Conclusion Get the lowdown
Features How it compares
Performance Real world benchmarks
Differences Technical showdown
Reviews Word on the street
Competition Others to consider
Discussion Answers and opinions

Full specs

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

14 MP
24x f/2.8
1/2.5" CMOS
3" LCD

older Released July, 2010

That said, there's no denying that the FZ100 is a more fully-featured, easier to use and faster camera than its predecessor, and with full HD movie recording on-board, it could replace your video camcorder.

Rated 90% by by Photography Blog (Aug, 2010)

Conclusion Check out the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

Nikon Coolpix P510

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200

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Popularity

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ReviewsView Details

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First reviewed December, 2011

Features Key features of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

14 MP

1/2.5"

As usual Panasonic's build quality is second to none, and the camera handles extremely well.

Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (May, 2011)

megapixels

0 MP

Lumix DMC-FZ10014 MP

Lumix DMC-LX710 MP

Lumix DMC-FZ20012 MP

20 MP

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 is a new super-zoom camera featuring a wide-angle 24x zoom lens, 14 megapixel high-speed MOS image sensor and 11fps continuous shooting at full image resolution.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Photography Blog (Aug, 2010)

I also generally limit my pixel setting to 7.5 since I NEVER print anything larger than 11" x 14" and rightly or wrongly I feel 7.5 megapixels is plenty to give me a quality image.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Bob-DUMON--Bob-D.

sensor size

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

1/2.5" sensor

Lumix DMC-FZ100 1/2.5" sensor

Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR

1/1.7" sensor

FinePix S200EXR 1/1.7" sensor

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

1/1.8" sensor

Lumix DMC-LX7 1/1.8" sensor

It is true, bottom line, there are just too many pixels for that size sensor.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by jyg (Dec, 2010)

Noise is apparent at ISO 400 but becomes much more obvious at ISO 800 along with smearing of fine details, with the fastest speed of ISO 1600 being something of a last resort.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Photography Blog (Aug, 2010)

wide angle lens

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

25 mm

Lumix DMC-FZ100 25 mm

Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR

30 mm

FinePix S200EXR 30 mm

Canon PowerShot A3400 IS

28 mm

PowerShot A3400 IS 28 mm

With the good wide angle to super telephoto and excellent color the FZ100 is an excellent tool for the digital artist.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Mark-A-Heifner (Sep, 2010)

The things I was looking for was a real dedicated batterys (not AA's), a wide angle, and a high zoom.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Thomas-Schroth--Just-a-bit-geeky (Dec, 2010)

aperture size

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

f/2.8 lens

Lumix DMC-FZ100 f/2.8 lens

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7

f/1.4 lens

Lumix DMC-LX7 f/1.4 lens

Nikon Coolpix P510

f/3.0 lens

Coolpix P510 f/3.0 lens

Another thing, the Panasonic Aperture goes from f/2.8 to f/11 and the Canon is f/2.7 to.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Rolla-Gravett--Rolla-Gravett (Jan, 2011)

Apertures are f2.8-8 wide and 5.2-8 telephoto.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by c|net (Dec, 2010)

zoom range

FinePix JX4005x

Lumix DMC-LX73.8x

Lumix DMC-FZ10024x

30x

The pictures I've taken in full zoom, even with digital zoom added, are amazingly crisp and clear.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Gladsong (Jan, 2012)

If you set the camera in the 10mp picture size, the zoom goes from 24X to 37.9X. Now the camera is actually zooming in more than the Canon SX30IS!

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Rolla-Gravett--Rolla-Gravett (Jan, 2011)

body size

Lumix DMC-FZ100124 x 81 x 95 mm

FinePix S200EXR133 x 94 x 145 mm

PowerShot A3400 IS95 x 56 x 21 mm

But if you're looking for a fantastic jack of all trades tool that can do an ok job replacing a camera and a bag full of lenses AND your video recorder that fits in a nice, neat little lightweight package then the FZ100 very well may fit the bill.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by J.-B.-Oconnor--JBOConnor (Feb, 2011)

Overall I can see why it's a recommended camera for general use/travel/safari, it's small, lightweight, flexible, and fast to get into action, and can be carried all the time.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Art (Jun, 2011)

Performance Real world tests of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

shutter lag

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100

300 ms

Lumix DMC-FZ100 300 ms

Nikon Coolpix P510

380 ms

Coolpix P510 380 ms

cameras.co.uk

Even without the burst on, the speed is incredibly fast; there is basically no shutter lag at all.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by carissa-l-telecky

The shutter lag is non-existant.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by techhobby-ist (Aug, 2011)

max continuous shooting

Lumix DMC-FZ10011 fps

FinePix JX4001.1 fps

Coolpix P5107 fps

It could burst shoot and then shoot a slightly shorter burst while the first burst was still processing.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by Dawn-S.-Miller (Aug, 2010)

Using the burst mode - fast, fast, fast - having the choice of shots is very handy.

