Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150
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August, 2011

Summary Panasonic DMC-FZ150

Prices Price
Camera only $720
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Score Snapsort rank
Within its price range #17 of 41 Among similar cameras #18 of 48
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Specifications Key specs
Zoom Help 24x Screen size Help 3.0"
Aperture Help f/2.8 Screen resolution Help 460k dots
Wide angle Help 25 mm Movie format Help 1080p @ 60fps
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150

Replacement

Panasonic has replaced the Lumix DMC-FZ150 with the DMC-FZ200.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 announced July, 2012
HDR Has in-camera HDR
Battery life Longer battery life
Lowest price Significantly cheaper

Compare the new Panasonic DMC-FZ200 vs the DMC-FZ150

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Pros

The Panasonic DMC-FZ150 vs other recent digicams

Zoom Above average zoom Help
24x
Image stabilization Image stabilization Help
Lens
Continuous shooting Rapid fire Help
12 fps
Sensor type CMOS Sensor Help
Better in low light
Panorama In-camera panoramas Help
Stitches together multiple photos into a panorama
External mic jack External mic jack Help
Record higher quality audio with a microphone
Battery life Above average battery life Help
410 shots
3D Takes 3D photos Help
View photos in 3D on 3D televisions
Popularity Very popular Help
Among snapsort users
Aperture Wide aperture Help
f/2.8
High-speed framerate High speed movies Help
220 fps
Screen flips out Flip-out screen Help
Great for movies
Macro focus Good macro Help
1 cm
Supports RAW Shoots RAW Help
Better editing
Viewfinder Doesn't use battery, see more detail Help
Digital
External flash External flash Help
Better lighting
Longest exposure Long exposures Help
30 seconds

Cons

The Panasonic DMC-FZ150 vs other recent digicams

Overall image quality Low overall image quality Help
40.0
Dynamic range Narrower dynamic range Help
10.9 EV
Low light performance Noisy at high ISO Help
132 ISO
Thickness Thick Help
3.6"
Weight Very heavy Help
528 g
Size Quite large Help
Prosumer size 124x82x92 mm
Color depth Less color depth Help
19.4 bits
Announced Old Help
August, 2011
Lowest price Very expensive Help
$720.26

The Panasonic DMC-FZ150 vs other recent super zooms

Zoom Poor zoom Help
24x
Light sensitivity Poor maximum light sensitivity Help
3,200 ISO
HDR Lacks in-camera HDR Help
You could do HDR manually

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Discussion What do you think about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150?

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Greg (5:10 PM, March 30, 2013)
I have had this camera for a little over a year now, and the pictures have good color and detail. the video quality is extremely good!!
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (9:21 PM, May 15, 2012)
Looks like there is a bug in the system, we will look into it. Thanks
 
SH (9:09 PM, May 15, 2012)
it has MOS sensor,not CCD
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (8:22 PM, March 12, 2012)
Thanks for letting us know, we will fix that up soon.
 
Ctg789 (8:20 PM, March 12, 2012)
this camera has an external mic jack...
 
Jan (7:21 PM, February 12, 2012)
@M:disqus re: mr Wiebe, you're so right regarding the Panasonic DMC FZ100. What a disappointment this unit is. I too have made this mistake. The sensor is useless.
What camera to buy.
 
Peter Wiebe (9:31 PM, December 16, 2011)
How about putting in a larger sensor? like the one in the FZ30. The tiny sensor in the FZ100 is almost useless. For me it was good
money thrown away. I'm sure that I steered a few customers away from the FZ100.
 
sort (8:44 PM, November 13, 2011)
No camera is perfect... We should try to find the best compromise of the moment and I think that it is represented by Panasonic FZ150.

It offers the greatest number of features at a high quality for its class.
 
Bus_vista (11:19 AM, November 08, 2011)
As I've known , the fz-100 provides full manual control in movies

so does fz-150.
 
Hussey0 (6:12 AM, September 29, 2011)
1080p at 60fps is amazing!

But at what cost?

What manual controls do you have while shooting movies?
 
Sikaenae (8:25 PM, September 05, 2011)
Sorry.. i mean the NEW FZ150
 
Sikaenae (8:25 PM, September 05, 2011)
Im happy wit the new FZ100, better in low light, good enough resolution...
 
Avatar for Per Wigren Per Wigren (10:40 PM, September 02, 2011)
It's sad how many otherwise promising cameras don't have a GPS despite it being 2011 and almost every mobile phone have had it for 4 years by now... Don't camera designers travel?
 
Avatar for Snapsort Snapsort (8:48 PM, August 28, 2011)
Hi Aruna, as you can see from our comparison FZ100 vs FZ150 specs that they are pretty similar.  Panasonic is promising though that the FZ150 with its slightly lower resolution 12MP sensor will offer better image quality.  

Too often these days companies just cram more megapixels in there, so I am impressed Panasonic is resisting that and hope that the FZ150 delivers!
 
Aruna Wick (8:41 PM, August 28, 2011)
whats the new in this than fz 100??