Panasonic DMC-FZ 18 1/2.5" 8,1 MP CCD 3264 x 2448 pixels Silver

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2011-09-23 10:11:02

Average rating:83

Uk has collected 74 expert reviews for Panasonic DMC-FZ 18 1/2.5" 8.1 MP CCD 3264 x 2448 pixels Silver and the average expert rating is 83 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.

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Photoradar.com

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2011-09-23 10:10:59

Average rating:80

Panasonic's latest super-zoom revitalises the category with a mighty 18x optical zoom, spanning a range from useful wide-angle (28mm) to frankly disturbing telephoto (504mm) focal lengths.As usual, the lens bears the Leica marque and, as usual, it empl...

Panasonic's latest super-zoom revitalises the category with a mighty 18x optical zoom, spanning a range from useful wide-angle (28mm) to frankly disturbing telephoto (504mm) focal lengths.As usual, the lens bears the Leica marque and, as usual, it empl...

macworld.co.uk

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2011-09-23 10:10:59

Average rating:80

Panasonic’s 8-megapixel, 18x optical zoom FZ18, along with Nikon’s P80, comes closest to challenging the mighty Olympus SP-570UZ, with its own broad focal range. This stretches from a wide-angle 28mm, ideal for panoramic landscapes and group shots, al...

That whopping 18x zoom betters most rivals, Raw or JPEG capture, Intelligent Auto Mode affords some of the best point-and-shoot results we’ve seen...
Auto white balance occasionally needs correcting, some controls fiddly to use, zoom functionality disabled when shooting video...

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pcadvisor.co.uk

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2011-09-23 10:10:59

Average rating:100

An inexpensive high-end compact camera/DSLR crossover, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18K offers an 18x optical zoom, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and a host of manual controls for a very reasonable price. An amateur photographer who hasnt used many advanced...

All in all, the Lumix DMC FZ-18K does come through for the price, especially if high optical zoom, a great lens, and a beginners course on manual settings is what youre looking for. Andrew Mager...

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pocket-lint.com

Updated:
2011-09-23 10:11:00

Average rating:90

The Panasonic DMC-FZ18 is a remarkable little camera, it packs in a host of advanced features and an astonishing 18x zoom...

Compact size, amazing optical zoom, good image quality, usable EVF and handling.
Image noise at higher ISOs, build lets it down.
The Panasonic DMC-FZ18 is a remarkable little camera, it packs in a host of advanced features and an astonishing 18x zoom...

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digicamreview.co.uk

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2011-09-23 10:11:00

Average rating:0

Announced on the 24th of July 2007, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is one of the latest Panasonic digital cameras and features an 8 megapixel sensor, a 2.5" screen, and a huge 18x optical zoom lens with optical image stabilisation. The Leica branded 18x...

Huge zoom range 28mm - 504mm! High quality wide angle Leica 18x optical zoom lens Good image quality - excellent colour Good video mode - 16:9, VGA, 30fps, Sound Stylish, well designed, and easy to use MEGA Optical Image Stabilisation helps get more bl...
High ISO images are blurred and lack detail. (due to noise being removed) Some noise noticable even in ISO100 photos.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is an impressive ultra zoom digital camera - and probably the best of the latest ultra zoom cameras thanks to the Leica wide angle 18x optical zoom lens - I didnt notice any vignetting or distortion and image quality is ve...

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expertreviews.co.uk

Updated:
2011-09-23 10:11:00

Average rating:80

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18 is the update to the popular FZ8 super-zoom, featuring a wider and 18x optical Leica-branded zoom with image stabiliser and an 8.1-megapixel resolution sensor.

Cameras.co.uk

Updated:
2011-09-23 10:11:01

Average rating:83

The obvious attraction of the Panasonic DMC FZ18 is its 18x optical zoom lens. This is one of the first digital cameras to increase the lens length on a consumer digital camera beyond 12x. The lens is supported by image stabilisation to help cut down...

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digitalversus.com

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2011-09-23 10:11:01

Average rating:80

It’s hard not to be impressed by such a zoom: 18x with a true wide angle and focal range of 28 to 504 mm. On a "simple" bridge for less than 500 Euros, this is a dream for reflex owners and was unthinkable several years ago. In addition, the 18x zoom...

