Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Review, February 2006

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David J Taylor - 21 Feb 2006 14:37 GMT

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Review, February 2006

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz7/

Some improvements over the FZ5, but nothing to cause me to need to
upgrade. The better movies probably make it a better all-round camera,
though.

David

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Daniel Silevitch - 21 Feb 2006 14:51 GMT

> Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Review, February 2006
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> upgrade. The better movies probably make it a better all-round camera,
> though.

For me, the manual focus and the joystick would be a bigger incentive.
Manual control on the FZ5 takes a bit of getting used to. But, as you
say, not a big enough jump to warrant upgrading.

I also note that Canon announced the S3IS today. Similar specs to the
FZ7, but listing at $100 more.

-dms

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David J Taylor - 21 Feb 2006 15:35 GMT

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Just looked at the Canon. Looks like another tart-me-up job. As the
optics are unchanged, I expect the Panasonic will win out on image quality
and price, and the Canon on gimmicks (although it would have been nice to
see a swivel LCD finder on the Panasonic).

David

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Tom2000 - 22 Feb 2006 10:02 GMT

>Just looked at the Canon. Looks like another tart-me-up job. As the
>optics are unchanged, I expect the Panasonic will win out on image quality
>and price, and the Canon on gimmicks (although it would have been nice to
>see a swivel LCD finder on the Panasonic).

It would also have been nice to see a provision for external flash
sync.

C'mon, folks, I understand product differentiation, but you can't
tell me that including a humble PC connector would destroy your entire
marketing strategy, could you?

Tom

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