Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 Reviews Analysis

"... the effectiveness of the image stabilisation is simply sensational - hand-held photos taken at full zoom extension, equivalent to 486mm, are amazingly sharp. image quality at iso speeds up to 200 is very good. iso400 is ok and 800 is just usable..."

No rating

 

"...picture quality - advanced features - hd movie mode - length of zoom..."

86

 

"... - good quality images up to 400 iso, - 1 cm macro mode..."

80

 

"...good low iso image quality, lens..."

90

 

"...good low iso image quality, lens, features, ia (intelligent auto), hd movies, handling..."

90

 

"...; excellent image stabilization ; full selection of manual and automatic exposure controls ..."

73

 

"...; excellent image stabilisation ; full selection of manual and automatic exposure controls ..."

73

 

"...; see this image ; silkypix bad open rw2file in fz28 ; if use rawcodec from panasonic in vista..."

60

 

"...s. forum not include image..."

60

 

"...image quality especially under ia (intelligent auto) mode ; im not sure this due to setting, or camera faulty or else..."

88

 

"...wish it had a panoramic picture mode for lacing ; together..."

86

 

"... zoom range, photo quality, ease of use..."

100

 

"...low price, excellent performance, zoom range, photo quality, ease of use, battery included..."

100

 

".... a working image stabilizer.thumbs up..."

90

 

"...zoom, fantastic image stabilization, great..."

100

 

"...side, image stabilization doesn't seem to be working that great, annoying..."

80

 

"...superb picture quality even in ai mode ; excellent battery life ..."

90

 

"... excellent battery life ; great hd movie quality ; size..."

90

 

"...compact,superb picture quality,broad..."

100

 

"...fine image quality, user - friendly..."

80

 

"...high quality..."

80

 

"...very good image quality..."

80

 

"...not very good image processing..."

100

 

"... has lecia lens. picture to picture is quick. can record hd movies..."

100

 

"...use, picture quality, mega os..."

100

 

"...ease of use, picture quality, mega os, superb flash, super w-t combination..."

100

 

"... good battery life, decent image quality..."

100

 

"...strong build, good battery life, decent image quality..."

100

 

"...a slight compromize with picture quality..."

60

 

"...poor build quality for price, noise and noise reduction..."

86

 

"... component cable is expensive but worth it..."

100

 

"...low price, excellent performance..."

100

 

"... but doesn't need it either. it cost only half the price and does a better job in all the areas i've tested..."

90

 

"... intelligent auto, price..."

100

 

"...monstrous zoom, intelligent auto, price..."

100

 

"... screen too bright, - white balance only perfect after manual adjustment, - raw mode too slow, -..."

80

 

"... continuous af, fast focusing..."

86

 

"...raw capture, continuous af, fast focusing..."

86

 

"... 720p movie capture with operational zoom ; relatively fast..."

73

 

"...sensitive, due to the lever - goes fast too easily. but the ring approach that oly 560/570 take isn't better, just different..."

86

 

"...zooming is sensitive, due to the lever - goes fast too easily. but the ring approach that oly 560/570 take isn't better, just different..."

86

 

"..."takes great macros","fast shutter speed","good battery life"..."

100

 

"...price, excellent performance, zoom range..."

100

 

"...slow response..."

100

 

"... loads of options, fast superzoom, leica lens..."

90

 

"...light, fast shooting, great for macros and action shots..."

90

 

"...light, fast shooting, great for macros and action shots. long battery life..."

90

 

"...excellent features, good performance..."

90

 

"... great outdoors photos, fast..."

100

 

"...sharp, great outdoors photos, fast..."

100

 

"... plus, retracts into a small carry package. the focus lock-on speed and drive modes are super fast. scene modes will set it to task; for you..."

90

 

"...you have to brace yourself to catch low light and fast movement during pauses, but only with no flash..."

90

 

"... while the camera is super fast, in drive mode and even flash drive mode, you have to realize, there is a slight screen (only) lag, because you are seeing the actual results (wb and exposure)..."

90

 

"...features, good performance..."

No rating

 

"...unpredictably slow to focus at telephoto end..."

