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	This Item Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ47K 12.1 MP Digital Camera with 24xOptical Zoom - Black (OLD MODEL)	Recommendations Kodak PIXPRO Astro Zoom AZ401-BK 16MP Digital Camera with 40X Optical Zoom and 3" LCD (Black)	dummy Kodak PIXPRO AZ405 Digital Camera (Black) + 16GB Memory Card + Camera Case + Accessories - Ultimate Bundle	dummy KODAK PIXPRO AZ405-BK 20MP Digital Camera 40X Optical Zoom 24mm Wide Angle Lens Optical Image Stabilization 1080P Full HD Video 3" LCD Vlogging Camera (Black)
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Price	$199.99	$209.99	$244.95	-10% $179.99 List: $199.99
Delivery	Get it May 22 - 31	Get it May 16 - 17	Get it as soon as Tuesday, May 14	Get it as soon as Monday, May 13
Customer Ratings	4.0132	4.11,793	4.74	4.1623
Picture quality	5.0	3.5	—	3.9
Zoom	5.0	3.7	—	4.0
Sold By	EnviroCycle	PORTABLE GUY	Photo4Less	Amazon.com
display type	LCD	LCD	LCD	LCD
display size	3 inches	3 inches	—	3 inches
lens type	zoom	zoom	Wide Angle	Telephoto
zoom type	Optical	Optical Zoom	Optical Zoom	Optical Zoom
shooting modes	—	Panorama	Panorama	Panorama, Automatic, Easy
connectivity tech	HDMI, USB	USB	USB	wired, wireless
video resolution	FHD 1080p	HD 720p	720p	1080p
optical zoom	24 multiplier x	40 multiplier x	—	40 multiplier x
real angle of view	—	180 degrees	180 degrees	—

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The Lumix DMC-FZ47 packs a powerful optical zoom and attractive options including manual operation, adding full-HD video recording capability and the new Creative Control with Miniature Effect mode. The high quality lens unit of 25mm ultra wide-angle LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens with powerful 24x Optical Zoom newly features Panasonic’s Nano Surface Coating technology to minimize light reflection that causes ghost and flare. The powerful 24x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent:25-600mm) can be increased its power to 32x equivalent with the Intelligent Zoom function taking advantage of the Intelligent Resolution technology maintaining the picture quality even using digital zoom. Empowered by a new 12.1-megapixel Hi-Speed CCD sensor, the DMC-FZ47 is compatible with high-speed, large-capacity signal processing required for 1920 x 1080 full-HD video recording in AVCHD and high speed continuous shooting. For more artistic freedom, manual control is available with DMC-FZ47. User can enjoy image shooting expressing their intention not only in photo but also in video, utilizing a host of options including the new Creative Control or Photo Style with a wide variety of preset options. In addition, the realistic, less-distorted 3D image produced by DMC-FZ47 with the 3D Photo mode can also be enjoyed on a VIERA 3D HDTV or other MPO-compatible 3D equipment. The DMC-FZ47 features a high-quality LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT 25mm ultra wide-angle lens with a 24x optical zoom (35mm camera equivalent:25-600mm). With the newly applied Nano Surface Coating technology, light reflection is dramatically minimized at entire visual light range (380nm-780nm) by applying the extra-low refractive index coating with nano-sized structure on the surface of the lens. It comes with the camera, a battery, the charger, the manual, the disc for the computer use and a wrist cord.

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Customers like the quality, image quality, and ease of use of the digital camera. For example, they mention that it takes great pictures, and the shutter speed is fast. They appreciate the value, and zoom of the product. That said, they say the long zoom range provides a lot of flexibility.

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62 customers mention57 positive5 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the digital camera. They mention that it is fantastic, produces resulting videos of exceptional quality, and takes high quality photos and recorded videos. The image sensor quality is excellent and the picture quality remains superb. Overall, most are happy with the performance and features of this camera.

"...The results were fantastic with people asking which photo studio took his portraits...." Read more

"...The ISO limit set -- it works very well with photos -- you can set the ASA to "auto", but the camera limits itself to ASA values at or below the ISO..." Read more

"...I have also been satisfied with its video capabilities, and pleased with the camera's ability to take photo shots as well when the video is on...." Read more

"...a hard look at this one (or FZ60) it's a solid camera that takes outstanding photos with a boat load of features for a better price." Read more

36 customers mention28 positive8 negative

Customers like the image quality of the camera. They mention that it takes great pictures, is not complicated, and has a fast shutter speed. The LCD screen is clear and crisp, and the HD video looks great. Some are amazed to see the difference in picture quality when compared to their old camera.

