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Pros & Cons
Pros
The af macro and the macro zoom are incredibly impressive. Downloading images through their app to the iphone is doable but not always easy.
The flip-out screen makes everything seamless in focusing on subjects and tweaking exposure and iso. The only things i really don't like are how small the eye viewer is. Note that reading the fonts was not a problem when using the viewfinder rather th... Read More
The battery lasts a long time. A little pricy but way better than a cell phone. Amazon sells a fine external recharger with two batteries (oaproda 2 pack dmw-ble9 battery and rapid dual micro usb charger).
Cons
Each time they repair this camera, it takes maybe 6 pictures and has to be returned for repairs. My biggest grip with the camera is the flash location, nice they built in but it is in the wrong spot. No way to get the pics to your phone or ipad via wi... Read More
Even if this were free i would not use it since every one of my other cameras can produce far superior results. I cannot understand how a company can invest so much in building a brand, and fail to provide top quality service on the back end. No one w... Read More
Panasonic zs80 is not even close to the nikon d5000 i bought over a decade ago. The image tends to blur, re-focus, and blur again, particularly when shooting video.
Raw format is lossy and too lossy. Even shooting in raw will not enable you to clean it up with any decent quality. Jpeg photos are pre-cropped.
Highlights
Quality
I've included a sample image to show you how crisp the quality is.
You really can’t beat the quality of its zoom capability too!
My canon with the 400mm lens was just too big for me to carry on a walk.
After battle with the panasonic website, i got return authorization.
Price
I bought it during the holiday sales so the price was actually less than i paid for my previous camera which was two versions a... Read More
It's better than my sony which was 3 times the price.
Packaging/appearance
Its on the right side, just above the the finger grip.
Competitiveness
First of all, i liked the build quality - it is much better than certain competitors.
The 30x optical zoom, the viewfinder and the touch screen are also great features.
The zs70 zoom and extra special close up are out of this world!
Overview
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great, still, quality, good and easy. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 77.9% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 1,468 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 14 2023.
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The flash is placed on the camera in an awkward position so it is very easy to cover it with your finger
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But i now learned where that is and have learned how to hold the camera so i do not cover the flash
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However it has one engineering flaw the location of the flash
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Its on the right side just above the the finger grip
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
After several flash pictures i notice the right corner of every picture was dark
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Then i noticed my finger knuckle blocked a portion of the flash
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Most cameras have a center popup or flash is located of the left side
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
So i have to modify how i hold the camera when taking flash shots
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