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April 2013
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality
24X Leica lens maintains F2.8 maximum aperture from 25 600 mm
Power OIS image stabilization
With "active" mode for movies
3inch rotating LCD with 460
000 pixels
Good outdoor/low light visibility
Supersharp electronic viewfinder
Full manual controls with RAW support
Numerous ways to adjust white balance
Two types of bracketing
And three customizable buttons
Intel
Bright F/2.8 constant maximum aperture
Superb lens sharpness
Low optical distortion
Nice rendition of colors with correct WB
Quick autofocus
Very good shutterlag
Extremely responsive
Impressive 12 FPS continuous drive
Awesome LCD visibility
Usabl
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 has an excellent f2.8 25-600mm zoom lens
Fast shooting performance
Even when shooting in raw or raw plus JPEG
And excellent picture and video quality for its class. It has a ton of shooting options
Including full manual f
Fast f/2.8 zoom lens. Speedy performance. Sharp images. Excellent EVF. Hot shoe and mic input. Raw support.
The Panasonic Lumix's body has options to add an additional flash unit and an external microphone.
F2.8 aperture constant across zoom range
Superb 6 stop Power OIS stabilisation
0.2in 1.3 million dot Electronic viewfinder
3in 460k articulated LCD screen
HD slomo and miniature movie modes
540 shots from a single charge.
Contact maximum aperture of f/2.8 is a real welcome feature
Excellent build quality
Good handling
Solid image quality
The editors didn't like
Tends to clip highlights
Photos slightly noisy
Redeye a problem
No removal tool in playback mode
No eye sensor for electronic viewfinder
Rainbow effect on EVF can be distracting
More expensive than other super zooms (though none have comparable lenses)
Rear control dial a bit "sticky"
Can't access memory card while camera is on a tripod
Full manual on CDROM (it's not very userfriendly
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Softness from NR above ISO 100
Noise visible at all ISO
Useless ISO 3200
Below average WhiteBalance system
Selftimer resets
Modal EC control
Minuscule EVF
Not always ExposurePriority
Rear buttons too flat
Slow startup and shutdown
The FZ200 is expensive
Especially if all you're after is a long zoom lens. It doesn't have built-in GPS or Wi-Fi
Or a proximity sensor for switching from the LCD to EVF. The SD card slot and battery compartment can't be accessed when the camera is on a
Expensive. Rear LCD could be sharper. Not the longest zoom in class. No GPS
The camera's design makes it impossible to access the battery and SD card slots when you're using a tripod.
Abstract: It's a rare superzoom camera that features an f/2.8 lens -- especially a Leica-branded 24x zoom lens that maintains that constant max aperture throughout its range. But that's exactly what the Panasonic FZ200 delivers and more. With an equivalent...
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Contact maximum aperture of f/2.8 is a real welcome feature, excellent build quality, good handling, solid image quality
Lack of an eye sensor on the viewfinder, viewfinder itself could do with being larger, LCD screen not the highest resolution
The headline feature of the FZ200 is its 'world's first' constant f/2.8 aperture throughout the focal range, so there's no doubt that the optical capability of the camera is going to be the main focus for many photographers. The good news is that the ...
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 has an excellent f2.8 25-600mm zoom lens; fast shooting performance, even when shooting in raw or raw plus JPEG; and excellent picture and video quality for its class. It has a ton of shooting options, including full manual f
The FZ200 is expensive, especially if all you're after is a long zoom lens. It doesn't have built-in GPS or Wi-Fi, or a proximity sensor for switching from the LCD to EVF. The SD card slot and battery compartment can't be accessed when the camera is on a
If you're searching for a long-zoom camera that falls in between a point-and-shoot and digital SLR experience, look no further than the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200.
f2.8 aperture constant across zoom range, Superb 6 stop Power OIS stabilisation, 0.2in 1.3 million dot Electronic viewfinder, 3in 460k articulated LCD screen, HD slomo and miniature movie modes, 540 shots from a single charge.
Zoom range big but shorter than rivals, Short bust modes, Lacks viewfinder proximity sensor, Artifacts on miniature mode movies.
The Lumix FZ200 is Panasonic's Flagship Superzoom and is worthy of the title. If extreme telephoto power is what you're looking for there are plenty of other models out there that passed the 24x marker a good while back and are now well beyond what th...
Very good photo quality, 24X Leica lens maintains F2.8 maximum aperture from 25 600 mm, Power OIS image stabilization, with "active" mode for movies, 3inch rotating LCD with 460,000 pixels, good outdoor/low light visibility, Supersharp electronic viewfinder, Full manual controls with RAW support, numerous ways to adjust white balance, two types of bracketing, and three customizable buttons, Intel
Tends to clip highlights; photos slightly noisy, Redeye a problem; no removal tool in playback mode, No eye sensor for electronic viewfinder; rainbow effect on EVF can be distracting, More expensive than other super zooms (though none have comparable lenses), Rear control dial a bit "sticky", Can't access memory card while camera is on a tripod, Full manual on CDROM (it's not very userfriendly, e
Conclusion Panasonic has returned to their roots with their Lumix DMC-FX200 super zoom camera. Gone are the days of lenses that get slower as you use more zoom power -- the FZ200 can stay at F2.8 from 25 to 600 mm. You'll pay a premium for that, but l...
Fast f/2.8 zoom lens. Speedy performance. Sharp images. Excellent EVF. Hot shoe and mic input. Raw support.
Expensive. Rear LCD could be sharper. Not the longest zoom in class. No GPS
The 24x Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 doesn't have the most ambitious zoom ratio, but a sharp f/2.8 aperture lens and speedy performance make up for it....
Fast f/2.8 zoom lens. Speedy performance. Sharp images. Excellent EVF. Hot shoe and mic input. Raw support.
Expensive. Rear LCD could be sharper. Not the longest zoom in class. No GPS
The 24x Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 doesn't have the most ambitious zoom ratio, but a sharp f/2.8 aperture lens and speedy performance make up for it....
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Published: 2012-10-18, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Fast f/2.8 zoom lens. Speedy performance. Sharp images. Excellent EVF. Hot shoe and mic input. Raw support.
Expensive. Rear LCD could be sharper. Not the longest zoom in class. No GPS
The 24x Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 doesn't have the most ambitious zoom ratio, but a sharp f/2.8 aperture lens and speedy performance make up for it....
