Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 - Panasonic Digital Cameras

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 is targeted to serious amateur photographers with 10.1 megapixels resolution, 12x optical zoom that is image stabilized, a Leica lens with a maximum aperture of F2.8, and macro as close as 5 cm (2 in.).

A new feature is "Intelligent ISO Control" which will adjust the ISO automatically (up to ISO 1600) to allow the camera to use a fast enough shutter speed to freeze action when photographing moving subjects, such as children.

In addition to a manual zoom ring and a manual focus ring, the DMC-FZ50 is also equipped with a shutter speed command dial (back of camera) and aperture command dial (front of camera) for faster manual operation.

It has full flexible exposure control, scene modes, program shift, shutter speed range from 8 sec to 1/2,000 sec. (up to 60 sec. in Manual mode), a large Free-angle 2 in. high resolution LCD monitor that swivels and brightens in low light, and an AF Assist Lamp to aid focusing in low-light situations. You can shoot consecutive shots until the memory card is full.

Other features include selectable AF Area, 2-axis White Balance adjustment to handle scenes using different types of light sources; 2 types of composition guidelines (horizontal-vertical and horizontal-vertical-diagonal); real-time histograms; optional remote shutter.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 comes in two flavours: all black body, or a very attractive silver and black body. To the advanced photographers, it can save images in RAW file format, displays a real-time histogram, and accepts an external flash. A manual focus ring lets you manually adjust the focus from 30cm (0.98 feet) to infinity.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 will appeal to the serious and advanced photographer desiring an ultra-zoom digital camera with full exposure flexibility -- and Panasonic's advanced MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer technology.

Footnotes
1- As digital magnification increases, resolution significantly decreases.
2- Number of shots may vary depending on memory card size, battery power, picture size, and compression. The consecutive shooting speed varies depending on the memory card or the built-in memory.
3- Shooting conditions: 73.4°F with 50% humidity;LCD On; Using an SD Memory Card; Starting to shoot 30 seconds after turning on the power; Shooting once every 30 seconds with the flash in full operation for every other shot; Changing the zoom setting from telephoto to wide, or wide to telephoto, for each shot; Temporarily turning the power off after each 10 shots (long enough to lower the battery temperature. For DMC-LC1: Shooting once every 30 seconds, flash in operation for every shot, 77°F(25°C) ambient temperature.
4- MB means one million bytes. Usable capacity will be less.

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Panasonic FZ50 Review