Quick facts
Full name: Praktica DCZ 4.2
Original position: Camera; original market position is not yet verifiedProduction status: Production status not verified
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Core specifications
- Release year
- 2004 · Released about 22 years ago
- Sensor
- 7.11 × 5.33 mm CCD
- Effective resolution
- 4 MP
- Lens
- —
- Zoom
- ✓
- Weight
- 170 g
- Battery
- 1x CR-V3, 2x AA
- Storage
- MultiMedia, Secure Digital
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What to check before buying used
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- Inspect the body, screen, doors, seals, and tripod socket for impact or moisture damage.
- Test every button, dial, flash, screen, and viewfinder.
- Photograph a plain bright surface to check for sensor dust, dead pixels, or damage.
- Confirm the battery holds charge and that a compatible charger is included or available.
- Test a supported memory card and inspect the card slot for bent pins or read errors.
- Inspect the battery compartment and contacts for leakage or corrosion.
Sensor metrics
- Diagonal
- 8.89 mm
- Surface area
- 38 mm²
- Pixel pitch
- 3.08 µm
- Pixel area
- 9.47 µm²
- Pixel density
- 10.56 MP/cm²
Actual sensor size
Rectangles use their physical proportions. Calibrate your display to approximate real-world size.
7.11 × 5.33 mm
Full specifications
Imaging
- Effective pixels
- 4 MP
- Total pixels
- —
- Sensor
- 7.11 × 5.33 mm CCD
- Calculated resolution
- 2,310 × 1,732
- Maximum image
- 2,304 × 1,728
- Crop factor
- 4.87
Exposure & viewing
- ISO
- 100–400
- Viewfinder
- Optical viewfinder
- Display
- 1.6"
- Lens mount
- —
Video & storage
- Maximum video
- —
- Storage media
- MultiMedia, Secure Digital
- Battery
- 1x CR-V3, 2x AA
Body
- Weight
- 170 g
- Dimensions
- 95 × 35 × 64 mm
- Release year
- 2004
DigicamDB
- Aperture Priority
- No
- Battery
- 1x CR-V3, 2x AA
- Brand
- Praktica
- Built In Flash
- ✓
- Crop Factor
- 4.87
- Depth Of Field
- simulate →
- Digital Zoom
- Yes
- Dimensions
- 95 x 35 x 64 mm
- Exposure Compensation
- ±2 EV (in 1/3 EV steps)
- External Flash
- —
- Focal Length 35mm Equiv
- —
- Gps
- —
- Hdmi
- —
- Iso
- Auto, 100, 200, 400
- Macro Focus Range
- 20 cm
- Manual Focus
- —
- Max Aperture
- f2.7 - f4.9
- Max Aperture 35mm Equiv
- f13.1 - f23.9
- Max Image Resolution
- 2304 x 1728
- Max Shutter Speed
- —
- Megapixels
- 4.00
- Metering
- Centre weighted
- Min Shutter Speed
- —
- Model
- DCZ 4.2
- Normal Focus Range
- 20 cm
- Optical Zoom
- Yes
- Raw Support
- —
- Screen Resolution
- —
- Screen Size
- 1.6"
- Sensor Resolution
- 2306 x 1734
- Sensor Size
- 1/1.8" (~ 7.11 x 5.33 mm)
- Sensor Type
- CCD
- Shutter Priority
- No
- Storage Types
- MultiMedia, Secure Digital
- Usb
- USB 1.1
- Video Capture
- —
- Viewfinder
- Optical
- Weight
- 170 g
- White Balance Presets
- —
- Wireless
- —
- Year
- 2004
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