Reviewers Liked
- Extensive focal range
- Handling
- Performance
- Video and sound
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Image quality issues
- Relatively high price
- Weighty
Panasonic Lumix DCM-FZ72
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Photo answers review Photo answers rating Over the past few years, camera manufacturers have been consistently pushing the technological boundaries of their bridge cameras, loading them with longer optical zooms and re-worked image sensors to create...
By Pocket-lint
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If you're after a big zoom at a fair price then the Panasonic Lumix FZ72 has a lot going for it. Premier to its feature set is that massive 20-1200mm equivalent zoom which offers more range than the competition out there. In practice we found...
By ePHOTOzine
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ72 packs a number of features that will appeal to many users, highlights including the 60x optical zoom lens, 1cm minimum focusing distance, 9 fps continuous shooting and HDR shooting. There are plenty more features that will...
By TrustedReviews
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The Panasonic Lumix FZ72 is a solid camera, but there’s no doubt that compromises have been made in cramming in the 60x optical. If image quality is your number one priority then it may be wise to look elsewhere, but if the extra range is worthwhile to you then it’s a decent camera and camcorder in one.
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A good all-rounder with a massive 60x zoom range, but overshadowed by the...
By PhotographyBLOG
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ72 (also known as the FZ70) is a digital bridge camera with a 16.1 megapixel high sensitivity MOS sensor, FullHD video, Power OIS and a 20mm wide-angle lens that telescopes out to an unbelievable 1200mm. That's a 60x zoom and is...
By What Digital Camera
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The race between manufacturers, or rather between their respective marketing departments, to sell more cameras by printing ever bigger numbers on the box, has led to some impressive technical innovation over the years, with incredibly...
By ePHOTOzine
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The Panasonic Lumix FZ72 boasts an impressive 60x optical zoom lens, however, as the lens starts at the ultra wide-angle equivalent of 20mm, the telephoto reach is the same as other 50x optical zoom lens cameras, with 1200mm equivalent at the telephoto...
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Panasonic , Cameras , Panasonic Lumix FZ72 Panasonic Lumix FZ72 hands-on: We go on safari By Chris Hall Follow on Twitter 1 August 2013 ...
By Ere Numérique
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Difficile de le croire et pourtant Panasonic a bel et bien réussi à intégrer un zoom 60x (20mm à 1200 mm de focale !) dans un boîtier bridge avec ce Panasonic FZ72. Le tout est bien évidemment stabilisé sans quoi il serait même impossible de dépasser les...
By Das Digitalkamera-Magazin
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Mit der Lumix DMC-FZ72 (Hands-On-Video) hat Panasonic das erste 60-fach-Zoomobjektiv vorgestellt und hält in der Klasse der Digitalkameras damit aktuell (Stand Oktober 2013) den Zoomrekord. Neben einigen Stärken ist die Bridgekamera aber nicht frei...
By Les Numériques
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Le FZ72 est un appareil agréable à vivre, très polyvalent et facile à prendre en main. Son zoom 60x est utilisable par tous, sans avoir à forcer, ce qui fait de lui le compagnon idéal des voyageurs au long cours ou de ceux qui cherchent un second...
By Chip.de
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Was isst der Nachbar auf der anderen Straßenseite? Welche Augenfarbe hat der Tiger im Zoo? Und was trägt die hübsche Schwarzhaarige für ein Tatoo? Fragen, die Sie mit der Panasonic Lumix FZ72 bald alle beantworten können. Die...
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