3D Still Image Capture
iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode Makes Every Photo Blur-less
Full HD Video Recording - AVCHD (MPEG-4/H.264) Format
LEICA 24X High Quality Power O.I.S. Optics (25-600mm)
12.1 Megapixel Hi-Speed CCD
This review is from: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47K 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 24xOptical Zoom - BlackHaving had 2 DSLR's (Canon 10D and 20D), I had been 'spoiled' with DSLR's image quality. So I guess it shouldn't have come as such a big surprise that the FZ47's image quality could not measure up (even against the old old Canon 10D). But that's not a fair comparison I suppose (point-n-shoot vs DSLR) even though it is 2011 already! Anyway, I've only had the FZ47 for a week so not all of the jurors have come back, but overall, I'm fairly satisfied with the camera except for the image quality thingy. Again though, to be fair, I'm comparing it to DSLR's, so against other point-n-shoots, it's probably decent. In fact, I have a ZS-7 (Panasonic as well) and I'd say the ZS-7's image is slightly better than that of FZ47. The FZ47's images are fine for web and probably small prints, but I would not print them any bigger than say 5x7 or 8x10. They lack the crispness (details are a little fuzzy) that I would've expected from a camera of this class. It was the first time I had a camera with this kind of zoom, so that was definitely refreshing. The camera started up fairly quickly and going from one shot to the next was acceptably fast (for a point-n-shoot). Low-light pictures were not that great IMO, the sensor was too susceptible to tiny hand unsteadiness, much more so than other cameras I've had. Perhaps this'll get better once I've gotten used to the form factor. The camera is surprisingly light but you should definitely use two hands to get better shots. I might return it if I find that image quality isn't improvable via some settings (there's no pic quality options, just different image sizes) or best-practices. I've only used the iAuto mode so far.
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