Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 Review at PC Mag
PC Magazine have published their review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 superzoom camera. ‘The 7.2-megapixel Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 is an update to the company's FZ7, a former Editors' Choice winner in the budget superzoom category. The camera retains the FZ7's 12X optical zoom lens and 2.5-inch LCD, and adds a unique feature, an Intelligent ISO mode that helps reduce blur in action shots. Although the FZ8 takes pretty good pictures and performs well enough, its lack of a wide-angle view prevents it from unseating our current favorite, the Lumix DMC-TZ3.
Although the TZ3 offers less-powerful zoom capabilities (10X), its lens boasts a much wider angle—28mm, in 35mm equivalent—than the FZ8's, which I believe is a more important feature. A wide-angle view can help you capture more of a particular scene such as a group portrait or landscape in one shot. The FZ8 has a 6mm-to-72mm range (equivalent to a 35mm lens with a 36mm-to-432mm zoom) and corresponding maximum f-stops of f/2.8 to f/3.3.’
Read: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ8 – PC Mag