| key specs |
| Camera Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 18.1 MP |
| Sensor Type | CCD | MOS |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| general |
| Brand | Samsung | Panasonic |
| Model | WB30F 16.2MP Digital Camera | Lumix DMC ZS40S 18.1MP Digital Camera |
| Model Name | WB30F | Lumix DMC ZS40S |
| Model Number | WB30F | DMC ZS40S |
| Color | Black | Black |
| Type | Digital Camera | Digital Camera |
| Effective Pixels | 16.2 MP | 18.1 MP |
| Dimensions(WxHxD) | 98.0 x 57.9 x 16.5 mm | 110.6 x 64.3 x 34.4 mm |
| Weight | 131 GM | 214 GM |
| Temperature | 0 to 40 | 0 to 40 |
| Series | - | Lumix |
| sensor features |
| Sensor Type | CCD | MOS |
| Sensor Size | 1/2.3 inch | 1/2.3 inch |
| Maximum ISO | 3200 ISO | 6400 ISO |
| Sensor Technology | - | High Sensitivity MOS Sensor |
| lens features |
| Lens Type | SAMSUNG LENS | - |
| Focal Length | f = 4.3 ~ 43mm 35mm film equivalent 24~240 mm | f = 4.3 - 129mm 24 - 720mm in 35mm equiv. / 28 - 840mm in 35mm equiv. in 169 video recording / Level Shot function Off / 30 - 900mm in 35mm equiv. in 169 video recording / Level Shot function On |
| Digital Zoom | 5x | 4x |
| Optical Zoom | 10x | 30x |
| Aperture Range | 3.1 W ~ 6.3 T | F3.3 - 6.4 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm F3.3 - 8.0 W, F6.4 - 8.0 T |
| Color Filter | - | Primary color filter |
| focus features |
| Focus Mode | TTL Auto Type TTL Auto Focus Center AF, Multi AF, Tracking AF, Face Detection AF, Video Continuous Auto Focus | - |
| Focus Range | Normal 80cm ~ Infinity Wide, 250cm ~ Infinity Tele Macro 5cm ~ 80cm Wide, 130cm ~ 250cm Tele Auto Macro 5cm ~ Infinity Wide, 130cm ~ Infinity Tele | Normal Wide 50cm - infinity / Tele 200cm - infinity / AF Macro / MF / Intelligent Auto / Motion Picture Wide 3 cm - infinity / Tele 200 cm - infinity |
| Auto Focus | Yes | - |
| Metering Modes | Multi, Spot, Center-weighted, Face Detection AE | Intelligent Multiple / Center Weighted / Spot |
| White Balancing | Auto WB, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent_H, Fluorescent_L, Tungsten, Custom | Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Incandescent / White Set / White Balance Adjustment Except Auto |
| exposure features |
| Spot Meter | Yes | Yes |
| Exposure Mode | - | Program AE, Aperture Priority AE, Shutter Priority AE, Manual |
| AE Lock/Exposure Lock | - | Yes |
| Exposure Compensation | - | 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV |
| Manual Exposure | - | Yes |
| shutter features |
| Shutter Speed | Smart Auto 1/8 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Program 1 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Night 16 ~ 1/2,000 sec. Fireworks 2 sec. | Approx. 4 - 1/2,000 sec / Starry Sky Mode 15, 30 sec |
| Self-timer | Yes | Yes |
| Continuous Shots | - | Full-Resolution Image 10 frames/sec, Max. 6 images / with AF Tracking 5 frames/sec, 2 frames/sec / Intelligent Burst Shooting / High-speed Burst Approx. 60 frames / sec / recorded in 2.5M / 0.3M for 43, 3M / 0.3M for 32, 3.5M / 0.2M for 169, 2M / 0.2M for 11 / Flash Burst Shooting / Approx. 40 frames / sec / recorded in 5M / 3M / 0.3M for 43, 4.5M / 2.5M / 0.3M for 32, 3.5M / 2M / 0.2M for 169, 3.5M / 2.5M / 0.2M for 11 / Flash Burst Shooting |
| flash features |
| Flash Modes | Auto, Auto & Red-eye reduction, Fill-in flash, Slow sync, Flash Off, Red-eye fix | Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off / 0.6 - 6.4m Wide / ISO Auto, 2.0 - 3.3m Tele / ISO Auto |
| image features |
| Image Format | JPEG DCF, EXIF 2.21, GIF | JPEG DCF/Exif2.3 / RAW, DPOF / 3D Image MPO / Motion Picture AVCHD, MP4 |
| Image Stabilizer | Yes | - |
| Image Sizing | 4608 x 3456 | - |
| Red Eye Reduction | - | Yes On/Off |
| display features |
| Display Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Display Size | 3 inch | 3 inch |
| Display Resolution | 230K dots | 920K dots |
| LCD Display | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| LCD Display Image Resolution | 230K dots | 920K dots |
| connectivity features |
| USB | Yes | Yes |
| Wireless Connectivity | MobileLink, Remote Viewfinder, Auto Backup, Email, SNS & Cloud, AllShare Play, AutoShare, Wi-Fi Direct, S/W Upgrade Notifier | IEEE 802.11b/g/n / 2412 MHz 2462 MHz 1-11 ch / WPA / WPA2 / Infrastracture Mode / WPS / Wi-Fi Direct / Wi-Fi Button |
| HDMI | - | Yes |
| GPS | - | Yes |
| Wifi | - | Yes |
| storage and power features |
| Batteries Included | Yes | - |
| Battery Type | Lithium ion | Lithium ion |
| Inbuilt Memory | - | 12 MB |
| Upgradable Memory | - | Yes |
| Card Type | - | SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card |
| Battery Life | - | 300 pictures CIPA Standard*1 |
| audio and video features |
| Microphone | Stereo | Stereo |
| Speaker | Mono | Mono |
| Audio Features | AAC | - |
| Video Resolution | 1280 | 1920 x 1080 |
| Video Format | MP4H.264 | AVCHD, MP4 |
| Frame Rates in Video Modes | 30fps | - |
| modes and functions features |
| Shooting Modes | Mode 1 Smart Auto 2 Program 3 Scene 4 Photo Filter 5 Split Shot 6 Motion Photo 7 Close up 8 Magic Frame 9 Live Panorama 10 Beauty Shot 11 Night shot * Scene Landscape, Text, Sunset, Dawn, Backlight, Beach & Snow * Smart Auto Portrait, Night Portrait, Night, Backlight Portrait, Backlight, Landscape, White, Macro, Macro Text, Tripod, Action, Macro Color, Natural Green, Blue Sky, Sunset Sky, Fireworks, Candle, Spotlight, SpotlightMacro, SpotlightPortrait * Continuous Single, Continuous, Motion Capture, AEB * Photo Filter Miniature / Vignetting / Ink Painting / Oil Painting / Cartoon / Cross Filter / Sketch / Soft focus / Fish Eye / Old Film / Half Tone Dot / Classic / Retro / Zooming Shot | - |
| Scene Modes | - | Portrait, Soft Skin, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Handheld Night Shot, Food, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High Sensitivity, Glass Through, HDR, Starry Sky, High Speed Video, 3D Photo |
| viewfinder features |
| View Finder | - | Yes |
| View Finder Type | - | Live View Finder |
| Viewfinder Coverage | - | 100% |
| Viewfinder Magnification | - | 2.56x |
| Viewfinder Eye Point | - | 35 mm |