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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30K comparison

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Price $999.95 $316.95 to $399.99 $429.95 $349.95 to $469.95 $278.95 to $349.97
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Release date September 13, 2005 August 15, 2009 August 31, 2008 October 15, 2008 April 20, 2009
The Bottom Line Though we have some caveats about image quality, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30 provides stiff competition to other megazooms. 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. 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. A nice evolution of the megazoom, the Canon PowerShot SX10 IS delivers some improvements over its predecessor and provides an attractive option for megazoom shooters. 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/2.8-3.7
F/2.8-4.4
F/2.8-4.4
F/2.8-5.7
F/3.3-4.9
Equivalent 35mm focal length35 - 420 mm
27 - 486 mm
27 - 486 mm
28 - 560 mm
25 - 300 mm
Optical zoom12 x
18 x
18 x
20 x
12 x
Light sensitivityISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
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 1600
ISO 3200
ISO auto
ISO auto (1600-6400)
ISO 80
ISO 100
ISO 200
ISO 400
ISO 800
ISO 1600
ISO auto
ISO 3200 (2Mpix)
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 capacity32 MB
Info unavailable50 MB
Info unavailableInfo unavailable
Video input typeDigital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Digital camera
Flash memory form factorSD Memory Card
Info unavailableIntegrated
Info unavailableInfo unavailable
Digital zoom4 x
4 x
4 x
4 x
4 x
Battery technologyLithium ion
Info unavailableLithium ion
Info unavailableInfo unavailable
Weight1.5 lbs
12.9 oz
13 oz
1.2 lbs
7.2 oz
Effective sensor resolution8,000,000 pixels
12,100,000 pixels
10,100,000 pixels
10,000,000 pixels
10,100,000 pixels
Still image formatRAW
JPEG
TIFF
RAW
JPEG
RAW
JPEG
JPEG
JPEG
Display (projector) diagonal size2 in
2.7 in
2.7 in
2.5 in
3 in
Manual focusManual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Manual
Automatic
Automatic
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