Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 3MP Digital Camera with 12x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 3MP Digital Camera with 12x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Product Type: Photography

Editorial Review:
Product Description
2/8/200615-19-32...

Average customer rating:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 12x, 3MP
Great Camera
Great package
Great with one flaw
Versatile camera!

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 3MP Digital Camera with 12x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Panasonic
ProductGroup: Photography
Binding: Electronics

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Accessories:

Viking 128 MB Secure Digital Card (SD128M)
Targus DPBC03 ProBlack Digital Camera Case Max
Viking 256 MB Secure Digital Flash Card (SD256M)
Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Plus Photoshop Album 2.0 Bundle
Targus DVBP02 Universal Camera/Video Backpack - Black with Gray Accents (Nylon with Diamond Nylon Ripstop)

Product Features:

3-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 10-by-13-inch enlargements
Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens 12x optical zoom lens combines with 4x digital zoom for 48x total zoom
MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer keeps low-light and telephoto images sharp; 0.008-second shutter release lag
Store images on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards; 8MB SD card included
Powered by lithium-ion battery pack (included with charger)

ASIN: B0002R281K

Product Description

Panasonic Digital Still Camera - 12X optical zoom 3 Meg Pix, OIS DSC MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:andnbsp;andnbsp;1 YEAR

Customer Reviews:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 12x, 3MP.......2007-03-02

This is a great camera but it has only 3.1 MP. It takes nice pictures though I want more then 3.1 MP.
Also, always use the flash when taking pictures at night and you can get nice pictures (I didn't tried a tripod yet).

I had some problems with OCZ cards. I got some errors 'Error reading flash' or 'Write error' . I also tried with my friend's OCZ card (which he uses it with a Canon) and I got same errors. Problem was solved after I changed the 2.0Gig OCZ card with a KingStone 2.0G SD card.

Great Camera.......2006-12-11

I have owned a few cameras but this one takes the cake. I'll keep this short

- fast start up
- takes SD cards and can run them at high speed
- optical image stabilizer works wonderfully
- very long 12x zoon
- solid and takes nice pictures
- has video and full manual mode
- cheap

I really enjoyed this camera. It's well made and is small enough to carry around. Only wished it had manual focus.

Great package.......2005-12-05

I used to use film SLR cameras with autofocus and all the gadgets until I got my second digital camera - an Olympus C2100 UZ with a 10x zoom and 2 megapixels. After that the film cameras gathered dust.

I decided to replace the Olympus with a lighter, more modern camera at the beginning of 2005. This camera was similar to a more updated c2100, and I had heard that the recent Olympus cameras were not as good. I had printed out letter-size pictures on my computer printer with the c2100, so I knew that 2 megapixels and a good zoom lens were better than more megapixels.

I was also pleased that the Panasonic had image stabilization, because my experiences with the Olympus taught me that I could take sharp hand-held images at 400mm focal lengths around 70 percent of the time.

The Panasonic has an f2.8 lens across all of its focal length, which is better than lenses used for digital SLRs like the Canon Rebel XT. Because of this and the high-quality Leica lens, I can take pictures that used to require flash just with the room lights in my house.

The lens is fantastic. Sample pictures at [...] show that it loses little against the lenses for digital SLRs, and the quality will save you from bad pictures time after time, while giving you more versatile options for picture-taking.

If you're still clinging to film cameras, note that digital quality now exceeds film. However, the best part of digital is the ability to charge the battery, use a 512MB memory card like I bought, and not be conscious that you have 36 chances to get a decent photo before the film runs out.

The Panansonic has several things I like. The controls are simplified, so you can lend your camera to a snapshotter without having them be confused. The weight and size are not off-putting, so a newbie can be taking good pictures from the beginning. And the whole package does enough thinking for you, so you're unlikely to make a mistake when you look through the viewfinder.

Would I change anything? Sure, but this is true of every digital camera over a year after it was introduced (8/2004). I run Adobe Photoshop CS2, so I'd like the ability to use Camera RAW format. I'd like a hot shoe so that I could put a powerful flash on it. And I'd like a bigger LCD screen so that I could see how good my pictures were.

However, could I say that I'd take better pictures if these features were there? I'm not sure. The Panasonic FZ-3 is the rare sort of camera that allows you to point and shoot and gradually build up your knowledge to use its advanced features. Definitely a great bargain, and the newer Panasonic FZ series continue this trend.

Great with one flaw.......2005-09-21

This camera is exceptional. It takes great picures in the easy mode and allows for you to change the settings if necessary. There is hardly any delay, which allows me to capture my fast moving kids. I changed the speed setting to 400 for even better capture of my very wiggly baby. It also does well indoors. My one complaint is that the picures will not show the date. It just doesn't have that option available. Now if you want to print them yourself with a DPOF printer, you can force a date print on the front of the photos, but what a pain. So for this reason alone I am only awarding it 4 stars.

Versatile camera!.......2005-06-24

I love this camera. The 12X zoom is the feature I could not do without. Image stabilization is a must with the zoom, and its IS seems to work quite well. I took pretty good photos of glowing lava from my ship balcony. My friend's 3X zoom photos showed nothing.

The only improvements I would suggest are: smaller size, a little more MP - although 3 MP is sufficient.

Remanufactured Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 3MP Digital Camera with 12x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom

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Remanufactured Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ3 3MP Digital Camera with 12x Image Stabilized Optical Zoom

Manufacturer: Panasonic
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Remanufactured to like-new condition; includes 90-day warranty
3-megapixel sensor captures enough detail to create photo-quality 10-by-13-inch enlargements
Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens 12x optical zoom lens combines with 4x digital zoom for 48x total zoom
MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer keeps low-light and telephoto images sharp; 0.008-second shutter release lag
Store images on Secure Digital (SD) memory cards; 8MB SD card included

ASIN: B000A43OCC

Product Description

Panasonic's vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.

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