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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 - PC Mag

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PC Magazine have posted their review of the Lumix DMC FZ50 "superzoom" camera from Panasonic. 'Panasonic's new Lumix DMC FZ50, which replaces the FZ30, is an excellent superzoom camera that carries a host of improvements. First of all, it's now got 10 megapixels. Second, it can shoot at a greater range of ISO ratings—up to 1,600!—although my test shots did show noise creeping in at around 800 ISO. In addition, the camera can shoot video in a novel 16:9 movie format, which offers 848-by-480 resolution and is slightly larger than VGA. Following the industry trend, Panasonic has done away with support for the TIFF file format. Of course, the camera shoots in the more flexible RAW format, which helps offset this deficiency. Other than that, it's exactly the same camera as the FZ30.

When I first reviewed the FZ30, superzoom cameras were the preferred choice of enthusiasts who weren't ready to make the leap to a D-SLR. Even so, although the FZ30 and the new FZ50 are roughly the same size as an entry-level D-SLR (though at 5.6 by 3.4 by 5.6 inches, slightly wider than the newly announced Nikon D40 D-SLR, these cameras should not be confused with today's growing legion of popular D-SLR models. That's because although they look alike, superzooms have very different strengths and weaknesses compared with D-SLRs.'

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