Testseek.co.uk have collected 73 expert reviews of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18.
January 2008
(83%)
73 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(92%)
64 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Huge zoom range 28mm - 504mm!
High quality wide angle Leica 18x optical zoom lens
Good image quality - excellent colour
Good video mode - 16
9
VGA
30fps
Sound
Stylish
Well designed
And easy to use
MEGA Optical Image Stabilisation helps get more bl...
Zoom 18x with optical stabilization
1 cm macro mode
Quality of images in low sensitivity (100 ISO)
Overall a reactive camera
RAW and RAW JPEG modes
That whopping 18x zoom betters most rivals
Raw or JPEG capture
Intelligent Auto Mode affords some of the best point-and-shoot results we’ve seen
Excellent telephoto lens
Good all-round image quality
Huge zoom range. Superb range of controls. Great image quality
Ginormous
Responsive zoom
Great pictures
SLR-style controls
Decent EVF
Compact size
Amazing optical zoom
Good image quality
Usable EVF and handling.
The editors didn't like
High ISO images are blurred and lack detail. (due to noise being removed)
Some noise noticable even in ISO100 photos.
Intelligent Scene Selector makes taking sharp, evenly exposed pictures a veritable 'no brainer', quick AF minimises shutter delay, Venus Engine III with subject motion detection (so ISO and shutter speed increased to compensate)
Silver bodied version looks and feels a bit plasticy in the 'flesh'
The FZ18 is a comprehensively featured camera that offers a good 'halfway house' for those not quite ready to make the jump from compact to more fully specified digital SLR, or want one camera that does everything without the need to swap any lenses....
Abstract: Panasonic Lumix This is an 8 megapixel, all-in-one camera with a Leica zoom lens that has a range of 28-504mm. The lens is image-stabilised and fast, f2.8-4.5. It works as a point-and-shoot with face-detection and there is a full range of user co...
The lens is superb. It has true wide angle and a phenomenal telephoto reach of 504mm (film equivalent). The image stabilisation is effective and hand held photos at full extension are possible. Sharpness and contrast are exemplary and focus, even at fu...
The Achilles’ heel of Panasonic cameras has been image noise and it still is. However, by reducing sharpness and contrast by one notch and dialling in one step of noise reduction we got clean images at ISO200. The company’s claim of usable ISO...
This is a good camera and shutter lag is almost a thing of the past. If the standard pre-focus procedure of half-depressing the shutter button is adhered to shutter lag is negligible. It is not as responsive as a DSLR, but fast enough to track moving s...
Huge zoom, sharp pictures, good noise performance, intelligent auto mode is great for beginners
Over-sharpening issues, barrel distortion The Final Word Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high, many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR, whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of fea...
Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high, many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR, whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of features along with several beginner-friendly shooting modes...
Intelligent Auto mode was spot on most of the time, Solid build, Good overall performance
No hotshoe, No flip-out screen
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 offers ease of use to those not prepared to delve into a cameras manual exposure settings, but provides a whole lot more than a point-and-shoot camera. ...
Abstract: Successor to the successful FZ8 model, Panasonics latest long-zoom digicam, the DMC-FZ18 sports an 8-megapixel imager and a massive 18x Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens that covers an equivalent focal length range from 28mm to 504mm. Otherwise the two mode...
Very good image stabilization, Great overall image quality, Intelligent Auto mode
Noise reduction engine affects image sharpness
Ive always personally considered superzooms a better option for amateur hobby photographers than D-SLRs, primarily because you get so much more right out of the box. If you still feel limited, there are quite a number of add-ons you can use. Now with ...
Intelligent Auto mode was spot on most of the time; solid build; good overall performance.
No hotshoe; no flip-out screen.
Its ease of use is of note for a user who isnt prepared to delve into a cameras manual exposure settings, but who wants something better than a point-and-shoot.
Construcción sólida y de calidad, Controles fáciles, Excelente pantalla LCD 2,5", Óptica LEICA gran angular de gran calidad y panorámica, Modo Inteligente Auto con detección de escenas y de caras, Zoom excelente de 18x
Precisión limitada en modo macro, Alteración de colores en determinadas circunstancias,
Una vez revisados los aspectos principales de la cámara y los resultados obtenidos llega el momento de emitir un veredicto acerca del producto.Una vez más contamos con un producto con una construcción que a primera vista nos ofrece una sensación de rob...
Abstract: El éxito de las cámaras megazoom ha llevado a mejorar el concepto y a equipar las pequeñas cámaras con zooms 18x. La resolución de 8 Megapixels es suficiente para copias de gran tamaño. La inmensa popularidad de las megazoom es prueba suficiente de qu...
