A fantastic 12.1 mega-pixel digital camera for photography enthusiasts who are looking to move forward from a basic point and shoot to a more sophisticated camera with more manual control. Boasting a spectacular 18x Optical Zoom Leica lens with an enhanced Image Stabilization system, and super high speed auto focus, you will be ready to capture any picture that you want.
This latest digital camera in the Lumix range also has the standard Intelligent Auto Modes, and various other Modes that will enable you to forget about the technical specifics and focus on your subject, which includes an improved Face Recognition system.
Record the moment in more than merely still photographs using the AVCHD Lite, HD movie capabilities with 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, even allowing for full use of the powerful zoom. Make use of the Creative Movie Mode to manually alter both shutter speed and aperture. My Color Mode allows you to get creative with the brightness, saturation and hues, and the High Dynamic Mode will help you to obtain the best possible exposure even if the location contains some very high or low contrast areas.
In this FZ35 Model, Panasonic have improved upon the battery life, making it possible to take as many as 470 photographs on one charge!
Pros
One serious amateur photographer explained that this Lumix FZ35 was one of the very best non-SLR cameras that he has used. He stated that the start up time was incredibly fast, and that the joystick control key at the back made it simple to make adjustments when in manual modes. He likewise liked the straightforward and easy to use menus.
Again, with the more proficient photographers in mind, a number of positive remarks were made about some small aspects, like the metal tripod mount, the 46mm filter threads and the superb macro capabilities.
An additional point which stands out from consumer reviews are the comments on the picture clarity and sharpness.
Something else that makes this camera appealing to people used to digital slrs is the optical viewfinder which is not something typically found on more compact digital cameras.
Cons
An issue that frustrated some people is the design of the lens cap which interfered with the zoom.
Other people also claimed that while the HD videos were decent quality in most settings, in low light or low lit interior settings, the grain was very apparent.
Even though it is possible to shoot in RAW, the Panasonic R2W version is not compatible with common photo editing packages, such as Lightroom or Photoshop CS3. You have got to use Panasonic's Computer software to convert the photo to.tiff which is somewhat awkward.
A couple of people found that the quality of the photographs, notably indoors were very grainy, and that the photos were "soft", and even blurry primarily at the long end of the zoom.
A fantastic bridge between a compact digital camera with all the features and settings you would expect to have from Panasonic, and a full DSLR.
