Panasonic Lumix LZ20 Bridge camera on Amazon down to £69.99 (black OOS but red available)

muzzi17

£10 more on Very!! cold for me!!

you understand how deals work right?

flickr.com/sea…int

should show some examples taken with this camera

same price at argos
argos.co.uk/sta…htm

Yeah may be same price at Argos, but you try find a store that has one. As they don't have any stock for delivery. Use the stock finder for the closest 40 stores to me and nothing. Ordered from Amazon, watching that camera for past cpl of weeks

Gollywood

For most of us, the images in the flickr album are fine & 69.99 is a … For most of us, the images in the flickr album are fine & 69.99 is a steal for what we want do (and what we are capable of!)Read lessRead more

I'm probably nowhere near your skill level, which means I need a good camera to take consistently good pictures.

Gollywood

Up to 18 pre-programmed scene modes can be offeredAnyone know what those … Up to 18 pre-programmed scene modes can be offeredAnyone know what those scene settings are? ThanksRead lessRead more

I'm not sure where they get the 18 from - you can find specifications and manuals on the panasonic site HERE.

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Cepultura

Dont worry, thats whats spell checker is for. You can keep correcting … Dont worry, thats whats spell checker is for. You can keep correcting peoples minute grammatical errors on online message boards (Yikes!), while I'm out there earning the big bucks, travelling the world. Maybe you could follow in my footsteps! Read lessRead more

Unfortunately mentioning your journalistic skills did set you up nicely for the grammar police

I do agree that correcting grammar on on-line message boards is hardly the most efficient or productive use of time.

P.S. Whatever spell-checker your browser employs hasn't been correcting you thus far

macamask

Ok, don't mind admitting im wrong :|i thought you were referring to EV … Ok, don't mind admitting im wrong :|i thought you were referring to EV adjustment & bracketing lol ... sorry!!I have always had dslrs, i didn't know what evf was... now i do, on a point and shoot i can imagine them of great use :)Soz againRead lessRead more

No problem, perhaps my original comment could have been clearer.

As an aside, when they come back into stock the Sony Outlet store does the DSC-HX200 bridge for £149 delivered, which has EV +/-, bracketing and an EVF!

whatsThePoint

i do wish you knew the slightest thing about cameras, the nex 3 is the … i do wish you knew the slightest thing about cameras, the nex 3 is the entry modelRead lessRead more

You are right the NEX 3 is the entry model; I'm not sure that knowing the NEX model line backward and forwards is the sum of all photographic knowledge although I'm looking forward to your cogent arguments to convince me of this

However, please can we continue this argument in Misc rather than this deal thread? PM me if you start a thread and we can continue pointlessly arguing

veedubjai

Sounds like a Chinese knockoff.

Sorry about that. Made me laugh though.

Changed from Panaconic to Panasonic

jj5678

That would be an LZ20, not a TZ20!

Blimey, obviously rushed the deal post.

Title corrected.... again.:|

muzzi17

£10 more on Very!! cold for me!!

Didn't quite get that, this is £10 cheaper than Very so it's an inferior deal?

rincewynd6

1 left in shrewsbury 1 left in skegness1 left at huntingdon high street1 … 1 left in shrewsbury 1 left in skegness1 left at huntingdon high street1 left at honiton1 left at fareham west streetRead lessRead more

wow a whole 9 camera's

Good value, but no EVF is a major omission on a bridge.

Fano

Looks a great deal.Is this too big to fit in a shirt pocket ?

depends on the shirt size.):
joking.. yes it is.

whatsThePoint

no it isn't, at this price point its a minor omission at most

Here we go again, the stalker's back. The whole point of a bridge camera is it's versatility, ie, it's ability to perform adequately across a range of subject matter, from action, wildlife, portraiture, holiday snaps etc. The advantage of an EVF when taking fast-action shots, or indeed any kind of photos on a sunny day, is enormous. Without an EVF, a bridge camera has little advantage over a high-zoom compact.

wombat6025

You're quite right - one of the more useful features of a bridge camera … You're quite right - one of the more useful features of a bridge camera is a good EVF; as is a wide aperture through the zoom range. This camera falls short on those points but is still very good value.Read lessRead more

Agreed.

I bought this camera for use on my recent honeymoon to the Dominican Republic very impressed with it. The flash for night shots come out very well also, video quality is also good and sound is picked up reasonably well. I paid for £79.99 for it only a few weeks ago so would highly recommend at this price!!

Bought one of these last time they were on HUKD. Great camera for beginners, although lack of a viewfinder is rather annoying.

Cepultura

Any recommended lenses for this?

it's a bridge camera, you can't change the lenses. It comes with a fixed 25mm (Equivalent) Wide Angle Lens

Really want to buy this but slightly put off by the picture quality from the flickr album! Not that much better than my point and shoot Sony it's going to replace

icecream

Really want to buy this but slightly put off by the picture quality from … Really want to buy this but slightly put off by the picture quality from the flickr album! Not that much better than my point and shoot Sony it's going to replaceRead lessRead more

Exactly the same reason that put me off this deal - those images are quite noisy in original resolution. It's not really that much an upgrade compared to my old Canon A590IS. Since image quality is what I look for the most in digital cameras, the obvious choice would be to stop buying these hot-deal budget cameras every 2-3 years and save that same money for a DSLR investment - but try telling the same thing to my brain god, I hate him sometimes.

Cepultura

[...]We use DSLRs daily in university for photo journalism.