Lumix DMC-FZ100 by J.-Watts--JLW (Aug, 2010)

Our analysis How does it stack up against its top 10 competitors

pros

Fast lens

f/2.8
Quite good video

HD video
Has a flash hot shoe

Generic
Has a viewfinder

Gives you more flexibility when framing your shot
Shoots RAW

Adjust white balance and exposure more easily in post production
Has a flip out screen

Great for recording movies
Fast rapid fire

11 fps
Shoots high-definition video

HD video
Better macro lens

10 mm
Good benchmarked shot to shot times

6.17 s
Shoots high speed video

Create slow motion video
Quite long long exposure

60 s

cons

Quite less recently announced date

Jul, 2010
Can't capture 3D scenes

No automatic 3D
Doesn't support panorama

No automatic stitching
Low resolution

14 MP
Doesn't support HDR

No automatic HDR
Heavy

539 g
Thick

95 mm

full specs

Reviews Word on the street

	Rated 90% Read the review (Aug, 2010) With the addition of a 24x zoom lens, 11fps burst shooting for JPEG and RAW files, large free-angle LCD screen, full HD 1080p movie mode recording, rear control dial and external hotshoe, the DMC-FZ100 is a far more capable and also more intuitive camera than its predecessor.

	Rated 80% Read the review (Dec, 2010) From shot to shot without the flash you're waiting only 0.9 second; adding the flash drags that time to 4 seconds and is really the only slowdown you'll find.

	Rated 80% Read the review (May, 2011) The big lens is very high quality, with minimal optical distortion at wide angle.

	Rated 79% by 131 users at amazon.com after using the camera and hd video I can say for certain thatthis is an unbeatable value for anyone who wants a great combo. Rated 100% by by Rob (Sep, 2010) Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 14.1 MP Digital Camera with 24x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom and 3.0-Inch LCD (Black)I've been photographer for 38 years, video maker for over 25, I have scout locations for movie studios from USA, Germany and Spain, in exotic locations, I know very well the image world, for taking photos I will continue using my Nikon or Olympus, for video, definitely the Panasonic Lumix FZ100. Rated 60% by by Federico-Sánchez--Frederick (Jan, 2011) VIDEO: WOW, amazing, astonishing, the excellent quality video that it delivers, professional quality in the palm of your hand, it records AVCHD full HD 1920x1080 for this it's necesary a SDXD card class 10. Rated 60% by by Federico-Sánchez--Frederick (Jan, 2011)

Lens

I used it in all sorts of conditions to take pictures at our local dahlia festival and got some really great indoor and outdoor shots of the dahlias and great close up shots of bumblebees (macro mode is outstanding).

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by V.-Huang (Sep, 2010)

very nice to take with you, without bringing that extra lens, i would not suggest the reccomended case shown,it's a little small,and the camera only fits on end,i'll look for one a little bigger.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by outdoorsman (May, 2011)

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 is dominated by the non-interchangeable 24x zoom lens that provides an incredibly versatile focal range of 25-600mm.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 90% by by Photography Blog (Aug, 2010)

Video

The HD video is also an excellent option, my compact Lumix has this feature which totally amazes me and the FZ-100 full HD really is great to capture spontaneous video moments.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by L.-P.-Baier (Apr, 2011)

This camera has a an excellent 25mm Ultra Wide-Angle Lexica DC Vario-Elmarit lens w 24X optical zoom, high speed Venus Engine 3 core processor, full HD movie recording at 1920 X 1080 resolution at 60 frames per second, High Speed Video recording at 220 frames per second, the fastest level of burst shooting of any bridge camera at 2,5,11 (2, 5,and 11 fps at full 14mp resolution),40, and 60 fps, shutter release lag of 0.008 seconds (WOW)!

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by Rolla-Gravett--Rolla-Gravett (Jan, 2011)

This camera has outstanding HD video.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by Rolla-Gravett--Rolla-Gravett (Jan, 2011)

Image quality

It does awesome in natural light settings but late at night inside my home the picture quality isn't as great.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 80% by by 1234sweetpea (Jan, 2011)

Although I have not used most of the features of the camera, the photo quality on the auto mode is very good.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by Lowell-Dubbels--ld (Apr, 2011)

I have owned a Canon G12 but sold it quickly because its handling was just too sluggish despite having very nice image quality.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 40% by by 7--7 (Oct, 2011)

Zoom

Thanks to newly incorporated Intelligent Resolution technology, with the Intelligent Zoom turned on, the DMC-FZ100 has a camera zoom range of 1 - 32X, or a 35mm camera equivalent of 25-780mm at maximum 14mp picture size!

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by Rolla-Gravett--Rolla-Gravett (Jan, 2011)

The second set used a zoom of 24X at 30 feet, and the last set was zoomed at 37.9X, and about 38 feet away from the object.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by Rolla-Gravett--Rolla-Gravett (Jan, 2011)

With that being said, the FZ100's results still are good, and from what I've seen from the other 20+X Zoom cameras, it still beats them.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 80% by by D.-Hentze (Aug, 2010)

Sensor

And it shoots in RAW as well as JPG or RAW AND JPG for those who like to fool around working with RAW processing.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 100% by by Bob-DUMON--Bob-D.

There's a Program mode, too, should you want to adjust aspects like ISO, white balance, and exposure compensation, but not worry about shutter speed and aperture settings.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100 | Rated 80% by by c|net (Dec, 2010)