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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47 Review Summary
12 Megapixels
Ultra-Zoom: At least 10X optical zoom.
Electronic View Finder
Stabilization: Compensates for tiny involuntary movements of the camera.
Continuous Drive
Full 1080p HD Video: 1920 x 1080 resolution or more.
Manual Controls: Both fully-manual (M) and semi-automatic modes (T and V).
Custom White-Balance: Specifies exactly what should be white to the camera.
Action Photography: Shutter speeds of 1/1500 or more.
Night Photography: Reaches shutter-speeds longer than 4 seconds.
Spot Metering
Accepts Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC), SDHC and SD memory.
Neocamera detailed reviewPanasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47 Assessment
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47 is an ultra-zoom with an impressive ultra-wide angle 24X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 25-600mm. This advanced ultra-zoom has all photographic controls expected from a prosumer model: full-manual controls, spot metering, custom white-balance with dual-axis fine-tuning, manual focus, plus exposure bracketing. It is build around a high-speed CCD sensor which gives it full HD video capabilities and up to 3.7 FPS continuous drive at full-resolution. The FZ47 also has full manual controls for video which is extremely rare among such cameras.
Clearly, this versatile feature set is great to have and the Lumix FZ47 has a reasonable amount of external controls to use these efficiently. The true downside of this digital camera is sub-par image quality which limits the usable ISO range to a maxium of 400. On the other hand, the FZ47 performs well in terms of speed and its autofocus is fast compared to most competitors.
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| PROS | CONS |
|---|---|
| Good exposure accuracy | Noise reduction softness at all ISO |
| Above average Automatic WB | Almost pointless ISO 800 & 1600 |
| Low optical distortion | Poor color accuracy |
| Generally responsive | Poor focus in low-light |
| Fast autofocus speed | Not Exposure-Priority |
| Quick shutter lag | Tiny EVF |
| Awesome LCD visibility | Low battery-life |
| Quite good usability | Play button too flush |
 Average Average |
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Panasonic DMC-FZ47 Facts
Large digital camera| 12 Megapixels Ultra Zoom | ISO 100-1600 |
| 24X Ultra-Wide Optical Zoom | Shutter 1/2000-60s |
| Built-in Stabilization | Full manual controls, including Manual Focus |
| 0.20" Built-in EVF 201K Pixels | Custom white-balance with 2 axis fine-tuning |
| 3.7 FPS Drive, 7 Images | Spot-Metering |
| 1920x1080 @ 30 FPS Video Recording | Lithium-Ion |
| 3" LCD 460K Pixels | Secure Digital Extended Capacity |
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