Evolution of telephoto King! Panasonic FZ30 flagship evaluation

FZ series telephoto DC can be described as Matsushita digital camera series products at home remedies from FZ1 indicators breakthrough, to establish a professional image FZ20 until August this year and launched the FZ series of new products – LUMIX FZ30.

FZ30 was launched last August Panasonic FZ20 is the successor of the aircraft, the use of a MEGA o.i.s anti-shake system with 12 x optical zoom LEICA DC lens VARIO-ELMARIT.

FZ series lens until FZ20 are half buried in the fuselage, and the use of the lens partially FZ30 independent from design, do not like the FZ series like that before using filters also install a dedicated jiehuan. The other mirror was also increased manual zoom ring and focus rings, handles the upper front increase used to adjust Aperture or shutter master wheel, which makes the operation quality FZ30 has been greatly improved.

The PC original FZ30 from FZ20 1/2.5 500 megapixel CCD, upgrade to the 1/1.8 8 Megapixels CCD.

3264 × 2448 photography/2560 × 1920/2048 × 1536/1600 × 1200 1280 × 960 pixels/photos. Photo formats are JPEG, TIFF and RAW can choose the speed from ISO80 to ISO400. Continuous shooting speed has reached the most superior picture quality, 3 pieces per second continuous shooting 5 levels. And you can capture 640 x 480/320 x 240 resolution 30/10fps animation, recording format for the QuickTime (Motion JPEG).

FZ30 still uses the LEICA brand of 12 x optical zoom lens, lens group hook into 10 groups 14 Mei lens with aspherical tablets 3 pieces of 3 sides, 1 ED lenses.

The camera focal length equivalent to 35mm 35mm ~ 420mm. Maximum aperture value is F2.8 ~ 3.7. Recent focus distance in the wide angle end to 30cm ~ infinity, distal 2 m ~ infinity. Macro mode following the recent focus distance 5cm.

In addition, when the FZ30 its principle is when using .0MP 500 megapixel or 300 shots of low resolution, focal length can be extended on the distal end is in sight, this feature is called "EX" optical ZOOM, use this feature, when in 500 mega pixel lens can reach 35 ~ 530mm, 15.3 times zoom, the principle of which is different from a digital zoom, and Nikon D2X high-speed mode some alike.