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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (Silver) comparison

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Product name	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (Silver)	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (black)	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 (black)	Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 (silver)
Price	Check Prices	$316.95 to $399.99	$750.00	$429.95	$279.90 to $349.97
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.5 (3.5 stars)
Average user rating	4.0 stars	5.0 stars	4.0 stars	4.0 stars	3.5 stars
Release date	August 27, 2007	August 15, 2009	August 27, 2007	August 31, 2008	April 20, 2009
The Bottom Line	A decent but not great camera, the megazoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 still manages to outdo its few competitors.	A better-than-average megazoom choice, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 delivers standout video capabilities and an excellent manual feature set. Still, it suffers from a lot of the same drawbacks as its competitors, including weak photo quality.	A decent but not great camera, the megazoom Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 still manages to outdo its few competitors.	Other cameras may deliver higher resolution and longer optical zooms, but the Panasonic FZ28 proves that the "more is better" presumption isn't always valid.	As long as you don't want much in the way of manual features, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS3 is a very nice camera that can handle a variety of shooting situations.
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Lens aperture	F/2.8-4.2	F/2.8-4.4	F/2.8-4.2	F/2.8-4.4	F/3.3-4.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length	28 - 504 mm	27 - 486 mm	28 - 504 mm	27 - 486 mm	25 - 300 mm
Optical zoom	18 x	18 x	18 x	18 x	12 x
Light sensitivity	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1250 ISO 1600 ISO 6400 ISO auto	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO auto ISO auto (1600-6400)	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1250 ISO 1600 ISO 6400 ISO auto	ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto ISO auto (1600-6400)	ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1600 ISO 3200 ISO auto ISO auto (1600-6400)
Display (projector) technology	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix	TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity	27 MB	Info unavailable	27 MB	50 MB	Info unavailable
Video input type	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera	Digital camera
Flash memory form factor	Integrated	Info unavailable	Integrated	Integrated	Info unavailable
Digital zoom	4 x	4 x	4 x	4 x	4 x
Battery technology	Lithium ion	Info unavailable	Lithium ion	Lithium ion	Info unavailable
Weight	12.7 oz	12.9 oz	0.8 lbs	13 oz	7.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution	8,100,000 pixels	12,100,000 pixels	8,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels	10,100,000 pixels
Still image format	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG	RAW JPEG RAW + JPEG	RAW JPEG	JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size	2.5 in	2.7 in	2.5 in	2.7 in	3 in
Manual focus	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Manual Automatic	Automatic
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	B&H Photo-Video $399.95 In stock: Yes Beach Camera $349.95 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $399.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 12 CNET Certified stores	Amazon.com Marketplace $750.00 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	Amazon.com Marketplace $429.95 In stock: Yes Price from 1 CNET Certified store	B&H Photo-Video $349.95 In stock: Yes Beach Camera $279.90 In stock: Yes Amazon.com $349.95 In stock: Yes Prices from 10 CNET Certified stores
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