| key specs |
| Camera Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.8 MP |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| general |
| Brand | Panasonic | Nikon |
| Model | Lumix FZ 2500 20.1MP DSLR Camera | 1558 20.8MP DSLR Camera |
| Model Name | Lumix FZ 2500 | 1558 |
| Model Number | FZ 2500 | D5 Body Only |
| Series | Lumix | - |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | DSLR Camera | DSLR Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 20.1 MP | 20.8 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 137.6 x 101.9 x 134.7 mm | 158.5 x 160 x 92 mm |
| Weight | 966 GM | 575 GM |
| Maximum Burst | Yes | - |
| Temperature | 32 to 104 | 0 to 40 |
| Accessory Shoe | Hot Shoe | ISO 518 hot-shoe with Sync and Data Contacts and Safety Lock |
| SLR Variant | - | Body Only |
| Tripod Socket | - | Yes |
| Ports | - | Micro Connector Type D HDMI |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | MOS | CMOS |
| Sensor Size | 1 inch | 4/3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 25600 ISO | - |
| Sensor Technology | High Sensitivity MOS | - |
| ISO Rating | - | ISO 100 - 102400 |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT | - |
| Lens Construction | 16 elements in 11 groups | - |
| Focal Length | f = 8.8 - 176mm | - |
| Optical Zoom | 20x | - |
| Compatible Lens | 5 aspherical lenses | - |
| Aperture Range | F2.8 - 4.5 | - |
| Lens Mount | - | Nikon F Mount, With AF Coupling and AF Contacts |
| Manual Focus | - | Yes |
| Dust Reduction | - | Yes |
| Other Lens Features | - | Lens Aperture Instant Return, Electronically Controlled, Compatible Lenses Compatible with AF NIKKOR Lenses, Including Type G, E, and D Lenses Some Restrictions Apply to PC Lenses and DX Lenses Using DX 24 x 16 1.5x Image Area, AI-P NIKKOR Lenses and Non-CPU AI Lenses Exposure Modes A and M Only, IX NIKKOR Lenses, Lenses for the F3AF and non-AI Lenses can not be Used, The Electronic Rangefinder can be Used with Lenses that have a Maximum Aperture of f/5.6 or Faster The Electronic Rangefinder Supports 15 Focus Points with Lenses that have a Maximum Aperture of f/8 or Faster of Which 9 Points are Available for Selection |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | Yes | Yes |
| View Finder Type | OLED Live View Finder 2,360k dots | Eye-level Pentaprism Single-lens Reflex Viewfinder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | 100% | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | Approx. 2.18x / 0.74x 35mm camera equiv. in 43 | 0.72 x 50 mm f/1.4 Lens at Infinity, 1.0 m sup-1 |
| Viewpoint Dioptric Adjustment | -4.0 - +4.0 dpt | -3 to +1 m sup -1 |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | 20 mm | - |
| Other Viewfinder Features | - | Reflex Mirror Quick Return Type, Depth-of-field Preview Yes, Pressing Pv Button Stops Lens Aperture Down to Value Selected by User A and M Modes or by Camera P and S Modes, Viewfinder Eye Point 17 mm 1.0 m sup -1 from Center Surface of Viewfinder Eyepiece Lens |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | AF / AF Macro / Macro Zoom * Each available with AFS Single / AFF Flexible / AFC Continuous / MF | - |
| Focus Range | Normal Wide 30 cm - infinity / Tele 100 cm - infinity | - |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Metering Modes | Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot | Programmed Auto with Flexible Program P, Shutter-priority Auto S, Aperture-priority Auto A, Manual M |
| White Balancing | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / Flash / White Set 1, 2, 3, 4 / Color temperature setting 1, 2, 3, 4 | Auto 3 Types, Incandescent, Fluorescent 7 Types, Direct Sunlight, Flash, Cloudy, Shade, Preset Manual Upto 6 Values can be Stored, Spot White Balance Measurement Available During Live View, Choose Color Temperature 2500 K to 10000 K, All with Fine-tuning, Bracketing Types Exposure, Flash, White Balance, ADL |
| Panorama Type | Yes Standard / Wide | - |
| Focus Points | - | 153, 153 Focus Points of which 55 or 15 are Available for Selection |
| Other Focus Features | - | Detection Range - 4 to + 20 EV ISO 100, 20°C, AF-area Mode Single-point AF, 25, 72 or 153-point Dynamic-area AF, 3D-tracking, Group-area AF, Auto-area AF, Focus Lock Focus can be Locked by Pressing Shutter-release Button Halfway Single-servo AF or by Pressing the Center of the Sub-selector |
