Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
The Lumix DMC-FZ200 is one of the top digital cameras from Panasonic. Many outstanding upgrades have been made to the camera. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 offers many new features that help to improve the quality of photos.
In combination with the newly-developed 12MP MOS sensor, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 is an excellent option for low light shots. This is perfect for taking photos outside. The improved aperture helps to provide faster shutter speeds.
The lens is the top feature on the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200, but the rest of the options have a lot to offer as well. Users can view photos on the rear LCD or the viewfinder. The viewfinder is 0.2 inches with a 1,312,000-dot resolution.
The Panasonic Lumix FZ200 has many excellent features. Enjoy the 24x 25-600mm equivalent lens with F2.8 across the zoom range. It delivers improved images. This is perfect for individuals wishing to take professional grade photos.
There is also a 12.1-megapixel High Sensitivity MOS sensor that works to improve image quality. Additionally, this camera delivers 12 fps continuous shooting.
With the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200, you can enjoy High Speed Video at 120 fps (HD) or 240 fps (VGA). This is perfect for capturing family vacations and your baby's first steps. Capture memories that will last a lifetime. Plus, you get 1080 60p video recording in a variety of formats. The LCD screen is a 3.0-inch, free-angle 460,000-dot LCD screen.
With this unit, you get 70MB of memory. You will get thirteen JPEGs at high quality settings. There is a lot of memory for capturing every special moment. The FZ200 supports SD, SDHC, and SDXC cards. A 16GB card can be added, which is needed for Full HD movies.
Along with the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200, you will get a DMW-BLC12 lithium-ion battery, lens cap w/retaining strap, shoulder strap, USB cable, lens hood, CD-ROM featuring PhotoFunStudio 8.3 PE, and a user's manual.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 is reliable and delivers high quality images. There is a lot to love about this camera. You will love the fact that it comes well equipped and offers excellent photos.
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The Panasonic Lumix FZ200 falls into our "superzoom" category, boasting a 25-600mm (35mm equivalent) lens, which surpassed the rest of the super zoom category in terms of lens quality.
- Good video features
- good lens
- fast
- Good video features
- good lens
- fast
It's overall a good camera, nice to use and an excellent compromise between zoom range, luminosity, image quality... the movies look really nice, as long as there's enough ambient light.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Review
You will like this prosumer camera for the variety of shooting scenarios it will work in, but not its steep price tag.- The Panasonic Lumix's body has options to add an additional flash unit and an external microphone
- The camera's design makes it impossible to access the battery and SD card slots when you're using a tripod
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 review Review
The big draw here is the FZ200's long lens and, in particular, the maximum aperture of f/2.8 at everything between 25mm and 600mm equivalent focal lengths.- Bright lens
- Long zoom
- Excellent movie soundtracks
- Good button layout
- Noise at high sensitivities
- Some fudging of fine detail in very complex shots
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 review
Bridge cameras occupy a strange place in the camera market. Travel-zoom compacts now have extraordinary zoom lenses, manual shooting modes and sometimes raw shooting, while compact system cameras (CSCs) also offer a smaller, lighter and often cheaper alternative to a DSLR.
It's a suitable back-up camera for your DSLR, or could even be your primary camera if you just want to shoot holidays and other pictures to share online or make small prints for your photo albums.
Panasonic Lumix FZ200 review
Bridge cameras are perhaps sometimes unfairly dismissed as not being tools for 'proper photographers'. Perhaps what this niche has needed is a newcomer to storm onto the scene with a specification list that will make all the dedicated DSLR users out there do a double-take.
Panasonic has returned to their roots with their Lumix DMC-FX200 super zoom camera. Gone are the days of lenses that get slower as you use more zoom power - the FZ200 can stay at F2.8 from 25 to 600 mm.
- Very good photo quality
- 24X Leica lens maintains F2.8 maximum aperture from 25 - 600 mm
- Power OIS image stabilization
- with "active" mode for movies
- 3-inch rotating LCD with 460,000 pixels
- good outdoor/low light visibility
- Super-sharp electronic viewfinder
- Full manual controls with RAW...
- Tends to clip highlights
- photos slightly noisy, Redeye a problem
- no removal tool in playback mode, No eye sensor for electronic viewfinder
- rainbow effect on EVF can be distracting, More expensive than other super zooms (though none have comparable lenses, Rear control dial a bit "sticky, Can't...
Good quality at a budget price
I took it to a concert the same day I bought it and was impressed with the quality of the pics taken in the low light. Noise was at an acceptable level and the clarity of the shots was great. The rotating screen at the back made it easy for me to shoot above the crowd and follow the action.- Easy to use
- Compact
- Battery life
- Screen size
- Build quality
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
While compact system cameras represent the fastest growing segment of the digital camera market, superzoom sales are also especially healthy – and extremely competitive too. This, in turn, has increased the pressure on manufacturers to deliver ever more feature-packed and highly specified models.- Constant f/2.8 maximum aperture
- Excellent build quality and good handling
- Impressive image quality
- Lack of eye sensor can be a pain
- EVF could be larger
