Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 - Silver

Useful 27mm wideangle zoom ; excellent image stabilisation ; full selection of manual and automatic exposure controls ; 720p movie capture with operational zoom ; relatively fast

Prone to soft, noisy photos ; no hot shoe

Other cameras may deliver higher resolution and longer optical zooms, but the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 proves that the 'more is better' presumption isn't always valid. With a robust feature set and better-than-average performance, this superzoom beats ...

Useful 27mm wide-angle zoom ; excellent image stabilization ; full selection of manual and automatic exposure controls ; 720p movie capture with operational zoom ; relatively fast

Prone to soft, noisy photos ; no hotshoe

Other cameras may deliver higher resolution and longer optical zooms, but the Panasonic FZ28 proves that the "more is better" presumption isn't always valid.

For prosumers and enthusiasts who are looking for both portability and performance, the Panasonic FZ28 camera is a good bet. A top of the line superzoom camera that has a long list of offerings; here's how it impressed us

With the 10-megapixel DMC-FZ28, Panasonic has nixed those two problems entirely. The FZ28 lets you use that huge 18X optical zoom while shooting video (in HD, no less), and in the PC World Test Center's tests, its battery life maxed out at 500 or more ...

Given the price, the Leica lens, the telephoto reach, the wide angle, and the camera's ability to shoot RAW, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 review is a solid high-zoom point-and-shoot.