80

 

"... the button should design on top instead of the holding part ; macro focus length not as good as fz18..."

90

 

"...normal handhold blocks focus-assist light..."

90

 

"...occasional back focus issue, esp..."

86

 

"...occasional back focus issue, esp. at zoom ..."

86

 

"...auto focus while zooming during video sometimes lags. component..."

100

 

"... good zoom. manual focus. battery life very good..."

60

 

".... sort the focus out..."

90

 

"...housing, hard to focus when using high zoom, need a tube for filters or lens..."

100

 

"...plastic housing, hard to focus when using high zoom, need a tube for filters or lens, no twist lcd, small evf, no external flash..."

100

 

"... smaller than comparable cameras, fast shooting with motion auto focus, hd..."

100

 

"...superb lense, very easy to use, smaller than comparable cameras, fast shooting with motion auto focus, hd video mode..."

100

 

"... but it would be good if the flash could be activated automatically (it must be manually released first) ; because the manual focus is digital (using the joystick) it..."

90

 

"... but it would be good if the flash could be activated automatically (it must be manually released first) - because the manual focus is digital (using the joystick) it..."

90

 

"...zoom, no noticeable chromatic aberration, no lens distortion..."

70

 

"... screen too bright, - white balance only perfect after manual adjustment, - raw mode too slow..."

80

 

"...; white balance performance always a bit off ; iso 1600 still noisy ..."

No rating

 

"... 1cm macro, good colour, 27mm wide angle lens..."

80

 

"...auto white balance acts unpredictably slow..."

80

 

"... at zoom ; electronic viewfinder (evf) is pretty tiny ; occasional white balance issues..."

86

 

"... low light. color tones a bit blue. fragile feel..."

60

 

"...the lens is magnificent. the effectiveness of the image stabilisation is simply sensational - hand-held photos taken at full zoom extension, equivalent to 486mm, are amazingly sharp..."

No rating

 

"... no noticeable chromatic aberration, no lens distortion, relatively..."

70

 

"...18x optical zoom, no noticeable chromatic aberration, no lens distortion, relatively compact size..."

70

 

"...quality, lens, features..."

90

 

"...leica lens, 1cm macro..."

80

 

"... good colour, 27mm wide angle lens, no..."

80

 

"...leica lens, 1cm macro, good colour, 27mm wide angle lens, no fringing on contrast areas..."

80

 

"...powerful 18x optical zoom lens shoots..."

80

 

"...18x optical zoom lens, 10..."

100

 

"...18x optical zoom lens, 10.1 megapixel resolution, advanced ia (intelligent auto) mode, 2..."

100

 

"... this caused problems when the camera shut down automatically (zoom error), and due to the turnable front of the lens, i had a hard time to remove the step-up ring..."

88

 

"...converter. this caused problems when the camera shut down automatically (zoom error), and due to the turnable front of the lens, i had a hard time to remove the step-up ring. you should rather use an adapter ..."

88

 

"... light weight and plastic feels cheap - and feels harder to hold steady on long zooms ; lack of lens cap is strange, and a soft form-fitting case would be nice given the unique shape..."

86

 

"...great lens very versitile range ; small and light ..."

90

 

"...huge number of modes, idiot proof, 18x optical zoom lens, very high resolution, long battery life, image stabiliser works very well, hd video..."

100

 

"...the lens. good zoom..."

60

 

"...leica glass, f2..."

100

 

"...zoom, leica 27mm wide angle lens, hd video function with zoom..."

100

 

"... hard to focus when using high zoom, need a tube for filters or lens, no twist lcd..."

100

 

"...superb lense, very easy to use..."

100

 

"...images on a soft side, image stabilization doesn't seem to be working that great, annoying lens cap..."

80

 

"... image stabilization doesn't seem to be working that great, annoying lens cap..."

80

 

"...mode, great lens system, good documentation..."

100

 

"...superb macro mode, great lens system, good documentation, great "intelligent" mode..."

100

 

"... sharp leica lens, intelligent..."

90

 

"...; 3-inch lens would be better..."

