Suhit Gupta
09-19-2005, 09:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091601pana_fz30review.asp' target='_blank'>http://www.dpreview.com/news/0509/05091601pana_fz30review.asp</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Announced almost exactly a year after the launch of the FZ20 (the model it replaces), the DMC-FZ30 (launched in July 2005) is the latest flagship model in an ever-growing range of 'super zoom' cameras from electronics giant Panasonic. Like its predecessors the FZ20 sports a Leica-branded DC Vario-Elmarit zoom with a whopping 12x optical range (35-420mm equiv), though this time without the constant F2.8 aperture. It also boasts Panasonic's tried and tested Mega Optical Image Stabilization system and the Venus II engine."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/3q-001.jpg" /><br /><br />The Panasonic DMC-FZ30 is the latest flagship model in an ever-growing range of 'super zoom' cameras and it seems more like a DSLR camera without the cost or the bulk. It is an 8 megapixel camera with image-stabilized Leica-branded zoom and a 12x optical range (35-420mm equiv). Read the review to find out more.