Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Review

Panasonic’s new DMC-TZ8 with an optically stabilised 25-300mm lens in a compact body offers 12.1 megapixels of resolution and manual exposure control.

25mm wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 12x optical zoom
The TZ8 packs a LEICA DC VARIO-ELMAR lens with 12x optical zoom into a compact body. This versatile photographic tool lets you shoot everything from sweeping vistas at the 25mm wide-angle setting to dynamic 300mm telephoto shots. And the lens system’s exquisite rendering ability lets you capture even the subtle nuances of the sights and scenes in your travels.

Good: image capturing good texture of ojects
Bad: under daylight, only ISO 100 & 200 are usuable

Intelligent Auto (iA)
Just set the camera to iA mode, aim and shoot. The camera does the rest, automatically activating six detection and correction functions. These include:

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MEGA O.I.S.
helps prevent blurring due to shaky hands

Intelligent ISO Control
helps prevent blurring caused by subject motion.

Intelligent Scene Selector
selects the optimal scene mode for the situation.

Intelligent Exposure
adjusts the brightness of dark areas in the image.

Key Features:

• Versatile Shooting – LEICA DC VARIO ELMAR Lens offering

• 25mm Ultra Wide Angle

• 12x Optical Zoom (25-300mm)

• Easy & Fuss Free Shooting – Intelligent Auto Technology (Mega O.I.S., Intelligent ISO, Face Detection & Automatic Scene Selection) PLUS Face Recognition, Intelligent Exposure, AF Tracking,& Digital Red Eye Correction for ultimate ease of use.

• Don’t Miss the Action – Sonic Speed AF with lightening fast 0.35 sec Auto Focus to capture quick action.

• More Creative Control – Newly Incorporated Manual Mode offers greater shooting flexibility.
• Share Your Images in Your Living Room – VIErA Image Viewer lets you view your JPEGs using the SD card slot for immediate playback.

Face Detection AF/AE
helps deliver clear portraits.

AF Tracking
locks the focus onto your moving subject.

25mm Wide Angle Lens
The expressiveness of a wide-angle lens lies in its ability to capture spatial expanse and depth. When you want to shoot a sweeping landscape or fit all your friends in a photo when there isn’t much room, there’s nothing like a wide-angle lens.

2.7″ LCD Screen
The DMC-TZ8 incorporate an easy-to-see, large, 2.7-inch 230,000-dot high-resolution LCD for comfortable viewing while both monitoring shots and playing back the results. The Intelligent LCD function detects the light condition and automatically boosts the LCD backlighting by max. 40% when shooting outdoors in bright sunshine, and adjusts the frame rate when shooting in low-lit situations.

Optical Zoom in Movie
The TZ8 allows you to zoom in and out while shooting motion images.

Panorama Assist
A Panorama Assist mode makes it easy to take a series of images to combine into a panorama shot, while checking the degree of overlap between adjacent shots. This is great for shooting landscapes that are too wide to capture in a single shot.

Macro Zoom
Using the digital zoom function, you can pull subjects even closer than the closest point possible with the wide-angle setting, and capture dramatic close-ups.

Photo Frame Mode
In Photo Frame mode, you can compose your shot while displaying one of the frames registered in the camera. This is a quick, easy way to produce photos with attractive borders.

Specifications:

General
Dimensions:
103.3 x 59.6 x 32.6 mm

Weight:
191 g

Inside The Camera
Optical sensor:
CCD

Resolution:
12 megapixels

Zoom range:
12

Focal length:
25mm to 300mm

Light sensitivity:
ISO 80, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, Auto, High Sensitivity

Focusing:
Normal, macro and quick AF

Shutter speed:
60 to 1/2000 seconds

Creative controls:
Yes

Other useful features:
intelligent Auto, scene modes, multi aspect ratio sensor, manual exposure control

Outside The Camera
Viewfinder type:
None

Type of flash:
Built-in

Tripod mount:
Yes

Video out:
Yes

Battery charger:
Included

Storage type(s):
Secure Digital, Secure Digital HC, SDXC

Hotshoe:
No

Image Capture
Digital video capture:
Yes

Max video resolution (new):
1280 x 720 @ 30 fps

Audio capture:
Yes