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The Panasonic DMC-FZ7

6.0 effective Megapixel CCD
F2.8-3.3, 12X optical zoom lens, equivalent to 36 - 432 mm
Optical image stabilization
2.5" LCD display
AF-assist lamp
Full manual controls
Can take up to 7 fine quality JPEGs at 3 frames/second; there's also the same unlimited mode on the FZ5 (though not at 3 fps, obviously)
New high sensitivity mode lets you shoot at ISO 1600
Two movie mode resolutions to choose from: 640 x 480 plus a new "wide" 848 x 480 option
New and improved lithium-ion battery
Support for conversion lenses and filters
Ships in March for USD $399

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DAME!! when i looked @ this camera...telling myself FZ30 could became FZ35 which also support ISO 1600 .... shall i sell it within 2 months!? : ()

[peterchan04]

1/2.5" ccd .... 太小了.

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i know.... 1/2.5" ccd..... but it show panasonic has starte to concert about the limit of ISO 400.....

true... FZ7's ISO 1600... even 400 still not gonna to be any thing come close to Fuji's camera..... but its a gooo start....

imagine in 1/2 yr... the FZ35 or FZ40 has alot better ISO control while still have Mega OIS : P

expecting this upcoming April......

[digtial_sniper]

i know.... 1/2.5" ccd..... but it show panasonic has starte to concert about the limit of ISO 400.....

true... FZ7's ISO 1600... even 400 still not gonna to be any thing come close to Fuji's camera..... but its a good start....

imagine in 1/2 yr... the FZ35 or FZ40 has alot better ISO control while still have Mega OIS : P

expecting this upcoming April......

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anyone else expecting an ISO 1600 version 's FZ30 in summer like i do?

[老叟]

sure,, if quality is acceptable!!
but the camera is oversized!!

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u mean FZ30 oversized? maybe its a bit bigger than most other prosumer DC.... while smilar size w/ Fuji S9500.....and compare to Sony R1, FZ30's nothing......

while i hope the new FZ40 can be F2.8 thru out again....since FZ30's size is huge anyway...i think gain a bigger lens to make contant F2.8 not really a big deal....but i really hope the FZ40 NEVER goes more than 9MP (i really rathe FZ40 goes back to 6MP....and make its ISO 800 usable....)

if panasonic only rely on its Mega OIS...i dont' really look good....
maybe Fuji and Panasonic should team up..... SuperCCD + MegaOIS : P