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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 is a five megapixel digital camera. It sports a 12x zoom with a 4x digital zoom. Note that the 12x optical zoom is generous in its class, and much better than 12x zoom only achieved with digital assistance. This gives a 36-4...
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With average image quality and poor low-light performance, the FZ5 didnt really impress us, despite its fairly rich feature Specs: Megapixels: 5, Included Memory Amount: 16 MB, Included Memory: Media Card, Media Format: Secure Digital, Maximum Re...
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Announced just before PMA in February 2005, the DMC-FZ5 is one of two direct sucessors to the popular (and dpreview Highly Recommended) DMC-FZ3. Like its predecessor the FZ5 sports a Leica-branded DC Vario-Elmarit zoom with a whopping 12x optical ran...

Excellent resolution and detail capture - a real improvement on its predecessor, Very sharp results (though see below), Good, natural color, Superb 12x optical zoom, Effective image stabilization, Small and light, but well built, Comprehensive range of co...

Some vignetting and corner softness in macro mode, Images slightly over-sharpened, Manual exposure setting still a bit awkward, No options for converter lenses, No manual focus, Focus at extreme telephoto sometimes hunts, sometimes misses, More noise at I...

The DMC-FZ5 solves the only two reservations most people had about its predecessor (the DMC-FZ3); fairly low pixel count and slightly sluggish focus (especially at the long end of the zoom). It also adds a bigger, better screen, slightly better ergono...
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Engineered from the DMC-FZ3, the DMC-FZ5 retains the same general appearance as the FZ3, but has some minor modifications to some of the the external controls. As with the FZ3, the DMC-FZ5 has a tough plastic body, and is available in either a black or...
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Some of the best cameras in 2004 were Panasonics ultra zoom cameras. Now, for 2005 they are two new models -- the Lumix DMC-FZ4 and DMC-FZ5 -- which replace the DMC-FZ3 as the entry-level model in the group. New features on these two models compared...
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Making its debut at the 2005 Photo Marketing Association trade show in Orlando, the Panasonic FZ5 joined an expanding list of SLR-shaped digital cameras with long zoom lenses. The FZ5 distinguishes itself with one of the strongest fixed zooms out ther...
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