Panasonic Lumix FZ300 review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ย. 2015
- Usually my reviews are around 10min... somehow this one ended beeing 20min video. Let me know if this is to much. :)
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The fact that this camera is still being produced and I bought one last week shows how good it still is after 6 years production, well done panaosonic and Lecia and well done you for making such a good video
Is Lecia his wife?
I just scored a used one. Have had the FZ200 for years and it's been having some electronic issues lately. Very excited about it.
An excellent review of this camera. I studied the owner's manuals for two months before purchase & have been using the camera extensively for the past month. I thought I knew the camera well by now, but I learned a number of new tricks from watching your video. The FZ300 has SO many features and options that it will take me a while to learn and perfect everything that it does.
Well done!
the best review I ever seen, not only about FZ300 but the passion and the way you did it. Excellent job !!!
Just watched this again having bought mine about two years ago now. Very pleased with this camera!!!......Laurie
This is a REALLY FANTASTIC review. In a few minutes you cover more stuff and provide more practical info than other reviews do in multiple videos that span hours. THANKS!
Also special kudos for your discussion of the advantage of trading zoom intensity for constant aperture. Yours is the ONLY video I've seen that handles this subject well.
Informative and to the point. All reviews should be like this. All I needed to know in 20 minutes, tnx!
Thank you for the excellent concise review.I can't wait to have my fz300 delivered now for use for my Japan trip.
I've had this camera for several month and I am very happy with it, in fact I use it more than the so called better cameras with larger sensors because I find that on a nice day the difference in quality is not that much... except perhaps in low light.... Watching your video I discovered how much more there is to this camera and I am glad I bought it, thank you!
Thank you for the excellent review. I purchased this camera three days ago to replace my DMC-GX7 which just fried it's sensor. What I like about the FZ300 camera is that I don't have to carry two or more lenses with me and the inconvenience of switching lenses all the time is now a thing of the past. I am also carrying a much lighter camera bag over my shoulder. I'm happy to give up some of the 4/3 quality for the features and convenience the FZ300 offers. Your very detailed review of the FZ300 is much appreciated and will save me time on the new learning curve. Thanks again for your efforts ! For me, the 20 minutes was well worth watching.
Highly technical and thorough review. I like it. And I also appreciate your concise summary of the camera and its features. Well done!
One of the best reviews on TH-cam in general. Thank you!
Excellent review, thanks.
The example of zooming capabilities was great. And, the tips about polarizing filter and RAW format are really useful.
This was such a good thorough review for this camera. Well done.
Thank you. I been watching hours and hours of videos about this camera. Did learn more in your 20 minutes than all others together. Well done......
this was an excellent review, i am excited for my FZ300's arrival and you gained a new sub. great job and thank you for solidifying my choice of camera.
OUTSTANDING TUTORIAL. I WAS LOOKING HARD AT THIS CAMERA FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THIS TUTORIAL SOLD ME.
RONALD CRABTREE did you get it, like it?
I was looking at it for about 6 months. I liked Cameradecision as a site.
Very well made. The filter tip backed with a demo shows you care about your craft. Excellent.
Mine is arriving in the next 2 days, Looking forward to it!. Thanks for the great and informative review.
Brilliant video! I am from the UK and I could listen to your accent all day long! It is also quite obvious that you know what you are talking about! I think you have made my mind up for me.
Excellent tutorial, initially I was not sure about buying this camera, but he has reminded me the very reason why I consider this camera in the 1st place, that is, to have fun, the primary objective of this camera is to have fun. and enjoy the outdoor more.
Best review I've seen for this camera. Excellent job ~ thanks!
Good seemingly unbiased review. Have always liked Panasonic kit!
Love your review mate - very objective statements, comprehensive and with your own witty humour thrown in :-) I have been going back and forth whether to proceed with this camera for travelling (sometimes you just feel like a break from lugging around the DSLR), and your review has sold it for me :-)
Your videos are excellent, you make things very clear and easy to follow. This will most likely be next camera I buy. Well done you took great videos and pictures as well.
Thanks. You answered all my questions and more. I’ve been looking for a camera with Silent mode for wildlife. Looks like this is it.
I just got the FZ300.... I was looking at the Nikon B700 at first and boy spending a little bit more to get this camera, was really the best move. It is a really good camera and shall do me fine for the next few years filming. Love your review and really good seeing someone actually look at this model and not someone who just bagging on the make.
