lb) without Battery and SD Memory Card