90

 

"...use, lens quality, 18x..."

100

 

"...ease of use, lens quality, 18x zoom..."

100

 

"...angle, long zoom lens, slr like zoom option..."

100

 

"...it's all about the lens and the leica included is super sharp (turn up the sharpness), f2..."

90

 

"...it's all about the lens and the leica included is super sharp (turn up the sharpness), f2.8, non-distorted, focuses macro shots at 1cm, works with extended optical, ultra long focal lengths, unbelievable zoom range for better composition flexibility (fast) and only extends a tiny bit at max zoom..."

90

 

"... this is not extremely low noise at 800 iso and up but makes up for it (you run about 1 iso setting cleaner) with it's about 1 f-stop faster than usual lens. noise is easily cleaned up with software, and still leaves outstanding detail, sharpness, contrast and the nr is adjustable in the camera..."

90

 

"...features. has lecia lens. picture to picture is quick..."

100

 

"...magnificent. the effectiveness of the image stabilisation is simply sensational - hand-held photos taken at full zoom extension, equivalent to 486mm, are amazingly sharp..."

No rating

 

"...magnificent. the effectiveness of the image stabilisation is simply sensational - hand-held photos taken at full zoom extension, equivalent to 486mm, are amazingly sharp. image quality at iso speeds up to 200 is very good..."

No rating

 

"...18x optical zoom, no noticeable chromatic aberration..."

70

 

"...18x zoom with optical stabilization, - good quality images up to 400 iso..."

80

 

"...useful 27mm wide-angle zoom ; excellent image stabilization ..."

73

 

"... full selection of manual and automatic exposure controls ; 720p movie capture with operational zoom ; relatively..."

73

 

"...useful 27mm wideangle zoom ; excellent image stabilisation ..."

73

 

"...problems, only a suggestion- with 18x zoom, panasonic..."

100

 

"... esp. at zoom ; electronic viewfinder (evf) is pretty tiny ..."

86

 

"... excellent performance, zoom range, photo quality..."

100

 

"...lens. good zoom. manual focus..."

60

 

"...8, wide-angle, lightweight, you can zoom while filming, vivid..."

100

 

"...leica glass, f2.8, wide-angle, lightweight, you can zoom while filming, vivid and crisp pictures..."

100

 

"...features: 18x zoom, anti-shake & red eye reduction! easy to use and quick to learn how to operate well..."

100

 

"...features: 18x zoom, anti-shake & red eye reduction! easy to use and quick to learn how to operate well..."

100

 

"...super 18x optical zoom, leica 27mm wide angle lens..."

100

 

"...super 18x optical zoom, leica 27mm wide angle lens, hd video function with zoom, light weight, raw, 60 sec shutter, internal memory..."

100

 

"...huge optical zoom, fantastic image stabilization, great layout..."

100

 

"...huge optical zoom, fantastic image stabilization..."

100

 

"...nice zoom and macro mode, intuitive menus..."

80

 

"...27mm wide angle+large zoom ; long battery life ..."

90

 

"... lens quality, 18x zoom..."

100

 

"...monstrous zoom, intelligent auto..."

100

 

"... long zoom lens, slr like zoom option, nice..."

100

 

"...wide - angle, long zoom lens, slr like zoom option, nice set of shooting features..."

100

 

"...8, non-distorted, focuses macro shots at 1cm, works with extended optical, ultra long focal lengths, unbelievable zoom range for better composition flexibility (fast) and only extends a tiny bit at max zoom..."

90

 

"...8, non-distorted, focuses macro shots at 1cm, works with extended optical, ultra long focal lengths, unbelievable zoom range for better composition flexibility (fast) and only extends a tiny bit at max zoom. plus, retracts into a small carry package..."

90

 

"...zoom, clear screen..."

No rating

 

"...use, great images and good zoom..."

No rating

 

"... 60 sec shutter, internal memory..."

100

 

"... - casing is rather light ; screen too bright, - white balance only perfect after manual adjustment..."

80

 

"...1 megapixel resolution, advanced ia (intelligent auto) mode, 2.7 tft color lcd, a..."

