Running on a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, the slim, stylish DMC-F5 offers simple operation which is easy enough even for very beginners. The efficient, rechargeable lithium-ion battery lets you take Approx. 220 shots on a single battery charge. The DMC-F5 complies with AC/USB power charging to offer all users with maximum comfort in shooting good photo or video. The DMC-F5 features a 5x optical zoom lens from 28 mm wide-angle. The 5x optical zoom draws subjects close without deterioration of image quality unlike using a digital zoom. The 28 mm wide-angle lens is advantageous in shooting dynamic landscapes or in capturing more subjects in a frame even at a short distance. The 14.1-megapixel large image sensor of the DMC-F5 offers high resolution images so that it is still affordable to crop the part you want to enlarge out of the picture even after shooting. The DMC-F5 features HD video recording capability in 1, 280 x 720p in addition to the standard VGA (640 x 480) & QVGA (320 x 240). Recording motion picture can be started with a press of an independent motion picture button on the back of the camera, which is extremely convenient for users to switch photo/video shooting instantly. The Auto Scene Selector detects the scene & set best parameter depending on the situation & subject
- macro, portrait, landscape, night portrait, night landscape & sunset. The DMC-F5 also features the popular panorama shot mode, making it possible to shoot a horizontal/vertical panoramic image with consequent shots taken by overlaying the previous picture in camera.