Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200

performance, portability, usability, image quality, lens

96% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

usability, performance, portability, image quality, zoom

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93% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

usability, zoom, performance

100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Very good photo quality ; 24X Leica lens maintains F2.8 maximum aperture from 25 - 600 mm ; Power OIS image stabilization, with "active" mode for movies ; 3-inch rotating LCD with 460,000 pixels, good outdoor/low light visibility ; Super-sharp...

Tends to clip highlights; photos slightly noisy ; Redeye a problem; no removal tool in playback mode ; No eye sensor for electronic viewfinder; rainbow effect on EVF can be distracting ; More expensive than other super zooms (though none have...

Panasonic has done almost everything right with the FZ200, producing a super zoom with a no-compromises lens. It performs very well, takes photos that are comparable (or better) than other super zooms, and has a top-notch movie mode. With a few...

Fast f/2.8 zoom lens. Speedy performance. Sharp images. Excellent EVF. Hot shoe and mic input. Raw support

Expensive. Rear LCD could be sharper. Not the longest zoom in class. No GPS

The 24x Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 doesn't have the most ambitious zoom ratio, but a sharp f/2.8 aperture lens and speedy performance make up for it.

Max aperture f/2.8 across full 24x optical zoom range of Leica DC Vario-Elmarit-branded lens; Relatively sharp and detailed images for a superzoom camera; Full-res burst shooting at 12 frames per second; Advanced photographic capabilities (manual...

Control scheme and menu layout frustrating to use, especially the over-reliance on the rear dial; Higher ISOs produce smudged and blurred images as noise reduction efforts increase; Tendency to clip highlights; EVF doesn't switch on automatically when...

Panasonic has a long-standing legacy for producing quality long-zoom bridge cameras, including the FZ150 superzoom which we reviewed and heartily recommended a little more than a year ago. However, the company pumped some new excitement into the line...

f2.8 aperture constant across zoom range ; Superb 6 stop Power OIS stabilisation ; 0.2in 1.3 million dot Electronic viewfinder ; 3in 460k articulated LCD screen ; HD slomo and miniature movie modes ; 540 shots from a single charge

Zoom range big but shorter than rivals ; Short bust modes ; Lacks viewfinder proximity sensor ; Artifacts on miniature mode movies

The Lumix FZ200 is Panasonic's Flagship Superzoom and is worthy of the title. If extreme telephoto power is what you're looking for there are plenty of other models out there that passed the 24x marker a good while back and are now well beyond what the...

Constant F/2.8 lens ; Good image stabilization ; Has PASM modes ; Able to shoot in RAW

LCD quality can be increased ; Loss of detail from ISO800 onwards ; Pricey compared to the competition ; No eye-sensor function

Superzooms offer a good compromise in terms of reach and weight; regular point-and-shoots cameras can't match their zoom range while DSLR cameras require a heavy telephoto lens in order to achieve the same reach.

Very good photo quality ; 24X Leica lens maintains F2.8 maximum aperture from 25 - 600 mm ; Power OIS image stabilization, with "active" mode for movies ; 3-inch rotating LCD with 460,000 pixels, good outdoor/low light visibility ; Super-sharp...

Tends to clip highlights; photos slightly noisy ; Redeye a problem; no removal tool in playback mode ; No eye sensor for electronic viewfinder; rainbow effect on EVF can be distracting ; More expensive than other super zooms (though none have...

It's pretty hard not to like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200. It has all the bells and whistles that you'd expect on a high-end super zoom, plus an F2.8, 25 - 600 mm lens that no other camera can match. That nice lens does command a bit of a premium, but...

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