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 I Can't say enough about this camera! March 14, 2010
Jeanette Eichhorn (Springfield, IL, US)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just bought this camera after checking with CNET to find that it received 95 five star reviews out of 95 reviews. Wow. I was looking for a camera of this type so when Amazon sent me a notice with the sale price, I snapped it up (pun intended). The thing that I liked most about it is that the movies are in Quick Time format, meaning that you can take far longer videos because Quick Time captures at 10 frames per second instead of 30 fps.
I took it to a concert and was a football field away from the stage and yet the clarity and detail of those photos was amazing. It was as if I were standing right at the foot of the stage, with a lesser quality camera. The video taken from that distance was beautiful. I leave it on auto mode most of the time, so there is nothing left to do but point and shoot. The face recognition feature is spot on, and the auto focus works great. I let someone shoot some pictures with it an event and now she is asking for one for her birthday.
You do need to run a high capacity card in it if you are using one over 2 gb. I have a 16gb in it and I can take 245 minutes of high def video on that size card. I would recommend this camera to anyone. My son now wants one for Christmas because this one totally outperforms his Canon.
Excellent! March 14, 2010
Vedran Salihbasic (Atlanta, GA)
This camera is amazing in so many ways. The image quality, ease of use, and the built-in-features cannot be beat within this price range.
I was tied between the FZ35 and FujiFilm's FinePix S1800. In the end, the FZ35 won me over. It was pricier, but I felt the quality and features were worth the extra $80.
To those who are new to photography, as I am, I would recommend that you read the 200+ page manual found on Panasonic's web site BEFORE using the unit so that you are able to use the camera to its full potential. This is definitely not your average "point and shoot" camera, although it can be used as one. It would be a shame to purchase a camera with features as great as this one and use it only in iA mode.
Also, it would help greatly to know a thing or two about aperture, ISO, and shutter speed. Learning these things has increased my image quality tremendously.
I couldn't have picked a better choice for my first digital camera.
Best Alternative to SLR March 14, 2010
Cory R. Miller (Dallas, GA USA)
I purchased this camera for my girlfriend who needs a camera that has a powerful optical zoom and will not blur motion shots. Her previous 4 mp 4x optical digital camera fell short at her daughters soccer games. We needed something to zoom in from 100 feet away and not blur due to all of the motion. This camera did just that. I would recommend this to anyone that doesn't want to pay SLR money but needs SLR capability.
camera March 13, 2010
RT (OR)
Camera works well. Light weight. With 8 GB of memory can take over 1000 pictures and over one hour of video. Only problem having is the sofeware for working with the photos on my computer not as nice as some other products. Overall like the camera, but have been using it for only one month. Still have things to learn.
Excelente relación precio valor March 12, 2010
Ana T. Leon Diaz (Venezuela)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Desde que recibes el paquete no terminas de sorprenderte... una caja bien modesta y liviana, la camara viene muy bien protegida, todos sus accesorios vienen dentro de la caja y el desempaquetado no es nada engorroso.
Me sorprendió mucho, que la camara tiene una memoria interna que te permite tomar fotos y guardarlas alli (no se cuantas aún). Es de muy fácil manejo y muy precisa. Muy rápida en comparación con mi antigua Canon S3 y el balance de los negros lo hace perfecto, como se ve en las fotos que subí.
EL zoom es muy generoso, mas que suficiente para un aficionado como yo. Tomaré fotos de otras de mis pasiones (aeromodelismo) y las compartiré, pero estoy seguro que serán excelentes.
Recomiendo comprar un cargador adicional, yo pedí el paquete que traía el filtro UV y una batería adicional, y como soy muy exagerado, pedí una bateria mas, en total quedé con 3 baterías... creo que dos son suficientes.
La camara te va diciendo todo, no hay que romperse la cabeza, extraño ligeramente la pantalla movible de mi S3, sin embargo, el cambiar entre el visor y la pantalla se hace muy facil con un boton de facil acceso.
Trae un capuchón, que no permite las sombras ni los reflejos desagradables en las fotos, que le da un aspecto muy profesional a la camara. La tapa del lente es bien segura, y no se cae fácilmente.
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