 "Very Impressive Photos" | 2010-08-26 |
| - Reviewed By carefreegal |
I wanted to downsize from a dSLR to a smaller camera because the bigger camera was just too heavy to lug around my neck all day especially since I had a zoom lens on it. I also wanted a small camera that had a viewfinder. Sometimes you just can't see that back screen well enough to take a good picture. Of course I wanted to have the option of manually setting camera speed, aperture etc. plus I wanted, perhaps, to take a short video of some amazing scene on one of my trips.
I bought the Panasonic FZ-35 and have had it now for about 6 months. It takes absolutely gorgeous photos...crisp images, accurate colors in all lighting situations. The camera's IntelligentAuto is often smarter than I am and takes a better balanced picture than I do. I now do very little editing with photo software. As I expected, the viewfinder comes in handy for some shots. The camera is light and easy to carry around all day even hanging around my neck. I have an impressive zoom lens.
I've gone through a slew of large and small cameras looking for one that produced sharp photos and that didn't require that I take extra lens with me. I finally found what I was looking for in this camera and would recommend its purchase to anyone. I'd put my photos up against those from a dSLR anytime. |
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| "LOVE IT!" | 2010-08-24 |
| - Reviewed By Deborah Stiles from Ware, MA USA |
| I am close to a total amateur but have been trying out cameras over the last several months. I returned them all until this one. This camera has everything I have been looking for short of a DSL. My kids play sports and the burst mode is amazingly fast. I am able to capture everything so quickly it's almost like watching a movie in playback. I was even able to get individual shots of my kids on a roller coaster as it sped by. I recently took it on a whale watch and got wonderful movie footage and if I wasn't directly in the wind it picked up sound very well also. The 18x optical zoom has also made it possible to catch wildlife in my back yard I couldn't before. Powers on fast. Tons of easy settings to use. I even got a clear shot of the Big Dipper using the shutter speed selections. It has all the priority settings for people who have a real working knowledge of cameras (not me). And the battery lasts forever. It went everywhere with us on our week long vacation, including almost two hours of whale watch footage/stills and I only had to recharge it once and even then it was still 1/2 charged. It's bulkier than your standard point and shoot but if you want the shots and have a little time to learn the easy settings, it's a wonderful do everything family camera. |
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| "Purely AMAZING" | 2010-08-23 |
| - Reviewed By ixORFxi |
| bought this before my trip to Colorado. forgot my spare battery and the recharger but the battery i had lasted the whole trip! tons of pictures and videos, and just SICK picture quality, i recommend this to anyone and everyone. Such a beast camera. |
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| "Great camera at a resonable price" | 2010-08-21 |
| - Reviewed By Roy R. Giddens from Texas |
| I lost the previous model of this Panasonic camera on a trip to California several years ago. As a replacement I got a Nikon P90. That's a nice camera, but never came near the features and picture quality of this Panasoic DMC-FZ35. Great pictures, easy to follow menus and just very simply a fine camera for an amateur like myself. Recommend it strongly for anyone who wants great pictures without a lot of fuss, but something more than just point and shoot. |
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| "Going Camera happy with the DMC-FZ35" | 2010-08-18 |
| - Reviewed By Camara Happy |
I just love my new camera. I upgraded from a simple Kodak EasyShare, so this camera is sooo much better. My brother in law has the same one and he recommended it to me. I love the many features on it, but I haven't quite figured out all of them yet.
The quality of the pictures are great. I took several close ups of flowers in my garden and they look like calendar pictures!!!
The optical zoom is an amazing thing on here too! Wow! I'm amazed at how clear the pictures are, using it!! That's definitely an A++++ feature on here.
I recommend this camera for anyone who wants a bit of a challenge and doesn't mind taking the time to get to know this camera and its many features. I would not recommend it to someone who wants a simple but good camera. I'd get one with less features on it.
But I love my new camera and am going camera happy!! |
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| "If you are considering a DSLR, look at this camera first" | 2010-08-18 |
| - Reviewed By William I. Griffith from Greenville, SC |
This camera is amazing, it is also amazingly complicated. On the other hand it has many automatic settings that seem to work fine. The main point of this review has to do with DSLR cameras. I have used high quality film type SLR cameras for 40 years, however I have not had a DSLR, and was going to buy one. After using this camera, I can't imagine ever owning a DSLR. Why? Because this camera for the average enthusiast, someone like me, does everything you could do with a DSLR and three separate lenses for about 1/5th the price and 1/10th the weight. I am sure it does not have the rugged construction of a DSLR, but most people do not need that. An additional plus, if you are into video, you no longer need a special camera for that. It is sort of like, in concept, a smart phone that replaces a number of different special use gadgets (PDA, voice recorder, camera, video, etc.).
One other thought, technology changes at an amazing pace, unless you are a professional, why spend extra money for unneeded durability and extra long life if it is going to be out of date in three years? I rarely wear out a camera, phone, computer, etc. I normally replace such things because the new ones have attractive features that make the old ones obsolete. Until something better comes along, I am stuck on "super zoon" cameras like this one. I don't know much about the competition, but this is a great one at an attractive price. Before buying I looked closely at the features and reviews of all major brands. This camera seemed to have the most loyal following with the fewest complaints. I imagine the others to be quite good, but this one is for sure. |
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