Updated 26 May, 2012, 4:18 pm IST

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28

13 Aug, 2009, 9:51 am IST | by Nikhil Singh | Point and Shoot

The last Panasonic camera we had our hands on - the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS42 - left us thoroughly impressed by its image quality and reasonable price. Their new superzoom offering - the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28 does the same, here's why...

118 x 75 x 89mm in dimensions and with a weight of 417-grams, the FZ28 is amongst the smaller superzooms. Its body's made of powder and smooth finish tough black plastic, that feels good to the touch.

Its textured rubber handgrip is well contoured with an indented groove for your middle finger, that lets your hand rest perfectly while your index finger's independent to hover around the shutter release and zoom toggle. The top of the camera contains the Shutter release, zoom toggle, auto focus toggle and macro mode buttons, placed along side a mode dial.

The back of the camera has the flash button on the extreme left, and the EVF toggle, AF lock, Q. Menu, display, delete buttons, alongside a navigation D-pad and a standard 2.7-inch screen that features 230,000 pixels. While the FZ28 might seem cluttered up with buttons, once you use it you realize how easy it is to access most of the camera's functions through the shortcut buttons rather than navigating through the menu. The camera's designed for those who want control at their fingertips, and that's evident in its build.

Tags: Panasonic , Lumix , DMC , FZ28 , 10 Megapixel

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