Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera

+ excellent tephoto results

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+ Camera is very easy to use.
Takes great pictures.
Small for a zoom camera.

- Pointless 16mb SD card supplied.
Need to convert the QuickTime MJPEG (.mov) format movie files if watching on a DVD player.

+ Simple to use, good screen

- viewfinder image not the clearest, can be a bit fiddly, but all cameras at that level are and this has a nice simple option

+ Exceptional camera with a great zoom. Really good useful features.

- none I can see!

+ Manual relatively easy to read. Great number of features easy to use once you get used to using them.

- Haven't found any yet

+ Excellent. Great photo quality. Easy to use. Excellent battery life. Overall, Great

- None

+ With the vairious setting even my wife can use it without any sort of guidence.

- none found yet

+ Easy to handle and use.Finished product excellent.

- None so far

+ Small compact

- Definition of viewfinder screen poor

+ My first SLR digital camera and I am very pleased with it. A good choice for a first time buy!

- Have not found any !

+ compact; light; good zoom facility

- software only average

+ SIMPLE MODE FOR TAKING PICTURES STRAIGHT AWAY GOOD INSTRUCTION BOOK VERY LIGHT AND EASY TO USE

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+ Easy to handle, lots of features

- Output of movie restricted to MOV format and only 15 or 30 fps, no uk standard

+ In simple mode took good shots,used quite a few of other features.

- Could not capture moving object so well in poor light,handbook not so good to understand with this subject

+ Good picture quality under all conditions.Fits even the smallest hand well

- can be tricky to use in flash mode

+ Love the design, large graphics on LCD screen,

- As far as I'm concerned none, I'm just an everyday amateur photographer

+ Takes good pictures, camera is as complicated as you want it to be. Delivered as promised.

- Images look good on the screen on camera, but sometimes appear blurred when you get them back to PC. I suppose I need to learn more.

+ light, easy to use just point and take

- flash has limited range,no hot shoe

+ very good camera. does all the tricks for the money paid

- battery life good but not the best. but better than forking out on aa batteries all the time so can't really complain

+ Excellent camera for the money. Like the options available for Aperture/Shutter priority and manual control.

- Electronic viewfinder poor quality. Requires an increase in the pixel count.No protection on the front of the lens such as a UV or Haze filter.

+ Just what I wanted - excellent lens and picture quality. High power telephoto but small size and light weight, good handling, simple to use but lots of additional features.

- Some hunting on telephoto. Occasional refusal to take picture - need to investigate further. Lens cover fiddly.

+ Very easy to use with simple instructions.Down loading is dead easy.Great for snaps or more serious shots.Good battery life too.

- night/low light shots without a tri-pod are hard to achieve,even with the stabilise on,without getting blurring.

+ The ability to take hundreds of photographs without changing film, to view and delete those you do not like and to see them on your PC or TV without waiting or paying for developing is the real big break through with digital photography.

- I thought Digital photography would be more user friendly than manual SLR but it introduces menus that offer more choices and greater complications.

+ powerful zoom

- weak construction material
mode dial too loose

+ Speed, zoom range, general features are all excellent.

- Unacceptable colour noise often resulting in poorer quality pictures than my old 3.2M Olympus. Very poor screen resolution which is a pity,and restricted close-up range,

+ Light to carry with a powerful, high quality lens

- Instruction manual could be better

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- Didn't come with a case or a decent sized memory card

+ very good all round camera,excellent zoom,good size lcd,excellent picture quality even on simple mode,light and very easy to use,good battery life,comes with lens cover and protector,easy movie mode,excellent for sports and fast moving photography,excellent landscape settings

- sd card provided too small only 7-8 pictures on full 7m pixels

+ lIGHTWEIGHT GOOD AUTOMATIC FEATURES

- NOSE AGAINST SCREEN WHEN USING VIEW FINDER, NEED PROTECTIVE FILM.

+ This camera is so easy to use with a large view screen and brilliant image quality. At last I can see what I am doing. I wish that i had bought one years ago.

- Some of the controls are a bit close together and it's easy to press a control you did not want.

+ LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY HANDLING

- NONE THAT I HAVE FOUND YET

+ Ideal camera for me as a virtual novice but has plenty of manual adjustments for the more experienced

- Not found one yet

+ Great convenience camera akin to a very mini SLR. This is no toy and takes excellent photos, which I use extensively in my blog. The Leica lens and anti-shake are great. I also have a Nikon D70 but find the small size of the FZ7 means it gets carried more and thus more pictures. Also fast startup with no click delay. The video mode also comes in handy. Get a big memory card.

- Some trade off between ultimate thin cameras and this, but I still prefer this immensely.

+ Ease of use,specification,features,shutter is immediate.Battery life and hadling.

- Friends always want to borrow.

