Comments on: Panasonic Lumix FZ18 camera review by What Digital Camera

By: yongla1

yongla1 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:51:11 +0000

cool video, it was just what i was looking for.
by the way for that price of the camera (£270) would you surggest anything else?

By: WhatDigitalCamera

WhatDigitalCamera — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:24:05 +0000

Hi there,
the guys that do the reviews can give you more info but you need to go to their website which is at the end of the video in order to contact them.

By: WTFp0s

WTFp0s — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:14:54 +0000

I bet that image stabilizer comes handy with the 18x optical zoom!!!…Great camera I think better then the noisey Sony H9

By: oYoYebutu

oYoYebutu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:55:25 +0000

Yes, noise IS the problem with Panasonic. I wonder if people there can read – the net is abundant of reviews speaking of this terrible issue, yet there is no improvement from one camera model to the next. Dang shame.
8Mp is also too little these days (year of the lord 2007, when the camera was released).

The good points: 18x optical and the diversity of accessories available – such as the Raynox DCR-250 2.5x Super Macro Conversion Lens or the Opteka 3.2x HD² Telephoto Lens.

By: oYoYebutu

oYoYebutu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:34:46 +0000

As for the presentation, it is too fast. One should speak a little slower so people could get all the points without too much of a listening effort.

By: jamie19410

jamie19410 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:48:47 +0000

I don’t see the problem.
How big do you wan’t your prints?
You will get excellent,sharp,colouful, prints up to A3 with no problem,and it is packed with features,with a superlative lens.
8MP is plenty,and anything bigger only adds to any percieved noise problems.

By: oYoYebutu

oYoYebutu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:06:10 +0000

I know. Most people never get past watching them on the screen or printing postcard-size pictures. But I would like to go for full-size prints. 12 times (4×3) the size of a 17″ screen. How about the quality of that?

By: oYoYebutu

oYoYebutu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:05:32 +0000

Thank you very much for your reply!
P.S. I have to say I am tempted to get one such convenient device, but I would like to know more about the quality of the prints one can get from the pictures it takes.

By: jamie19410

jamie19410 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:25:07 +0000

Excellent quality for 8mp.
I always do big prints and they are just as good as those from my Nikon D40,so no problems there!!

By: oYoYebutu

oYoYebutu — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:35:05 +0000

Replies very much appreciated!