<s>
Panasonic	B-Algorithm
Lumix	I-Algorithm
DMC-FZ50	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
superzoom	O
bridge	B-Device
digital	I-Device
camera	I-Device
by	O
Panasonic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
storage	O
is	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
camera	O
;	O
an	O
MMC	O
,	O
SD	B-Device
,	O
or	O
SDHC	B-Device
memory	O
card	O
is	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-speed	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
up	O
to	O
2	O
GB	O
and	O
SDHC	B-Device
cards	O
up	O
to	O
32GB	O
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
camera	O
models	O
with	O
motorized	O
zoom	O
generally	O
implement	O
extended	O
zoom	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
optical	O
zoom	O
range	O
as	O
a	O
transition	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
full	O
sensor	O
to	O
just	O
a	O
central	O
crop	O
,	O
the	O
FZ50	B-Algorithm
does	O
this	O
transition	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
the	O
optical	O
zoom	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
mechanically	O
linked	O
zoom	O
appear	O
more	O
sensitive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macro	O
photography	O
is	O
not	O
outstanding	O
(	O
5cm	O
minimum	O
focal	O
range	O
at	O
1×	O
zoom	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
tele-macro	O
capability	O
on	O
the	O
lower-end	O
Panasonic	O
FZ	O
models	O
(	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
focus	O
down	O
to	O
1m	O
at	O
420mm	O
)	O
is	O
not	O
present	O
;	O
the	O
FZ50	B-Algorithm
can	O
only	O
focus	O
down	O
to	O
2m	O
at	O
420mm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
FZ50	B-Algorithm
is	O
commonly	O
used	O
to	O
record	O
high-magnification	O
macro	O
images	O
with	O
an	O
inexpensive	O
conversion	O
lens	O
;	O
the	O
most	O
commonly	O
used	O
lens	O
for	O
this	O
purpose	O
is	O
the	O
8-diopter	O
Raynox	O
250	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FZ50	B-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
screw	O
mount	O
to	O
accept	O
55mm	O
filters	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
Panasonic-branded	O
and	O
third-party	O
lens	O
converters	O
that	O
can	O
provide	O
greater	O
wide-angle	O
,	O
telephoto	O
and	O
close-up	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FZ50	B-Algorithm
can	O
record	O
in	O
a	O
RAW	O
format	O
that	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
Adobe	O
Camera	O
Raw	O
and	O
the	O
free	O
UFRaw	B-Language
plugin	O
for	O
GIMP	B-Application
and	O
many	O
other	O
third-party	O
programs	O
;	O
the	O
camera	O
comes	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
Silkypix	B-Application
for	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RAW	O
files	O
are	O
recorded	O
in	O
around	O
three	O
seconds	O
with	O
fast	O
SD	B-Device
cards	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
results	O
among	O
digital	B-Device
single-lens	I-Device
reflex	I-Device
cameras	I-Device
;	O
however	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
RAW	O
buffer	O
as	O
on	O
many	O
digital	B-Device
SLR	I-Device
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
the	O
FZ50	B-Algorithm
does	O
not	O
support	O
TIFF	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
predecessor	O
Lumix	B-Algorithm
DMC-FZ30	I-Algorithm
was	O
a	O
major	O
upgrade	O
of	O
the	O
FZ20	B-Algorithm
both	O
internally	O
and	O
externally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FZ50	B-Algorithm
differs	O
relatively	O
little	O
from	O
the	O
FZ30	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
