Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28, the successor of the popular FZ18, is a super zoom SLR like camera with a 10 megapixel CCD sensor and a 18 X wide-angle Mega Optical Image Stabilized zoom lens.

The key features of FZ 28 are:

• Premium 27mm wide-angle Leica lens with a 18x optical zoom (F2.8-4.4, 27-486 mm) ideal for tight indoor shots and long-distance action photos
• 2.7″ LCD display with 230,000 pixels and electronic viewfinder (201k pixels)
• Enhanced Intelligent Auto Mode (iA), with the new AF (auto focus) Tracking function makes it possible to shoot sharp photos of moving objects
• Intelligent Exposure: the camera will automatically adjust the brightness to prevent photos from being under- or over-exposed
• MEGA O.I.S. optical stabilized zoom lens
• Intelligent ISO: determines if the photo subject is moving and changes the ISO setting and shutter speed accordingly
• Intelligent Scene Selector: senses the ambient conditions, recognizes the shooting environment and will automatically select the appropriate scene mode from: Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery mode. This intuitive technology, helps the consumer use the most common scene modes that are built into the camera, but often go unused, without making any manual adjustments.
• Face Detection
• High Definition (HD) video capabilities with a resolution of 1280 x 720p at 30 fps.
• Support RAW image format

Panasonic FZ-28K reviews

• Camera labs review of FZ28

Verdict 86%

Good:
Compact camera with 18 x range with 27mm wide angle, RAW support, full manual control and 720p HD movie recording.

Bad
No flash hotshoe.

• Imaging Resource review:

The Panasonic Lumix FZ28 is a good quality digital camera with a long, 18 x zoom. Image quality is excellent at wide angle, and only suffers a bit in the corners at telephoto.

Sample images at imaging resource

FZ28 manual is here.

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Essential accessories:

Lenmar DLP006 Lithium-ion Digital Camera battery $13.24

Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card

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