PANASONIC LUMIX DMC-FZ20

'Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20' is a bridge digital camera by Panasonic. It is the successor of the FZ10. The highest-resolution pictures it records are 2,560 by 1,920 pixels (5 megapixels). It has a polycrystalline, thin-film transistor, liquid crystal display. It records to Secure Digital media. The camera also has a microphone. The camera's dimensions are 127.6 mm (5.02 inches) in width, 87.2 mm (3.43 inches) in height, and 106.2 mm (4.18 inches) in depth. Its mass is 520 g (18.3 ounces).
This camera is known for its Leica lens with "Mega OIS" optical image stabilisation. It has an impressive 12x optical zoom which can stay ''f/''2.8 for the entire zoom range. There are full manual controls too, making this camera popular with prosumers. Optional lenses are available for focal doubler or for wide angle.
Modes include full automatic, aperture priority, shutter priority, full manual, macro (from 5 centimetres on), film, and sequence of shots.
Files can be stored in TIFF or JPEG format. The camera does not produce raw files.
The camera does not have a screw on the lens proper to take filters, although the lens hood takes 72 mm filters. It uses Secure Digital cards which load images 8 times slower than the Compact Flash cards used by many cameras.
Its successors are the FZ30, announced on July 20 2005, and the FZ50, announced around a year later.

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★ Review at Digital Photography Review.

★ Review at Digital Camera Resource Page.