Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30K specs

Pros

• Rotating LCD
• Easy to use
• Optical image stabilization
• 12X zoom lens
• Easy-to-use manual focus
• Dual control wheels make it easy to shoot in Manual mode

Cons

• Images noisy in low light
• Large
• Heavy
• Short battery life
• Images looked a bit soft

Manufacturer’s Description

The DMC-FZ30's Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens features 14 elements in 8 groups, including 3 aspherical lenses and an ED (extra-low dispersion) lens which helps to suppress the color bleeding that often occurs in telephoto shots, plus a 12x optical zoom (35mm equivalent: 35 to 420mm). This combines with the large, 1/1.8" diagonal 8-megapixel CCD to give you enormous expressive power. The new Extended Optical Zoom, which minimizes the image degradation that normally occurs with digital zooming, gives you up to 19.1x power in 3-megapixel photos, and up to 15x power in 5-megapixel photos. Plus, the 12x optical zoom can be used together with the 4x digital zoom to produce a maximum of 48x zooming power.

The Specs