Panasonic Lumix® DMC-LC33 Digital Camera

Panasonic has announced the Lumix DMC-LC43 and DMC-LC33 digital cameras. These two cameras are based around the same camera body with a Leica branded three times optical zoom lens, the DMC-LC43 has a four megapixel CCD, the DMC-LC33 has a three megapixel CCD. One thing that is interesting about the DMC-LC43 is that it uses a 1/2.5" type 4.23 million pixel sensor, to my knowledge this is the smallest four megapixel CCD so far used in a digital camera. Minimize

Key Features
Camera Type	Standard Point and Shoot
Optical Zoom	3x
Resolution	3.34 Megapixel
Image Sensor Type	CCD
Weight	0.38 lb.
Lens
Interchangeable Lens	Not Interchangeable Lenses
Optical Zoom	3x
35mm Zoom Lens	35 - 105 mm
Digital Zoom	3x
Focus Type	Autofocus
Focus Range	19.68 in. to Infinity (w) / 19.7 in. to Infinity (t)
Macro Focus Range	3.96 - 19.68 in. (w)
Focal Length	5.8 - 17.4 mm
Image Quality
Camera Resolution	3.34 Megapixel
Image Resolutions	640 x 480 • 2048 x 1536 • 1600 x 1200 • 1280 x 960
Video
Video Resolutions	320 x 240
Video Speed	10 fps
Max Movie Length	Without Limit (Depends on the camera free memory size)
Video Format	QuickTime
Exposure Control
Aperture Range	f4.9 (w) - f2.8/f4.9 (w/t)
Shutter Speed	8 - 1/2000 sec
White Balance	Auto
Frames Per Second	4 Frames
Storage
Memory Type	Multimedia Card • SD Card
Compression Modes	Fine
Compression Type	JPEG
File Size (High Res.)	1.42 MB (90 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.)	0.12 MB (about 1,067 images on 128MB card)
Flash
ISO Speeds	Auto • 50 • 100 • 200 • 400
Flash Type	Built-In
Flash Functions	Flash Off • Auto Flash • Fill-in Flash • Red-eye Reduction Flash • Slow Sync
Viewfinder / Display
Viewfinder	Optical (Through-the-lens)
LCD Screen	With LCD Screen
LCD Screen Size	1.5 in.
LCD Screen Resolution	114,000 pixels
LCD Protected Position	Without LCD Protected Position
Interfaces
Interface Type	USB
Video Interface	Video Out
Power Supply
Battery Type	2 x AA Batteries
Battery Life	600 Images
Included Features
Self Timer	2 Sec. • 10 Sec.
Built-in MP3 Player	Unknown
Built-in Microphone	With Built-in Microphone
Built-in Speaker	Without Built-in Speaker
Tripod Mount	With Tripod Mount
System Requirements
Operating System	Apple Mac OS 9 • Apple Mac OS X • Microsoft Windows 2000 • Microsoft Windows 98 • Microsoft Windows 98SE • Microsoft Windows ME • Microsoft Windows XP
Dimensions
Width	3.8 in.
Depth	1.33 in.
Height	2.5 in.
Weight	0.38 lb.
Warranty
Warranty	1 Year
Miscellaneous
Family Line	Panasonic Lumix
Included Accessories	2 x AA Batteries • Software • USB Cable • Video Cable • 16 MB Memory Card