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cnet.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.7 star(s) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50S (silver) Reviews

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Review Verdict: If you can get past its large size, Panasonic's DMC-FZ50 is a decent choice for a superzoom.

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Pros: Fast, 12X optical, image-stabilized zoom lens; raw capture; sensitivity to as high as ISO 1,600.
Cons: Big camera body; auto white balance is bad with tungsten lighting; relatively expensive.
dpnow.com Professional Review.

Panasonic DMC-FZ50 image samples

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for the European press, so below is a smaller than ideal gallery of original JPEG images I took using the camera. However, I was able to make some quick comparisons with last year's DMC-LX1 to get an idea if Panasonic's claims that the latest Venus Engine

Review Verdict: In fact I urge you to evaluate these pictures offline by printing them, as I did, as I don't feel that on-screen examination, especially at the high resolution of these files, serves the overall quality that these files bear

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photokina-show.com Professional Review.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

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Panasonic introduced the 10.1 Megapixel Panasonic Lumix FZ50 with MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) featuring 12x optical zoom (equivalent to 35 mm to 420 mm on a 35 mm film camera) f/2.8 Leica DC lens, as a successor to the DMC-FZ30, which has recei

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pcauthority.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.35 star(s) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

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Good quality and with a proper li-ion battery, but expensive and bulky compared to the Olympus.

Review Verdict: The Lumix has a proper li-ion battery pack rather than using four AAs. But it doesn't last as long as you'd expect - Panasonic claims just 360 shots between charges. Also, there's only a paltry 2in LCD, which looks small compared to a 2.5in screen

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zdnetindia.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3.7 star(s) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

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: If you can get past its large size, Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FZ50 is a decent choice for a superzoom.

Review Verdict: If you can get past its large size, Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FZ50 is a decent choice for a superzoom.

QuickTake:

Pros: Fast, 12x optical, image-stabilized zoom lens; raw capture; sensitivity to as high as ISO 1,600.
Cons: Big camera body; auto white balance is bad with tungsten lighting; relatively expensive.
zdnetindia.com Professional Review.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50K (black)

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Review Verdict: If you can get past its large size, Panasonic's DMC-FZ50 is a decent choice for a superzoom.

QuickTake:

Pros:   Fast, 12X optical, image-stabilized zoom lens; raw capture; sensitivity to as high as ISO 1,600.
Cons: Big camera body; auto white balance is bad with tungsten lighting; relatively expensive.
goodgearguide.com.au Professional Review.

Product Rating: 3 star(s) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

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Review Verdict: While the FZ50 is a reasonably strong advanced camera, a combination of its size, price tag and issues at high sensitivities mean it is only suited to certain buyers.

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QuickTake:

Pros: Great features, Speedy operation, Big zoom
Cons: Soft pictures, Noise canceling algorithm leads to loss of clarity, Big, Price
dpreview.com Professional Review.

Product Rating: 5 star(s) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

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Announced bang on schedule exactly a year after the camera it replaces, the FZ50 is the new flagship in Panasonic's big-zoom Lumix range, upping the image size to a class-leading 10.2 megapixels and adding a couple of welcome new features. Unlike the FZ30

Review Verdict: The FZ50 answers several of the minor quibbles we had with the FZ30 (better access to ISO and WB, proper raw conversion software in the box, more flexible screen positioning) and adds some useful new features (TTL hot shoe, custom modes, function menu).

QuickTake:

Pros: Excellent resolution and corner-to-corner detail at lower ISO settings, Vivid but realistic color, Superb 12x optical zoom, Effective image stabilization, Excellent handling and SLR-like control, Comprehensive range of controls and features, New Function
Cons: Extra 2 million pixels offer little visible advantage, Noise reduction produces visible artefacts and loss of low contrast detail even at low ISO (and noise if you don't use NR) if viewed at 100% (actual pixels), ISO 400 and above very soft and smeary due
whatdigitalcamera.com Professional Review.

Review of the Panasonic Lumix FZ50 - Digital SLR Reviews

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A Superzoom update to the successful Lumix FZ30 .....

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digital photography blog Professional Review.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50

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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 is a prosumer digital camera with a large 12x Optical Zoom lens, 10.2 megapixel image sensor (CCD), ISO of up to 1600 (using their new intelligent ISO control which detects movement in shots and beefs up the ISO rating automat

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