Testseek.com have collected 71 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 and the average rating is 84%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200.
April 2013
(84%)
71 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
989 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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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
E
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.
