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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 (Silver) comparison

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Price Check Prices $316.95 to $399.99 $750.00 $429.95 $279.90 to $349.97
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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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Features
Lens apertureF/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 length28 - 504 mm
27 - 486 mm
28 - 504 mm
27 - 486 mm
25 - 300 mm
Optical zoom18 x
18 x
18 x
18 x
12 x
Light sensitivityISO 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) technologyTFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
TFT active matrix
Memory storage capacity27 MB
Info unavailable27 MB
50 MB
Info unavailable
Video input typeDigital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Flash memory form factorIntegrated
Info unavailableIntegrated
Integrated
Info unavailable
Digital zoom4 x
4 x
4 x
4 x
4 x
Battery technologyLithium ion
Info unavailableLithium ion
Lithium ion
Info unavailable
Weight12.7 oz
12.9 oz
0.8 lbs
13 oz
7.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution8,100,000 pixels
12,100,000 pixels
8,100,000 pixels
10,100,000 pixels
10,100,000 pixels
Still image formatRAW
JPEG
RAW + JPEG
RAW
JPEG
RAW
JPEG
RAW + JPEG
RAW
JPEG
JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size2.5 in
2.7 in
2.5 in
2.7 in
3 in
Manual focusManual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Automatic
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