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Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
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The editors liked
Intelligent Scene Selector makes taking sharp
Evenly exposed pictures a veritable 'no brainer'
Quick AF minimises shutter delay
Venus Engine III with subject motion detection (so ISO and shutter speed increased to compensate)
Very good image quality with adjusted JPEG settings
Excellent image quality with RAW images
Stabilized 18XZ zoom
Aspect ratio choices
Well supported RAW mode
Excellent monitor and EVF
Manual controls
Great videos
Wide
Long 18x lens
Accurate colors
Great resolution
Effective face detection
Simple design with good controls
Lightweight
Good grip
18x optical zoom
Extremely low optical distortion
RAW mode
White balance can be fine-tuned
Selectable AF points
Live histogram
Ability to limit maximum ISO
Broad diopter control
Lens is well-recessed...
Shoots in RAW mode
Excellent value. Images with accurate color and correct exposure. Versatile 18X optical zoom. 28mm wide-angle lens. Intuitive menu system.
Wide-angle
Long zoom lens
Nice set of shooting features.
Very good photos in a variety of settings
Amazing focal range including wide angle
Manual options galore
Good
Sharp results in optimal shooting conditions
Natural color and excellent exposure
Hugely versatile 18x zoom range covering true wideangle to long telephoto
Smooth
Almost stepless 2-speed zoom
Effective image stabilization
Good build qual...
18x optical zoom
Optical image-stabilization
Full manual-mode
RAW support
18x optical zoom with OIS and little fringing
Decent quality 2.5in screen
Intelligent Auto a useful auto mode
Good manual control and RAW facility.
Range of features
Design
Image quality at low ISO
Excellent 18x optical zoom Leica lens
Burst mode returns clear photos
The editors didn't like
Silver bodied version looks and feels a bit plasticy in the 'flesh'
Fine mode JPEG can contains artefacts with default settings
Some shadow noise as of 100 ISO
Wide angle a touch softer focus than all other focal lengths
No flash shoe
207k LCD resolution
Optical zoom nonfunctional in movie mode
Poor audio
Ugly noise apparent above ISO 200
Inconsistent AF in low light
Noise and noise suppression visible even at low ISO
High ISO image noise and noise reduction degrades image quality
Significant chromatic aberration at telephoto
Digital zoom is soft
Moderate barrel distortion at wide angle
Greens are undersaturated
Defau...
Noisy photos at ISO 800 and higher
Zoom doesnt work while capturing video
No MEGA OIS button
Noise in low-light and flash shots.
Cameras JPEG processing choices can produce suboptimal results
No zoom in movie capture
Sluggish LCD/EVF update.
Still too much noise at ISO 400 and above
Poorly designed lens hood
Chuck it
Images lack biting crispness
Some loss of fine detail to noise reduction even at ISO 100
Default noise reduction too high at all ISO settings (use low NR setting or raw)
Occasional odd artefacts at lower ISO settings (some moiré related
Intelligent Auto mode was spot on most of the time, Solid build, Good overall performance
No hotshoe, No flip-out screen
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 offers ease of use to those not prepared to delve into a cameras manual exposure settings, but provides a whole lot more than a point-and-shoot camera. ...
Abstract: Successor to the successful FZ8 model, Panasonics latest long-zoom digicam, the DMC-FZ18 sports an 8-megapixel imager and a massive 18x Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens that covers an equivalent focal length range from 28mm to 504mm. Otherwise the two mode...
Panasonic's latest super-zoom revitalises the category with a mighty 18x optical zoom, spanning a range from useful wide-angle (28mm) to frankly disturbing telephoto (504mm) focal lengths.As usual, the lens bears the Leica marque and, as usual, it empl...
All in all, the Lumix DMC FZ-18K does come through for the price, especially if high optical zoom, a great lens, and a beginners course on manual settings is what youre looking for. Andrew Mager ...
Huge zoom range 28mm - 504mm!
High quality wide angle Leica 18x optical zoom lens
Good image quality - excellent colour
Good video mode - 16:9, VGA, 30fps, Sound
Stylish, well designed, and easy to use
MEGA Optical Image Stabilisation helps get more bl...
High ISO images are blurred and lack detail. (due to noise being removed)
Some noise noticable even in ISO100 photos.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is an impressive ultra zoom digital camera - and probably the best of the latest ultra zoom cameras thanks to the Leica wide angle 18x optical zoom lens - I didnt notice any vignetting or distortion and image quality is ve...
Abstract: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is the update to the popular FZ8 super-zoom, featuring a wider and 18x optical Leica-branded zoom with image stabiliser and an 8.1-megapixel resolution sensor.
Ginormous, responsive zoom; great pictures; SLR-style controls; decent EVF
Average-sized sensor leads to some noise issues
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is great fun to use, and is an uncluttered and responsive dSLR-like interface giving access to a wealth of features. Just about everything is tweakable, while the giant zoom, accomplished lens and excellent image quality m...
