Panasonic LUMIX FZ80 4K Long Zoom Camera (18.1 Megapixels, 60X 20-1200mm Lens) + 64GB Accessory Bundle

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Everything arrived as expected, USA warranty in retail box. Registered it on line for extended three year warranty and it picked it up as USA product, no issues. Very easy to set up and set for just iA (intelligent automatic) it is quite point and shoot. This is the lease expensive camera that I found with two critical features - it will save pictures in raw format allowing ultimate flexibility in post processing and it has an actual view finder in addition to the view screen. Shot outside in bright light and youll see why the view finder is critical! The screen on back is touch screen that drives the menu, which is very cool as well. I few other just had it as a view finder and the menu was toggled from switches which is a bit cumbersome. Ive shot telephoto, wide angle, normal eye FL (around 100mm), and macro and all seems to work well. Overall very impressed with the camera. Did a quick video and it worked as expected, but dont intend to use the camera for video much. Hooked it via usb and wifi to PC and phone easily. Bluetooth to phone as well. Another thing I like is when you turn it on, it is ready to shot REALLY quick. Faster than some others I looked at and definitely faster than my old Fuji 5M pixel compact DSLR. Now a slight con that may make a different camera a bit more attractive - if you intend to take advantage of all the features of the camera, the Lumix does more, but you are going to have to study it to take advantage of all the features. It is a bit more complicated because it does more, period. But, it does RAW images and has a view finder and to me those two features outweigh a slight difference in ease of use. Accessories that cam with it are fine, but except for the memory card, I didnt care about them. It has a hand strap that attached to the camera via the tripod mount and Im amused by it. I finally figured out how to attach it to the camera, but not wit the neck strap on the camera at the same time. I went for the neck strap. Overall, I totally recommend this camera. I pretty much know what I was looking at and this one checks off all my boxes.

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Great camera! Theres nothing wrong with my Nikon5100 and 300mm lens except I can leave it home. Its heavy. And I wanted an all in one camera like I used to have, some obscure film camera. Went to Ireland and very happy with pictures. Im lazy and use the IA automatic setting. I know I could do more if I invested the time. Ive found I can better telephoto with this camera than my 300mm lens, and clarity, if theres good lighting. As I said Im not a professional but more than half dozen of my photos have been in the local newspaper in last 2-3 yrs. I love this camera.

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This camera has met all of my needs. We use it primarily for birding and we have been able to zoom in on birds from quite a distance with resulting clear pictures. It is also easy to carry around in the woods and fields. The WiFi function works very well and we have sent pictures to our phone and computer with ease. I would highly recommend this camera at the price. The accessories kit has proven quite valuable as well.

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I purchased this camera and ran it through the ringer taking pictures and video. I love the option of being able to snag photographs right from the 4K video. The photo quality is good, but I listened to someone else and returned it in favor of the Sony HX 80, and I am sorry that I did. This camera ease everything I needed and unfortunately I will have to wait to purchase another until I can afford to. All in all, really nice camera, excellent zoom and video. Picture quality is average. Pulling photos from the 4K is better. It’s on my list to buy once again

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I absolutely love this camera! I bought it for my safari trip in February. I didn’t have time to learn all of the features before I left, so I shot in Auto Mode. These are some of my pics using the zoom.

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This is a very good camera w/ a ton of features especially for the price. Pretty amazing zoom capabilities. One of my favorite features is the touchscreen. It saves from having to memorize all the button functionality. I am still figuring out how to use everything but. So far I’m very happy w/ it. I wish it had come w/ a real manual instead of having to go online

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I have only had my camera for about a month. I havent tried all the features. The menu is a little overwhelming but It will take time to figure everything out. The pictures that I have taken are awesome. The zoom is what I was most interested in when ordering this camera and It hasnt disappointed me. My daughter liked it so much that she ordered one also.

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So far not overly impressed. Great reviews on this camera but Ive not been impressed with most of the photos Ive taken. I also have a Canon SX40 HS and the pictures/video seem to be much better than the Panasonic. I have a lot to learn about the settings/feature of the FZ80 but just taking photos using auto should look better than what Im getting If things improve Ill update my review

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The touch screen failed within 3 uses, photos are blurry, HDR features are defective, the info grid is unstable. Customer service is EXTREMELY rude and ineffective. They refused to stand by the garbage they sell us. Do your self a favor and purchase from another seller, fair warning... DONT buy anything from FOCUS CAMERA! (PS.... this is the 2nd camera I bought from them, the first one didnt last a year before I began having problems, lesson learned finally)

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I love this camera so much. The kid it comes with has pretty much everything you need for getting started in photography. Its a great starter camera and can capture most things you want to take pictures of everyday and helps you narrow down your focus to what you like to photograph. It has a variety of cool features; including touch screen display. Overall, Ive been ridiculously happy with it

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