Panasonic DMC-FZ28
Posted by: annaholler on June 26th, 2009
Outside of making the following statements, “this camera is pretty. It takes nice pictures. It can really capture a sun beam…” I am unable to unify my thoughts about something that uses buttons and batteries to turn on enough to write a product review.
I have called on my husband to write about the Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
Here’s what he has to say about his father’s day gift this year.
For father’s day I was given the gift of a new digital camera, specifically the Panasonic DMC-FZ28. I’m not a professional photographer by any means, but I do take pride in the fact that I can take interesting and good looking pictures with even a dinky pocket camera. The DMC-FZ28 takes things to a whole different level for my amateur photographer leanings. One of the most important components in a camera is the lens, and this one doesn’t disappoint. A wide angle Leica lens with 18x zoom makes taking good pictures easy. The 10 megapixel CCM sensor takes in light beautifully. While this isn’t a full-on DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex), it’s about as good as it gets before you jump into the prosumer camera range. The camera provides a wide range of options for adjusting aperture, ISO, f-stop, zoom, and focus. There are several modes in which you can set one of these controls as manual and allow the camera’s intelligent image processing software to adjust the rest of these settings after analyzing the image previewed through the lens. As an added bonus, this camera also shoots video. It can do up to 1280×720 resolution at 30 fps (frames per second), taking excellent video for a digital camera. The microphone can be a little weak, due to it’s placement, but the video is crisp and clear, and most impressive for this type of camera. I was a little disappointed to see some graininess in the video that I shot outdoors on an overcast day, but it may be attributed to the lack of sunlight hitting the objects and people i was shooting.
Overall the build quality is very high, and this unit feels good in your hands. There is no creaking or play in any of the components, and it is a joy to carry around in the hand. When it comes time to shoot, the rubberized grip on the right side provides a comfortable feel.
The battery lasts for a very long time considering it’s size, and the layout of the buttons for selecting manual settings such as exposure makes it very simple to adjust in time to take that perfect shot. In addition, the speed with which the camera writes data to the SD card and is ready for another picture can only be described as incredibly snappy. I would say it takes less than half a second to be ready to take another shot, meaning you can rip off a bunch of shots and later edit out the ones that don’t make the cut. I have yet to fully explore everything this camera can do, but I know it is something I will cherish for years to come as I continue to learn about all the different ways to adjust the settings in order to really make the best of every situation.
Here are a few pictures taken from with the Panasonic DMC-FZ28.
June 27th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
wow. these pictures are incredible!!! that camera looks great. we need a nice digital camera. our only nice camera is a film camera, and although i like it, the chances of me ever going through ALL the steps to post pictures from it, are like, less than ZERO. will have to think about investing in this.