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  • £468

    Storage media: Integrated Memory, Optical zoom: 18x, Sensor resolution: 8.1 Megapixels, Viewfinder type: Electronic viewfinder, Weight: 360g, Digital zoom: 4x ...

  • 9.3 out of 10
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    • December 2007 en

      Panasonic Lumix FZ18

      Review summary: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Digital Camera is a compact Panasonic Digital camera featuring an 8 megapixel sensor, a Leica 18x optical zoom lens, a 2.5inch screen, and optical image stabilisation.

      Pros: 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 ...

      Cons: High ISO images are blurred and lack detail. (due to noise being removed) ; Some noise noticable even in ISO100 photos

      Verdict: Front view - flash, focus assist lamp, lens (telephoto zoom), on the side is the strap loop

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    • December 2007 en

      Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Review

      Award: Highly Recommended!
      Award: Highly Recommended!

      Award: Highly Recommended!

      Review summary: The defining feature of the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 digital camera is its massive 18x zoom lens, equivalent to a very versatile 28-504mm focal length, which should cover virtually every imaginable photographic situation. The FZ18 is a bridge ...

      Verdict: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is a bit of a jack of all trades ?? you can get crisp close ups with the minimum of fuss whether shooting from safe distance away, and also get cracking macro shots with the camera's lens practically resting on your ...

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    • November 2007 en

      Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (black) review

      By Lori Grunin

      Pros: Wide-angle, long zoom lens ; nice set of shooting features

      Cons: Camera's JPEG processing choices can produce suboptimal results ; no zoom in movie capture ; sluggish LCD/EVF update

      Verdict: A decent but not great camera, the megazoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 still manages to outdo its few competitors.

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    • November 2007 en

      Panasonic DMC-FZ18

      Review summary: Despite several deficiencies (no zoom in video mode or rotating screen and relative slowness), the FZ18 is still one of the most attractive 18x bridges.

      Pros: - Zoom 18x with optical stabilization, - 1 cm macro mode, - Quality of images in low sensitivity (100 ISO), - Overall a reactive camera, - RAW and RAW + JPEG modes

      Cons: - No zoom when recording video, - No rotating LCD screen, - Mediocre video quality, - Imprecise viewfinder, - Slow to startup and recording

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