Last update 06 June’09 – Review @ PCWorld India
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 is a 10.1 megapixel DSLR digital camera and it features an 18x optical zoom 27mm wide-angle LEICA lens – (35mm Equiv.: 27-486mm), 2.7 inch LCD, and an ISO range from 100 to 1600. Camera dimensions are (H x W x D) 2.96” x 4.63” x 3.5” and it weighs .82 lbs.
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Review Index – (updated 06 June’09)
PCWorld India
“The Panasonic FZ28 is easy to handle, is capable of taking great photos and has many useful features. The price may be a little high but it’s one of the finest cameras in this price range.”
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CNET UK
“Panasonic delivers a solid superzoom in the Lumix DMC-FZ28. Although it’s not particularly outstanding in any particular area — its image quality is its weakest link — a well-thought-out and robust feature set, plus above-average performance, help it to rise above much of the competition.”
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PCAdvisor
“Given the price, the Leica lens, the telephoto reach, the wide angle, and the camera’s ability to shoot RAW, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 review is a solid high-zoom point-and-shoot.”
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ImagingResource
“Image quality is excellent at wide angle, and only suffers a bit in the corners at telephoto. Most impressive is the Panasonic FZ28’s low chromatic aberration at wide angle, as well as the sharp corners, something most long zoom digital cameras cannot achieve.”
Pocket-lint
“The focal range, the F2.8 fastest aperture and Face AF allow great portraits with nicely defocused backgrounds and one of the best, unlimited burst modes for a camera such as this, plus responsive focus and handling make the FZ28 great for sports shooting. “
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LetsGoDigital
“The Leica lens performs superbly when it comes to sharpness, to the edges as well as in the centre. With the exception of maximum telephoto range, where visible blur in the edges is combined with a strong sensitivity to chromatic aberration which diminishes the quality.”
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Camera Labs
“Should you ultimately decide on the Panasonic FZ28 though, you won’t be disappointed. Like its predecessor it delivers a compelling array of features for the money and easily comes Highly Recommended.”
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Steves Digicams
“With an awesome zoom lens, great image quality, robust performance, HD movie mode, and plenty of exposure options, the FZ28 is a well-rounded digicam. The only real issue I had with this camera was the Joystick control. I had to press it in Very hard in order for it to bring up the Q.Menu.”
PhotoReview
“Low-light performance was generally above average. The built-in flash was capable of illuminating an average-sized room at all ISO settings. Flash exposures were well balanced for both close-up and more distant subjects.”
Digital Camera Review
“Overall, the FZ28 sets a very high bar for the next generation of ultrazooms: it’s rare that a camera has this much to offer to shooters of widely varying skill levels, and at the end of the day, this versatility will likely make the FZ28 one of the new models to beat in its class.”
DPExpert
“The Panasonic is as responsive as any compact camera. It can’t match a true SLR, but it is priced against the low end entry SLRs, so when it comes to choosing a camera the advantages of the FZ28 are bulk and weight and the fabulous lens.”
Cameras.co.uk
“If I was looking for a super zoom digital camera the Panasonic DMC FZ28 would be one I would strongly consider. I prefer the overall picture quality to that produced by most other brands. It has plenty of advanced features too.”
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PhotographyBlog
“The FZ28 is a marginally better camera than the FZ18, with better image quality, a slightly bigger LCD screen, very useful and improved Intelligent Auto mode for beginners, and the added attraction of HD video. And thanks to it’s essential core feature of that excellent Leica-branded lens, which exhibits very little barrel or pin-cushion distortion despite the huge zoom range, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 remains the super-zoom camera to beat.”
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GoodGearGuide
“Despite its soft pictures and slightly underdone colour, it will take good looking shots and you can always add a bit more saturation in a photo editor later on.”
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TrustedReviews
“On paper it looks like the FZ28 is only an incremental upgrade on the FZ18, but an objective analysis can’t convey the overall feel of the camera. Despite the obvious similarities, all the little changes add up to a camera that feels a significantly more accomplished and assured than its predecessor.”
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Specifications & Camera Profile
Owners Manual
Press Excerpt
Panasonic introduces the Lumix DMC-FZ28 digital still camera, featuring a 27mm wide-angle Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with an 18x optical zoom*. Joining Panasonic’s popular FZ series of cameras that pack a high-powered zoom into a compact body, the FZ28 also boasts 10.1-megapixel resolution and adds a number of enhanced features that boost user fun and convenience, represented by an advanced iA (Intelligent Auto) mode.
The super-powerful 18x zoom lens makes it easy to pull in subjects from far away or to take dramatic close-ups. For an added boost, zoom power can be increased to 32.1x with the Extra Optical Zoom function**. The 27mm wide-angle feature is ideal for both broad landscapes and tight indoor shots, letting photographers capture a wider view. The 10.1-megapixel resolution allows photos to be greatly enlarged while still retaining outstanding detail, or edited by trimming and enlarging parts of the photo to print.
For image processing, the FZ28 features the high-speed, high-performance, Venus Engine IV. Thanks to the Venus IV, the FZ28 can snap off consecutive shots at a fast max.13 frames per second for subjects with fast motion in High Speed Burst Shooting mode***. In High Sensitivity mode, the FZ28 can capture stunning photos with sensitivity up to ISO 6400 in extremely low light situations****. The engine allows the FZ28 to shoot up to 460 photos (CIPA) on a single battery charge thanks to improvements in power efficiency.
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Referencing the comment about zooming being counterintuitive…What are you talking about?
Using your right index finger you pull the zoom lever to the right (taking you closer to your subject; telephoto).
Using your right index finger you push the zoom lever to the left (taking you farther from your subject; wide angle)
You’d have to holding the camera upside down to do what you are describing, and using your left hand.
Mike is correct. The zoom is not counter-intuitive. The other user must not have actually used this camera.
Indeed he is right.At least thats the way my canon powershot works so i dunno what the other guys talking about.