"...from a shot, the long-battery charge, its ability to take action shots in florescent lights, and the low price made it an easy choice to recommend..." Read more

"...with its video capabilities, and pleased with the camera's ability to take photo shots as well when the video is on...." Read more

"...where looking for a super-zoom camera that was lightweight and takes great pictures. This camera fit the bill...." Read more

"...Cons1.Impossible even with image blur stability to get a good unblurred low light shot. Even if you use the self-timer...." Read more

28 customers mention28 positive0 negative

Customers find the digital camera easy to use. They say it has good features and easy menus. Some mention that it does an outstanding job without the hassle. They also say it's easy to upload photos to their computer and that it'll be a simple point and shoot under IA control.

"...The AF / AE lock.The quick menu (though I wish it was user configurable!)The one user-assigned button...." Read more

"...camera has a lot of options that allows it to be a simple point and shoot under IA control, but also allows some room for creativity for the..." Read more

"...And feels very cheap.5.Easy menu navigation, although it may look confusing. The con is the buttons are laid out a bit oddly...." Read more

"...terms of reasonable price (for those in a limited budget like me), easy operation, high quality taken-photos and recorded-videos, long life battery,..." Read more

28 customers mention28 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the value of the digital camera. They mention that it has a great zoom for the price, and features for the money. Some appreciate the quality and say it's a satisfying purchase.

"...its ability to take action shots in florescent lights, and the low price made it an easy choice to recommend to our school yearbook staff who..." Read more

"...still amazes me is the photo quality, the 25-600mm lens, and features for the price...." Read more

"...And i also got this one because of the discounted price and the sample photo's. Which you can get if your lucky and know what your doing...." Read more

"...week to figure out which brand of camera is the best in terms of reasonable price (for those in a limited budget like me), easy operation, high..." Read more

18 customers mention15 positive3 negative

Customers like the controls of the digital camera. They say it has many options and settings that allow them to take the pictures they've always wanted. They also appreciate the easy-to-use settings and the many pre-programmed modes. The settings are on a dial, so they don't have to go through digital menus to switch. They like the ability for lots of manual adjustments and the ability to change styles and effects like a pro. Overall, customers find the controls versatile and easy to use.

"...The default settings and the many pre-programmed modes, the stabilization technology, the quick recovery from a shot, the long-battery charge, its..." Read more

"...This camera has a lot of options that allows it to be a simple point and shoot under IA control, but also allows some room for creativity for the..." Read more

"...4.Good camera for beginners or pros, with the ability for lots of manual adjustments.5.Lithium Cell battery, with a small charger included...." Read more

"...Settings are on a dial, you don't have to go through digital menus to switch between often-used settings. 6...." Read more

17 customers mention17 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the zoom of the digital camera. They mention that it is amazing, works great, and provides a lot of flexibility.

"...The long zoom range provides a lot of flexibility and is great if you plan to use it on travel...." Read more

"...The 24x zoom is great especially when I am trying get some good animal pics and I have found that the burst mode really helps out there also...." Read more

"...The zoom is pretty nice but i wouldnt recommend trying distant landscapes with this as any further zooms lose clarity...." Read more

"...The zoom is amazing as well as the sports setting. It has allowed me to take great candids of my children while they were playing in the backyard...." Read more

16 customers mention16 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the shutter speed of the camera. For example, they mention it takes fast, clear pictures and is simple to use. They appreciate the fast focus and the minimal wait time to take pictures.

"...The camera as a whole is very fast to start up and wait time to take pictures is minimal...." Read more

"...model before the FZ60 came out which added HDR, CMOS sensor, faster continuous shooting, other s/w features...." Read more

"...Pros1.Nice look, decent build quality.2.Fast shutter speed (depending on what setting your using)...." Read more

"...The camera started up fairly quickly and going from one shot to the next was acceptably fast (for a point-n-shoot)...." Read more

12 customers mention12 positive0 negative

Customers like the portability of the digital camera. They say it's not bulky, easy to carry around, and has a great box size. Some mention that the battery charger is compact.

