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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 Summary
16 Megapixels
Ultra-Zoom: At least 10X optical zoom.
Electronic View Finder
Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.
Continuous Drive
Full 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more but less than 4K.
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.
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Discontinued: No longer produced by the manufacturer. May still be in stock or found used.Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 Assessment
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 is fitted with the most powerful optical zoom built into a digital camera. Its 60X lens covers 20 to 1200mm. While other cameras offer a zoom this long, none has one so wide. This provides a very useful field-of-view for architecture and other large subjects.
This lens is coupled with a state-of-the-art 16 MP CMOS sensor with fast 9 FPS drive and full 1080p HD video capability with stereo sound. Manual-controls, including manual-focus and custom white-balance are also provided in a body with plenty of external controls.
Image-quality of the FZ70 is competitive and visibly improved over previous generations. The output is perfectly usable to ISO 400 with a gradual decrease in maximum print sizes thereafter. Metering is good and colors are not perfect but acceptable after some tweaking.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 is extremely usable and has unequalled versatility. Video is particularly well-integrated and this digital camera offers one of the most seamless experiences for it.
| 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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There is little to complain about the FZ70, compared to the unique photo opportunities that present themselves when one has a 20 to 1200mm zoom. Quality and speed are just what is expected for a modern ultra-zoom.
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Panasonic DMC-FZ70 Highlights
Large digital cameraSensor-Size: 6 x 5mm
Actual size when viewed at 100 DPI
| 16 Megapixels Ultra Zoom | ISO 100-3200 |
| 60X Ultra-Wide Optical Zoom | Shutter 1/2000-8s |
| Built-in Stabilization | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
| 0.20" Built-in EVF 200K Pixels | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
| 9 FPS Drive, 3 Images | Spot-Metering |
| 1920x1080 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | Hot-Shoe |
| 3" LCD 460K Pixels | Lithium-Ion Battery |
| Secure Digital Extended Capacity, Internal Memory |
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