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Panasonic Lumix FZ review: Panasonic Lumix FZ

Name: Panasonic Lumix FZ
Brand: Panasonic
Price: 8598 USD
Availability: InStock

Panasonic Lumix FZ

David D. Busch

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David D. Busch

Aug. 1, 2005 12:00 a.m. PT

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ4

Control placement is sometimes quirky but easy to get used to.

"Digital cameras with 12X zoom: to infinity and beyond."
Konica Minolta Dimage Z5

Shooting speed in seconds
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-H1

0.4

2.0

1.3

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ4

0.5

2.8

1.1

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

0.6

2.1

1.3

Konica Minolta Dimage Z5

0.7

3.5

1.3

Kodak EasyShare Z740

0.7

3.9

1.6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5

0.8

3.7

1.6

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20

0.9

4.4

2.0

Continuous-shooting speed in frames per second
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5

2.9

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20

2.9

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ4

2.7

Kodak EasyShare Z740

2.3

Konica Minolta Dimage Z5

1.9

Canon PowerShot S2 IS

1.6

Sony Cyber Shot DSC-H1

1.2

7.2

Panasonic Lumix FZ

$86 at Amazon

Score Breakdown

Design 7Features 8Performance 7Image quality 7