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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3
	Black colour variant of the DMC-FS3
Overview
Maker	Panasonic
Released	2008
Lens
Lens	33-100mm equivalent
F-numbers	f/2.8-f/5.1 at the widest; narrow f/8.0-f/14.0
Sensor/medium
Sensor type	CCD
Sensor size	5.744 x 4.308mm (1/2.5 inch type)
Maximum resolution	3264 × 2448 (8 megapixels)
Film speed	ISO 100 to 6400
Recording medium	SD, SDHC or MMC memory card; internal memory
Storage media	SD-HC (32 GB), 50 MB internal
Focusing
Focus areas	9 focus points
Flash
Flash	Xenon
Shutter
Shutter speeds	1/2000s to 60s
Continuous shooting	3 frames per second (full resolution), 7 frames per second (2.5 megapixels)
Viewfinder
Viewfinder	No
Image processing
White balance	Yes
General
Video recording	Max. 848×480 (WVGA) at 30 fps
LCD screen	2.5 inches with 230,000 dots
Optional battery packs	Yes
Optional accessories	Water-resistant case
AV Port(s)	Composite AV, PictBridge, Mass Storage, Media Transfer Protocol
Dimensions	95 x 53 x 23mm (3.74 x 2.1 x 0.89 inches)
Weight	158g including battery
Made in	Taiwan

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS3 is a digital ultracompact camera announced by Panasonic on January 29, 2008. It has eight megapixels, triple optical zoom, 16:9 wide VGA video recording at 30 frames per second, versatile scene modes, and an accelerometer sensor for orientation tagging.^[3]

Exterior

The DMC-FS3 has a metallic case and is available in silver, black, blue and pink colour options.

Its exterior, user interface and firmware are nearly identical to that of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5.

The device is equipped with an autofocus lamp and an Xenon flash.

Lens

Its Leica lens has an aperture of f/2.8 to f/5.1 and f/8.0 to f/14.0 for brighter environments, respectively at a 35mm equivalent focal length of 33mm to 100mm.

Its jitter-compensating optical image stabilization can be toggled, and optionally be set to operate while previewing in the view finder (Mode 1), or only during shutter (Mode 2), the latter of which slightly reduces power consumption. Jitter and movement can be indicated in real-time in the jitter/subject demonstration mode.^[3]^:24,65-66

Burst shot

The DMC-FS3 supports burst shots of three full-resolution photos per second and seven two-megapixel photos per second, the latter of which is accessible through a separate scene mode.^[3]

Video recording

Video recording is supported at the following resolutions, each with 30fps and 10fps options:

848×480 (16:9 WVGA)
640×480 (4:3 VGA)
320×240 (4:3 QVGA)

Motion JPEG is used for video recording. Optical image stabilization is enabled during video recording. Its video player allows frame-by-frame navigation.^[2]^[4]^[5] ^[3]^:65,70

Connectivity

The DMC-FS3 can be connected to a television via composite A/V and also supports Mass Storage, Media Transfer Protocol, Picture Transfer Protocol, and direct printing through PictBridge.^[2]^[4]^[3]

Storage

The DMC-FS3 supports SD-HC memory cards (up to 32 GB) and has 50 megabytes of internal storage which is intended as a temporary buffer during a memory card hot swap.^[3]^:14

The SD card slot is backwards-compatible with Multimedia cards. ^[2]^[4]

Display

The 2.5" QVGA RGB screen is able to adapt brightness and contrast levels automatically to the surrounding. While the device lacks an ambient light sensor, the brightness is measured through the image sensor.^[3]^[6]

User interface

The DMC-FS3 has an additional “E.Zoom” (easy zoom) button that allows optically fully zooming in an out with one button press.

The image browser, next to standard features such as miniature image browsing and zooming, slide shows, has a calendar viewing mode and category filters.^[3]^:68-71

The ability to jump over an increasing number of photos at once by holding the left or right navigation button accelerates navigation through high quantities of items.^[3]^:33

Photos and videos can be marked as favourites, and protected from accidental deletion. Photos can additionally be labelled with a title (closed-captioned). ^[2]^[4]^[3]:71

Scene modes

The DMC-FS3 features various scene modes such as Landscape, which avoids focussing on a window or windshield, possibly with stains and rain drops.^[3]

It is equipped with face recognition, 9 focus fields, and a then new “Intelligent Automatic” (“iA”) mode that automatically selects the scene mode it deems most suitable.

The Sports scene mode reduces exposure time by increasing light sensitivity, to mininize motion blur on moving subjects.^[3]

Normal picture mode enables ISO light sensitivities of up to 1600. Those up to ISO 6400 are accessible through the high sensitivity scene mode, where resolution is limited to three megapixels, as noise levels at these light sensitivities render higher resolutions impractical.^[3]^:51

The Underwater scene mode is intended for use with the water-resistant marine case accessory, though it is the only scene mode to feature sustained autofocus locking throughout photos.^[3]^:53

The Night Scenery scene mode enables exposure times of up to eight seconds. Exposure times of 15, 30, and 60 seconds are accessible through the Starry Sky scene mode, intended for use with tripod.^[3]^:40