Panasonic Lumix FZ30 Review

Imaging-Resource have reviewed the 8 megapixel Panasonic Lumix FZ30 - a high end digital camera with a 12x optical zoom lens with image stabilisation and a 2" swivel LCD screen:

"Without a doubt, the Panasonic FZ30 is one of the stronger entries at the top end of the "enthusiast" all-in-one digital camera range. Its performance and specs may not quite match those of typical digital SLRs, but when you consider the superb optical quality of its image-stabilized 12x Leica zoom len, you'd have to pay literally a couple of thousand dollars to match its reach with a SLR body and kit of two or three zoom lenses. (You could certainly match the zoom range for less money than that, but matching the optical quality and image stabilization capability of FZ30's lens would be expensive indeed.) Image quality overall is very good, with excellent resolution and sharpness and bright, saturated but hue-accurate color."