Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 is the successor to the popular, one-year-old FZ18 camera. It retains 18x zoom lens, now equivalent to a slightly wider-angle 27-486mm focal length, the optical image stabilizer, face detection, RAW mode and ISO 1600 at full image resolution from its predecessor. And offers an increase to 10 megapixels, larger 2.7-inch LCD screen, new Venus Engine IV processing, and updated Intelligent Auto mode with newly added AF Tracking function.
The FZ28 is a bridge-style compact camera, looking just like a true DSLR at first glance, but featuring a non-interchangeable lens instead.
As is the norm with this type of camera the DMC FZ28 has a selection of manual exposure controls as well as other more advanced controls such as bracketing, a high speed burst mode, RAW capture and manual focusing. Also catering for the beginner are a total of 21 scene modes, including new Pin Hole and Film Grain modes that add unique, film-camera-like effects to your images.
The Intelligent Auto Mode now includes Intelligent Exposure, which increases exposure only in the under-exposed areas of the image, Digital Red-eye, which automatically detects and removes red-eye, and AF Tracking, which continually tracks a moving subject keeping it in focus.
The auto-focus system is fast to determine focus and there’s no shutter delay to speak of when you take a shot.
Panasonic DMC FZ28 Specification & Features:
- An anti-shake system, dubbed Mega O.I.S
- An electronic viewfinder (EVF) with a dioptre adjustment function
- File Formats: JPEG, RAW, RAW+JPEG
- Zoom: 18x (32.1x at low resolution)
- All Manual Controls, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority
- Shutter Speed 60 to 1/2000 seconds
- Aperture Wide: F2.8 - F8.0 Tele: F4.4 - F8
- Sensitivity: Auto, 100 - 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode: 1600 - 6400)
- Much-improved white-balance options
- White Balance Adjustment (Blue/Amber and Magenta/Green bias)
- Colour Temperature option
- Picture Adjustment: Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Noise Reduction
- Pop-up Flash
- Flash output Adjustment
- Flash Range 8.5m
- 22 Shooting Modes with further options within a selected mode
- Burst Shooting Mode
- Macro Focus: 1cms
- Manual Focus
- Backlight Compensation
- Unlimited consecutive shooting
- Conversion lens compatible
In summary the DMC-FZ28 is outwardly very similar to its predecessor, but slightly easier to use, especially for beginners thanks to the improved Intelligent Auto mode.
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