Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000
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The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000 is a digital superzoom bridge camera by Panasonic. It went on sale in June 2014. It has a 20 megapixel 3:2 BSI-CMOS sensor and Leica-branded 25–400 mm equivalent focal length lens with a maximum aperture of f/2.8 to f/4 (f/4 at about 170 mm and higher).[6] It has a 1-inch CMOS sensor and supports ISO film speeds from 80 to 25600, shutter speeds from 1/16000 s (electronic shutter) to 60 s and RAW capture, while the lowest physical shutter speed is 1/4000 s. The unit is equipped with five "Fn" function buttons which can be allocated to custom shortcuts.[7]
Overview | |
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Maker | Panasonic |
Type | Digital superzoom bridge |
Released | June 12, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-06-12)[1] |
Lens | |
Lens | Leica DC Vario Elmarit f/2.8 – 4.0 9.1–146 mm Asph. (25 – 400 mm equivalent) |
F-numbers | f/2.8-4.0 at the widest (f/7.6-10.8 equivalent) |
Sensor/medium | |
Sensor type | BSI-CMOS |
Sensor size | 13.2 × 8.8 mm (1 inch type, 2.7x crop factor) |
Maximum resolution | 5472 × 3648 (20.1 megapixels, 3:2) |
Film speed | 125-12800, expandable to 80-25600 |
Recording medium | SD/SDXC/SDHC cards |
Storage media | SD card |
Flash | |
Flash | Very Bright, up to 10 metres[2] |
Shutter | |
Frame rate | 120 fps at 1080p (without sound)] and 25 (PAL variant) or 30 fps (NTSC variant) at 2160p 4K[3][4] |
Shutter speed range | minimum: 1/16 000 s (electronic), 1/8000 s (mechanical) maximum: 60 s |
Continuous shooting | 12 fps at full resolution and 50fps at 5 MP |
Viewfinder | |
Viewfinder | Electronic, OLED, 2.359.000 dots |
Optional viewfinders | No |
Image processing | |
Image processor | Venus Engine |
General | |
Video recording | 4K (100 Mbps)[5] (MP4) AVCHD, MP4, slow-motion video at 1080p at 100 FPS |
LCD screen | 3 inch display, 921 000 dots, articulated |
Optional battery packs | Original: DMW-BW7 |
Dimensions | 137 × 99 × 131 mm (5.39 × 3.9 × 5.16 inches) |
Weight | 831 g with battery |
It is considered the world's first bridge camera that can record in 4K (2160p) video resolution, compared to other compact cameras as of 2014 filming at full HD (1080p) resolution.[8] What sets it apart the most is the introduction of 4K Ultra HD video with a price lower than $900. The frame rate at that resolution is 25p on units sold in PAL regions and 30p in NTSC regions, and can not be changed.[4] 8 megapixel still photographs in the JPEG format can be extracted from any video frame from 4K videos in playback mode.[9] However, the 4K (2160p) video resolution is only accessible in the manual camera mode, is not optically stabilized, and the field of view is restricted because only a cropped area of 3840 by 2160 pixels is read out from the image sensor instead of downsampled from a wider area of the image sensor.[3]
Along with its main competitor, the 2013 Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10, it is part of a new class of superzoom cameras that use larger sensors, better displays and electronic viewfinders. They easily provide much narrower depth of field when desired, compared to previous more compact superzoom/ultrazoom cameras. Out of the two, the FZ1000 has a much larger zoom range (16×); the exact video mode and whether OIS is used determines the crop factor, here expressed as 35 mm equivalent focal length for the inbuilt lens:[10]
While the RX10 has a macro focus spot of 5 cm, the FZ1000 is able to record clear-focused photos and videos. The optical zoom is also usable while recording videos in any video recording mode, including the highest resolution with 3840 × 2160 pixels. It is possible to record HDR photos, but not HDR videoclips.
In their review of the FZ1000, DPReview wrote "the FZ1000 has an advantage over ILCs, as any lens you add to one of those cameras will be larger, heavier and pricier" and gave it a Gold Award.[11] While cameras.reviewed.com wrote "it is better than 100% of the point & shoot cameras we have tested under $900".[9]