Panasonic DMC-FZ50S 10.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver)
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List Price: $549.95
Features
• 10.1-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 18 x 24-inch prints
• 12x image-stabilized optical zoom; 2.0-inch free-angle LCD display
• Intelligent ISO Control (I.I.C.) reduces image blur from subject movement and low light
• Records full-size movies in wide-aspect VGA (848 x 480) at 30 frames per second
• Stores images on SD memory cards (32MB card included); powered by li-ion battery pack (battery and charger included) |
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Panasonic DMC-FZ50S 10.1MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Silver) Customer Reviews
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Great lens, great OIS, great functions, GREAT CAMERA!
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After taking about 650 photos with this camera, I think the FZ50 is a great camera! The most important requirement that I had was that the camera I bought had sharp focus. The leica lens on this camera is superb. All of my shots are crystal clear on what I wanted to focus on.
The center weighted auto focus works superbly allowing me to get sharp focus on close or distant objects and disregarding unwanted objects like a car or bushes or a stranger that can't be avoided. There are also 9 point, 3 point and spot focus if you want them. There is an auto focus assist lamp built-in to allow focusing in dim light.
The optical image stabilization in the lens is also superb. I can hand hold at full 420mm zoom (12x) and still get sharp focus. There would be no way I could do that without the OIS in the lens. Goes without saying that the OIS works superbly at the wide end of the lens too since the long end is the hardest.
The manual zoom ring on the lens. This is absolutely superb and I can never go back to toggle button zoom. The focus ring on the lens when manually focusing on a bird through branches or a subject through glass is superb and I can't imagine not having it. BTW, the zoom is non-extending and completely contained within the lens. Therefore air is not sucked into the camera by an extending lens when zooming which can allow sucking in dust too.
The hot shoe allows mounting an external flash and using TTL (Thru The Lens) exposure metering. I bought a FL50 flash and it works perfectly with the FZ50 using TTL. I can take bounce flash photos at parties that can look like the pro photos now.
Don't let reviews of poor low light operation scare you off. Think about what you normally shoot. Outdoors during the day? Indoors using the flash? Outdoors at night using the flash? This camera can take great, clean looking shots in those conditions using no flash or the built-in flash. With an external flash it's even better. 99% of my photos are in prints of 4x6 or 5x7 inches. They look great. The few 8x10 photos also look great. I've read that 13 x 19 inch prints from this camera also look great. There may be a slight issue with noise in low light situations where you cannot use flash but those shots will probably be better than your current point & shoot so not to worry. But what percentage of your shooting is in a low light situation? If shooting low light, switch the camera to RAW and remove noise in post processing.
There are so many other functions that are super. Live histogram overlay on the LCD screen or in the viewfinder allows setting the right exposure "before" taking the shot under difficult situations. Tic-tac-toe grid overlay allows composing the shot properly and level. Exposure bracketing with 3 rapid shots (darker, mid, lighter) to insure you get the right exposure. Burst mode when you need to take photos rapidly, either 3 shots or to the end of memory if you like. The list goes on and I can't mention them all.
I don't have the least regret buying my FZ50. I don't have to change lenses to get 12x zoom like most DSLR camera with kit lens have to do. I'm estatic with the sharpness of my photos. What's not to like?
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