100

 

"...1 megapixel resolution, advanced ia (intelligent auto) mode, 2.7 tft color lcd, a host of scene and shooting modes..."

100

 

"... lack of hotshoe ; 3. lack of vari-angle lcd (swing out lcd like canon) ; 4..."

92

 

"..."good battery life","good sized screen","easy..."

100

 

"... small and light ; great screen ; images..."

90

 

"...no screen guard..."

80

 

"... need a tube for filters or lens, no twist lcd, small evf..."

100

 

"... intuitive menus, great lcd screen, comparatively light..."

80

 

"... no adjustable lcd..."

90

 

"... while the camera is super fast, in drive mode and even flash drive mode, you have to realize, there is a slight screen (only) lag, because you are seeing the actual results (wb and exposure)..."

90

 

"...zoom, clear screen, easy..."

No rating

 

"...no swivel screen, no..."

100

 

"...no swivel screen, no stereo audio..."

100

 

"...button. the button should design on top instead of the holding part ; macro..."

90

 

"...plastic body looks flimsy, but..."

100

 

"...plastic body looks flimsy, but isn't..."

100

 

"... - hd video at 1280 x 740 pixels, - practical..."

80

 

"...18x zoom with optical stabilization, - good quality images up to 400 iso, - 1 cm macro mode, - hd video at 1280 x 740 pixels, - practical, useful automatic modes..."

80

 

"...massive 18x range with 27mm wide angle., raw recording and correction of fringing., hd movie recording in the 720p format., compact light body with full manual control., massive 18x range with 27mm wide angle., raw recording and correction of fringing., hd movie recording in the 720p format., compact light body with full manual control..."

86

 

"...hd video looks better than it sounds ; white balance performance always a bit off ..."

No rating

 

"...i always accidentally switched the recording / display button. the button should design on top instead of the holding part ..."

90

 

"... perhaps we have to wait for fz38?) ; 1. stereo audio recording ; 2..."

92

 

"... lack of vari-angle lcd (swing out lcd like canon) ; 4. 1080p full hd recording ; 5..."

92

 

"... image stabiliser works very well, hd video..."

100

 

"... leica 27mm wide angle lens, hd video function with zoom, light weight..."

100

 

"... fast shooting with motion auto focus, hd video mode..."

100

 

"... would have liked the "avchd lite" format included in some 2009 models. better video file sizes that way..."

90

 

"...noise, plastic build..."

90

 

"...build quality and feel do not match the fz50..."

90

 

"...lightweight, durable, easy to use..."

100

 

"...strong build, good battery life..."

100

 

"...fixed screen and smaller evf than before., no flash hotshoe., tendency to use small apertures in automatic., lens cap blocks barrel upon power-up., fixed screen and smaller evf than before., no flash hotshoe., tendency to use small apertures in automatic., lens cap blocks barrel upon power-up..."

86

 

"... strong battery life numbers ; extremely solid flash unit..."

No rating

 

"...remembering to remove the petal hood when using flash..."

94

 

"... small evf, no external flash..."

100

 

"...need to be careful when using flash in certain situations as the flash does not sit high enough over the lens & can create a shadow on your subject..."

90

 

"...i don't mind about no external flash, but it would be good if the flash could be activated automatically (it must be manually released first) ..."

90

 

"...flash, but it would be good if the flash could be activated automatically (it must be manually released first) ;..."

90

 

"...i don't mind about no external flash, but it would be good if the flash could be activated automatically (it must be manually released first) ;..."

90

 

"...in-built flash only ; small joystick needs to get used to (but works great) ..."

90

 

"...flash, but it would be good if the flash could be activated automatically (it must be manually released first) - because..."

90

 

"...i don't mind about no external flash, but it would be good if the flash could be activated automatically (it must be manually released first) - because..."

90

 

"...pauses, but only with no flash. while the camera is super fast, in drive mode and even flash drive mode, you have to realize, there is a slight screen (only) lag, because you are seeing the actual results (wb and exposure)..."

