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The Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ47 looks very similar to the more expensive LUMIX FZ150, albeit missing its flash hot-shoe and with a slightly squarer body. It’s $150 less expensive, too, but still has a reasonably high retail price of $649. If you need a camera with an extreme zoom range, the LUMIX DMC-FZ47 is a good choice: its 24x lens is sharp enough throughout the range to create clear pictures, with only a little resolution lost at maximum zoom. Its ‘bridge’ design also makes it easy to hold comfortably.
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We think the shape of the LUMIX FZ47 is near-ideal, with the user’s hands able to rest comfortably around the grip and lens barrel. Controls are also easy to manipulate with thumb and forefinger, and all fall easily to hand without any stretching required.
Less impressive is the camera’s LCD viewfinder and rear screen. Neither are bad, but you can find superior options available when stepping up to price-competitive Micro Four Thirds interchangeable lens cameras like Panasonic’s own LUMIX DMC-G3 and Olympus PEN Lite E-PL3. The electronic viewfinder is very small compared to these competitors, with only a small window that the viewer’s eye must be directly in front of for proper usage. The LCD screen is a good size at 3in, but its resolution is middling at 430K-pixels, with some other brands’ superzooms using 960K-pixel displays.
The video quality of the Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ47 impressed us given the tiny sensor inside the camera. It can shoot Full HD video, and although the quality isn’t as good as a camera with a large sensor like a digital SLR or interchangeable lens model, it’s competitive with other cameras in its class. You can use the full zoom range during video recording; birdwatchers should love this flexibility.
The LUMIX DMC-FZ47 has the combination of versatile lens and decent quality sensor that makes it a useful camera in a variety of situations. Anyone with a need for a high-zoom lens should try it out. We do take issue with its price, though: $649 is a lot for a compact camera. Thankfully street prices are hundreds of dollars below this, so doing your shopping and researching prices at various stores is mandatory before heading out.