Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Digital Camera Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8

Digital Camera Review

2 One of the newest additions to the ultra-zoom market is the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8, which has the same stabilized 12x optical zoom lens as other Lumix cameras but pairs it with 7.2 megapixels, manual to automatic functionality, and an expanded ISO range. With its $349 price tag, the FZ8 sits in the middle of Panasonic’s ultra-zoom line between the 6-megapixel FZ7 and the 10-megapixel FZ50.
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Specs Table
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Specs
Type Point-and-Shoot  
Price 0.00  
Length 79.00  
Width 112.50  
Height 72.20  
Weight 310.00  
Pixels 7.38 Megapixels 
Effective Pixels 7.20  
Sensor Type 1/2.5 CCD  
Image Size 3072 x 2304  
Aspect Ratio 4:3  
IR Cut Low Pass Filter No  
Media 27mb internal memory, SD, SDHC, Multimedia card  
Image Format JPEG (stills), Quicktime Motion JPEG (movie)  
Compression JPEG (stills), Quicktime Motion JPEG (movie)  
Lens 12 x (11 lenses in 8 groups)  
Viewfinder Color EVF  
LCD 2.5  
Focusing Modes AF/AF Macro/MF switchable, Manual, Continous A/F On/Off  
Detecting Range Normal Wide: 30cm-infinity; Normal Tele: 200cm-infinity; Macro Wide: 5cm-infinity; Macro Tele: 200cm-infinity; Tele Macro: 100cm-infinity; Simple Wide: 5cm-infinity; Simple Tele: 200cm-infinity  
Shutter Speed 1.00  
Self Timer 2 sec, 10 sec  
Modes Program, Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority, Manual, Simple, Motion Picture, Playback, Print, Intelligent ISO  
Speed No  
Burst No  
Automatic Modes Portrait, Soft Skin, Sports, Scenery, Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Panning, Food, Party, Candle, Fireworks, Starry Sky, Baby1, Baby2, Snow, High sensitivity, Beach, Aerial photo, Sunset, Pet  
Exposure Compensation /3 EV step, -2 -+2 EV  
Built in Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off  
Flash Range Wide: 0.3-6.0cm; Tele: 1.0-5.4cm  
Resolution 3072 x 2304  
ISO Sensitivity Auto, 100-1250, High sensitivity 3200  
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen, Flash, White Set 1/2, White Balance Adjustment  
Playback Options 25 thumbnail, 9 thumbnail, calendar, zoomed playback  
Direct Printing Yes  
Video Output No  
Software LUMIX simple viewer, PhotofunStudio, SILKYPIX Developer Studio, Arcsoft PhotoImpression, Arcsoft PanoramaMaker  
Battery Power Source Li-Ion Battery, AC adaptor  
Zoom Wide 0  
Zoom Tele 0  
fstop Max 2.80  
fstop Min 8.00  
Zoom Digi 0.00  
Movie Mode 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 30 fps, 10 fps  
Storage Type 27mb internal memory, SD, SDHC, Multimedia card  
LCD Pixels 207000  
Resolution Maximum 3072 x 2304  
Resolution Minimum 640 x 480  
External Flash 0  
Ratings Raw Weight 
Color 7.51   2.75 
Resolution 5.16   2.5 
Noise Auto ISO 1.01  
Noise Manual ISO 5.75  
Model Design Appearance 7.75   1.25 
Low Light 8.77   2.25 
Size Portability 6.50   1.1 
Handling 7.25   1.5 
Control Button Positioning Size 7.50   0.85 
Front 8.00   0.6 
Back 8.00   0.6 
Left 7.00   0.5 
Right 7.50   0.5 
Top 7.50   0.6 
Menu 7.50   0.95 
Bottom 7.00   0.5 
Auto Mode 7.50   1.5 
Auto Focus 7.50   1.5 
Focus 5.00   1.25 
ISO 7.75   1.25 
White Balance 8.50   1.25 
Exposure 8.00   0.5 
Metering 7.50   1.1 
Shutter Speed 8.00   0.9 
Aperture 8.50   0.9 
Custom Image Presets 8.00   0.75 
Drive Mode 7.00  
Picture Qualit Options 9.00   0.5 
Picture Effects Mode 7.00   0.5 
Playback Mode 7.00   0.9 
Movie Mode 5.50  
Viewfinder 7.25   0.8 
LCD Screen 7.00   1.25 
Flash 7.50   1.25 
Zoom Lens 8.00   1.5 
Memory 3.00   0.5 
Startup 1st Shot 7.10   1.75 
Shot Shot 9.70   1.75 
Shutter Shot 9.00   1.75 
Software 7.50   0.5 
Jacks / Ports / Plugs 6.00   0.4 
Direct Print 5.00   0.65 
Ease of Use 7.25   0.95 
Battery 7.00   0.75 
Other Features 5.00   0.55 
Value 7.75   1.85 
Dynamic Range 4.99   2.5 
Video Performance 0.00   1.75 
Processing Speed 0.00   1.75 
White Balance Performance 0.00   1.8 
Total (weighted)   381.26

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