90

 

"...you have to brace yourself to catch low light and fast movement during pauses, but only with no flash. while the camera is super fast, in drive mode and even flash drive mode, you have to realize, there is a slight screen (only) lag, because you are seeing the actual results (wb and exposure)..."

90

 

"... while the camera is super fast, in drive mode and even flash drive mode, you have to realize, there is a slight screen (only) lag, because you are seeing the actual results (wb and exposure)..."

90

 

"... mega os, superb flash, super..."

100

 

"...i don't like the power zoom. it is too hard to control..."

72

 

"...quality, user - friendly, easy..."

80

 

"...lens, intelligent ia exposure & many manual settings for fine adjustment..."

90

 

"... sharp leica lens, intelligent ia exposure & many manual settings for fine adjustment..."

90

 

"... while the camera is super fast, in drive mode and even flash drive mode, you have to realize, there is a slight screen (only) lag, because you are seeing the actual results (wb and exposure). so you just lead your moving subject, a bit more..."

90

 

"... while the camera is super fast, in drive mode and even flash drive mode, you have to realize, there is a slight screen (only) lag, because you are seeing the actual results (wb and exposure). so you just lead your moving subject, a bit more..."

90

 

"... if use rawcodec from panasonic in vista. rw2 view coreect in standart viewer. but rawcodec can not converted in other format ; what i can do ; thx ; p..."

60

 

"... at zoom ; electronic viewfinder (evf) is pretty tiny ..."

86

 

"...; together a wide panoramic view..."

86

 

"...hood, there is no rubber cap for the viewfinder..."

80

 

"...no integrated hood, there is no rubber cap for the viewfinder..."

80

 

"... no hotshoe. viewfinder a waste of time..."

No rating

 

"...view finder is static and does not move around. this..."

100

 

"... 27mm wide angle lens, no fringing on contrast areas..."

80

 

"... this is not extremely low noise at 800 iso and up but makes up for it (you run about 1 iso setting cleaner) with it's about 1 f-stop faster than usual lens. noise is easily cleaned up with software, and still leaves outstanding detail, sharpness, contrast and the nr is adjustable in the camera..."

90

 

"... noise is easily cleaned up with software, and still leaves outstanding detail, sharpness, contrast and the nr is adjustable in the camera..."

No rating

 

"...lens, 10.1 megapixel resolution, advanced ia (intelligent auto) mode, 2..."

100

 

"..."great resolution","takes great macros"..."

100

 

"... great zoom and resolution..."

100

 

"... 18x optical zoom lens, very high resolution, long battery life..."

100

 

"... light weight and plastic feels cheap - and feels harder to hold steady on long zooms ; lack of lens cap is strange, and a soft form-fitting case would be nice given the unique shape. after use..."

86

 

"... light weight and plastic feels cheap - and feels harder to hold steady on long zooms ; lack of lens cap is strange, and a soft form-fitting case would be nice given the unique shape. after use..."

86

 

"... (for security purposes) ; 7. folder format in date format (like in my trusty old minolta cameras) ; 8..."

92

 

"... rw2 view coreect in standart viewer. but rawcodec can not converted in other format ; what i can do ; thx ; p..."

60

 

"... leica lens, raw format..."

90

 

"...few. would have liked the "avchd lite" format included in some 2009 models. better..."

90

 

"...zoom, anti-shake & red eye reduction! easy to use and quick to learn how to operate well..."

100

 

"...iso400, repeated menu options..."

80

 

"...noise comes in badly at iso400, repeated menu options..."

80

 

"... excellent in-camera jpeg processing options ; strong battery life numbers ; extremely..."

No rating

 

"...battery is too small. one important note: never never buys from broadway..."

98

 

"..."fast shutter speed","good battery life","good sized screen"..."

100

 

"... ease of use, battery included..."

100

 

"... very high resolution, long battery life, image stabiliser works very well..."

100

 

"... manual focus. battery life very good. accessorie..."

60

 

"... takes 8 gb sd card, inexpensive spare battery can be purchased online..."

80

 

"...; excellent battery life ; great hd movie quality ..."

90

 

"...expensive accessories like 2nd battery, no hotshoe..."

