Best Panasonic Compact Cameras
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
Exceptional – Have now owned this for 6 months, and it's taken most of that time to get my head round it, but I conclude it is exceptional, the best camera I have… Read more
ever owned ( including low end film slrs and dslrs) and amazing value.
It has introduced me to RAW stills and 4K video which I now shoot most of the time.
Best features:
Zoom lens is long, and fast for its length (f2 at wide, f4 at long end.)
4K video stunning ( and you can take an 8mpixel still from any frame , in the camera, and save it in the camera.)
Raw or Raw+jpg mode beautfiful, and you can tweak a Raw still in the camera, and save it in the camera.
Viewfinder, fabulous, big and rich
Fold out screen is big and twists every which way.
Flexibility of a long long zoom in 1 fixed lens....it might look huge or feel bulky but it is nothing compared to a big dslr with a bag of lens you would otherwise be lugging around. But ergonomically perfect for big hands like mine.
Many many modes and software options, I love the dedicated mode bezel on the top, and the quick menu changes make most adjustments easy.
Idiot proof full-auto modes.
Price and value for money are exceptional.
Room for improvement?:
Needs a dedicated aperture ring on the barrel. ( juggling aperture & exposure time on the back bezel is not cool.)
You will probably need a spare battery.
Needs a headphone socket for monitoring video sound. ( though there is a visual bar indicator for audio on the screens.)
Instruction manual can be confusing but can't they all?
If you can afford it, buy it's new version, the FZ2500, as it remedies most of the deficiencies, and adds even more features, but if not, you will adore the FZ1000.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ70
Best camera ever – Unable to carry heavy cameras anymore, I bought my first Lumix, loved it and upgraded. Mostly take seascapes and seabirds, that need minimal editing… Read more
and are used for publication. People are amazed by the zoom in such a small camera and the quality of my pictures. Am looking forward to upgrading to a TZ90 next.
