Lumix DMC-FZ7



6.0 effective Megapixel CCD
F2.8-3.3, 12X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 36 - 432 mm
Optical image stabilization
2.5" LCD display
AF-assist lamp
Full manual controls
Can take up to 7 fine quality JPEGs at 3 frames/second; there's also the same unlimited mode on the FZ5 (though not at 3 fps, obviously)
New high sensitivity mode lets you shoot at ISO 1600
Two movie mode resolutions to choose from: 640 x 480 plus a new "wide" 848 x 480 option
New and improved lithium-ion battery
Support for conversion lenses and filters

This post has been edited by cyberkid: Jan 23 2006, 08:41 PM

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0601/06012302panasonicfz7.asp

SURPRISE!~!!!!!

Further Expandability with Enriched Accessory Lineup

You can enjoy more creative shooting by combining with various accessories sold separately with FZ7. The 1.7x tele conversion lens (734mm on a 35mm film camera) and the 0.7x wide conversion lens (25.2mm on a 35mm film camera), either can be applied by attaching the lens adapter between the camera unit and the conversion lens. It is also possible shooting through close-up lens, ND filter and MC protector as appropriate.

* DMW-LT55 Tele Conversion Lens*
* DMW-LW55 Wide Conversion Lens*
* DMW-LC55 Close-up Lens*
* DMW-LND55 ND Filter*
* DMW-LND52 ND Filter
* DMW-LMC55 MC Protector*
* DMW-LMC52 MC Protector
* DMW-LA2 Lens Adapter
* DMW-AC7 AC Adapter
* CGR-S006 Lithium-Ion Battery (710 mAh)

*Requires Lens Adapter (DMW-LA2) for attachment

This post has been edited by wufei: Jan 23 2006, 08:42 PM

Fuji F11 stand aside already!!!

Hmmm.. if they can offer reasonable ISO 1600 performance on a F11 sized compact camera, then tabik lar.

i wonder how much this will cost.

offering high ISO is one thing, getting the noise low is another. pana is known to have noisy sensor on their cams. if they manage to keep noise low at high iso, it is really a big improvment for them

sure ke aparture range cuma f2.8-3.3 saja....then with ISO 1600 what about the noise they create....

When someone says aperture F2.8-3.3 means that along the zoom range, what is the biggest aperture it can go for. In camera world we want a bigger aperture (small F stop) as much as possible.

Take a DSLR lens, F2.8. We don't care what is the range, just as long as it can go the biggest!

compact cam aperture normally can go down to f/8
so in this case at wide, f/2.8~8
at tele, f/3.3~8
ok lah for most shooting

most compacts has aperture at tele from f/5.6. that's why if you zoom, it gets darker

spec from dpreview,
High sensitivity mode: ISO 800 / 1600 (max resolution tbc)

iso1600(you won't get full resolution) you can do that in photoshop too, resize to smaller resolution.

Some people just don't understand that Fuji F11 is for compact and easier to bring around.

tis totally diffe range of product to start compare with.
like motobike & motocar.

Fz7 is Ultra Compact Ultra Zoom
F11 is Ultra Compact Pocket Size


the question now is,
you prefer High noise with more detail or low noise with less detail, I've seen wonder with everone also complaint noisy LX1, all i can say is, it can blow 16RW with high detail, how many compact at similar range can do that anyway? Personally, I think the noisy or smooth image is not a big issue, noisy pic is still better than no pic.

FZ7 also ultra compact? Is it true?

Noisy pic? If you see my Minolta S304 ISO800 in action, you won't say noisy pic is still better than no pic. It have a lot of hot pixel

By the way, FZ7 sample pic at 800 and 1600 haven't come out. Some more, 1600 not at full resolution. I think its just crap. Just get F11 + dSLR.

Wht is max resolution tbc?

This post has been edited by cyberkid: Jan 24 2006, 05:44 PM

U sure fujifilm f11 has low noise level at high ISO?

well, i guess we will have to wait for the hands-on reviews to come out from all the website then.

personally i don expect much from the noise level improvement... cos the CCD size is still same as FZ5 worst is 6mp... means even smaller photosite..

i wonder ho much will it cost

Since FZ5 RM1700+, this FZ7 probably RM2000+
i can't find the exact price, cuz it's gonna be released by March..

FZ7's price can't be same to FZ30!