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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 ...
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- - Panasonic DMC-FZ50 Evaluation 4 out of 5
  - Source: megapixel.net (en)
- November 2006
  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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- - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: photoxels.com
- October 2006
  Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50
  
  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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- - REVIEW-PANASONIC DMC-FZ50 camera Evaluation 0 out of 5
  - Source: dpexpert.com.au
- October 2006
  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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- - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Review - Digital Cameras Evaluation 3.5 out of 5
  - Source: cnet.com.au
- October 2006
  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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- - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S (silver) Reviews Evaluation 3.5 out of 5
  - Source: cnet.com
- October 2006
  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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