No rating

 

"...expensive accessories like 2nd battery, no hotshoe. viewfinder..."

No rating

 

"... raw, 60 sec shutter, internal..."

100

 

"... - practical, useful..."

80

 

"... screen too bright, - white balance only perfect after manual adjustment, - raw mode too slow, - no click wheel access to manual modes..."

80

 

"... - casing is rather light ; screen too bright, - white balance only perfect after manual adjustment, - raw mode too slow, - no click wheel access to manual modes..."

80

 

"... excellent image stabilization ; full selection of manual and automatic exposure controls ; 720p movie capture with operational zoom ..."

73

 

"... this caused problems when the camera shut down automatically (zoom error), and due to the turnable front of the lens, i had a hard time to remove the step-up ring. you should rather use an adapter ; i would like the option to adjust the ev to +-2 for auto-bracketing (for hdr imaging) ..."

88

 

"... light weight and plastic feels cheap - and feels harder to hold steady on long zooms ; lack of lens cap is strange, and a soft form-fitting case would be nice given the unique shape. after use, will..."

86

 

"... light weight and plastic feels cheap - and feels harder to hold steady on long zooms ; lack of lens cap is strange, and a soft form-fitting case would be nice given the unique shape. after use, will post more info..."

86

 

"... as for ppl who mentioned that the evf is small,i found that it is working very well and i like to use it alot even though i didnt use vf in the past!!! (addicted to it) ; p..."

98

 

"...; as for ppl who mentioned that the evf is small,i found that it is working very well and i like to use it alot even though i didnt use vf in the past!!! (addicted to it) ; p..."

98

 

"... silkypix bad open rw2file in fz28 ; if use rawcodec from panasonic in vista. rw2 view coreect in standart viewer..."

60

 

"..."good sized screen","easy to use..."

100

 

"...flexability, from automatic to manual. great..."

100

 

"...extreme flexability, from automatic to manual. great..."

100

 

"... photo quality, ease of use, battery..."

100

 

"... anti-shake & red eye reduction! easy to use and quick to learn how to operate well..."

100

 

"...easy to use quite nice image quality, can..."

80

 

"...easy to use quite nice image quality, can add a 46mm filter! raw..."

80

 

"...lense, very easy to use, smaller than comparable cameras..."

100

 

"...ia function works well, easy to use, bracketing function for hdr, loads of options, fast superzoom, leica lens, raw format..."

90

 

"... easy to use, light..."

90

 

"...; great array of simple and advanced features, although a few a little ridiculous for me (like the pet function which can stamp the name of your pet and its age, based on the input of birthday and the camera's date ..."

90

 

"... because the manual focus is digital (using the joystick) it is very fiddly and not much use..."

90

 

"... long battery life ; excellent controls and settings ; not too bulky/heavy for travel ..."

90

 

"...easy to use, great images and good zoom..."

90

 

"...fine image quality, user - friendly, easy to use..."

80

 

"...hard to use in low light..."

100

 

"...- great array of simple and advanced features, although a few a little ridiculous for me (like the pet function which can stamp the name of your pet and its age, based on the input of birthday and the camera's date ..."

90

 

"... clear screen, easy to use as p&s..."

No rating

 

"...zoom, clear screen, easy to use as p&s..."

No rating

 

"...manual mode focussing is a bit tricky..."

100

 

"...screen, no stereo audio..."

100

 

"... 1080p full hd recording ; 5. remote control (can avoid running away from the camera after setting the ; self timer, to be in a group shot) ; 6..."

92

 

"... only a suggestion- with 18x zoom, panasonic should also provide with a remote commander(control)..."

100

 

"...no problems, only a suggestion- with 18x zoom, panasonic should also provide with a remote commander(control)..."

100

 

"...zoom. it is too hard to control. at..."

72

 

"... white balance performance always a bit off ; iso 1600 still noisy ; some..."

No rating

 

"...soft, noisy photos ; no..."

73

 

"...prone to soft, noisy photos ; no..."

73

 

"...i used a step-up ring for attaching a converter. this caused problems when the camera shut down automatically (zoom error), and due to the turnable front of the lens, i had a hard time to remove the step-up ring..."

