PANASONIC Lumix FZ82 Bridge Camera

PANASONIC DMC-FZ82 60x Super zoom Bridge Camera

I wanted a camera that would upgrade my 50x HD camera to 4k.

I originally opted for the FZ2000 which would give me a larger sensor and built-in ND filters to give me cinematic quality. But there was a problem with focusing being lost or hard to gain.

This to me was unacceptable annoyance for a camera costing just over £1000, three times my previous bridge camera.

So i swapped it for this FZ82, the same price as my Sony HX400 but with the higher resolution of 4k. Plus a slight increase in zoom of which I love for those cases of getting in close. There is still focusing issues which in video, which means i might not get the footage. But since for the price, it was generally very useful to have.

The 4K video is an improvement over HD, but this is only get at 30fps.

Pros

• 3.0-inch Touchscreen, 1,040,000 dots
• Fantastic 60x Super Zoom (1200) 120x intelligent zoom (2400)
• 4K UHD video recording (3840x2160) 30fps / 100Mbps
• 30fps 4K photo modes
• Can charge via USB
• Mic / microHDMI typeD (*3), USB2.0 Micro-B sockets

Cons

• No Flip out vari-angle LCD Touchscreen
• Focusing on high zoom fails during video
• Battery compartment lid does not auto clip shut

More Specs

• 18.1 megapixel 1/2.3-inch High Sensitivity MOS sensor
• UMIX DC VARIO/14 elements in 12 groups/(6 aspherical lenses / 3 ED lenses)
• F2.8 - 5.9 / Multistage Iris Diaphragm (F2.8 - 8.0 W), F5.9 - 8.0 T)
• ISO80 (Low) to ISO 80 - 3200
• Electronic shutter (up to 1/2000s)
• Wi-Fi connectivity

Video:

Video Features

• Records 3840 x 2160 pixels, 30p (4K: 100Mbps / MP4) 
• Records 4K (UHD) at 30/25/24fps (3840x2160, 100mbps)
• FullHD 1920 x 1080 pixels, 50p (Sensor Output is 50fps
• High Speed Video (100fps 640 x 480 pixels) (VGA: MP4 200fps)
• Unlimited recording time

Panasonic LUMIX FZ82 4k 60x(optical) Moon Zoom Test

Motorway Zoom:

Video 100fps :

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