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panasonic lumix dmc-fz7k 6-megapixel digital camera

19 years ago

Can anyone tell me anything about this camera?

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firewire800
19 years ago
Read the review at Steve's Digicams (link below).

This is a very nice camera with a "super" 12x zoom. The biggest complaint you're going to hear about this camera is that it's noisy in the mid and upper ISO range.

Noise is a fact of life for digital cameras just like grain was a fact of life for film. Shoot ISO 800 speed film and get grainy pictures. The noise problem worsens as the camera sensors get smaller and ramp up the number of megapixels. Smaller sensors make for less expensive cameras in a couple ways so the marketplace dictates that we get noisy cameras. If you're making 4x6, 5x7 and occasional 8x10 prints you're not going to see the noise. Just like with film: a 4x6 print from an ISO 800 color negative looks pretty good. There are sample photos taken with the FZ7 on Steve's review page -- look at a couple of them and ask yourself if you're seeing a lot of disturbing noise.

The 12x zoom is extreme and you're going to have to expect some compromise to get that feature. This could show up as some loss of quality, maybe a little soft in the corners or less that stelar MACRO performance. Again look at the samples on Steve's website.

Because of the 12X zoom this camera is equipped with image satbilization. Panasonic's reputation for image stabilization is good and it's a real advantage in this camera. I've worked with a couple of this camera's predecessors and found them to be better than the average camera in their class. I've made 16x20 inch prints from Lumix images that rivaled results from low end DSLRs.

For the money it's a very good buy.

Joe

Here is a link that might be useful: review
pdg777
19 years ago
I have this camera and I HATE it! You can click on my page and check some of my pics out there. When you look at the pics keep in mind those pics are just about as good as it gets.

I can't WAIT until I have saved enough to get a Nikon D-whatever.
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I have the FZ5, which is last year's versionÂvery similar to the FZ7 with fewer megapixels and probably fewer features. Both have the excellent Leica lens. I'm happy with the FZ5, which is my third digital camera. I bought one for my son, too.

I recommended the FZ7 to a friend after doing a lot of reading on the subject. In addition to Steve's Digicams, you might want to check out reviews on DPReview.

Most of the recent photos on my Flickr site (linked below) were taken with the Lumix. View more than one page to see a variety of shots.

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Here is a link that might be useful: Susan's Flickr site

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