Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Expert Reviews

We have analyzed the reviews for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 using our BETA review analysis. These are our findings: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is exceptional. Despite minor qualms with the low light performance, reviewers treasure the great zoom, sharp lens, and long battery life. Minor concerns aside, buying this digital camera is a no-brainer.

fantastic battery life, fantastic features, outstanding focus, brilliant handling, brilliant lens, exceptional photos, first-class price, excellent user interface, top-quality user manual, fantastic zoom.

lousy low light performance, really bad photo noise.

Please note: The ratings above are generated using our BETA automatic review analysis and may contain errors.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 aims to be the camera that has it all: a wide 28mm angle for photographing group portraits and architecture as well as the power of a long 18x optical zoom lens.

Manual controls, Great videos, Wide, long 18x lens, Accurate colors, Great resolution, Effective face detection

207k LCD resolution, Optical zoom nonfunctional in movie mode,  Poor audio, Ugly noise apparent above ISO 200, Inconsistent AF in low light

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is much improved from the FZ8. It has more resolution, a longer and wider 18x optical zoom lens, and adds features like face detection. The Panasonic FZ18 outperforms its predecessor in almost every way. Its pictures have much...

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 performs quite well for having such an extreme optical zoom. While it is normal that ultra-zooms compromise one image quality, this one compromise very little to pack an 18X zoom along an 8 megapixels sensor. The major drawbac...

Extreme wide-angle 18X optical zoom, Good color accuracy, Low optical distortion, Consistent sharpness from corner to corner, Effective stabilization

Image details destroyed from ISO 400 onwards, Useless at high ISO, Poor dynamic range, Softness near telephoto end of zoom, Low resolution EVF

The least expensive camera in our megazoom roundup, the $350 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18K offers an 18X optical zoom, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and a host of manual controls for a very reasonable price. An amateur photographer who hasn't used many advanced poi...

Excellent 18x optical zoom Leica lens Burst mode returns clear photos

Zoom disabled in video mode Battery life is disappointing

Besides its manual controls and its wide-angle lens, the Lumix FZ18K has other goodies for more-advanced photographers and image editors; for instance, images can be shot in RAW format--but keep in mind that the image size will be about six times lar...

Experience the power of an incredible 18x optical zoom in a 8.1-megapixel camera that fits in the palm of your hand. From vast landscapes to super telephoto shots, the DMC-FZ18 gives...

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 features a whopping 18x optical zoom, but are its images worth magnifying?

18x optical zoom, optical image-stabilization, full manual-mode, RAW support

terrible noise distortion, middling image-quality for its price, narrow aperture range

Once you step toward the myriad manual options, you'll be happy as a clam if adjusting photo parameters is your thing..

8MP digicam with 18x wide angle zoom; OIS

Noisy at ISO 400 and above

Panasonic's latest digicam boasts a whopping 18X zoom and backs it up with sharp and steady shots.

Strong 18X zoom, Optical image stabilizer, Fast image processor

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-style co...

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 subject ma...