"...We where looking for a super-zoom camera that was lightweight and takes great pictures. This camera fit the bill...." Read more

"...Initially, I was impressed with the continued compactness of the housing..." Read more

"...The camera is surprisingly light but you should definitely use two hands to get better shots...." Read more

"...but I was able to get several shots that he wasn't for to the compact size and ease-of-use of the FZ47K. The 2nd week of the trip, I slowed down..." Read more

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Ms. Ed.

Best Little Camera Ever (Panasonic Lumix)

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2012

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I have been taking 35mm photos since the early 80's and have two other "fancy" digital SRL cameras (a Nikon and a Canon) that are wonderful for special projects, but too expensive and HEAVY to throw in my bag and risk damaging on our travels documenting our children's busy lives, our vacation memories, and the many concerts we find ourselves enjoying these days. After buying an earlier generation model of this camera (FZ35 with 18xOptical Zoom) for my artistic daughter who hadn't used SRL units before, I fell in love with it. I bought myself a twin of hers, my dad (who, fun fact, introduced me to photography in the 70's) bought one, our school yearbook asked for my recommendation and bought this camera (FZ47 with 24xOptical Zoom for same price we bought earlier model), and I just bought another for my 15 year-old son for Christmas. Now I have friends asking me what camera we use when we share our photos with them.

The default settings and the many pre-programmed modes, the stabilization technology, the quick recovery from a shot, the long-battery charge, its ability to take action shots in florescent lights, and the low price made it an easy choice to recommend to our school yearbook staff who wants professional photography results without having professional photographers. It's difficult to train students and get them up to speed in one year; then they are gone and unfortunately, sometimes, so are the cameras. True, we've "lost" more expensive cameras, so the price was definitely a way to get a camera in their hands again without the administration having to worry as much about the investment.

If you are a professional photographer, you'll notice its manual settings are not as robust or even as easy to find. But when my eighteen year-old son asked me to take his senior pictures one weekend when school was almost over, I found myself picking up this camera instead of my others because the default settings are so quick and effective to get to while we were jumping from site to site looking for iconic backgrounds (both indoor and outdoor). The results were fantastic with people asking which photo studio took his portraits. He has fun saying, "My mom's," but I know I had a lot of help from this little camera.

As an added bonus, I've gotten pretty decent results in various concert venues where I would have never been allowed to take one of my SRL cameras because when security looks at it, it looks like any other point and shoot "since the lens doesn't come off" I was told by one security guard. I also get better results under florescent lights where most of our children's special high school events like homecoming, tournaments, and graduations occur (in the gym) than I ever did with my SRL cameras. I'm sure there are some settings and manual adjustments that would have helped on the SRLs, but as a multi-tasking (non-photography) professional trying to fit in time with our family/friends as well, I enjoy just throwing this camera in my book bag and going.

Highly recommend. I tell people I originally found the Panasonic Lumix FZ35 due to a ridiculously high rating at a professional photographer site where they NEVER liked the point and shoots...until this little gem. For the price, you will not believe the quality of your photos!

[SIDE NOTE: I also recommend using Amazon for technology purchases because of the benefit of hearing real user reviews and FREE SHIPPING! I've only had to return a few items at Amazon due to products not meeting my expectations, and I've never had any difficulty.]

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Initial Review & Updates: I'm still in love with the FZ47! (Updated 3/25/2012)

Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2011

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I've had the FZ47 for about a month and a half, and, so far, I am very satisfied with it. Here are my initial impressions:

Likes:

24x zoom range -- going down to a 35mm - equivalent of 25mm wide angle! Lots of times I've been in a situation where I can't back up far enough to capture the entire scene -- the 25mm wide angle position will really help in such situations.

Resolution and the image stabilizer

The electronic viewfinder (EVF): I wear bifocals, so in addition to LCD's sometimes being hard to see outdoors, I always have to crane my neck to have the LCD in focus -- the EVF eliminates that problem.

The AVC FSH movie resolution & the "zoom" mikes.

The "intelligent" dynamics option -- I have a shot I've tried to take with my 2 previous digital cameras (Nikon Coolpix 2500 & Canon A710is) -- because one side of the scene is brightly lit and the rest is in deep shadow. In the old days in a darkroom I would have dodged & burned, but I haven't found a photo editing tool that can do that. The FZ47, however, with "intelligent" dynamics set to high, handled the scene very well.

The ISO limit set -- it works very well with photos -- you can set the ASA to "auto", but the camera limits itself to ASA values at or below the ISO limit.

The flash range.

The macro function.

