Panasonic super-zoom camera offers massive 24x optical zoom
Mobile phone cameras have obviously got a lot better in recent times, but there’s still something nice about using a proper camera when you’re going somewhere special. The Panasonic Lumix FZ47 is a super-zoom camera that promises to get you far nearer to the action, with a massive 24x optical zoom lens.
The Lumix FZ47 looks like being the perfect choice if you want something a bit more special than a compact camera, but don’t want to stretch to a DSLR or carry a bunch of lenses around.
With a 24x zoom – the equivalent of well over 300mm – it’s perfect for shooting the great outdoors or snapping sports events where you can’t normally get close to the action.
There’s a high-end Leica lens, and the FZ47 gets a 12.1-megapixel sensor – enough to take detailed snaps without images being ruined by digital noise. The Panasonic can also shoot full 1080i HD video at 30fps, while offering full manual control – such as changing aperture settings to allow in more light – while you shoot.
Also more compact than DSLRs, it could be the perfect do-it-all camera. Available in the US in August for $400, hopefully the Panasonic Lumix FZ47 be making its way to this side of the pond in the near future.
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bret22 July 2011
its just a revamped version of the lumix FZ45 that i have same zoom lens spec x24 except it's 1080i but its less megapixel than the FZ45 which is 14.1 megapixel so to be honest its not worth the extra money for the new model the average price for the LUMIX FZ45 is around £300 and its an awesome piece of kit and just found out that i can get extra lens attachments for it the only fault i have with these camras is the video recording time is pants you can only record for 30 minutes at a time and then have to press record stright away again and it does matter what size memory card you put in it either ive got a 16gb HC card but apart from that they are fantastic cameras i would recomend them to anyone
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