Zoom 18x with optical stabilization, 1 cm macro mode, Quality of images in low sensitivity (100 ISO), Overall a reactive camera, RAW and RAW JPEG modes...
No zoom when recording video, No rotating LCD screen, Mediocre video quality, Imprecise viewfinder, Slow to startup and recording...

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expertreviews.co.uk

Updated:
2011-09-23 10:11:02

Average rating:100

An unfalteringly good design with huge zoom. The FZ18 is one of a few compacts with 18x zoom range. With focal lengths from 28 to 504mm, you can shoot a close-up of a face from 15 metres away, or a group of a dozen people from a couple of paces bac...

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techradar.com

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2011-09-23 10:11:02

Average rating:90

Digital SLRs may be making all the headlines but rumours of the death of the compact camera have been greatly exaggerated. Panasonics latest super-zoom revitalises the category with a mighty 18x optical zoom, spanning a range from useful wide-angle (2...

Excellent telephoto lens, Good all-round image quality...
Not the fastest...
Digital SLRs may be making all the headlines but rumours of the death of the compact camera have been greatly exaggerated. Panasonics latest super-zoom revitalises the category with a mighty 18x optical zoom, spanning a range from useful wide-angle (2...

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smh.com.au

Updated:
2011-11-08 17:00:28

Average rating:0

Panasonic Lumix This is an 8 megapixel, all-in-one camera with a Leica zoom lens that has a range of 28-504mm. The lens is image-stabilised and fast, f2.8-4.5. It works as a point-and-shoot with face-detection and there is a full range of user co...

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dpexpert.com.au

Updated:
2011-11-08 17:00:31

Average rating:0

This is an 8 megapixel all-in-one camera with a Leica-branded zoom lens with a range of 28–504mm. The lens is image stabilised and is fast, f2.8–4.5. It works as a point and shoot, with face detection, but there is also a full range of user co...

The lens is superb. It has true wide angle and a phenomenal telephoto reach of 504mm (film equivalent). The image stabilisation is effective and hand held photos at full extension are possible. Sharpness and contrast are exemplary and focus, even at fu...
The Achilles’ heel of Panasonic cameras has been image noise and it still is. However, by reducing sharpness and contrast by one notch and dialling in one step of noise reduction we got clean images at ISO200. The company’s claim of usable ISO...
This is a good camera and shutter lag is almost a thing of the past. If the standard pre-focus procedure of half-depressing the shutter button is adhered to shutter lag is negligible. It is not as responsive as a DSLR, but fast enough to track moving s...

goodgearguide.com.au

Updated:
2011-11-08 17:00:35

Average rating:75

Continuing their tradition of producing high-end ultra-zoom cameras with full manual feature sets, Panasonic has brought to market their latest product, the Lumix DMC-FZ18. Sporting a massive 18x optical zoom and full manual shooting modes along with a...

Huge zoom, sharp pictures, good noise performance, intelligent auto mode is great for beginners...
Over-sharpening issues, barrel distortion The Final Word Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high, many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR, whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of fea...
Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high, many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR, whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of features along with several beginner-friendly shooting modes...

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photoreview.com.au

Updated:
2011-11-08 17:00:40

Average rating:85

Successor to the successful FZ8 model, Panasonics latest long-zoom digicam, the DMC-FZ18 sports an 8-megapixel imager and a massive 18x Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens that covers an equivalent focal length range from 28mm to 504mm. Otherwise the two mode...

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stuff.tv

Updated:
2014-03-20 05:13:56

Average rating:100

Wow – a photographic bazooka, thats what the FZ18 is. If your consideration when choosing a camera is how far and wide you can take its lens, your train has reached its final destination.The astounding range of the FZ18s incredible Leica lens is 18x...

Huge zoom range. Superb range of controls. Great image quality...
Poor at high ISO. Only 8.1MP...
Huge zoom range and great performance make this a winner...

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macworld.co.uk

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:04:53

Average rating:80

Panasonic’s 8-megapixel, 18x optical zoom FZ18, along with Nikon’s P80, comes closest to challenging the mighty Olympus SP-570UZ, with its own broad focal range. This stretches from a wide-angle 28mm, ideal for panoramic landscapes and group shots, al...

