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  • £775

    Storage media: SD Memory Card, Standard supplied memory size: 32MB, Optical zoom: 12x, Sensor resolution: 10.1 Megapixels, Viewfinder type: Electronic viewfinder, Weight: 734g, Digital zoom: 4x ...

  • 9 out of 10
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    • November 2006 en

      Panasonic DMC-FZ50

      Pros: Good image quality when the RAW format is used.Stabilized 12X zoom.Smooth zoom adjustment ring.Excellent zoom.4:3, 3:2 and 16:9 aspect ratios.Complete range of capture modes.Long exposures up to 60 seconds.Sturdily built.Exceptional SilkyPix software.

      Cons: JPEG compression too destructive.Noise as of 100 ISO.As expensive as an entry level digital SLR.

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    • October 2006 en

      Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

      Award: Editor's Choice!
      Award: Editor's Choice!

      Award: Editor's Choice!

      Review summary: It has fast performance with 2 sec. startup and no practical shutter lag. The 12x optical zoom lens is superb with no lens extension and an effective optical image stabilization. A large 2.0-in. Free-angle LCD flips out and rotates for comfortable ...

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    • October 2006 en

      REVIEW-PANASONIC DMC-FZ50 camera

      Review summary: The Panasonic DMC-FZ50 is a 10 megapixel super-zoom camera with a 35-420mm (film equivalent) Leica lens.

      Pros: The external flash shoe is a useful feature and the swing-out rotating LCD screen is excellent. And that is just as well.

      Cons: The electronic viewfinder is pretty dire. Fortunately the LCD viewer is manoeuvrable and of high enough resolution and brightness to serve as a viewfinder most of the time. It doesn't have as many swings and tilts as the Canon S3IS but it is still ...

      Verdict: The Panasonic is a difficult camera to rate. The lens and image processing are so good and the image stabilisation so effective that you want to love it. And for static images it is hard to beat. For a tourist this could be the ideal camera. But for ...

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    • October 2006 en

      Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Review - Digital Cameras

      By Philip Ryan

      Review summary: If you can get past its large size, Panasonic's DMC-FZ50 is a decent choice for a superzoom.

      Pros: Fast, 12x optical, image-stabilised zoom lens, Raw capture, Sensitivity to as high as ISO 1,600, Big camera body, Auto white balance is bad with tungsten lighting, Relatively expensive

      Cons: Big camera body, Auto white balance is bad with tungsten lighting, Relatively expensive

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    • October 2006 en

      Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S (silver) Reviews

      By Philip Ryan

      Pros: Fast, 12X optical, image-stabilized zoom lens ; raw capture ; sensitivity to as high as ISO 1,600

      Cons: Big camera body ; auto white balance is bad with tungsten lighting ; relatively expensive

      Verdict: If you can get past its large size, Panasonic's DMC-FZ50 is a decent choice for a superzoom.

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