Anticipate one thing: photo technically I am Beginners and had only compact cameras. Lastly, there was the DSC-S2000 by Sony. Originally I wanted to upgrade to the DSC-WX300 I had tried in the 'Sony Store' in Bangkok during my vacation. Well, I found that one can thus make backgrounds blurred. However, this is done by the camera software and not by the hardware.
Back in Germany, a friend of mine but then this Panasonic recommended. Since he is (a) a professional photographer and (b) knew my requirements for a camera, I ordered the FZ72 without research and without much thinking here on Amazon.
And I have to say: 'It was really worth it!'
Although: At first I was a bit overwhelmed by the many buttons, knobs and their associated settings. Just as well as the unfamiliar feel: the Lumix has as both Sony and is also held a much larger housing completely different.
But after two or three photo trips familiarity came with the device, its advantages and disadvantages.
Cool are:
the Brennweiteman can adapt to a very close to a very distant object, without having to buy additional lenses for several hundred euros
the battery performance According to operating instructions are nearly 400 photos possible before the battery needs to be recharged, and it is foreseeable that he can pull this off after several full charge and discharge
the weight Lightweight; therefore you also like to take the camera
Displayausreichend the large and clearly
the quality of the images when the white balance according to the light conditions to set the cursor at the time of recording and aperture / shutter speed selected adequately, you have half the battle in the box. The image stabilizer compensates for camera shake good. And then the number of pixels the camera fortunately is not so high that this would lead to distortions.
Neutral are:
find the Bedienungsanleitungist as PDF on the CD-ROM; Although all functions are addressed, but some settings (eg creative and Scene Modes) would like to be described a bit more detail can
no Klappdisplayfür shots from specific locations (eg close to the ground or above the head) could save with a folding screen some contortions
Uncool are:
not listed in the user-find Originalzubehördie original Panasonic UV and POL filters are not to be found; here you have to resort to third-party, where would be better perhaps with an original tuning of the camera and each other filter
expensive Originalzubehörder TTL flash for several hundred euros costs the same as the whole camera and is therefore priced completely covered (honestly, so that only a flash Just generated)
the position of the 'Fokus'-Tasteirgendwie I am always groping and searching for the button, as it is not placed intuitively and quickly accessible (must with the right hand always include a little and then catch too often the' Serienbild' button )
no selection of individual focal point Eder single-focus can indeed resize and move with the cursor, but would also cool to be able to select one or more focal points of a large shoal
Conclusion: For a beginner like me, the Lumix FZ72 is an affordable and high quality way to enter the field of photography. For less than 300 I have regarding purely on the camera to be first all I need. If I should not photographing only now, but make permanent fun, I can buy a high-quality device in the future, yes.
