Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 Review

Eighteen times.

That’s the zoom factor on this small yet mighty digital camera from Panasonic. Yup, the Panasonic  Lumix DMC-FZ35 offers an 18x zoom ratio. Not 3x like some  measly compact cameras do. Not 5x, nope – 18x. Now this isn’t as good as the 20x zoom ratio that’s available on the Canon SX20is, but 18 time is pretty close.

The beauty of this little camera is a mixture of things all combined together and you’ve got a best selling digital camera that beats  a lot of higher priced and lower priced digital cameras out of the top ten digital camera spots.

How about  we start with the lens? Not  only do you get the 18x zoom that pretty much covers all you could want in choosing a proper focal length this small and mighty best selling digital camera also comes with  HD video recording with a dedicated recording button on the back of the camera body, it also offers the flexibility of a full hybrid camera that allows you to shoot  both formats: still photography or record high definition video.

The creative movie mode allows you to set the shutter and aperture fully on manual so you have full control when making your favorite  high definition movies. The image stabilization features built in enhance both video and still photography.

The  high definition 18x zoom lens with offers both wide angle at 27mm and goes up to 486mm for getting close to the action when you the photographer can’t. the high end leica optics allow for you to shoot photographs that are sharper and clearer than you’ve ever been able to with a small compact camera like the FZ35 from Panasonic.

Finally,this little compact from Panasonic is fast and responsive with quick start up time and autofocus speeds that allow you to shoot up to 2.3 frames per second to catch the action when you need to.  The battery allows you to take up to 450 photos on one single charge. Add it all up and you ‘ve got a great camera that’s smaller than dslr but still offers a very flexible zoom range and high end leica glass to boot.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 has a suggested retail price of $399, but you can do better with the street price being about $330 from vendors like Amazon, Adorama, Ritz and B+H Camera.