Just bought a new budget compact digital camera, the Panasonic Lumix LZ8
So what is it like out of the box? For one, I was in no rush to open it up and in between work, I decided to have a look inside. The box may be small, but it contain a pair of Panasonic AA batteries, a short strap, 2 CDs, a manual, a warranty card, an AV cable and a USB cable.
Oh, and of course the digital camera itself.
What is noticeable from the very beginning is the L of Leica who supplied the lens for the camera. The other differentiating factor in the look is the dial on the top of the camera.
Yes, it has A/S/M mode which is for Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority and Manual mode! For a budget camera, having these features (although probably electronic instead of real shutter) is something different. One question that was asked was, “where is the Auto mode?”. On this camera, it is the “iA” mode, which stands for Intelligent Auto (I wonder why Auto is not intelligent enough).
Along with the camera, I also got the Panasonic 2GB SD card.
The battery compartment.
The SD card slot.
Some specifications of the camera.
- 5x Optical Zoom (about 31-156mm 35mm equivalent)
- 8.1 Mega Pixels
- Optical Image Stabilizer
- Aperture, Shutter and Manual priority settings
- 3 metering modes
- various flash modes
- macro mode
- video capable
I guess those specifications are not that important and what’s important is the usability of it. Anyway, from first impressions, this camera ROCKS! (for it’s price range that is :P ). One minor issue is that the zoom ring around the shutter release is quite flimsy.
More review on the manual mode later.
4 comments:
hi, it is really cheap, less than RM400! However i still find Panasonic range although has sharp image, the coloration is a bit too "saturated", tv like and not real-life-like
As long it is cheap and good :-)
I still think it is worth the money.
Now that you hv a cheap camera ... u wanna cheap male model to go with it? me! me! me! call me ....
well, if the pic doesn't look good, at least can say...aiya cheap camera ma...or cheap face ma....
hahaha...
@vivien: haven't really compared it, still new. will compare the default settings with the IXUS later.
@kuanhoong: it's cheap, it's good (for the price) but it doesn't look great, too thick for some.
@durian: can try and see how. maybe i post up portrait shots of you here.
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