Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ60 / DMC-FZ62

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98% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

24X zoom up to 600mm (35mm equivalent) ; 16-megapixel MOS sensor ; Light sensitivity up to ISO 3200 ; Optical image stabilization ; Full manual controls ; f2.8 maximum aperture ; Two customizable function buttons ; 25mm wide angle ; Long battery life...

Burst mode speeds are limited ; Autofocus is not always precise ; High-definition video does not look extremely sharp ; High ISO settings can look noisy ; EVF resolution (202,000 dots) is not very sharp

If you like a lot of dedicated buttons and manual controls at your fingertips, but don't want to spend the money for an interchangeable lens camera, the DMC-FZ60 will likely fit your hand like a glove. Its powerful 24X zoom, optical image stabilization...

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ62 is a modest but solid upgrade of last year's FZ48 model, principally adding more megapixels, much faster burst shooting, expanded ISO range and more creative effects. While image quality exceeds its predecessor, despite the...

Priced lower than FZ200 with many of the same features, Surprising depth of manual control

Zoom is a bit short by today’s outlandish standards, Lots of competition with better features, longer zooms, or lower prices

For the model that’s the lesser of Panasonic’s two new FZ-series superzooms, the FZ60 is a pretty impressive camera. It doesn’t match the zoom range of the class-leading ultrazooms anymore, but it does seem to offer solid image quality, based on our...

Great image quality at base ISO ; Excellent high ISO noise performance ; Programmable Fn buttons ; New Creative control filters

Narrower zoom range than rivals ; Disappointing burst shooting ; No RAW mode ; Fixed non-articulated LCD screen

Quality build and feel, Versatile focal range, Strong overall image quality

Aspect ratio of monitor results in wasted screen space, Lack of Raw capture, Claimed 10fps only good for three consecutive shots

24x optical zoom ; Images have good colour rendition ; Good quality sound from the built-in microphone ; Very fast autofocus

No automatic detector to switch between EVF and screen ; JPEG only ; Has the tendency to overexpose photos and video

If you are forking out for a premium-priced superzoom camera, you might as well save up a little more and spend it on the FZ200, which gives you a fast and constant lens at f/2.8, as well as RAW capture.

Not much different to last year's FZ48, but that's no bad thing. A solid all-rounder at a great price

Picture quality is generally good, although resolution falls off slightly at extreme telephoto. Video quality is excellent with the Active Mode stabilisation smoothing out walking-with-camera sequences. Playback from the SD card through a Panasonic...

The electronic viewfinder is not up with the best of the breed in colour, contrast and resolution. It is handy for framing in bright light but does not give an accurate representation of the subject ; VERDICT: There was a time when we were scornful of...

There was a time when we were scornful of these super zoom pseudo SLRs. The viewfinders were woeful. The shutter lag was so extreme that it was impossible to capture moving subjects. And on some models the EVF blacked out when the shutter button was...

Quality build and feel, versatile focal range, strong overall image quality, effective Intelligent auto setting

LCD aspect ratio results in wasted area when shooting at the sensor's full resolution, lack of Raw capture, maximum continuous shooting speed only works for three shots