Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic Image: Panasonic The 16X-optical-zoom Lumix DMC-FZ1000 may look a lot like every other megazoom camera Panasonic has released in the past few years. But don’t be fooled. Major goodies lurk inside. The FZ1000 takes some of the best features found in other cameras and combines them in its all-star spec list. The impressive hardware starts with its 1-inch-type, 20.1-megapixel sensor, which is likely the same imager found in the Sony RX100 M3. That’s way bigger than the 1/2.3-inch type sensors found in most high-zoom fixed-lens cameras, and Sony’s RX cameras are widely considered the best in the compact class for image quality. The Lumix FZ1000 looks like it will squeeze even more out of the sensor than Sony does, thanks to a 4K video mode that records 3,840 x 2,160 video at 30fps in MP4 format. The camera comes in at less than half the price of Sony’s cheapest 4K-capturing camcorder, the $2,000 Handycam FDR-AX1000, which has the same size sensor. The FZ1000 will also shoot old-fashioned 1080p video at 60fps and 720p video at up to 120fps. This new Lumix also borrows one of the best features from the Olympus PEN mirrorless cameras: A five-axis optical stabilization system to steady its 16X-optical-zoom (25mm to 400mm, F2.8 to F4.0) lens. According to Panasonic, the AF system and boot-up times on this camera are incredibly zippy; you’re able to turn on the camera, lock focus on a subject, and capture a picture in less than a second. In continuous-shooting mode, the FZ1000 rattles off 12 full-resolution shots per second. Other points of interest include a RAW mode with in-camera RAW-conversion tools, as well as NFC and Wi-Fi features that give you remote control of the camera’s shutter, zoom, and manual exposure controls. Panasonic’s intriguing 4K-video megazoom will cost $900, and it’s due in late July.
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