Yesterday, I posted about how the then rumored and “all but announced” Panasonic FZ1000 looked and was similar in almost every way to the Sony RX10, just with 25-400mm F/2.8-4 lens and 4K video. And last night, Panasonic officially announced the new superzoom FZ1000, and the price makes it a very attractive camera…
Panasonic FZ1000 Specs
- 20.1MP 1″ High Sensitivity MOS Sensor
- Leica DC Vario-Elmarit 16x Zoom Lens
- 25-400mm f/2.8-4 (35mm Equivalent)
- 4K QFHD Video Recording at 30 fps
- 0.39″ 2,359k-Dot OLED Live View Finder
- 3.0″ 921k-Dot Free-Angle LCD Monitor
- Built-In Wi-Fi Connectivity with NFC
- HYBRID O.I.S. 5-Axis Image Stabilization
- Light Speed AF with LUMIX DFD Focus
- ISO 25600 and 50 fps Continuous Shooting
My initial take on this Panasonic FZ1000 is that it is a pretty big step up over the Sony RX10, not only is it shooting in 4K, but its lens is a 25-400mm rather than a 25-200mm. The only advantage of the RX10 is that the lens is a constant F/2.8 where the FZ1000 is a variable F/2.8-f4. But what puts the cherry on it for the FZ1000 is the price.
The Sony RX10 is priced at $1300, making it very expensive and putting it up against some very good APS-C mirrorless and DSLR cameras. The FZ1000 not only blows it away on specs, but comes in significantly cheaper at only $900, putting it more in competition with lower end consumer DSLRs and mirrorless options – a battle much more easily won.
Overall, as I said in my previous post, I am very impressed and I will be putting in a request for this one to review. I loved the RX10 as a run and gun video option, and this seems to expand on that in every way except the codec. Can’t wait to get my hands on one.
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