Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review
Value & Verdict
Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review - Value
The recommended retail price of £449 makes the Lumix FZ150 an expensive purchase, but there are pre-orders on a number of online stores for as low as £369. If the latter price tag holds then, considering its impending October launch date making it the most up to date superzoom on the market, the FZ150 is competitively priced when considering the likes of the Canon PowerShot SX30 IS (£350) and Sony Cyber-shot HX100V (£385). There are far cheaper options out there however, including the Nikon Coolpix P500 (£300) and Fujifilm FinePix HS20 (£285), though neither of the latter models offer lens-based image stabilisation and the FZ150 has faster focusing than all these listed competitors which undoubtedly adds further value.
Panasonic Lumix FZ150 review - Verdict
The Panasonic Lumix FZ150 is among the best superzoom cameras available on the market. It may not have the very best picture quality, nor is its 24x optical zoom lens the grandest out there. But what the FZ150 does get right you'll more than know about: the autofocus speed is superb, the burst mode super-fast, Raw shooting is a very big tick in the box and the lens-based Power OIS stabilisation is excellent. If money is no object and you're after an ‘all rounder' superzoom camera then there's little better than the Lumix FZ150.
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March 22 12:19
Frank P
Elliot, I have an FZ150 and also a Canon 550D. The Fz is an excellent camera but cannot compare to a 550D in terms of image. The same would likely go for the 1100D. Horses for courses!!! Don't forget cost as well.
April 19 18:22
buster fykes
if you have one in your hands for a few days, you will be pleasantly satisfied. and if you're old enough to remember that for many many years, ISO400 was the fastest to hope for with film, and all the great images of history were done at this, or slower film speeds, you will be totally content with this camera. I sold my Nikon D80 with 18-200 lens soon after getting this camera. If you can't take excellent pictures with this camera, then it's the photographer's fault, not the cameras'.
July 04 01:42
ronald.c.lee-harris
greetings...every review has been read concerning this camera including comparisons of the closest competitors.using the addage"the cream allways goes to the top" in all reviews this panasonic bests them consistently.
July 08 04:25
Mike B
I love my Fz-18 and I am looking forward to using the FZ 150 when B&H gets it here. I agree with buster.