Digital camera - compact - 8.1 Mpix - optical zoom: 18 x - supported memory: MMC, SD, SDHC - silver More Product Details
1069 reviews
January, 2009
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.
Wide-angle, long zoom lens; nice set of shooting features.
Camera's JPEG processing choices can produce suboptimal results; no zoom in movie capture; sluggish LCD/EVF update.
A decent but not great camera, the megazoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 still manages to outdo its few competitors.
Photos and image samples: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 Though far from perfect, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 shapes up to be the best of the cameras promising 18x-zoom Nirvana we've reviewed so far, a trio rounded out by the slow Fujifilm FinePix...
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...
Physical Tour Front (8.25) The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is shaped like an SLR, but is more compact. Top (7.5) Two chrome neck strap eyelets flank the top of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18, which is oddly shaped. To the right of the shutter release...
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...
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...
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
While the camera is hardly sleek, the DMC-FZ18 does have a matter-of-fact industriousness that fits its ?starter camera' appeal. So, in light of its imposing, ?take-me-seriously!' body, is the DMC-FZ18 just a faux-prosumer camera? A deep hand-grip...
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
Image Courtesy of Panasonic Testing and Use In less than two seconds, the DMC-FZ18 is good to go as the lens extends, noticeably quicker than the TZ3 and about the same as the Sony H3. Let's see if it's worth all the Internet buzz… Full...
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
Lumix DMC-FZ18 VerdictIf you're looking for a digital camera but can't decide whether you want one that shoots wide or long, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 will do both for you exceedingly well. If you can't decide whether you want a digital camera...
Award: Highly Recommended!
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...
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 has two other 18x zoom competitors - the Fujifilm S8000fd and the Olympus SP-560UZ. Compare PricesSupport PhotographyBLOG: Buy the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 from one of our affiliate retailers: Ease of UseAs the debate...
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