88

 

"... this caused problems when the camera shut down automatically (zoom error), and due to the turnable front of the lens, i had a hard time to remove the step-up ring. you should rather use an adapter ..."

88

 

"... due to the lever - goes fast too easily. but the ring approach that oly 560/570 take isn't better, just different..."

86

 

"... due to the lever - goes fast too easily. but the ring approach that oly 560/570 take isn't better, just different. light weight and plastic feels cheap - and feels harder to hold steady on long zooms ; lack of lens cap is strange, and a soft form-fitting case would be nice given the unique shape..."

86

 

"... my old olympus and my old sony dsc h5 did that even my old sony dsc p100 camera , unless its me and the camera does show this information in the menu settings ; plus the sound of the video mode is terrible my old sony dsc h5 was much clearer in sound .. this panasonic one sounds very muffled and dull ; apart from that no complaints ..."

90

 

"...can occasionally beomce noisy in pictures - make sure you get the right setting..."

100

 

"... after use, will post more info..."

86

 

"... remote control (can avoid running away from the camera after setting the ; self timer, to be in a group shot) ; 6. time lapse / motion detection recording. (for security purposes) ; 7..."

92

 

"... no lens distortion, relatively compact size..."

70

 

"... - casing is rather light ; screen too bright..."

80

 

"... but the ring approach that oly 560/570 take isn't better, just different. light weight and plastic feels cheap - and feels harder to hold steady on long zooms ; lack of lens cap is strange, and a soft form-fitting case would be nice given the unique shape..."

86

 

"...maybe can upgrade features to snap moving subject under low light condition but this expectation may be too high. might consider dslr may be..."

96

 

"..."good battery life","excellent in low light","nice features and settings"..."

100

 

"...; small and light ; great screen ..."

90

 

"...pictures. low light. color tones a bit blue..."

60

 

"...8, wide-angle, lightweight, you can zoom while filming..."

100

 

"... hd video function with zoom, light weight, raw..."

100

 

"...still bigger than a posket digital plastic body feels a little light..."

100

 

"... great lcd screen, comparatively light, made in japan..."

80

 

"...use, light..."

90

 

"... excellent controls and settings ; not too bulky/heavy for travel ; very..."

90

 

"... small joystick needs to get used to (but works great) ; possible light vignetting when using some filters at wide angle ; lots..."

90

 

"...weight,compact,superb picture quality..."

100

 

"...light weight,compact,superb picture quality,broad range of applications..."

100

 

"... easy to use, compact optical megazoom..."

100

 

"...lightweight, durable, easy to use, compact optical megazoom..."

100

 

"...smartly thought out features, good performance, light weight..."

100

 

"...colours were a little under-saturated, images looked soft..."

70

 

"...colours were a little under-saturated, images looked soft, noticeable grain at iso 200..."

70

 

"...s at first my opinion for the evf is only useable but as time pass i figured out something,maybe you guys can try to see if there's any differences in it...there is a small roller beside the evf that allows you to make adjustment to the evf according to the degree of your eye.try to adjust it to let say mid point of the roller and thats give you a larger evf size rather than adjust it at the highest point of the roller which give you smaller and sharper image in evf..."

98

 

"... as for ppl who mentioned that the evf is small,i found that it is working very well and i like to use it alot even though i didnt use vf in the past!!! (addicted to it) ; p.s at first my opinion for the evf is only useable but as time pass i figured out something,maybe you guys can try to see if there's any differences in it...there is a small roller beside the evf that allows you to make adjustment to the evf according to the degree of your eye.try to adjust it to let say mid point of the roller and thats give you a larger evf size rather than adjust it at the highest point of the roller which give you smaller and sharper image in evf..."

98

 

"... great hd movie quality ; size isn't as big as it looks - just right for me..."

90

 

"... great array of simple and advanced features, although a few a little ridiculous for me (like the pet function which can stamp the name of your pet and its age, based on the input of birthday and the camera's date ..."

90

 

"...size a bit too much, that's..."

80

 

"...size a bit too much, that's all..."

80