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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45 / DMC-FZ40

Based on 24 reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

10
Average:

7
Bad:

0

Pros

Very good image quality, plenty of control over movie recording, stereo sound recording
Excellent feature set and shooting options for the money; nice design; great battery life.
Excellent feature set and shooting options for the money; nice design; great battery life.
Fast startup, Shoots in RAW format, Long battery life, Some manual settings.
Great lens. Shooting modes galore. RAW support. Strong antishake function. Capable video camera.
Good design with nice layout of buttons, dials, etc, Abundant shooting features, Lots of options, both manual and preset, Large 24X, optical image stabilized lens, Great depth of field, Menus easy to navigate

Cons

Small buttons
JPEG photo quality tanks at ISO 400; menu system can get confusing.
JPEG photo quality tanks at ISO 400; menu system can get confusing.
Lackluster image quality in high ISO ranges, Somewhat bulky, LCD display does not articulate from the camera body, Cannot take still pictures while shooting video
Noisy photos at maximum focal length. No hot shoe. Fixedposition LCD. Touchy jog dial.
Image quality could be better lack of detail in low light situations, Panasonic Broadcast, One Panasonic Way, Secaucus, NJ 07094, www.panasonic.com
Telephoto image quality, Poor continuous shooting at full resolution, Fixed screen, No still capture during video recording.

By PC Pro on July 18, 2011

Decent photos and videos, especially at this price, but performance and features are lacking...

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By LetsGoDigital on June 03, 2011

Last summer, Panasonic introduced the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45, a 14.1 megapixel hybrid camera. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45, also known as the DMC-FZ40, is the successor to the Panasonic DMC-FZ38, which was equipped with an 18x zoom lens. The...

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By ePHOTOzine on April 21, 2011

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45 proves excellent value for money for the features and performance...

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By What Digital Camera on March 02, 2011

With Compact System Cameras attracting so much attention these days, it's easy to forget another alternative to the DSLR: the superzoom bridge camera. Traditionally these have married long zoom lenses with DSLR-like manual control, and more recently...

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By Digital Camera Buyer on February 22, 2011

A well-performing bridge that offers a compelling alternative to a full-blown DSLR. Image quality is good and all that lets it down for us is the feel of itOverall Our provides the latest photography news, reviews, previews, features and tecniques....

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By CNET Asia on February 21, 2011

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ45 is a solid megazoom, but its low-light photos need extra attention....

73
By DigitalVersus on February 17, 2011

The FZ45 is the latest in a long line of bridge cameras. Unsurprisingly, it's a very good camera that's a treat to use, but it really doesn't need 14 Megapixels and we would have preferred a BSI CMOS sensor to this old CCD ......

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By cnet on February 15, 2011

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 is a solid megazoom, but its low-light photos need extra...

73
By PC Mag on January 31, 2011

A slight upgrade to the Lumix DMC-FZ35 ($399.95 list), the Lumix DMC-FZ40 ($399.95 list) by Panasonic boasts a 14.1 megapixel CCD optical sensor and a 25 millimeter wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens with 24x optical zoom. Looking nearly identical...

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By ConsumerSearch on January 01, 2011

The feature-packed Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 has plenty of auto and manual options and owners say it is well designed and fairly easy to use. While the 14.1-megapixel FZ40 boasts a higher resolution than its predecessor, the 12-megapixel FZ35,...

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