+ Great quality and a huge array of features

- Takes a long time to get to grips with all the features

+ very good easy to use great pics

- hav'nt found any

+ Features, Lens quality, Image stablising

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+ Well priced, with a fantastic zoom. If you select the top quality which is 6 megapixels, you get 12x optical zoom and 4 x digital. I personally never need to use the digital zoom on the camera.(You can always zoom in, if you need to, using the software and your pc later) Here's the best bit.... If you reduce the selected quality to 4 megapixels you get 16x optical zoom !!! The other good point is the image stabilisation it gives you. If like me you havn't got a steady hand, its brilliant. Perfect shots every time.....and its fairly light and compact.

- The flash is concealed and must be manually opened when needed. Was a pain at first, but i'm used to it now. A small price to pay for an excellent camera.

+ Brilliant value with an amazing lens

- a bit too light

+ its a leica lens
good battery life

- as yet no bad points

+ Zoom qualities excellent

- No camera bag supplied

+ x12 zoom

- none

+ 12x ZOOM. IMAGE STABILISER.

- PICTURE QUALITY ONLY AVERAGE.
RED EYE ON MOST FLASH PICTURES

+ Very good

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+ Great zoom, really sturdy.

- Image quality not quite as good as my previous camera, but I'm happy with this compromise.

+ speed, downloading,overall feel of the camera. Agood camera at a good price.

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+ Lightweight good image quality, Pictbridge

- Software bundle limited

+ Good zoom for close up pictures, especially nature ones.

- Cannot recharge battery unless you have access to mains electricity and on some holidays you do not have this facility.

+ choice of programme modes, ability to change lcd screen angle, light weight, low power consumption, instant switch on, excellent zoom ability, lens quality.

- lens hood seems v flimsy, lens hood locking mechanism not reliable.

+ 12X Zoom; stablizer,

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+ great and easy to use camera that does it all.

- only comes with a 16mb memory card, and only one battery

+ leica lens, weight, features, 12x zoom

- loose lens cap

+ Easy to use for a comparative beginner.

- Haven't found any yet!

+ Already recommeded this and my friend has purchased one. Excellent images, good close up quality, good action shots. Really good product. Very light and looks like a real SLR camera.

- quite complicated to change the mode "on the move" you have to know what you are doing to be able to change modes quickly.

+ Long zoom ramge; ois; control features ie. aperture priority, shutter priority, manual, programme, range os scene types.

- Manual focus is difficult to see and control.

+ Excellent qulaity photos - especially in low light (which is the reason it was purchased)

- Still haven't got to grips with all the photo pre-settings, not sure what they all do!

+ This really is an excellent camera. The Cark Zeiss optics are superb, and I decided to go for not top of the range pixel depth in favour of better optics, and I haven't been disappointed. I've used the camera for a few months for sports, holidays, work etc, and its a delight to use. The 12X with optical stabiliser is a dream to use.

- I was quite concerned about the feel of the plastics when I first got the unit. Whilst I still don't like the feel of them, my concern that they would easily scratch has not been borne out in practise, despite reasonably heavy use.

+ good size though i think there is a new model which is more compact.I bought this for the 12x zoom and I am very pleased with the results. no loss in picture quality. I also love the extra viewfinder great for holidays in bright sun. Haven't used all features yet but I am looking forward to producing even better photographs of family, scenic views and pets. Ihave already got great stills of a red squirrel which I used zoom at maximum, great camera.

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+ Brilliantly compact, great imagery and perfect for anyone keen on photography.

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+ Level of Zoom is brilliant and excellent features. An excellent camera

- None really

+ view finder

- not worth mentioning

+ Zoom and image stabiliser are amazing. Picture quality is miles better than previous camara.

- Spare batteries are horribly expensive.

+ The it is its easy to use best thing I like about

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+ easy to use,value for money,fantastic zoom,superb lens

- can't really think of any

+ MOIS, Compact Size, Easy to use, Features & Specifications, Rapid auto focus.

- Image quality is a bit on lower side (average). Colours look more saturated, problem with White Balance, Default sharpness is worst.

+ Light and effective
Good quality with ample features for the serious amatuer

- No facility for remote or separate flash, though the provided flash is pretty good

+ zoom features

- not to happy with clarity on some of the focusing

+ Telephoto 12x zoom. Very good lens.
Outdoor photo's very good.

- Indoor picture quality needs retouching but not to bad overall.
Not a pocket size camera but I knew thiswhen purchasing.

+ easy to use for novice and expert £ for £ great value,buy with confidence.

- Make sure you put the cover on and buy a case as they do not liked being dropped

+ Great Optical Zoom and Image stability

- No RAW mode

+ Great lens. Compact and light but fabulous optical zoom. Good battery life. Clear LCD screen in bright light.
Our early photographs have been fabulous and print 'crystal clear' to A4 with no problems.True colours.

- Almost too many options for settings. Still haven't got to grips with them all!
Low light without flash - light weight of camera and slow shutter speed makes it difficult not to blur with subject or photographer movement.

+ For it's place in it's targeted market this little camera's a winner. This camera is worth the money for the Leica lense alone. I wasn't sure of it's abilities on arrival, which was prompt, but after completing a second term in Asia I can't put it down. Great images, simply captured. No need for an slr here.

- A little on the plasticy side but the lens speakes for itself. A great little camera.

+ Light in weight, Heavy in features

- Macro could be better