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...
If you're in the market for an ultra-zoom, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 deserves a place on your short list. While poor noise performance and a small dynamic range detract from some images, overall image quality is good with nice color reproduction an...
Abstract: Anyone who's interested in photography as a hobby will want a bit more versatility in their camera than is offered by a simple point-and-shoot compact. Many will opt for a digital SLR, but for those whose budgets are a little more restricted, or who don't...
Intelligent Scene Selector makes taking sharp, evenly exposed pictures a veritable 'no brainer', quick AF minimises shutter delay, Venus Engine III with subject motion detection (so ISO and shutter speed increased to compensate)
Silver bodied version looks and feels a bit plasticy in the 'flesh'
The FZ18 is a comprehensively featured camera that offers a good 'halfway house' for those not quite ready to make the jump from compact to more fully specified digital SLR, or want one camera that does everything without the need to swap any lenses....
Panasonic's latest super-zoom revitalises the category with a mighty 18x optical zoom, spanning a range from useful wide-angle (28mm) to frankly disturbing telephoto (504mm) focal lengths.As usual, the lens bears the Leica marque and, as usual, it empl...
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 youre looking for. Andrew Mager ...
Huge zoom range 28mm - 504mm!
High quality wide angle Leica 18x optical zoom lens
Good image quality - excellent colour
Good video mode - 16:9, VGA, 30fps, Sound
Stylish, well designed, and easy to use
MEGA Optical Image Stabilisation helps get more bl...
High ISO images are blurred and lack detail. (due to noise being removed)
Some noise noticable even in ISO100 photos.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is an impressive ultra zoom digital camera - and probably the best of the latest ultra zoom cameras thanks to the Leica wide angle 18x optical zoom lens - I didnt notice any vignetting or distortion and image quality is ve...
Abstract: The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is the update to the popular FZ8 super-zoom, featuring a wider and 18x optical Leica-branded zoom with image stabiliser and an 8.1-megapixel resolution sensor.
Ginormous, responsive zoom; great pictures; SLR-style controls; decent EVF
Average-sized sensor leads to some noise issues
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is great fun to use, and is an uncluttered and responsive dSLR-like interface giving access to a wealth of features. Just about everything is tweakable, while the giant zoom, accomplished lens and excellent image quality m...
