This telephoto zoom carries the company's 'Lumix X' branding that it will be using to denote premium quality lenses. Along with the PZ 14-42mm, it features a quiet variable-speed power zoom for smooth zooming during movie recording but, unlike the collapsible standard zoom, the 45-175mm also features 'by-wire' dials for direct control of zoom and focus. The lens features a compact, lightweight design and uses an internal zoom mechanism, meaning it stays the same length at all times. 

 

The LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. lens features superb image rendering for lifelike textures and crisp, edge-to-edge contrast. A unique Nano Surface Coating technology minimizes reflections at entire visual light range (380nm-780nm) for a dramatic reduction of ghosts and light flare, resulting in outstandingly clear picture quality. 

 

Using a Multi-Actuator Floating Inner Focus System to control three lens groups separately the LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. achieves a reduction in both size and weight without compromising picture quality. Boasting outstanding compactness, the lens is approximately 90mm in length and 7.4oz in weight, resulting in ultra-high mobility. 

 

Offering a versatile zoom range of 45-175mm the LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. allows distant subjects to be captured sharply at the tele-end. Also notable, the lens is extremely suitable for portrait and landscape shots, as its high contrast and resolution helps images shot at the wide end maintain exceptional quality, and the zoom lever allows for quick and stable zooming, even while shooting a moving object. 

 

The new lens system features two Extra-low Dispersion (ED) lenses which suppress chromatic aberration and contribute to high descriptive performance across the entire zoom range 45-175mm. The POWER O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) integrated into the LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. makes it easy to shoot sharp images even in low-lit situations. With improved sensitivity of the gyro sensor, the new POWER O.I.S. also suppresses large, slow movements two times more effectively** while small, fast movements are compensated for by the conventional MEGA O.I.S. 

 

LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. contains seven aperture blades to help produce an attractive smoothness in out-of-focus areas even while shooting at large aperture. Adopting an inner focus system driven by a stepping motor, the lens' superior optical design supports Light Speed AF of approximately .15 seconds and fast aperture control results in a shortened shutter time lag of approximately 20% when compared to the LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/MEGA O.I.S. 

 

• New Premium Lens Brand X From LUMIX G Micro System
• The World's First Digital Interchangeable Power Zoom Lens
• Multi-Actuator Floating Inner Focus System and Lens Construction
• Light Speed AF and Shortened Shutter Time Lag
• Nano Surface Coating Technology for Dramatic Reduction of Ghost and Flare
• POWER O.I.S.
• Lens Construction: 14 elements in 10 groups (2 aspherical lenses , 2 ED lens)
• Mount: Micro Four Thirds mount
• Nano Surface Coating: yes
• Optical Image Stabilizer: YES (POWER OIS)
• Focal Length: f=45-175mm (35mm camera equivalent 90-350mm)
• Aperture Type: 7 diaphragm blades / Circular aperture diaphragm
• Aperture Range: F4.0(Wide) - F5.6(TELE)
• Minimum Aperture: F22
• Closest Focusing Distance: 0.9m / 3.0ft
• Maximum magnification: Approx. 0.2x / 0.4x (35mm camera equivalent)
• Diagonal Angle of View: 27 degrees(Wide) to 7.1 degrees (TELE)
• Filter Size: 46mm / 1.8in
• Max. Diameter: 61.6mm / 2.4in
• Overall Length: Approx. 90.0mm (from the tip of the lens to the base side of the lens mount) / 3.5in
• Weight:Approx. 210g / 7.4oz (excluding lens cap and lens rear cap)
• Electric zoom lever
• Manual focus ring
• Manual zoom ring