Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7Digital Camera Resource Page has a review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-F27, a high zoom six megapixel digital camera.

Camera performance is first-rate, just as it was on the FZ5. The FZ7 starts up quickly, focuses very quickly, and takes pictures without noticeable lag. Low light focusing was very good, as well. The FZ7’s three burst modes are excellent, assuming that you’re using a high speed SD card. Battery life was above average.

Photo quality was very good for the most part, with noise being the FZ7’s weak spot. The camera took well-exposed pictures, with accurate color and good sharpness. Panasonic has been good at minimizing purple fringing in their recent cameras, and the FZ7 is no exception. The otherwise nice photo quality is marred by above average noise levels, especially at higher ISO sensitivities. Even at ISO 200, images look more like watercolor paintings than photographs, and the high sensitivity mode doesn’t produce anything usable (at ISO 800-1600). Redeye was a bit of a problem, as well.

In the end, they recommend the camera, giving a long list of things they like, as well as a few they did not like. Some of the things they did not like include that the images are noiser than they should be, especially at high ISO levels, and that the LCD resolution isn’t great. As usual, they recommend trying cameras before you buy them.

March 13th, 2006 Posted by David in Uncategorized at 7:45 am Comment Now! »
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