All switches and buttons are clearly better-quality and use. Has improved considerably as the on / off switch. Important: You should practice extensively with the camera necessarily after buying a few days before going on the vacation. I have come in the first few times something with the many buttons messed up and have ever short hand adjusts the white balance or accidentally activated the self-timer. Ignorant I had also enabled the IHDR mode, the camera automatically takes eg in backlight 3 Serienfotots to calculate a photo of it. Perhaps the most important may be so again, but is rather a pain in the rule. This then meant that I have cursed at the first outdoor photos in the sun not set with the Lumix, until I realized that I had set the self so.
Do not worry so for beginners. There is a good guide as a PDF.
But above all: Winning the luminous intensity of 2.8 at full zoom is exrem! This provides completely new opportunities. In addition, now is an even more beautiful bokeh reach !!!
Improving the viewfinder now with HD resolution is also extreme. As a former SLR fan I still do about 90% of all photos using the viewfinder, what finally really enjoy.
Are the 12 Megapixel still? Yes, and the 100%! Let you simply not infected by the Megapixelwahn or comments that 12 million pixel only go for prints up to A4 size, that is complete nonsense. I've had already finished with the Lumix FZ150 Posters in A0. No such a big poster looks in 20 cm distance on! It is not so long ago, only the most expensive professional cameras had just 12 megapixels. It's always a matter of focus and intensity - hardly the pixels!
I can not understand the many comparisons of a reflex now. My quality SLRs are only in the closet. I love, given the possibilities offered me a FZ 200, inzwschen ever having to change any fun more lenses and tow me with kilos in comparing camera equipment and then (maybe) still make the result better photos. Furthermore: Have you ever seen how huge is a single 24 million pixel RAW file?
The Lumix 200 is a very great success and makes tack-sharp, great photos to those of a good SLR hardly inferior. In the last 5 or maybe 10%, then I will really love to do without. For that I'm doing with the Lumix more images because this apparatus is just always there and just fun. 100% term buy recommendation !!! no ifs and buts
