Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8K 7.2MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black) by Panasonic
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Digital camera reviews of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8K 7.2MP Digital Camera with 12x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Digital camera Review: Awesome Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife and I really wanted to get a super-zoom once our baby became mobile. Unfortunately my old Canon Elph died and forced us to buy something right now. Neither of us are even close to amateur photographers, but we've had excellent results with this camera. I was a little intimidated by the complexity, but the menu's are well layed out and the equipment seems to compensate for my lack of skill.
The only minor complaint I have is that the controls a bit plasticy (is that a word?) We'll see how it holds up
Digital camera Review: Awesome.
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this camera after several hours of research in an effort to not repeat the mistake I made two years ago of wasting a nice sum of money on an Olympus Stylus from Best Buy.I'd like to thank the people who typed reviews here on Amazon which I read thoroughly,as well as several other sites.
I'm happy to say that my time paid off because this camera is well worth $225. I would of glady paid more.
The optical zoom produces beautiful,sharp pictures.I live near mountains and the shots I have taken are oustanding compared to what I have used in the past.
The flash is powerful, the menu is easy to use.
I'm in no way anything near an expert when it comes to cameras,but I have used many point and shoot types and am always attracted to a clear picture and reliable flash.So far so good with this Lumix.
I'm hoping to get a Nikon D80 some day,and am trying to master this Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8K in order to make baby-steps towards the more difficult slr cameras.
I really like to get the most out of my cameras, and find this Panasonic simple to use and figure out.
On the downside, I don't like the shoulder strap provided.Maybe I put it on wrong, but I'm always worried that it's loosening.
On certain settings it can be slow, and will pop up a window asking you to ''Please wait 6 seconds''.
These aren't biggies for me though, so I gave it five stars overall because I am impressed.
Digital camera Review: BLURRY PHOTOS INDOORS.
Summary: 2 Stars
I borrowed my friend's Panasonic FZ8 this past weekend to photograph my son's birthday party. I took about 150 photos total. I took all photos on Manual mode. Finding a photo that is sharp is a actually challenge! I ended up deleting 90% of the photos after uploading them to the computer. So, if you take lots of photos indoors where a flash is usually needed, keep on shopping. After taking dozens of photos indoors, I went outside to test the camera under bright sunlight. Horrible. photos were overexposed. I wouldn't want a free FZ8, let alone buy one.Digital camera Review: BLURY BLURY BLURY...Buy a DSLR!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this to bridge the gap until I get my DSLR thinking, best of both worlds, point and shoot features and creative freedom. Still (non moving) shots were decent, point and shoot shots were okay to but to be honest my old cheap Kodak hundred dollar point and shoot took better shots. The thing that really made me send the camera back was low light shots with any motion at all in any mode were terrible. I experimented in all creative modes and pre set modes, low light shots were all awful: blurred and a lot of noise even still shots with flash off had tons of noise. I just bought the Canon XTi DSLR...an amazing camera!!!...All I can say is Perfect! Save your money, pay $300 more and get the Canon XTi. It's like the same size as the Lumix and you will be astonished what a DSLR like this can do!!Digital camera Review: Best Camera I've Ever Had
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm loving this camera. I'm a total amateur but I have a great love for photography and this camera is almost a little too much for me. I'm learning how to use it slowly, it has many useful features and it always turns out beautiful results. The best is, with a bigger memory card (2 or 4 gigs) you can put a bunch of beautiful VGA video on. Crystal clear, looks like Hi-def tv. There is NO lag time from pushing the shutter to the picture being taken, and you can just keep pressing the button and getting lovely shots in rapid fire. It's got good image stabilizing if you've got shaky hands, which I do. And with the way the price is here at Amazon, you can't get a better camera for the money, period.