Testseek.com have collected 73 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18.
January 2008
(83%)
73 Reviews
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Users
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64 Reviews
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The editors liked
The lens is superb. It has true wide angle and a phenomenal telephoto reach of 504mm (film equivalent). The image stabilisation is effective and hand held photos at full extension are possible. Sharpness and contrast are exemplary and focus
Even at fu...
Huge zoom
Sharp pictures
Good noise performance
Intelligent auto mode is great for beginners
Intelligent Auto mode was spot on most of the time
Solid build
Good overall performance
The editors didn't like
The Achilles’ heel of Panasonic cameras has been image noise and it still is. However
By reducing sharpness and contrast by one notch and dialling in one step of noise reduction we got clean images at ISO200. The company’s claim of usable ISO...
Over-sharpening issues
Barrel distortion The Final Word Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high
Many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR
Whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of fea...
Abstract: Panasonic Lumix This is an 8 megapixel, all-in-one camera with a Leica zoom lens that has a range of 28-504mm. The lens is image-stabilised and fast, f2.8-4.5. It works as a point-and-shoot with face-detection and there is a full range of user co...
The lens is superb. It has true wide angle and a phenomenal telephoto reach of 504mm (film equivalent). The image stabilisation is effective and hand held photos at full extension are possible. Sharpness and contrast are exemplary and focus, even at fu...
The Achilles’ heel of Panasonic cameras has been image noise and it still is. However, by reducing sharpness and contrast by one notch and dialling in one step of noise reduction we got clean images at ISO200. The company’s claim of usable ISO...
This is a good camera and shutter lag is almost a thing of the past. If the standard pre-focus procedure of half-depressing the shutter button is adhered to shutter lag is negligible. It is not as responsive as a DSLR, but fast enough to track moving s...
Huge zoom, sharp pictures, good noise performance, intelligent auto mode is great for beginners
Over-sharpening issues, barrel distortion The Final Word Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high, many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR, whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of fea...
Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high, many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR, whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of features along with several beginner-friendly shooting modes...
Intelligent Auto mode was spot on most of the time, Solid build, Good overall performance
No hotshoe, No flip-out screen
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 offers ease of use to those not prepared to delve into a cameras manual exposure settings, but provides a whole lot more than a point-and-shoot camera. ...
Abstract: Successor to the successful FZ8 model, Panasonics latest long-zoom digicam, the DMC-FZ18 sports an 8-megapixel imager and a massive 18x Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens that covers an equivalent focal length range from 28mm to 504mm. Otherwise the two mode...
Abstract: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 performs quite well for having such an extreme optical zoom. While it is normal that ultra-zooms compromise one image quality, this one compromise very little to pack an 18X zoom along an 8 megapixels sensor. The major d...
Abstract: Panasonic has taken the wraps off the the latest model in their FZ superzoom series, the FZ18 which packs an astonishing eighteen times optical zoom. Sporting a relatively modest 8 megapixel sensor, the SLR-style camera offers an Intelligent Auto Mode...
Published: 2008-06-12, Author: Andrew , review by: techworld.com
All in all, the Lumix DMC FZ-18K does come through for the price, especially if high optical zoom, a great lens, and a beginners' course on manual settings is what you're looking for. ...