| exposure features |
| Exposure Mode | Program AE/ Aperture-Priority / Sutter-Priority / Manual Exposure | - |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | Yes | - |
| Spot Meter | Yes | - |
| Exposure Compensation | 1/3 EV step | 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -5 to +5 EV |
| Manual Exposure | Yes | Yes |
| Other Exposure Features | - | Metering System TTL Exposure Metering Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, Exposure Lock Luminosity Locked at Detected Value |
| shutter features |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | AVCHD [FHD/60i] [FHD/50i] Approx. 115 min rear monitor, 105 min LVF | - |
| Shutter Type | - | Electronically-controlled Vertical Travel Focal-plane Mechanical Shutter, Electronic Front-curtain Shutter Available in Mirror Up Release Mode |
| Shutter Speed | - | 1/8000 - 30 sec |
| Other Shutter Features | - | Approximate Frame Advance Rate 12 fps, Upto 10 fps, CL 10 12 fps or 14 fps with Mirror Up CH or 3 fps Quiet Continuous Mode |
| flash features |
| Built-in Flash | Yes | - |
| External Flash | Yes | - |
| Flash Modes | Auto*, Auto/Red-eye Reduction*, Forced On, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync., Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off *For iA, iA+ only. | Front-curtain Sync, Slow Sync, Rear-curtain Sync, Red-eye Reduction, Red-eye Reduction with Slow Sync, Slow Rear-curtain Sync, Off, Auto FP High-Speed Sync Supported |
| Flash Compensation | 1/3EV step 3EV | 1/3, 1/2 or 1 EV in Steps of -3 to +1 EV |
| Other Flash Features | - | Control TTL i-TTL Flash Control Using RGB Sensor with Approximately 180 K 180,000 Pixels, i-TTL Balanced Fill-flash for Digital SLR is Used with Matrix, Center-weighted, and Highlight-weighted Metering, Standard i-TTL Fill-flash for Digital SLR with Spot Metering, Flash-ready Indicator Lights when Optional Flash Unit is Fully Charged, Flashes after Flash is Fired at Full Output |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF, Exif 2.3, RAW, DPOF | File Format NEF RAW 12 or 14 bit Lossless Compressed, Compressed, or Uncompressed, Large, Medium and Small Available Medium and Small Images are Recorded at a bit Depth of 12 bits Using Lossless Compression, TIFF RGB, JPEG JPEG-Baseline Compliant with Fine 1 4, Normal 1 8 or Basic 1 16 Compression, Optimal Quality Compression Available, NEF RAW+JPEG Single Photograph Recorded in Both NEF RAW and JPEG Formats |
| Aspect Ratio | 43, 32, 169, 11 | - |
| Gross Pixel | 20.9 MP | - |
| Image Sizing | 4864x3648L / 3456x2592M / 2432x1824S | - |
| Still Image Size | 4864x3648 | - |
| Other Image Features | Standard / Vivid / Natural / Monochrome / Scenery / Portrait / Custom / Cinelike D* / Cinelike V* / V-Log L*/** | - |
| Live View Shooting | - | Yes |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | - |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3.2 inch |
| Display Resolution | Approx. 1,040k dots | - |
| Touch Screen | Yes | Yes |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | - |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | Approx 1040k dots | - |
| Other Display Features | Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Red-Green, Blue-Yellow | Image Sensor Format FX, Monitor TFT Touch Sensitive LCD with 100% Frame Coverage and Manual Monitor Brightness Control |
| connectivity features |
| Wifi | Yes | No |
| Wireless Connectivity | IEEE 802.11b/g/n, 2412 MHz - 2462 MHz 1-11 ch, Wi-Fi / WPA / WPA2, Infrastructure mode | - |
| storage and power features |
| Upgradable Memory | Yes | - |
| Card Type | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Number of Batteries | - | 1 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Stereo | - |
| Speaker | m | - |
| Video Resolution | 3840x2160 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Video Quality | Full HD | - |
| Video Format | MOV, MP4, AVCHD | MOV, H.264 / MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding |
| Looping Video | Yes in 4K Burst S/S mode | - |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 96fps | - |
| Audio Features | - | Audio Recording Device Built-in Stereo or External Microphone, Sensitivity Adjustable |