Not spotting this deal was for a compact fixed lens camera did seem to indicate a lack of knowledge

whatsThePoint

its not something everyone will need, want or use so its hardly an … its not something everyone will need, want or use so its hardly an omission at all, you could spend the best part of £700 on a nex 5 kit with a couple of lens and still have no evf, yet people who are seriously into photography are happy to do that yet you think its essential for casual users, clearly no it isn't or no one would buy it plus unless the evf has a decent pixel count it will be next to useless anywayRead lessRead more

Even a very poor EVF is better than nothing when confronted with a bright day and a camera with an LCD that isn't powered by hydrogen/helium fusion.

You're hardly comparing equivalents in a lot more than price terms. Perhaps you should be looking at higher price bridge cameras.

The NEX is very much smaller than this bridge camera; as you would expect on a "system compact" so some useful items including the EVF and Flash are not built into the camera; as you would expect they are included on the higher range models. You can buy and EVF for around £250 so clearly there is a demand, however small, for one. The NEX LCD has twice the resolution of this camera and tilts - both of which may help on bright days.
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readingandy

Anyone found a camera case for this that isn't too big?

i bought this one at the same time as the camera and it is a snug fit, only enough room for a spare set of batteries though

amazon.co.uk/gp/…c=1

as for the camera, cannot complain about it at all. i thought it was a snip at £80 so i bought it then and havent been dissapointed yet

Ordered 2/7/2013 for £79.99, went onto contact us Payment Issues (from drop down menu) the Price Changed on Website (2nd drop down) clicked chat from 3 options at bottom, less than 5 minutes later, refund processed for £10 to my payment card, can't say fairer than that.

Besford

Having real problems with apostrophes aren't we! Try moving the one on … Having real problems with apostrophes aren't we! Try moving the one on "nazi's" to "Its". Do we have a generation of semi-literate journalists to look forward to now? Hope you have a patient sub! Read lessRead more

Dont worry, thats whats spell checker is for.

You can keep correcting peoples minute grammatical errors on online message boards (Yikes!), while I'm out there earning the big bucks, travelling the world. Maybe you could follow in my footsteps!

used a new one bought from very, and it's just been sent back.

marked shutter button already, and very poor at focusing whilst at an airshow on moving objects,I resorted to my trusty TZ65, which when you consider its the same manufacturer, the LZ20 should have been the better camera.

very very disappointed, even for£49 (net of voucher)

thelatics

... and very poor at focusing whilst at an airshow on moving objects ...

Exactly the kind of scenario you need a viewfinder for!!

EdinSimon

I've had this camera since it was £99 Amazon deal, and for the price I … I've had this camera since it was £99 Amazon deal, and for the price I don't regret it at all.I've uploaded some of my photos here:http://www.flickr.com/photos/98614989@N02/if anyone want me to take some test shots with specific setting / scenario just let me know.Simon.Read lessRead more

That's a very useful gallery for anyone interested in the image quality.

The images are best viewed at a realistic size rather than at original size; say Large 1600x1200 (that's bigger than your HD TV).

If you download the image you'll be able to view the camera settings such as shutter speeds and ISO values...

When comparing with your old camera remember to view the images at a comparable size; for instance if you look at the image at original 16mp size it may seem horribly noisy compared to your old 5mp camera; but how does it compare viewed at 5mp size?

I'd still suggest saving more and buying better, if possible, but isn't that always true?


Regarding the images:

The zoom shot shows the weakness of most extreme telephotos where because of the small aperture ( f5.8 ) at extreme zoom a high (noisy) ISO 400 is used - a few Bridge cameras such as the Panasonic FZ200 don't have this issue (it has a wide f2.8 aperture through the entire zoom range) .
The macro shot shows quite nicely the noise at ISO 400.
The dancing shot seems to show a poor selection by the camera processor; by using a low (200) ISO and a long exposure (1/8 second) for an image with a lot of movement everything is very blurred.

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Ive just got this case. Manufactured from 600D material, Weather resistant, Hard base protector, Adjustable divider and Cargo netting pocket Inside lid. will give room for extra batteries etc. amazon.co.uk/Ash…028

Panasonic spelt wrong on title

Sounds like a Chinese knockoff. X)

That would be an LZ20, not a TZ20!

Crazy cheap for a quality bridge camera.

northwales

Yeah may be same price at Argos, but you try find a store that has one. … Yeah may be same price at Argos, but you try find a store that has one. As they don't have any stock for delivery. Use the stock finder for the closest 40 stores to me and nothing. Ordered from Amazon, watching that camera for past cpl of weeksRead lessRead more

1 left in the bangor store.
1 left in wick
1 left in downpatrick
1 left at whitchurch
cant be bothered looking at any more stores lol
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1 left in shrewsbury
1 left in skegness
1 left at huntingdon high street
1 left at honiton
1 left at fareham west street

£10 more on Very!! cold for me!!

muzzi17

£10 more on Very!! cold for me!!

oO Wrong thread?

Came across a so-called review for this last night, chap started on about FZ200 and I thought it was a typo but a bit more reading and Googling I found the FZ200 was a £400 cam while this was meant to be about £85. Conclusion: good camera but don't expect large aperture size when zooming, or the low-light performance of more expensive CMOS based cams.

This or the IXUS SX240?

I bought this before i seen this deal on here as a gift, set it up and tested it today for my girlfriend and i want it myself! Brilliant value for money!