Panasonic has made an update to its FZ superzoom family. The FZ-47 has a 25-600mm (35mm equivalent) range, a 12.1 megapixel sensor, 1080p video and no RAW capability.
Whenever I see somebody with one of these mongrel cameras I wonder why they bought it. Barely smaller than a budget SLR, bigger than an Micro Four Thirds camera and yet featuring the sensor (usually) of a tiny compact (in this case 0.43 inches on the diagonal, or 1x2.33). The only reason to make a camera this big, with such low-level specs seems to be to accomodate that huge zoom lens.
The FZ-47's lens is a whopper. The Leica-branded glass offers a 24x zoom, running from a maximum aperture of ƒ2.8 (reasonable) to ƒ5.2 (thank the gods that the camera has image stabilization). ISO runs to an old-school 1600, and the rear 3-inch LCD panel offers an equally-outdated 460,000 dots.
You also get the usual complement of face-detection, color-changing effects and exposure modes. In short, you'd be hard put to find a duller camera.
The FZ-47 will be available in August for around $400. Or you could walk into a Walmart and buy a Nikon D3000 for $50 more.
Panasonic FZ-47 press release [DP Review]
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