Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35 12.1MP Digital Camera with 18x POWER Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD
March 19, 2010 | Posted by kevinrambke 
- 12.1-megapixel resolution
- 27mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens; 18x optical zoom with POWER O.I.S.
- HD movies with 1280 x 720-pixel resolution; AVCHD Lite format
- 2.7-inch TFT LCD screen
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
Product Description
The FZ35 records HD movies with 1280 x 720-pixel resolution. It uses the AVCHD Lite format to achieve higher image quality while storing less data than the conventional Motion JPEG. Plus, the FZ35 is equipped with an HDMI output terminal for direct transmission of digital image and sound signals…. More >>
Categories: Digital cameras | 
Tags: 12.1MP, Camera, Digital, DMCFZ35, Image, inch, Lumix, Optical, Panasonic, POWER, Stabilized, Zoom | 
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I’ve only had this for a couple of days, so I’m just getting used to it. However, Panasonic didn’t make it any easier to learn the features when they decided not to include a users manual. The users manual is on a cd that you download on your computer. Aren’t handy to your computer, no manual. Really cheap on their part.
Rating: 3 / 5
General:
My 7th digital camera, first review.
Got it directly from Amazon (after reading the nice reviews about the product).
Shipped out the very same day (though it was the black friday).
Received the next business day (though it was sent via standard).
Nothing is missing (manual, parts etc., good packing).
The product:
Outputs the video only in NTSC mode.
Records the movie in .mov format.
Takes the photos at 180 dpi.
Overall:
I was expecting better images, especially under low light. If you use Intelligent Auto (iA) feature, the images taken at night are fuzzy (if the hands are even just a little shaking). It’s possible to take better quality images if you don’t use the iA feature, under low light with tripod. In that case you can also use your own (3) custom settings for the scene you have, but you need to act very quick and be careful not shake the camera.
Rating: 4 / 5
I am one of the few customers who were dissatisfied with Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35. The first thing that strikes me is the light weight of the camera. For many people this is a good thing, and I may be wrong, but I like a camera body to have some heft, to feel stable in my hand as I take a picture. Now with the electronic image stabilization this point may be obsolete, but I maybe I am too stubbornly old-school.
Holding the camera feels awkward; my fingers feel cramped as they hug a too-narrow camera body. Button placement is also cramped and uncomfortable. In the absence of a focusing ring the task of focusing the camera becomes an exercise in frustration in trying to manipulate two focusing buttons and a tiny “joystick” to the right of the LCD screen – which is large, clear and a definite plus for the camera. But I was unable to achieve satisfactory manual focus using the joystick.
To summarize, I was seeking to upgrade from the Lumix FZ20, which I had for the last six years. My main problem with the FZ20 is that the LCD screen is too small. Unfortunately the FZ35’s larger, brighter screen was overshadowed by its many shortcomings I mentioned above.
Also: I ordered a recommended spare battery (Lenmar DLP006, compatible with Panasonic cameras). Notice – the battery works with the camera, but the charger included with the camera refuses to charge it, although the old charger from the FZ20 accepted it with no problem.
For reasons described above I am returning the camera and resuming my search for a suitable replacement for the reliable old FZ20.
Rating: 2 / 5
If you are looking for a great camera that can capture those amazing moments… then get yourself the Lumix-FZ35
Rating: 5 / 5
The camera is great in so many ways and these positive attributes have been covered by other reviewers. So, I’ll concentrate on the negative aspects.
The actual Panasonic box the camera comes in has no packing material. Amazon puts that box into a regular cardboard box with no packing either. Now the camera is bouncing about in a truck from warehouse to UPS, within the miles of conveyor belts in UPS, back into a UPS truck, into another distribution center, and into another truck before it gets to you. Thats how the camera got to me. No amount of savings is worth buying a camera this way.
Panasonic tries a cheap trick by concealing the filter size (not in the technical specs and NOT EVEN on the camera lens). Obviously a misguided and pathetic attempt to get us to buy their grossly overpriced filters (whose diameter is again NOT mentioned). Want to know the filter size? Every website selling this camera will show you the filter accessories…..yup, everyone tells you the filter size EXCEPT Panasonic.
Come on, Panasonic, why trash your reputation over such a cheap trick?
Rating: 4 / 5