Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18
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The Panasonic
Lumix
DMC-FZ18 is a superzoom
bridge digital camera
that features:
As with most Panasonic Lumix cameras it uses a Venus Engine
, in this case the Venus Engine III.
The camera has a 2.5" color LCD display and a color electronic viewfinder
, and is available in two colors, black (suffix K) and silver (suffix S).
The DMC-FZ18 became available in the USA in July 2007. The successor to the FZ18 is the FZ28
.
The range of digital superzoom cameras also include models like the Nikon Coolpix P90
.
Panasonic
Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
Lumix
Lumix
Lumix is Panasonic's brand of digital cameras, ranging from pocket point-and-shoot models to digital SLRs.Compact digital camera DMC-LC5 and DMC-F7 were the first products of the Lumix series released in 2001. They are equipped with Leica lenses....
DMC-FZ18 is a superzoom
Superzoom
The term hyperzoom or superzoom is used to advertise photographic zoom lenses with unconventionally large focal length factors, typically more than 5× and ranging up to 15×, e.g., 35 mm to 350 mm. The largest ratio for digital SLR cameras is held by the Tamron 18–270 mm, giving 15×....
bridge digital camera
Bridge digital camera
Bridge cameras are cameras which fill the niche between the single-lens reflex cameras and the Point-and-shoot camera. They are often comparable in size and weight to the smallest Digital SLRs , but almost all digital bridge cameras lack an optical viewfinder system...
that features:
- 8.1 megapixel resolution
- Fast f/2.8 Leica-branded zoom lensZoom lensA zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal length can be varied, as opposed to a fixed focal length lens...
with super 18x zoom range - Mega O.I.S. (optical image stabilizerImage stabilizationImage stabilization is a family of techniques used to reduce blurring associated with the motion of a camera during exposure. Specifically, it compensates for pan and tilt of a camera or other imaging device. It is used in image-stabilized binoculars, still and video cameras, and astronomical...
) in the lens, reducing blurring by compensating for hand shake - Intelligent ISO Control
- 4x Digital Zoom
- Multiple modes of operation, including manual modes
- Optional Raw image formatRAW image formatA camera raw image file contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of either a digital camera, image scanner, or motion picture film scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and therefore are not ready to be printed or edited with a bitmap graphics editor...
- VGA movie modeComputer display standardComputer display standards are often a combination of aspect ratio, display resolution, color depth, and refresh rate.This article describes the different display standards for computer displays.-History:...
in both normal and wide aspect ratioAspect ratio (image)The aspect ratio of an image is the ratio of the width of the image to its height, expressed as two numbers separated by a colon. That is, for an x:y aspect ratio, no matter how big or small the image is, if the width is divided into x units of equal length and the height is measured using this... - Compact size and light weight
As with most Panasonic Lumix cameras it uses a Venus Engine
Venus Engine
The Venus processing engine for digital cameras is an image processing engine developed by Panasonic, and almost all of their Lumix cameras use a version of it. Image processors operate in four steps: receive data from the CCD sensor, create the Y-color difference signal , perform JPEG compression,...
, in this case the Venus Engine III.
The camera has a 2.5" color LCD display and a color electronic viewfinder
Electronic viewfinder
An electronic viewfinder or EVF is a viewfinder where the image captured by the lens is projected electronically onto a miniature display. The image on this display is used to assist in aiming the camera at the scene to be photographed.-Operation:...
, and is available in two colors, black (suffix K) and silver (suffix S).
The DMC-FZ18 became available in the USA in July 2007. The successor to the FZ18 is the FZ28
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 is a superzoom bridge digital camera, replacing the similar Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18. It was announced in 2008 and released for sale in the United Kingdom in August of that year. Like the FZ18 it has a Leica lens with an 18x optical zoom ratio...
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The range of digital superzoom cameras also include models like the Nikon Coolpix P90
Nikon Coolpix P90
The Nikon Coolpix P90 was launched by Nikon on February 3, 2009 as an improved version of the Nikon Coolpix P80. It is a 12-mega pixel CCD digital camera with a fixed 24× Zoom Nikkor ED glass lens giving more than twelve times image magnification fully extended. An in-camera feature compensates for...
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External links
- Product info from Panasonic.
Reviews
- http://www.steves-digicams.com/2007_reviews/panasonic_fz18.html
- http://www.digitalcamerareview.com/default.asp?newsID=3162&review=panasonic+lumix+dmc-fz18
- http://www.dcviews.com/reviews/Panasonic-FZ18/Panasonic-FZ18-review.htm
- http://www.photoxels.com/panasonic-fz18-review.html
- http://www.trustedreviews.com/digital-cameras/review/2007/08/21/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-FZ18/p1
- http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/08/review-panaso-1.html
- http://gadgets.fosfor.se/panasonic-lumix-fz18-review/
- http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/FZ18/FZ18A.HTM
- http://www.dpreview.com/news/0707/07072402panasonicfz18.asp
- http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/digital-cameras/panasonic-intros-18x-optical-zoom-powerhouse-lumix-dmc+fz18-281632.php
- http://digicamreview.com/panasonic_lumix_dmc_fz18_review.htm
- http://www.tlc-systems.com/artzen2-0037.htm