The options for manual focus, f stop, & shutter speed, along with the rear dial to adjust these. Together the options work really well. Also, the Focus button really helps when using manual focus.

The AF / AE lock.

The quick menu (though I wish it was user configurable!)

The one user-assigned button.

The separate ISO button.

Liked better in my previous cameras:

With my Canon, if I set the camera to "Hold" after taking a picture, I could zoom in to check the focus, etc, and then delete it if necessary -- all in the camera's "Record" mode. With the FZ47 I have to go to the playback mode -- even though the camera has a "Hold" option. This is the biggest single complaint I have with the FZ47 -- all the rest are quite minor.

While the FZ47 has a night-time scene that shoots several pictures in a row & keeps the one with the clearest focus, it will only work in that particular scene mode, and you can't set color balance or anything else in that mode. With my Nikon I could use that function anytime I wanted -- for example, in a museum that doesn't allow flash.

Noise above ASA 400. Even movies are a bit noisy at ASA800 -- particularly on areas with no texture and a solid color. I'm not sure if the ISO limit set works with movies, since it's set in the photo section (that disappears when you adjust the dial to the movie position). There is an "auto" ASA position for movies, but without the ISO limit set function, that would really be a rather questionable selection in low light conditions.

Having to use a separate shutter button for movies -- more often than not I forget & use the main shutter button!

If I could give the rating 4-1/2 stars, I would.

I've tried not to duplicate information in the Digital Camera Resource Page and other reviews; I've tried to give a user hands-on point of view.

As I continue using the camera I intend to update this review, but, for now, I really like the camera.

UPDATE 11/20/2011
I shot over 50 indoor photos today at a Thanksgiving Gathering, and, as expected the 35mm camera equivalent of a 25mm lens really came in handy -- I constantly got more of the scene in the photo than I expected to. The custom color-balance also worked extremely well. I shot everything using the EVF; I played back for review using the LCD. It's really nice being able to set record for one, and playback for the other. Checking photos for blur (sometimes the shutter speed was 1/10 second; blur occurred because subjects moved -- the image stabilizer was working fine) by having to go into playback mode wasn't nearly the problem I expected it to be -- the mode switch worked instantly back & forth.

I also shot 2 short AVC FSH films (about 40 seconds each). The PhotoFun software that comes with the FZ47 is really not even worth loading on my PC (an older single core 3.06ghz Pentium 4 with 4gb of RAM). Please see my review of Pinnacle's Studio 15 Ultimate software -- it works well on my older PC, though rendering a standard DVD from either AVC FSH or mp4 FHD originals takes about 5 hours for 1 hour of video. The important thing is that it works -- it doesn't freeze or fail, and the video & audio are always in sync.

The short videos I shot today I intend to load on a website -- in a VERY small reduction. PhotoFun certainly couldn't make the small copy, but a free open source converter called FreeHDConverter works very well -- again, even on my older PC.

Overall, I'm still extremely pleased with the FZ47. FreeHDConverter and Pinnacle's Studio 15 Ultimate are wonderful companions, at least for those whose older PC's can't keep up with the highest resolution videos produced by the FZ47. My PC CAN read MP4 HD videos with no trouble, but using the two software programs I can shoot in the highest AVC resolution available on the FZ47 -- and keep the originals for use if I upgrade my PC in the future.

3/25/2012
Seeing the alignment of Venus, the moon, and Jupiter this evening, I had to take a shot. I've posted two 1024x768 images to photobucket: one shot at ASA 100, the other at ASA 400. Both are shot:
Image stabilizer on
1/4 second
About a 6x optical zoom
Hand-held, leaning against a building
Auto white balance
"Natural" scene mode
Intelligent resolution on

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These are image reductions using the Canon zb module that came with my A710is.

Download the photos -- then enlarge them until the moon is quite large -- you'll see the image noise at ASA400 and the moon won't be quite as sharp an image as it is in the ASA 100 shot. Never-the-less, while the ASA100 is better, I would have been quite satisfied with the ASA400 if that's all I could get!

Compatible Mountings	Micro Four Thirds
Photo Sensor Technology	CCD
Supported File Format	MP4
Image Stabilization	Optical
Maximum Focal Length	600 Millimeters
Optical Zoom	24 x
Maximum Aperture	2.8
Expanded ISO Minimum	100
Metering Description	Multi, Center-weighted, Spot
Brand	Panasonic

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