Dr Gadget - Gadget Shop - Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18EB Digital Camera - Silver (8.1MP, 18 x Optical) 28mm Wide-Angle Lens

	List Price: £329.99 Our Price: £204.00 Your Save: £ 0.00 ( % ) Availability: Manufacturer: Panasonic
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Batteries Included: 0 Binding: Electronics Brand: Panasonic Digital Zoom: 4 Display Size: 2.5 EAN: 0037988986934 Floppy Disk Drive Description: None Is Fragile: 0 Label: Panasonic Manufacturer: Panasonic Maximum Focal Length: 82.8 Maximum Resolution: 8.1 Minimum Focal Length: 6 Model: DMC-FZ18S Monitor Size: 250 Optical Zoom: 18 Publisher: Panasonic Release Date: 2007-09-30 Studio: Panasonic System Memory Size: 27
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Fantastic camera Comment: I have never bought a camera for more that £120 as to be honest we could never afford to spend more. The problem with buying a cheaper camera was everytime you go to take a picture you would press the button and by the time the picture was taken the subject would have moved. Now I love photography, I am not an expert but want to improve my skills. Well the panasonic DMC-FZ18 is brilliant, the recovery time is so much quicker than any camera I have ever had, and the burst mode is a great feature. I still have to learn how to use this camera properly but I have taken some really amazing photos and have only had it a day. A FANTASTIC CAMERA, I thoroughly recommend it. Customer Rating: Summary: Amazing Camera Comment: As a Freelance Photographer who's messed around, played with, and generally found faults in a whole host of digital cameras (point-and-shoots, bridge cameras and digital SLR's), I have to say the Lumix FZ18 impressed me so much that I actually bought one with my own money... a rare event indeed! I was going to say, "for the money it's brilliant", but regardless of the low price, it's far better than some DSLR's I've tested costing more than twice - even three times as much. The beauty of the FZ18 is that you can just set it to "Intelligent Auto" mode, and rattle off perfect pictures time after time after time... if you want to. Or, if you want to get arty, you can over-ride just about any aspect of picture taking that you want, and still let the camera take care of everything else. You might want to just set the shutter speed slower to get a blurred background as a rally car zooms past. You can. You might want to over-ride the white balance because you're taking photo's in snow. You can. Or change the aperture or the type of metering. You can do everything manually, some things manuallu, or just let the camera do what it KNOWS is best. You can rattle off 3 frames per second, go into the mode feature for anything from photographing firework displays to portraits (colour or B&W), high speed events such as motorsports, or even ask the camera to allow for the fact that you're inside a dimly lit building or under strip lighting. It's an amazing camera all-in-all. Don't let the lack of weight put you off either. It's a misconception that a heavy camera is a good camera. In fact it's probably quite the opposite that applies in digital cameras.Unbelievably the Lumix FZ18 is about the same weight as my Canon Ixus. It's no use having an 8, 10 or even 14 megapixel camera if you only have a 3x optical zoom. Any professional photographer will tell you that your camera is only as good as it's lens. And that's where the FZ18 really shines. It has an 18x OPTICAL zoom. Terrific! Believe me, an 8mp camera with a good quality 18x optical lens (and the lens on the FZ18 is made by Leica - probably the world's best lens maker) will take far far better pictures than a 12mp camera with a less-than-brilliant 3x or even 10x optical zoom. I never thought the day would come when a manufacturer would market a high quality digital camera that I personally would consider to be all things to all people. But I believe Panasonic might have done it with this one. You can even choose to take pictures in RAW format rather than JPG. RAW format being thee absolute best because unlike JPG and Bitmap images, it's not compressed. It's the "all singing all dancing" pro format used in studios and for magazine covers, professional calendars and so on. You can also buy a 1.7x optical tele-conversion lens for the FZ18, taking it's already incredible 18x optical lense upto about 30x optical. Yep, the time has arrived where you all need to trim your nasal hair for that next family photo, because with the FZ18 really could pick it up!!! Customer Rating: Summary: Stunningly Good ! Comment: I cannot fault this camera,I tried various DSLRs after purchasing the Panasonic and there was no difference to my eye in the quality of sharpness etc.Much easier to carry around,fantastic zoom,better than a DSLR,battery lasts a long time,the best camera I have ever tried or ever had,I cannot recommend too highly,you don't need a DSLR with this camera,give yourself a treat and buy one now ! Customer Rating: Summary: Wonderful Comment: I have had this camera for a month now and still have not discovered all it can do. Don't be put off by the size, the 18 x optical zoom more than makes up for this. This camera is amazingly light! If you are looking for a top notch camera but don't want an SLR then this will do you very well. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Panasonic presents the Lumix DMC-FZ18, a high-powered optical zoom digital camera packed with cutting-edge technology and loads of useful functions.With its wide-angle 18x optical zoom (28mm) and 8 effective megapixel sensor, the Lumix DMC-FZ18 lets you get even closer to the action for capturing the most finite details of a subject or scene. The optical zoom can be enhanced with an additional zoom, for a zoom coefficient of up to 28.7x in 2 megapixel resolution!Of course, with zoom power like this, any movement of the camera could easily cause your photos to blur. Fortunately, the Lumix DMC-FZ18 is also equipped with a Mega O.I.S. optical stabilising system and a Venus Engine III image processor, not to mention a sensitivity of up to 6400 ISO to guarantee perfect results in any lighting.The high-quality 2.5? screen on the Lumix DMC-FZ18 offers you enhanced visual comfort as you use the camera, while the joystick control and intelligent mode let you access all the functions and settings with no trouble at all. Finally, the included battery has enough capacity to last for 400 photos, so you can click away, worry-free.The powerful Lumix DMC-FZ18 is a welcome addition to Panasonic?s range of bridge cameras!