Following fame the footsteps of the FZ7, the updated 7.2 megapixel Panasonic DMC-FZ8 is instructed with a 12x optical dash lens that delivers a 36mm-432mm copy focal length. Unlike plentiful Panasonic cameras, the FZ8's lens starts at 36mm, which about homely in those stupendous flash digital cameras. The FZ8 is vet with Panasonic's signature MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilization) to help balance the lens's super zoom capabilities.

While the FZ8 isn't a major step-up from its predecessor, the new model has several welcome additions including the ability to shoot raw files, which helps compensate for the camera's meager two compression options for JPEG files. At 207,000 and 88,000 pixels, respectively, both the 2.5-inch LCD and the now larger EVF (Electronic Viewfinder) sport higher resolutions than the FZ7, which is a much needed improvement? A few new Scene modes have also been added, including a Pet mode that can track and record the subject's age with each picture.

You'll undisturbed good buy a exceptional essence concur with a cleared array of handbook controls, including the chock-full range of manual exposure modes, along with a number of advanced options such as white balance tweaking, Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation and Noise Reduction -- pretty much all the features that a photo enthusiast or advanced amateur wants in a super zoom camera. At the same time, Panasonic's Simple mode and well-rounded Scene mode selection makes it easy for less experienced digital photographers take advantage of the FZ8's super zoom powers. Where the FZ8 falls a mere Lilliputian is mastery hypothesis fracas again its potent bedlam reduction. But those shortcomings guilt generally be overcome with lots of light, and sticking to low ISO settings.