That whopping 18x zoom betters most rivals, Raw or JPEG capture, Intelligent Auto Mode affords some of the best point-and-shoot results we’ve seen...
Auto white balance occasionally needs correcting, some controls fiddly to use, zoom functionality disabled when shooting video...

techadvisor.co.uk

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:04:54

Average rating:100

An inexpensive high-end compact camera/DSLR crossover, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18K offers an 18x optical zoom, a 28mm wide-angle lens, and a host of manual controls for a very reasonable price. An amateur photographer who hasnt used many advanced...

All in all, the Lumix DMC FZ-18K does come through for the price, especially if high optical zoom, a great lens, and a beginners course on manual settings is what youre looking for. Andrew Mager...

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pocket-lint.com

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:04:54

Average rating:90

The Panasonic DMC-FZ18 is a remarkable little camera, it packs in a host of advanced features and an astonishing 18x zoom...

Compact size, amazing optical zoom, good image quality, usable EVF and handling.
Image noise at higher ISOs, build lets it down.
The Panasonic DMC-FZ18 is a remarkable little camera, it packs in a host of advanced features and an astonishing 18x zoom...

Read the full review

stuff.tv

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:05:01

Average rating:100

Wow – a photographic bazooka, thats what the FZ18 is. If your consideration when choosing a camera is how far and wide you can take its lens, your train has reached its final destination.The astounding range of the FZ18s incredible Leica lens is 18x...

Huge zoom range. Superb range of controls. Great image quality...
Poor at high ISO. Only 8.1MP...
Huge zoom range and great performance make this a winner...

smh.com.au

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:05:03

Average rating:0

Panasonic Lumix This is an 8 megapixel, all-in-one camera with a Leica zoom lens that has a range of 28-504mm. The lens is image-stabilised and fast, f2.8-4.5. It works as a point-and-shoot with face-detection and there is a full range of user co...

Read the full review

goodgearguide.com.au

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:05:03

Average rating:75

Continuing their tradition of producing high-end ultra-zoom cameras with full manual feature sets, Panasonic has brought to market their latest product, the Lumix DMC-FZ18. Sporting a massive 18x optical zoom and full manual shooting modes along with a...

Huge zoom, sharp pictures, good noise performance, intelligent auto mode is great for beginners...
Over-sharpening issues, barrel distortion The Final Word Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high, many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR, whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of fea...
Panasonics FZ18 is a solid ultra-zoom camera. While the price tag is high, many users would be better served spending that money on an SLR, whereas those after a huge zoom lens and a mass of features along with several beginner-friendly shooting modes...

Read the full review

Cameras.co.uk

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:05:03

Average rating:83

The obvious attraction of the Panasonic DMC FZ18 is its 18x optical zoom lens. This is one of the first digital cameras to increase the lens length on a consumer digital camera beyond 12x. The lens is supported by image stabilisation to help cut down...

digitalversus.com

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:05:03

Average rating:80

It’s hard not to be impressed by such a zoom: 18x with a true wide angle and focal range of 28 to 504 mm. On a "simple" bridge for less than 500 Euros, this is a dream for reflex owners and was unthinkable several years ago. In addition, the 18x zoom...

Zoom 18x with optical stabilization, 1 cm macro mode, Quality of images in low sensitivity (100 ISO), Overall a reactive camera, RAW and RAW JPEG modes...
No zoom when recording video, No rotating LCD screen, Mediocre video quality, Imprecise viewfinder, Slow to startup and recording...

photoreview.com.au

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:05:03

Average rating:85

Successor to the successful FZ8 model, Panasonics latest long-zoom digicam, the DMC-FZ18 sports an 8-megapixel imager and a massive 18x Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens that covers an equivalent focal length range from 28mm to 504mm. Otherwise the two mode...

Read the full review

techradar.com

Updated:
2014-09-05 05:05:03

Average rating:90

Digital SLRs may be making all the headlines but rumours of the death of the compact camera have been greatly exaggerated. Panasonics latest super-zoom revitalises the category with a mighty 18x optical zoom, spanning a range from useful wide-angle (2...

Excellent telephoto lens, Good all-round image quality...
Not the fastest...
Digital SLRs may be making all the headlines but rumours of the death of the compact camera have been greatly exaggerated. Panasonics latest super-zoom revitalises the category with a mighty 18x optical zoom, spanning a range from useful wide-angle (2...