Panasonic DMC FZ-50 Reviews and Info
This is the camera I’m currently recommending people when they ask me what to get for a ‘bridge’ or ‘prosumer’ camera.
Image from dpreview.com
These are the range of cameras with advanced features, superb lenses and usually 10x or 12x optical zoom, similar in this range are Canon S3 IS and the Sony H2 or H5.
Once again this is still THE best camera in the range, but has high ISO problems as with all Panasonic cameras, I hope they take a leaf out of the Fujifilm book and stop racing for more megapixels and start going for image quality and high ISO performance.
The perfect blend right now would be a Panasonic camera (Best usability and lenses, best picture quality in bright light) and a Fuji SuperCCD (Best detail capture and by FAR the best high ISO performance, it can almost equal a Nikon D50 at ISO 1600).
Anyway back to the FZ-50, here are some reviews and info if you have this in your wishlist.
Specifications
- 10.1 megapixels
- 12x optical zoom / 2-4x digital zoom
- Auto and manual focus
- Auto and manual exposure
- JPEG and RAW file formats
- ISO 80-3200
- Secure Digital storage (32MB SD card included)
- Movie mode, with sound
- Lithium-ion battery
The first review to come out was DPReview:
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Review
Others:
Photography Blog – Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Review
