'Prosumer digital cameras are designed to appeal to photography enthusiasts and the Z812 IS lacks a custom/manual white balance mode – a feature lots of photography enthusiasts regard as essential.'
'The new video resolution is listed in the specs as 1024 x 720 pixels, and at 30fps this is an impressively high resolution for a still camera'
'a 1/1.8-inch CCD sensor and 12x optical zoom lens'
'Images shot at high ISOs are noisy.'
'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.'
'since the right-hand grip is thin and short, the camera feels somewhat awkward to handle.'
'Our daylight photo exhibited very good sharpness, but a color shift toward magenta--which artificially saturates the colors--lowered our impression of the image.'
'The resolution isn't terribly high, with 130,000 pixels'
'DMC-FZ5, however, makes clear distinction in the point of body size and usability, by which nonexclusive users can enjoy the deeper world of photography'
'longer battery life, a repositioned shutter release and improved grip design, larger LCD screen,'
'The FZ20 is relatively large and heavy'
'Two small buttons are positioned directly behind the zoom control and shutter'
'The DMC-FZ7 was one of my favorite ultra zoom cameras of 2006.'
'Venus Engine III in the FZ8 allows which maintains high resolution.'
'Surprisingly compact but still big enough to shoot comfortably with two hands, the FZ8 has all the controls on the right hand side, so one-handed operation is possible if needed'