| DMC-S1 |
| Lens | LUMIX DC VARIO |
| 6 elements in 5 groups |
| (3 Aspherical Lenses / 5 Aspherical Surfaces) |
| Optical Image Stabilizer | MEGA O.I.S. (On / Off) |
| Zoom | Optical: 4x |
| Extra Optical: 4.9x (4:3 / 8M), 6.3x (4:3 / 5M), 7.8x (4:3 / under 3M) |
| Digital: 4x |
| (Max. 16.0x combined with Optical Zoom without Extra Optical Zoom) |
| (Max. 31.2x combined with Extra Optical Zoom) |
| Focal Length | f = 5 - 20.0 mm |
| (28 - 112 mm in 35 mm equiv.) |
| Focusing Area | Normal / Intelligent AUTO / Motion Picture: Wide 5 cm (0.16 feet) - infinity / Tele 100 cm (3.27 feet) - infinity |
| Focus Range Display | Yes |
| AF Metering | Face / 11-area / 1-area |
| AF Assist Lamp | Yes |
| Camera Effective Pixels | 12.1 Megapixels |
| Image Sensor | 1/2.33", 12.7 Mega Total Pixels CCD, Primary Color Filter |
| Focus | Quick AF (Always On) |
| Focus Icon Select | Yes |
| ISO Sensitivity | I.ISO / 100 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 |
| (Standard Output Sensitivity) | High Sensitivity (1600 - 6400) |
| White Balance | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set |
| (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Self Portrait, Sports, Baby, High Sensitivity) |
| Exposure | Program AE |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step, -2 - +2 EV |
| Backlight Compensation | Yes (only in Intelligent Auto Mode) |
| Light Metering | Intelligent Multiple |
| Mode Switch | [Playback] Button |
| Rec Mode (Mode Button) | Intelligent Auto, Normal Picture, Scene Mode, Motion Picture |
| Still Image Scene Mode | Portrait, Soft Skin, Self Portrait, Scenery, Panorama Assist, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Food, Party, Baby, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Fireworks, Beach, Snow |
| Shutter Speed | Still: Approx. 8 - 1/1,600 sec |
| Aperture | F3.1 - 6.5 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F3.1 - 9.0 (W) / F6.5 - 20.0 (T)) |
| Self Timer | 2 sec / 10 sec |
| Auto Review | ON / OFF |
| Color Mode | Standard, Vivid, Natural, Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm |
| Recording File Format | Still Image: JPEG (DCF / Exif 2.3) |
| Motion Picture: QuickTime Motion JPEG |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 / 3:2 / 16:9 |
| Recording Image Size | Still Image |
| 4:3 Aspect Ratio: | 4,000 x 3,000 pixels (12M), |
| 3,264 x 2,448 pixels (8M 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: | 4,000 x 2,672 pixels (10.5M) |
| 16:9 Aspect Ratio: | 4,000 x 2,248 pixels (9M) |
| Motion Picture Recording* | 4:3 Aspect Ratio: | VGA: 640 x 480 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) |
| (QuickTime Motion JPEG) | QVGA: 320 x 240 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) |
| | 16:9 Aspect Ratio: | HD Movie: 1,280 x 720 pixels, 30 fps (Motion JPEG) |
| | (Max. recording time depends on memory card capacity, max. 2 GB for a motion picture) |
| Unlimited Consecutive Shooting | Yes |
| iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode | Optical Image Stabilizer | Photo & Movie |
| Intelligent ISO Control | Photo |
| Face Detection | Photo |
| Intelligent Scene Selector | Photo (Portrait, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Sunset, Macro) |
| Digital | - |
| Red-Eye Correction |
| (Red-Eye Removal) |
| Composition Guide Line | Yes (1 pattern) |
| Built-in-Memory | Approx. 20 MB |
| Scene Mode Help Screen | Yes |
| Orientation Detector | Yes |
| World Time | Yes |
| Copy / | Yes / |
| Text Stamp | Yes (Only Date Stamp) |
| Built-in-Flash | Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced Off |
| 0.4 - 3.3 m (Wide / I.ISO), 1.0 - 1.6 m (Tele / I.ISO) |
| LCD | 6.7 cm (2.7") TFT Screen LCD Display (230,000 dots) |
| Field of View: Approx. 100% |
| Playback Mode | Normal Playback, Slideshow, Filtering Playback (Category Playback), Calendar Playback |
| Thumbnails / | 12, 30 thumbnails / |
| Zoomed Playback | Max. 16x |
| Calendar Display | Yes |
| Set Favorites | Yes |
| Playback Motion Picture | Yes (Motion JPEG) |
| Slideshow Mode | All / Category / Favorites |
| BGM Effect (Natural / Slow / Swing / Urban / OFF) |
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