Panasonic - Lumix DMC-FZ8 Review

    This camera is a BIG bang for the buck! With a 12X optical zoom (which is the most important zoom measurement), using the Lumix lens system, you get better, more vibrant colors from a greater distance, resulting in a professional looking photo. The joystick is easy to use, especially when using the multi-point auto focus, which is also easy to use, and VERY quick! This camera can do wonderful movie shots at 30 fps in widescreen! Panasonic has made the camera that is the definition of versatility.

    With the ten billion different shooting modes (not really ten billion), it gives you the flexibility you need. The biggest misconception when buying a camera is when someone buys a camera soley based on brand and megapixel rating. Here's an example of why this is a bad idea: I used a very popular brand of camera that was rated at 8 megapixel and had a 6X optical zoom. I was in a gym taking pics of my son's basketball game. EVERY pic turned out blurred, digitized and badly focused! I even used the so-called "motion" mode.  The  point  i'm trying to make is: Camera manufacturers use megapixel to grab a customer's attention, then couple it with a decent zoom and the customer thinks they are getting a really good deal. In fact, they are not.

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