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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Among the more advanced features are:
All the necessary cables and software are supplied to attach the Panasonic DMC FZ28 to a computer, television set and compatible printer.
| Description: | 10 megapixels and 18x optical zoom |
| Ease of Use: | 8 |
| Features: | 9 |
| Colour: | 9 |
| Macro: | 8 |
| Indoors: | 9 |
| Value for Money: | 9 |
| Style: | 8 |
| Movie Mode: | 9 |
| Image Quality: | 9 |
| Build Quality: | 8 |
| Total: | 86 |
| Verdict: | This is one of the best super zoom cameras. Picture quality is very good and you can get in close with the 18x zoom lens. The DSC FZ28 has an impressive set of features. If you are looking for a super zoom camera add this one to your list. |
| Review Date: | October 2008 |
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| Camera | Rating |
| Panasonic DMC FZ28 | 86 |
| Canon Powershot SX110 IS | 85 |
| Canon Powershot SX10 IS | 85 |
| Olympus SP-570 UZ | 84 |
| Panasonic DMC TZ5 | 83 |
| Panasonic DMC TZ4 | 83 |
| Fuji Finepix S8000fd | 82 |
| Sony DSC H50 | 82 |
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Panasonic DMC FZ28
