| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 9 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | No | - |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Panasonic |
| Model | Lumix DMC-FS12 12.1MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC TZ5S 9.0MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix DMC-FS12 | Lumix DMC TZ5S |
| Series | Lumix | Lumix |
| Color | Black | Silver |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 12.1 MP | 9 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 96.5 x 53.3 x 20.3 mm | 2.33 x 4.07 x 1.44 inch |
| Weight | 129 GM | - |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Model Number | - | DMC TZ5S |
| Maximum Burst | - | Yes |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | CCD |
| Sensor Size | 6.08 x 4.56 mm | 1/2.33 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 6400 ISO | 6400 ISO |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | Zoom | Leica DC Vario-Elmar |
| Focal Length | 5.5-22 mm | f=4.6-46mm 35mm equiv 28-280mm |
| Optical Zoom | 4x | 10x |
| Aperture Range | f/2.8-f/5.9 | Wide F3.3 / F8.0 2 steps Tele F4.9 / F11 2 steps |
| Manual Focus | Yes | - |
| Digital Zoom | - | 4x |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | No | - |
| focus features |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| White Balancing | Auto, Custom | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Halogen / White Set / White Balance Adjustment +10steps, except for auto set Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby, Pet, High Sensitivity, and Highspeed Burst mode |
| Focus Mode | - | Normal / Macro, Quick AF On/Off, Continuous AF On/Off |
| Focus Range | - | Normal Wide 50cm/ Tele 200cm - infinity |
| Metering Modes | - | Intelligent Multiple / Center-weighted / Spot |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Automatic Mode, Program Mode | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV Step, |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | 1/2000-60 sec | 8 - 1/2,000 sec. Starry Sky Mode 15, 30, 60 sec. |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG | JPEG design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard, DPOF Corresponding Image with audio JPEG design rule for camera file system, based on Exif 2.21 standard+ QuickTime Motion Picture QuickTime Motion JPEG |
| Maximum Resolution | - | 3456 x 2592 |
| Image Stabilizer | - | No |
| Image Sizing | - | 3456 x 2592, 3072 x 2304, 2560 x 1920, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 |
| Still Image Size | - | 640 x 480, 320 x 240 |
| display features |
| Display Type | LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 2.7 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230000 dots | 460K dots |
| Touch Screen | No | - |
| LCD Display | Yes | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | - | 460K dots |
| connectivity features |
| HDMI | No | - |
| USB | Yes | - |
| GPS | No | - |
| Wifi | No | - |
| storage and power features |
| Card Type | SD, SDHC | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Multi Media Card |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 27 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Power Requirement | - | 3.7V |
| Batteries Included | - | Yes |
| Battery Life | - | Up to 300 pictures CIPA Standard |
| audio and video features |
| Video Resolution | 640x480 | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | VGA Frame rate 30QVGA Frame rate 30 | 30fps |
| Microphone | - | Yes |
| Speaker | - | Yes |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | - | Yes |
| External Flash | - | No |
| Flash Modes | - | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | - | Dial Normal Picture, Motion Picture, Intelligent AUTO, Clipboard |
| Scene Modes | - | SCN 1&2 Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Self-Portrait, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry, Beach, Aerial, Snow, High Sensitivity, Baby 1&2, Sunset, Pet, Hi-Speed Burst, Multi-Aspect Shooting |
| Macro Mode | - | Macro / Intelligent AUTO / Clipboard Wide 5cm / Max 200cm / Tele 100cm - infinity |