Panasonic DMC FZ28 Features

The Panasonic DMC FZ28 is a 10 megapixel digital camera with an 18x wide angle zoom lens. If you are prepared to shoot at a lower resolution then extra zoom becomes available. The maximum zoom is 32.1x when shooting at low resolutions. 4x digital zoom is a further option for increasing zoom.

The focal length of the lens is equivalent to 27 - 486mm in 35mm format.

Basics

Image stabilisation
Self timer 2 or 10 seconds
Sensor size: 1/2.33 inches
Macro focusing: 1cm
Colour Effect Mode Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm
Color Bracketing Standard, Black & White (2 images), Standard, Sepia (2 images), Standard, Black & White, Sepia (3 images)
Special resolution for widescreen television playback
Special resolution for 6 x 4 inch prints
Face Detection focusing
Picture Adjustment: Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Noise Reduction
Digital Red Eye Correction
Still Image Rec. with Audio 5 sec
Audio Dubbing Max. 10sec

LCD

The LCD monitor is 2.7 inches in size. The screen is made up of around 230,000 dots. When I first looked at scenes on the LCD screen they looked over exposed, but when printing they were fine. Therefore the screen may take some getting used to.

There is also an electronic viewfinder.

Flash

The flash modes are: Built-in-Flash Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Forced On, Slow Sync./Red-eye Reduction, Forced Off,, Flash Synchro ; 1st, 2nd, Flash output Adjustment (1/3EV step, -2 - +2 EV).

The maximum flash range is 8.5m. This falls to 5.4m when the zoom lens is fully extended.

Scene Modes

There are a number of preset scene modes. These are: Portrait, Scenery, Sports, Night Portrait, Close-up, Party, Candle Light, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, Sunset, High sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Flash Burst, Panning, Starry Sky, Fireworks, Beach, Snow, Aerial photo, Pin Hole and Film Grain.

In addition there are also some enhanced scene modes. Further options become available when selecting certain modes. These are portrait mode: Normal, Soft Skin, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative, Scenery mode: Normal, Nature, Architecture, Creative, Sports mode: Normal, Outdoor, Indoor, Creative, Night Portrait : Night Portrait, Night Scenery, Illuminations, Creative, Close-up: Flower, Food, Objects and Creative.

Movies

You can shoot High Definition movies with a widescreen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The top recording speed is 30 frames per second. Sound can be recorded and zoom can be applied before shooting starts.

Advanced Features

Among the more advanced features are:

Manual exposure mode, plus aperture priority and shutter priority.
Two custom modes
RAW capture mode
Manual Focus
Metering: Intelligent Multiple, Center Weighted, Spot
Auto (AE) Bracketing +/- 1/3 EV ~1EV step, 3 frames
Backlight Compensation
Exposure Compensation 1/3 EV step, +/-2 EV
ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600 (High Sensitivity Mode : Auto(1600 - 6400) )
White Balance Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Flash, Halogen, Color Temperature, White Set 1, White Set 2 (Selectable at Portrait, Soft Skin, Transform, Self-Portrait, Sports, Baby1, Baby2, Pet, High Sensitivity, Hi-Speed Burst, Pinhole modes), White Balance Adjustment (2-axis adjustable, ±9steps each, Blue/Amber and Magenta/Green bias)
Shutter Speed 60 - 1/2000 seconds
Unlimited consecutive shooting
Burst Shooting Mode Full-Resolution Image, 2.5 frames/sec Max. 5 images (Standard mode), Max 3 images (Fine mode), High-speed Burst Mode: approx. 11 frames/sec (recorded in 3M for 4:3), 12 flames/sec (2.5M for 3:2), 13 flames/sec (2M for 16:9) (Speed Priority), 7 frames/sec (recorded in 3M for 4:3, 2.5M for 3:2, 2M for 16:9) (Image Priority)
Aperture: F2.8 - F8.0 Tele: F4.4 - F8
Conversion lens compatible