If you're searching for a long-zoom camera that falls in between a point-and-shoot and digital SLR experience, look no further than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. Read more
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The good: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 has an excellent f2.8 25-600mm zoom lens; fast shooting performance, even when shooting in raw or raw plus JPEG; and excellent picture and video quality for its class. It has a ton of shooting options, including full manual for stills and movies. It also has a hot shoe and an audio input socket.
The bad: The FZ200 is expensive, especially if all you're after is a long zoom lens. It doesn't have built-in GPS or Wi-Fi, or a proximity sensor for switching from the LCD to EVF. The SD card slot and battery compartment can't be accessed when the camera is on a tripod.
The bottom line: If you're searching for a long-zoom camera that falls in between a point-and-shoot and digital SLR experience, look no further than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200.
Pros: Fast 24x Zoom! Full featured. Superb quality - proof is in the resulting pictures! Compact size. Features reasonably accessible.
Cons: Poorly written manual on PDF only and no index! Software is NOT "top shelf". Camera itself has absolutely no Cons!
Summary: I have been involved in photography since the late 50's. I have owned a Nikon DSLR's and a point 'n' shoot nikon super zoom. This is the best ...
Summary: I have been involved in photography since the late 50's. I have owned a Nikon DSLR's and a point 'n' shoot nikon super zoom. This is the best digital camera I have ever owned. I highly recommend it to any photographer interested in compact sized camera with long zoom!
Description:The LUMIX FZ200 is Panasonic's first digital compact camera to offer the incredible advantages of a full range F2.8 aperture across the entire zoom range, a feature usually reserved for very high end professional lenses. The added light collecting ability the F2.8 provides to the FZ200 enables capturing moving subjects clearly with fast shutter speed, even from a distance. At the heart of this amazing lens is the high-quality of LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT optics. The LUMIX FZ200's body has been designed as a full-fledged shooting style digital compact camera with ultimate controllability. The side lever has been redesigned and placed in a convenient location, allowing for smooth zooming control. Focus can also be easily changed with this lever, allowing users to concentrate on shutter operation and get the perfect photographic moment. The LUMIX FZ200's powerful 24x optical zoom can be increased to 48x equivalent with the intelligent zoom function, and takes advantage of intelligent resolution technology to maintain picture quality. The camera's POWER O I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) provides improved correction accuracy to minimize blur, even when zoomed and active mode effectively suppresses handshake vibration in both still picture and video recording.
Shooting Programs Handheld night shot, Sports mode, Sunset, Dynamic Range (HDR), Night portrait, 3D image, baby2, High sensitivity, baby1, Glass, Panorama assist, Night scene, Soft skin, Panning, Food, Scenery, Pet, Portrait mode
Special Effects Portrait, Miniature, Expressive, High Dynamic, Dynamic B&W, High Key, Low Key, Star Filter, Toy effect, Scenery, Cross Process, Vivid, Soft Focus, Black & White, Sepia, Impressive Art, One Point Color, Monochrome, Retro, Happy, Custom Effect, Natural
White Balance Automatic, Presets, Custom
White Balance Presets Daylight, Shade, Incandescent, Cloudy, Flash
Max Shutter Speed 1/20000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 60 sec
Exposure Compensation ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Auto Exposure Bracketing 3 steps
White Balance Bracketing Yes
Lens System
Type Leica 24 x x Zoom lens - 4.5 mm - 108 mm - F/2.8
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 600 mm
Focus Adjustment Manual, Automatic
Min Focus Range 11.8 in
Macro Focus Range 0.4 in
Zoom Adjustment Motorized drive
Lens Construction 11 groups / 14 elements
Features Aspherical lens, ED glass, Nano Surface coating
Camera Flash
Camera Flash Pop-up flash
Flash Modes Rear curtain sync, Fill-in mode, Slow synchro, Auto mode, Flash OFF mode, Red-eye reduction
Features AF illuminator
Effective Flash Range 1 ft - 44 ft : ISO auto ( Wide lens ), 3.3 ft - 44 ft : ISO auto ( Tele lens )
Additional Features
Continuous Shooting Speed 5.5 frames per second, 2 frames per second, 60 frames per second (2.5MPix), 40 frames per second (5Mpix), 12 frames per second
Self Timer Delay 2 sec, 10 sec
Flash Terminal Hot shoe
Additional Features Display brightness control, HDR image enhancement technology, Background defocus, In-camera red-eye removal, Dolby Digital Stereo Creator, Multi-process Noise Reduction, Intelligent Resolution Technology, Resizing an image, Cropping an image, Saturation control, Intelligent D-range Control, Exif Print support, Text stamp, Intelligent Auto Plus (iA+), High-speed recording, DPOF support, RGB primary color filter, Built-in speaker, Motion Detection Technology, Digital noise reduction, Histogram display, Automatic display brightness adjustment, Intelligent Scene Selector, Highlight point display, In-camera movie editing, PictBridge support, Takes photos while movie recording, Sharpness control, Contrast control, Intelligent Noise Reduction system, 1080p Full HD movie recording, Light Speed AF, Direct print
Viewfinder
Viewfinder Type Electronic
Viewfinder Color Support Color
Viewfinder Diagonal Size 0.21 in
Viewfinder Resolution 1,312,000 pixels
Field Coverage 100%
Display
Type 3 in LCD display
Display Features Rotating
Microphone
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo
Microphone Features Wind noise reduction, Zoom
Connections
Connector Type 1 x USB, 1 x HDMI output, 1 x Composite video/audio output, 1 x Microphone, 1 x Remote control
Image Storage JPEG 4000 x 3000, JPEG 3264 x 2448, JPEG 2560 x 1920, JPEG 2048 x 1536, JPEG 1600 x 1200, JPEG 640 x 480, JPEG 4000 x 2672, JPEG 3264 x 2176, JPEG 2560 x 1712, JPEG 2048 x 1360, JPEG 640 x 424, JPEG 4000 x 2248, JPEG 3264 x 1840, JPEG 2560 x 1440, JPEG 1920 x 1080, JPEG 640 x 360, JPEG 1920 x 1080, JPEG 2992 x 2992, JPEG 2448 x 2448, JPEG 1920 x 1920, JPEG 1536 x 1536, JPEG 480 x 480
Video Capture AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 28Mbps, AVCHD - 1920 x 1080 - 17Mbps, MPEG-4 - 1920 x 1080 - 20Mbps, AVCHD - 1280 x 720 - 17Mbps, MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720 - 10Mbps, MPEG-4 - 640 x 480 - 4Mbps, MPEG-4 - 1280 x 720, MPEG-4 - 640 x 480
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