a great DSLR-like camera I bought a Panasonic fz18 last year and finally returned it and waited its upgrade.
I bought fz28 from Amazon a week ago. I must say Panasonic fz28 is a great upgrade.
1 I can change the zoom when using video function, fz18 cannot. I suggest turn off the continuous AF function if you want to have a clear HD video (fz18 doesn't have HD mode).
2 Set ISO Mix to 800, I got beautiful pictures with acceptable noise (better than fz18).
3 The battery life is superb. I shot 380 pict...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review by vic can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0  |
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| Reviewed by: | vic | | Review Date: | 09/08/2008 | | User Location: | nj | | Review From: | User Review |  |  |
100% (43 of 43) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Another Lumix winner with minor issues Instead of reiterating the positives from other reviews, I'll focus on perceived negatives to help potential buyers.
1) The manual focus button on the top right of the camera is very close to the power button. If you have large fingertips you may turn MF on accidentally and fail to notice unless you study the screen a lot.
2) The record/playback switch is now on the upper part of the rear grip, which makes it prone to being accidentally moved by your thumb. But it is a conv...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 09/19/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (27 of 27) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Jumped the fence -- finally. No regrets. I was sitting the fence for a while: FZ28? SX10? P80? FH20? SX1?
Finally, I bought FZ28, and I am extremely pleased.
SX1 and FH20 probably would meet my expectations better (CMOS rather than CCD), but SX1 is not sold in the US, and FH20 is double the price of (and SX1 would be same if sold around here).
I replaced S1 IS that I liked a lot, so my first impression with FZ28 was that it was so light that the plastic must be cheap. That's actually not the case; it's light but so...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review by Jendrek can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Jendrek | | Review Date: | 10/27/2008 | | User Location: | Camarillo, CA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (21 of 21) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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A wonderful camera! I purchased this camera as an update from my beloved Canon S2, which had served me well for 3 years and taught me the basics of using the manual features of a bridge camera. I consider myself a camera enthusiast, taking photos of mostly my travels and my children. I originally planned to upgrade my S2 to the newest S-model being released by Canon. I was so excited when the Canon SX10 was announced and had actually even preordered one online before I realized that it would not accept a polariz...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 11/07/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (18 of 18) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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All in one, One in all, Everyone As many people said before me, this camera is great! I received it from OneCall a few day ago in perfect condition for a low price. It was new in the box and was delivered right on time. Trying on this camera was a similar experience. It is great!
I am not a professional photographer, I just like to have a versatile camera that can do it all. First off, it has great picture quality in most given conditions. I made most of my pictures inside of my house to test low light conditions and ...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review by David Golynskiy "irock12" can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | David Golynskiy "irock12" | | Review Date: | 09/28/2008 | | User Location: | Dallas, TX USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (17 of 17) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Versatile Camera! I have had my FZ28 for about 3 weeks now and I am very happy with it. This is an extremely versatile camera with very good image quality. The highpoint of the camera for me is the huge zoom range it is capable of. The image stabilization works wonders at full telephoto (18x), and sharp, hand held shots in average light are very possible, if not routine.
So far I have taken mostly outdoor landscape, and full zoom photos of wildlife. The landscape images are sharp and well exposed. I ha...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review by Michael O. can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 8.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Michael O. | | Review Date: | 10/12/2008 | | User Location: | Rhode Island, USA | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (15 of 15) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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What I've Been Looking For I am so glad I ordered this camera online from e-bay.I got a brandnew camera with Panasonic warranty,8 gigs of memory,cleaning kit,and extra battery,a tripod,etc.I had tried 3 models of the sony point and shooters.They were the H2,H7,and the H9.These cameras had some very good features but none of them could produce pictures like this Panasonic DMC-FZ28.With all three of the Sony's, results were varied.Sometimes I could get a great shot and sometimes not, even using the same settings under the s...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review by Stephen L. Cotton can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Stephen L. Cotton | | Review Date: | 09/12/2008 | | User Location: | Omaha, Ne. United States | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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From FZ18 to FZ28: worth the upgrade I thought long and hard before buying this camera. I owned the previous model, the FZ18, and did a lot of research to conclude (or convince myself) that the upgrade was really worth it, and also to find out if there wasn't a better ultrazoom / bridge camera for me. After visiting the forums and reading reviews of the Panasonic and also of the new Nikon, Canon and Fuji ultrazoom models, I concluded that not only was it a valid buy (and gave the FZ18 to my mom, who owns an ancient Olympus camera),...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review by ubat can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | ubat | | Review Date: | 11/28/2008 | | User Location: | Sao Paulo, Brazil | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (14 of 14) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Great Alternative To Pricey SLRs I bought this camera in lieu of spending the extra money on a digital SLR. I had several reasons for this, not the least of which being the fact that digital SLRs add so many new features and enhancements to their quality each year while dropping in price. The notion of investing a good $700 or more on something that will be quickly replaced by a much more powerful model within only a year or two just didn't sit well with me. So in my search for something to get me a step up from totally novice ...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review by Mark Krendel can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | Mark Krendel | | Review Date: | 11/16/2008 | | User Location: | Philadelphia | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (13 of 13) Users Found This Review Helpful |
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Panasonic DMC-FZ28 Purchased this camera after doing research on super zooms, viewing several models and reading reviews of the Panasonic FZ18 which it replaced. The FZ18 received top super zoom ratings in several reviews. A key factor for me was the 27mm wide angle zoom; I have found 28mm wideangle a very useful feature for family, architecture and landscape pictures on my 35mm SLR. The FZ28 promised improvements to the FZ18 in image processing and high definition video with zoom. I have used the camera for ...
[Panasonic FZ28K 10MP Digital Camera with 18x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom Black (DMC-FZ28 Black) review can be read at Amazon.com] | | Amazon.com Rating: 10.0 |
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| Reviewed by: | | | Review Date: | 10/15/2008 | | User Location: | | | Review From: | User Review | | | |
100% (12 of 12) Users Found This Review Helpful |