Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 digital camera
Published
Feb 4, 2008
Feb 4, 2008
www.dcresource.com
Very solid SLR-style body
12X optical zoom lens (though a little slower than on the FZ20)
Optical...Images are too noisy, especially at high ISOs (see workarounds earlier)
...The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 is darn close to the perfect ultra zoom camera...Shutter lag was minimal, and shot-to-shot...
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Panasonic DMC-FZ30 Expert Reviews
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"mine third camera, I'm with him quiet Telephoto lens of good quality are difficult to find for this camera..."
"Picture quality goes from good to excellent if you know what you're doing..."
"It's macro setting is very good, and can be boosted with maginfiers, or even a macro lens attachment..."
"Picture quality goes from good to excellent if you know what you're doing..."
"It's macro setting is very good, and can be boosted with maginfiers, or even a macro lens attachment..."
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Panasonic DMC-FZ30 User Reviews
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Feb 8, 2006
Feb 8, 2006
www.reghardware.co.uk
Like other long-zoom bridge cameras, Panasonic's aiming the FZ30 at buyers of budget digital SLRs, with key advantages including LCD-based composition using a flip-out screen, movie mode and of course a lens with a considerably longer focal range than the typical 3x kit SLR lenses...the FZ30's 12x lens has an optical range equivalent to 35-420mm on a 35mm camera...This...
Published
Jan 11, 2006
Jan 11, 2006
www.pcworld.com
Battery life is limited
Images shot at high ISOs are noisy...Large advanced camera has powerful manual controls and takes good images in strong light, but images get noisy in darker settings...At 1 pound, 8 ounces and just over 5 inches long, it's bigger and heavier than many other advanced cameras we've looked at......
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"Panasonic's new 8 megapixel chip is quite noisy (which equates to "grainy" in film cameras) and overall the images won't look much better at a given print size than the old, 5 megapixel camera..."
"This is not to say the pictures are unacceptable - they are good, in fact, except for pictures taken in low light - but rather that if you have a 5 megapixel camera, you shouldn't..."
"This is not to say the pictures are unacceptable - they are good, in fact, except for pictures taken in low light - but rather that if you have a 5 megapixel camera, you shouldn't..."
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"Great lens, good color exposure & white balance Sensor Too Small!, Unacceptable Noise Levels Even at ISO 80 As of this writing, I am selling my FZ-30 aft..."
"Ergonomics, well balanced controls, very good pictures Noise at high ISO, manual focus ring This is a very good camera..."
"Long zoom, focus ring Not enough wideangle It's so hard trying to pick a good camera out..."
"Ergonomics, well balanced controls, very good pictures Noise at high ISO, manual focus ring This is a very good camera..."
"Long zoom, focus ring Not enough wideangle It's so hard trying to pick a good camera out..."
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