TYPE Type Digital interchangeable lens system camera
Recording Media SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card
Image Sensor Size 17.3 x 13.0 mm (in 4:3 aspect ratio)
Lens Mount Micro Four Thirds mount
IMAGE SENSOR Type Live MOS Sensor
Total Pixels 16.68 Megapixels
Camera Effective Pixels 16.0 Megapixels
Color Filter Primary color filter
Dust Reduction System Supersonic wave filter
RECORDING SYSTEM Aspect Ratio 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 1:1
Still Image Size [4:3] 4,592 x 3,448 (L) [16M], 3,232 x 2,424 (M) [8M], 2,272 x 1,704 (S) [4M], 1,824 x 1,368 (When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds System standard)
[3:2] 4,576 x 3,056 (L) [14M], 3,232 x 2,160 (M) [7M], 2,272 x 1,520 (S) [3.5M], 1,824 x 1,216 (When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds System standard)
[16:9] 4,576 x 2,576 (L) [11.5M], 3,232 x 1,824(M) [6M], 1,920 x 1,080 (S) [2M], 1,824 x 1,024 (When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds System standard)
[1:1] 3,424 x 3,424 (L) [11.5M], 2,416 x 2,416 (M) [6M], 1,712 x 1,712 (S) [3M], 1,712 x 1,712 (When attaching 3D lens in Micro Four Thirds System standard)
Motion Image [Full HD] 1,920 x 1,080
[HD] 1,280 x 720
[VGA] 640 x 480
FOCUS Type Contrast AF system
Focus Mode AFS (Single) / AFF (Flexible) / AFC (Continuous) / MF
AF Mode Face detection / AF Tracking / 23-area-focusing / 1-area-focusing / Pinpoint
Touch (1-area-focusing in Face detection / AF Tracking / Multi-area-focusing / 1-area-focusing / Pinpoint)
AF Detective Range EV 0 – 18 (ISO100 equivalent)
AF Assist Lamp YES
AF Lock Set the Fn button in custom menu to AF/AE lock or shutter button halfway pressed in AFS mode
EXPOSURE CONTROL Light Metering System 144-zone multi-pattern sensing system
Light Metering Mode Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot
Metering Range EV 0 – 18 (F2.0 lens, ISO100 equivalent)
Exposure Mode Program AE / Aperture Priority AE / Shutter
Priority AE / Manual / Auto
ISO Sensitivity Auto / Intelligent ISO / 160 / 200 / 400 / 800 / 1600 / 3200 / 6400 / 12800 (Changeable to 1/3 EV step)
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV Step
AE Lock Set the Fn button in custom menu to AF/AE lock
AE Bracket 3, 5, 7 frames, in 1/3, 2/3 or 1 EV Step
WHITE BALANCE White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2 / Color temperature setting
White Balance Adjustment Blue/amber bias, Magenta/green bias
Color Temperature Setting 2,500 K – 10,000 K in 100 K
SHUTTER Shutter Speed Still Images: 1/4,000 – 60 and Bulb (up to approx. 120 seconds)
Motion Image: 1/16,000 – 1/30 (NTSC), 1/16,000 – 1/25 (PAL)
Self Timer 10 sec, 3 images / 2 sec / 10 sec
SCENE MODE Still Image SCN Mode Portrait / Soft Skin / Scenery / Architecture / Sports / Peripheral Defocus / Flower / Food / Objects / Night Portrait / Night Scenery / Illuminations / Baby 1, 2 / Pet / Party / Sunset
Video SCN Mode Portrait / Soft Skin / Scenery / Architecture / Sports / Flower / Food / Objects / Low-light / Party / Sunset
CREATIVE CONTROL Creative Control (Still image & Motion image) Expressive / Retro / High Key / Low Key / Sepia / High Dynamic / Toy Effect / Miniature Effect
BURST SHOOTING Burst Speed SH: 20 frames/sec, H: 4.2 frames/sec (When AFS mode), M: 3 frames/sec (with Live View), L: 2 frames/sec (with Live View)
BUILT-IN-FLASH Type TTL Built-in-Flash, GN7.6 equivalent (ISO160m), Built-in
Pop-up
Flash Mode Auto, Auto / Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Forced On /
Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync. / Red-eye Reduction,
Forced Off
Synchronization Speed Less than 1/160 second
Flash Output Adjustment 1/3 EV Step
Hot Shoe TTL Auto with FL220 / FL360 / FL500 (Optional)
LCD MONITOR Type TFT LCD with Touch panel
Monitor Size 3.0 inch (7.5 cm) / 3:2 Aspect / Wide-viewing angle
Pixels 460,000 dots
Field of View Approx. 100%
EXTRA TELE CONVERSION Still image: Max. 2x (Not effective with L size recording. Magnification ratio depends on the recording pixels.)
Motion image: Max. 4.8x (Magnification ratio depends on the recording quality.)
LEVEL GAUGE Yes (Built-in 3 shaft accelerometer sensor)
DIRECTION DETECTION FUNCTION Yes
FUNCTION BUTTON Fn1, Fn2, Fn3*, Fn4*
*Fn3 and Fn4 are Touch icons on LCD monitor.
CUSTOM MENU C1, C2-1/2/3 (Registering personal menu settings)
PLAYBACK Playback Mode Normal playback, 30-thumbnail display, 12-thumbnail display, Calendar display, Zoomed playback (Max. 16x), Slideshow (duration & effect is selectable), Playback Mode (Normal / Picture / Video / 3D Play / Category / Favorite), Title Edit, Text Stamp, Video Divide, Resize, Cropping, Aspect Conversion, Rotate, Rotate Display, Favorite, Print Set, Protect, Face Recognition Edit
INTERFACE USB USB 2.0 High Speed
HDMI mini HDMI TypeC
Audio Video Output Monaural Type, NTSC / PAL, NTSC only for North America
Microphone Stereo, Wind-cut: Off / Auto
Speaker Monaural
LANGUAGE OSD Language English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Russian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Vietnamese
POWER Battery Li-ion Battery Pack (7.2V, 1,010mAh) (Included)
Battery Charger
Battery Life (CIPA Standard) Approx. 310 images with LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm
DIMENSIONS / WEIGHT Dimensions
(W x H x D)
116.3 x 67.8 x 39.4 mm / 4.58 x 2.67 x 1.55 inch
Weight Approx. 318g / 11.22 oz (SD card, Battery, Body)
Approx. 272g / 9.59 oz (Body only)