Test report: Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix underwater camera
The Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix in the video
If you like very much pictures on holiday, annoying most especially when your own camera is not water-proof.Depending on the resolution and the megapixel number, beautiful landscape pictures can be created, but pictures in the sea or in the pool unfortunately do not. Fortunately, the industry has developed underwater cameras. They are not only capable of taking photos in the sea, but also under water, for example, when diving. In this article we present the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix underwater digital camera.
17.5 megapixels for crisp images
If you look at the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix once more, you will notice the unusual colors first. The motto seemed to have been on the part of Panasonic, to attract as much attention as possible. Whether red, yellow or black, with the DMC-FT5EG9-D you will definitely notice positively. The great advantages of the camera are not in the look, but under it. With a maximum resolution of 17.5 megapixels, an effective of 16.1 megapixels, exceptionally sharp images emerge, where every detail can be seen. This camera easily puts the cameras of professional photographers in the shade, at prices that you can only dream of. Partially you get the camera on the Internet already for under 300 euros. In addition, there are a number of other functions.
In addition, with this resolution, very good videos can be rotated. With a resolution of 1920 x 1080 arise videos, which could not be sharper at all. The integrated microphone as well as the integrated loudspeaker can also be used to record voices and chants and to reproduce them in good quality. The integrated image stabilizer reduces the great annoyance of videos, a shaky shot, to a low residual risk.
The entire equipment of the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix is convincing
In addition to the professional resolution the equipment of the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix underwater camera convince. For example, a GPS sensor is integrated into the camera. This is equipped with a compass, a barometer and an altimeter. With this equipment, there are no longer any excursions in the mountains. The integrated "logging function" stores the distance traveled. After successful return, it can be displayed on the computer using Google Earth.
With the integrated AF-assist light, your pictures can be illuminated additionally professionally. Your pictures look like a professional photographer. With the built-in flash, very good pictures can be taken at night and twilight when the auxiliary light can not help. So you are perfectly equipped with the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix for every conceivable situation at the highest level, although the camera has been available since 2013 on the market.
Can also be controlled under extreme conditions
As already mentioned, the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix can also be used under water. If a depth of 13 meters is not exceeded, no damage is to be feared, so that this camera is suitable for ambitious hobby and professional divers, the own experiences underwater for posterity. In addition, the camera holds loads of up to 100 kilograms.Therefore, you should not necessarily test whether your own car breaks the camera, but still the camera is very robust. Even temperatures of up to minus ten degrees are not a problem for the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix, so the trip into the mountains should not necessarily go to the summit. This means that pictures, such as skiing, are no longer a problem for you in the future. If the camera is dropped once, a height of 2 meters should not be exceeded so that the camera does not happen.
Proper zoom and proper battery runtime
With a 4.6x optical zoom and a 4x digital zoom, a neat approach is achieved. This makes it possible to reproduce very distant objects very well. The focal length is from 28 to 128mm. With a built-in display that has a size of 3 inches, has 460,000 display points and appears in LCD brightness, you can directly view the images taken again thanks to the simple menu control and thus directly decide whether another picture is required Is. This is not a problem, because with a recharge time for 370 pictures, the battery keeps relatively long and leaves you rarely.
In addition to video recording and image recording, a whole host of other recording programs are supported. For example, serial images with the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix are no problem. Thus, quite a few images are shot within a very short time in order to be able to detect changes in the movement. Even an exposure series is not a problem to find the ideal lighting in advance. Also a 3D mode is possible thanks to the included software. For this, the pictures have to be edited later on the computer, for which with the supplied software PHOTOfunSTUDIO 9.1 a simple handicraft is included in the delivery. Thanks to the panoramic function and the integrated face detection, pictures of various purposes can be made professional, so that the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix underwater camera can image any conceivable motif in good quality. Thanks to the built-in WiFi function, no cable is necessary for the image transmission to the computer or the tablet; only an NFC port should be available for this.
Conclusion
With the Panasonic DMC-FT5EG9-D Lumix underwater camera you can make pictures in professional quality. The high resolution of pictures and videos make your holiday pictures look as if they were a professional photographer. Thanks to the built-in height meter, the camera will not be affected. This warns you in time when you reach the maximum depth of 13 meters or you run the risk of advancing into high altitude areas that are colder than minus ten degrees. If the camera is dropped once, it will not happen to a fall height of 2 meters. And then, when watching the images on the computer, you can use the built-in GPS function to display the distance traveled on Google Earth. Thanks to the integrated optical zoom, even very distant images can be imaged in outstanding quality and are not blurred thanks to the integrated image stabilizer. This will make the image look like a new experience.