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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 Test (Bridge Camera)
Average score of all digital cameras: B.
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Issue 8/2007 18 products on test |
Value for money: 3 out of 6 stars
"Good quality and with proper li-ion battery, but expensive and bulky compared to the Olympus."
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Issue 3/2007 12 products on test |
"Best Buy"
"Even taking into account the noise-reduction issue, image quality is in a different league to the other cameras on test, and certainly comparable to an entry-level digital SLR."
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Issue "Book of Tests/2006" Single test |
Value for money: 17 out of 20
"What Digital Camera Choice"
"Offers a high value alternative for those who don't have the means or desire to invest in a DSLR."
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Issue 1/2007 Single test |
Value for money: 5 out of 5 stars
"Best Buy"
"The best non-SLR digital camera we've seen and gives the SLRs a real run for their money."
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Issue 12/2006 Single test |
Value for money: 4 out of 5 stars
"The FZ-50 is packed with features and the MEGA O.I.S. works a treat . The 10Mp sensor delivers vivid images, and the RAW mode is a bonus for those with creative intentions. ..."
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Issue 1/2007 Single test |
"Best Buy"
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This product was retested here 3/2007 by Computer Shopper and received the same final score.
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A bridge too far?
In their review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 bridge camera Computer Shopper awarded the product 5 out of 5 stars. The review can be found in issue (1/2007) and (3/2007) of the magazine.
The bridge camera was put through its paces in the test labs of 9 magazines and received mostly positive reviews.
Panasonic's DMC-FZ50 is a 10 megapixel digital bridge camera that offers a 12x optical zoom lens, movie mode, ISO speeds of up to 1600 and support for SDHC cards. Image quality was generally agreed to be very good at low sensitivity settings, but Ben Pitt at Computer Shopper magazine accuses the camera of failing at higher settings, saying that the 800 and 1600 ISO settings are 'pointless' due to excessive noise. This criticism aside, the FZ 50 was still able to achieve Best Buy status at Computer Shopper not once, but twice.
The camera's image stabilisation was praised by Gordon Laing at CameraLabs.com, and his test shots showed a great improvement over non stabilised images at full-zoom.
The big body of the Lumix camera was a divisive factor amongst reviewers, CNet's staff finding it too large while others felt it offered more stability and gave a 'satisfying SLR-like feel' (Computer Shopper Jan/2007).
The number of Best Buy awards that the camera has racked up speak volumes for its quality, but read the reviews in whole and try and get a hands on to see where you stand on the size issue.
