Testseek.com have collected 63 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 / DMC-FZ38 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 / DMC-FZ38.
September 2009
(83%)
63 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(97%)
8 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Very good photo quality
Packs an 18X
27 486 mm lens into a relatively compact body
Optical image stabilization
2.7" LCD display offers very good outdoor visibility
Full manual controls
With support for the RAW image format
Intelligent Auto mode pic...
Good wide-angle lens
Ranging to a long telephoto
Good grip
Well-built
Nicely hinged plastic port doors
Power switch
Rather than a button
Good controls
Quick menu keeps you out of the main menu
Improved optical image stabilization
Lens focuses...
High dynamic range produces creative shots
Great image controls for both stills and video
Light and well designed for a megazoom
Useful 27mm wide-angle zoom
Excellent image stabilization
Full selection of manual and automatic exposure controls
Very good 720p movie capture with operational zoom and manual controls
Relatively fast.
Light and well designed for a megazoom.
Large 18x range with 27mm wide angle
RAW recording and correction of fringing
720p HD video & choice of encoding
Compact body with full manual & HDMI.
The editors didn't like
More shadow noise than Id like
Even at base ISO 80
Some redeye
No removal tool in playback mode
Movies created with AVCHD Lite codec are difficult to share and edit
I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the FZ35. It's compact, easy to use and, with its 18x zoom, a powerful image capture tool.The camera handled flare particularly well, snaring bright, well-coloured and sharp shots. The exposure systems were noticeably acc...
Abstract: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 ($399.95 list) is a compact camera with a 12.1 megapixel CCD optical sensor and a 27 millimeter wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens with an 18x optical zoom. Looking very similar to the lot of D-SLR-like cameras out ther...
Abstract: Having said that, the Panasonic offers an excellent feature set, and a very good video mode with manual controls and stereo sound. If you can manage with the slightly shorter lens and don't need 1080p or super slow motion video, and image quality and fuzz-free, snappy operation are high up your list of priorities the Panasonic FZ35 is...
The Panasonic Lumix FZ35 is a very practical all-around camera. It's highly portable, if not pocketable, and the combination of a fast wide-angle lens and long zoom makes it a great travel camera, able to capture both scenic vistas and distant subje...
As mentioned earlier, the picture quality isn't perfect, and performance lags on occasion. If you already have experience with digital SLRs, you may find this camera to be a nice backup or casual shooter. For the price, this model is an excellent value...
High dynamic range produces creative shots; great image controls for both stills and video; light and well designed for a megazoom.
No flip-out LCD or optical viewfinder; button layout and controls are cumbersome.
Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FZ35 is quite simply one of the best fixed-lens cameras out there for both stills and HD video. If you can deal with slightly grainy, non-1080p video footage (the FZ35's video resolution maxes out at 720p), it may be the idea...
Abstract: The new DMC-FZ35 is the first wide-angle megazoom camera (18x) offering higher-quality high-def videos. 2009 will go down as the year HD video and digital cameras joined at the hip. Most high-quality digicams take 720p movies, a huge step up from stan...
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Published: 2009-10-08, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Useful 27mm wide-angle zoom; excellent image stabilization; full selection of manual and automatic exposure controls; very good 720p movie capture with operational zoom and manual controls; relatively fast.
Noise and compression artifacts in JPEG photos; no hotshoe.
A better-than-average megazoom choice, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 delivers standout video capabilities and an excellent manual feature set. Still, it suffers from a lot of the same drawbacks as its competitors, including weak photo quality. Read full...
