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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 12.1MP Digital Camera with 18x POWER Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD
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| 12.1-megapixel resolution |
| 27mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens; 18x optical zoom with POWER O.I.S. |
| HD movies with 1280 x 720-pixel resolution; AVCHD Lite format |
| 2.7-inch TFT LCD screen |
| Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included) |
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Customers Reviews
2010-03-22
Panasonic RW2 raw format is pathetic, HD is mediocre
I was prepared to really like this camera, but I cannot recommend it at all.
For those who are looking for a convenient point-and shoot and HD camera combined -- or those looking for a higher end full featured camera -- it is overpriced and mediocre. While the zoom is admirable, the image quality is lifeless in JPEG format, and with Panasonic's wonderful invented RW2 image format they've managed to rip the energy out of raw technology. Funny, I don't recall hearing photographers demanding yet another half-witted image format from a camera company. The photos are grainy, with unacceptably harsh contrast.
The HD video format gives you way more harshly ugly pixels than this camera might generate if it was standard resolution. Yes, that's twice the ugly! The video zoom speed (one setting: very fast) adds an extra dash of spaz to any video that you're recording.
The included SilkyPix image editing software is the single worst image editing program that I've ever worked with. It's worth mentioning here that graphic arts is my job, and I reckon that I've edited tens of thousands of photos over the past decade using just about every program available for Mac and PC. The software and codec for Panasonic's raw format are incompatible with Windows 7 64-bit. Okay, so Panasonic is a year behind on technology. Who can blame them, they're working on brilliant new image and video formats.
The lens hood is silly, with a turn screw to attach it. If you shoot lots of close-ups, you're better off leaving the hood in your camera bag. Unlike manufacturers who've hired real engineers, Panasonic has apparently no idea how to make a simple slip-on or snap-on lens hood.
The full manual comes on disk as a PDF file. It is not supplied as a booklet. Hey, what the heck, you spend $300-400 dollars on a camera and Panasonic decides to deprive you of a 75-cent booklet (that's roughly the unit price that the company I work for would have charged on an order of saddle-stitched or perfect bound booklets). Have fun printing out over 200 pages on your computer printer with today's ripoff ink prices. Then you can punch holes in it and shove it into a binder, or try stapling it together so you have a nice half-pound manual to tote around in your camera bag. At least they include a printed "Basic" manual, which tells you how to load batteries, insert a camera card, and set your date.
This camera is simply awful. Your money is better spent on a Canon, Nikon, or Sony product.
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2010-03-17
Lumix (Panasonic) FZ35 Digital Camera
Great camera for the price with everything I need to take quaility photos. 18X is great. Easy to learn how to use all functions
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2010-03-15
The Perfect Camera for Outdoor Enthusiasts
I love this camera. It's tiny! I wish all professional-level cameras were this small. It's the perfect size! Almost half the size of a Nikon F5, and probably 1/3 the weight! You can carry it for hours without feeling it at the end of the day. The problem with most cameras in this class and size is that their lenses are not sharp; they don't have good contrast, they have noticeable distortion, chromatic aberration and light falloff at the edges. Cameras (including this one) will have these lens flaws to some varying degrees, and some flaws are small enough that it's acceptable. The Lumix DMC-FZ35's image quality is excellent. It does not match a pro-level slr and lens, but it's good enough that a professional with his or her abilities could use this camera (in a pinch) and turn in very usable photographs. In fact, if you're good, don't tell anybody you used this camera and let them guess if the photo was made with this camera or a nikon or canon dslr. It'll be hard to tell!
The FZ-35 comes with basic instruction booket, operating instruction on CD-ROM, Arcsoft Panoramamaker/Photofun Studio 4.0/Silkypix CD-ROM, neck strap, lens hood, lens hood mounting ring, lens cap, a very nice compact battery charger (no cord, hurrah!), television cable hookup cords, USB2 cord, and one battery. The price is amazing, considering all of the features and accessories included! And the battery consumption is the best I've seen.
Handling ergonomics is perfect...the size is perfect. The viewfinder is not too small, as some have said.
Number of shots with a Sandisk Extreme III 4 GB SDHC class 6 card on 12 megapixels and highest-quality JPEG setting = 587. So with a 2 GB card, you'll get ~ 293 shots, depending on brand of card. The biggest capacity SD card you can use is only 2 GB. If you want to use an SD card bigger than 2 GB, then it has to be SDHC and class 6. Don't skimp...buy the best memory card you can afford.
The size of the camera is 4.6 inches wide, by 3.1 inches tall, and 4.3 inches front-to-back.
Here's a neat trick: You want more zoom? Dial it down to 8, or 5, or 3, or even 2 megapixels, and see how much more zoom you get!
This is a very smart purchase, and I recommend it highly for all levels of use!
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2010-03-15
A fantabulous camera
Love my Panasonic Lumix. Very easy to use and the LCD screen is bigger than most other comparable cameras. The battery that comes with it is rechargeable and I have only charged it once when I first received the camera, a month ago. So buying an extra would be nice for those "just in case" times, but not a necessity. All and all, I am extremely pleased with the camera. I am no expert and have not read the manual. All I did was charge the battery and put it on Intelligent Auto. Does the work for me. Will probably be even more pleased when I take the time to figure out everything it does. Very pleased with this purchase.
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2010-03-15
in one word 'awesome'
When I decided to go for a high-end point and shoot camrera I was sceptical about this product as I did not really heard about panasonic in digital camera market before this .But Thanks to amazon I got a first hand idea of this product with some very solid reviews .
Moving on to the product experience -the camera has a firm grip in your hand .the buttons may feel a little too small and changing mode may feel a little less comfortable but apart from those small buttons the mode changes are easy .
Automatic modes are simply awe inspiring .So many options !! it's at times mind boggling!!
The documentation could have been better for this product as some of the descriptions may sound confusing .
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Product Details
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Panasonic
Color: Black
EAN: 0037988263684
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