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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20

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Pros

  • The focus ring feels responsive and precise
  • The menus are easy to understand and quick to navigate
  • FZ20's electronic viewfinder looks crisper and smoother than the norm

Cons

  • 12x optical zoom
  • not managed to get hands on any of their cameras to test
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 5.744x4.308 mm
  • 5 Mpx
  • 2560, 1920 px
  • 8
  • Continuous
  • 2.0 in
  • no

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20

Pros

  • The focus ring feels responsive and precise
  • The menus are easy to understand and quick to navigate
  • FZ20's electronic viewfinder looks crisper and smoother than the norm
  • The zoom works relatively quickly and quietly
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • price
  • nicely build
  • very easy to use
  • The lens gives unbelievably clear and colorful pictures
  • The zoom is much better than other cameras

Cons

  • 12x optical zoom
  • not managed to get hands on any of their cameras to test
  • slightly pared down from its original design following an
  • Eye-Fi card
  • VERY limited possibilities to control exposure in macro mode
  • The size of the camera is a bit on the chunky side
  • It is impossible to describe all the features this camera has
  • doesn't perform too well with indoor pictures in dim lighting
  • the indoor shots which tended to be darker and blurry
  • Never had a blurry out of focus shot
  • the camera feels somewhat awkward to handle

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
5 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
2560 x 1920 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.23 in
Sensor photo detectors5.0 Mpx
Effective pixels5.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Max resolution2560 x 1920 px
Other resolutions
  • 2048x1536
  • 1920x1080
  • 1600x1200
  • 1280x960
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom12.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture8
Focal length equiv36 - 432
Focus adjustmentAuto
AutofocusContinuous
Manual focusyes
Normal focus range11.81 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
Image stabiliserOptical
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityyes
Aperture priorityyes
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Built-in flashyes
Flash range7
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
External flashyes
Continuous drive3.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • party
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
Self-timeryes
3D supportno
Manual settingsyes
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Microphone typeMono
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Dimensions
Weight19.61 oz
Width5.02 in
Height3.43 in
Depth4.18 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Rechargeable batteryyes
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
Orientation sensorno
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Image
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum80
ISO maximum400
Maximum image resolution2560 x 1920 px
White balance presets4
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formats
  • JPEG
  • TIFF
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
Image stabilization typeOptical
Uncompressed formatTIFF
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.0 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots130000
Touch screenno
Live viewyes
ViewfinderElectronic
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Videography features
Maximum resolution320 x 240 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeFull HD
Max frame rate (highest resolution)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate10.0 fps
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Design
Body typeCompact
Colour of productSilver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage16.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
AV outputyes

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Panasonic - Editorial Reviews (13)

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4.0

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Review posted 10/08/2004Introduction & Physical Views Click on the Lumix FZ20 to take a QuickTime VR tourThe Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 is a 5-megapixel digital camera with a high-quality Leica 12x optical zoom. The Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 12x zoom is equivalent to a 36 - 432mm zoom on a 35mm camera and

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Detailed review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20, with actual sample images, and a detailed data sheet.

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Published: 25.10.2005
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
1.5

The DMC-FZ20 has the longest zoom of any camera we've tested, but is a little light on resolution.

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Published: 04.11.2004
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Review

Announced at the end of July 2004, the DMC-FZ20 is the flagship model of the third generation of 'super zoom' cameras from electronics giant Panasonic, and is a direct replacement for the FZ10. Like its predecessors (and the simultaneously announced DMC-FZ3) the FZ20 sports a Leica-branded DC Vario-Elmarit zoom with a whopping 12x optical range (36-432mm equiv) and a constant F2.8 aperture. It also boasts a newly-improved optical image stabilisation system and the Venus II engine, which, according to Panasonic's documentation, is now equivalent to shooting at 3 or 4 shutter speed steps faster.

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Published: 19.11.2004
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3.0

Panasonic Lumix FZ

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Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ20 review

This point-and-shoot digital camera has been called “SLR-like” and the label is well deserved. With independent manual settings for aperture ...

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Published: 19.11.2004
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Panasonic Lumix DMC FZ20 4 to 5 Megapixel user reviews : 3.7 out of 5 - 11 reviews - photographyreview.com

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Published: 26.03.2008
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 (Compact Camera): 4.5 out of 5 stars from 2 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Review
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Published: 04.11.2004
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Review

Announced at the end of July 2004, the DMC-FZ20 is the flagship model of the third generation of 'super zoom' cameras from electronics giant Panasonic, and is a direct replacement for the FZ10. Like its predecessors (and the simultaneously announced DMC-FZ3) the FZ20 sports a Leica-branded DC Vario-Elmarit zoom with a whopping 12x optical range (36-432mm equiv) and a constant F2.8 aperture. It also boasts a newly-improved optical image stabilisation system and the Venus II engine, which, according to Panasonic's documentation, is now equivalent to shooting at 3 or 4 shutter speed steps faster.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Review - Steve's Digicams
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20 Review - Steve's Digicams

Steve's Conclusion Holding the