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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 Summary
20 Megapixels
Ultra-Zoom: At least 10X optical zoom.
Electronic View Finder
High ISO: ISO 6400 or more is available at full-resolution.
Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.
Level: Measures camera tilt and helps to keep the horizon level.
Continuous Drive
Ultra HD (4K) video: 3840x2160 resolution or more.
Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).
Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.
Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.
Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.
Hotshoe: Allows external flash units to be attached.
Spot Metering
Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.
Neocamera detailed reviewPanasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 Assessment
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 is the first large-sensor ultra-zoom from Panasonic. It sports a 20 megapixels 1" High-Speed CMOS with a crop-factor of 2.7X and pairs it with a stabilized wide-angle 16X optical zoom lens equivalent to 25-400mm.
This extremely versatile digital camera is a prosumer all-in-one that can shoot nearly any type of subject from architecture to wildlife. It offers a very fast 12 FPS drive to capture an unlimited number of images which chasing moving subjects and can freeze them with up to 1/16000s shutter-speed. The FZ1000 is also 4K Ultra-HD video-capable.
Image-quality from the FZ1000 is unfortunately mixed. In good light and low ISO, it is capable of some really nice output. One past ISO 400, noise-reduction starts washing away details and makes things look soft, even more so when slow-shutter noise-reduction kicks in. Color rendition is reasonable after tweaking and Auto WB is quite consistent in delivering neutral results. Autofocus is generally quite fast.
| PROS | CONS |
|---|---|
| Extreme wide-angle, 20mm-equivalent | Softness from NR above ISO 200 |
| Good lens sharpness | Noise visible at all ISO |
| Low optical distortion | Poor color accuracy |
| Quick autofocus in good light | Very slow autofocus in low-light near telephoto |
| Fast shutter-lag | Self-timer resets |
| Quick and responsive | Modal EC control |
| Awesome LCD visibility | Minuscule EVF |
| Usable video framing overlay mask | Not always Exposure-Priority |
| Plenty of controls | |
| Good ergonomics | |
| Respectable battery-life | |
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 delivers an interesting one-camera-fits-all offering. It certain is capable of better images than the majority of ultra-zooms and is truly feature-rich, including class-leading mechanical 12 FPS continuous drive, 1/16000-60s shutter-speed range, Bulb mode, built-in HDR, Time-Lapse and 4K Ultra-HD video.
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Panasonic DMC-FZ1000 Highlights
Large digital cameraSensor-Size: 13 x 9mm
Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI
| 20 Megapixels Ultra Zoom | ISO 80-25600 |
| 16X Ultra-Wide Optical Zoom | Shutter 1/16000-60s |
| Built-in Stabilization | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
| 0.39" Built-in EVF 2.4 Megapixels (0.70X) | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
| Automatic Eye-Start sensor | Spot-Metering |
| 2 Axis Digital Level | Hot-Shoe |
| 12 FPS Drive, Unlimited Images | Stereo audio input |
| 3840x2160 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | Lithium-Ion Battery |
| 3" LCD 920K Pixels | Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
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