I just want to join the many commenters that this was a brilliant review. especially loved the section starting at 7:34 where you explain the 4K zoom ranges. I think Panasonic has made a perfect decision when they selected a 12M sensor for a 4K camera, exactly the same concept as in the Sony A7S. I have the FZ2000, and I'd prefer a 12M sensor in the FZ2000, too. This way I wouldn't have the crazy 36mm crop in 4K. The 27mm 4K crop on the FZ300 is absolutely fine.
Outstanding and informative video. We both love the FZ300 . Thank you for the excellent video.
Hi there, first things first, congratulations for the excellent, highly comprehensive review! I bought this camera second hand in mint condition two days ago for just 100 dollars, and like you said, I can't believe the feature set it has! Yes, the image quality is not comparable to that of a camera with a bigger sensor, but for the money, you get a lot of camera!
Very professional and serious review!
Genius !! , best cam review I've watched in a long time. Precise, to the point, and very detailed information on product. Thanks to you, I've decided on purchase, when I start my company, you'll be my go to go salesperson. Even euro accent souned pleasant to my ears. Thanks a million dude. By the way, I subscribed to your channel.
You're welcome! :)
Great video and commentary. Already have one and just got the g85 as my upgrade. I’ll be using my fz300 as my backup.
I am thinking about buying the Lumix FZ1000 Mk2 and was hoping you are going to review this new camera. You have done so many great reviews and have helped me purchase my curent cameras. Thanks!
You know what, this was mostly a (helpful) guide with some personal opinions, which made it a review...
Thanks man!
Excellent review!! Thank you very much!
Excellent review highlighting all the strengths of the camera and why the FZ300 should be the #1 choice for an ultra-zoom travel camera, for nature and wildlife photography, video shooting, and many other scenarios. Was curious to know if the firmware update has added any features such as the minimum shutter speed for Auto ISO or for shutter release by tapping on touch screen.
The review is just great, thank you! I was debating so much between the FZ300 and the FZ1000 but eventually pulled the trigger on the FZ1000. I love the FZ300 and wanted it more, but for 150$ more ($620) I can't refuse the FZ1000..the quality diff is just too big when there isn't enough light.
I'm happy with your review it helped me decide that this is the camera I want.
Great review. Very informative and in depth. Just what I needed. Many thanks!
If you pause at 17.41min there is a “touch to shoot’ button next to the histogram with a finger, release button and a cross. Hit this button and you can touch to focus and shoot.
Fantastic review... Thank you. All I could hope for.
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GREAT REVIEW !!! just a great work delivering us all the information needed ,for us to be able to make the right choice . thank you for you hard work
Firstly I utterly love your accent. Ok so thank you so much for this learned review of this camera. I have been thinking so much about getting it. I will be buying this tomorrow and I will be watching this good teaching again. Excellent and thank you again.
Just ordered one. The features are mind blowing. I had to grab it.
With doubt the best review of the FZ300 on TH-cam, covered all the features, very concise reviewing, ....other video reviewers ramble on and waffle making the video long and painful to watch, but this was great review, no waffle, just facts and specs coming thick and fast....loved it, ...I am buying one of these camera.
Would like a video about grabbing images from video, and compare results against images taken in normal photo mode, ...as grabbing pictures from video is what sold me on this camera, my son plays soccer and always difficult to decide it to shoot video or take pictures, now I can just shoot 4K and grab pictures, for every parent taking pics and video of your kids just got amazing.
Also can I only garb the still from video while on the camera, or can I do it on my Mac or pc?
And what is the Panasonic software like....any good or not?
Thanks! Every half decent video player/edit software both for mac and PC can grab still images from video.
Thank you so much for making and sharing this video. I just purchased my FZ300 a week ago. Your overview was very helpful. Oh, I agree with another person who commented about your video, that your sound when showing the camera details (closeup) was much better than when you were using the on camera mic during the "talking head" portion. Just for your future improvement not being too critical (I hope). ;-)
Yeah, I'm using dedicated sound recorder for voiceovers and just an ordinary low-end lavalier mic for intro and outro...I'll have to do soemthing about sound, I am not satisfied with it myself for some time now.
Ditto to all positive comments below. Should do another video showing what you can do with image quality when you bracket or use the multi-exposure mode. For landscape shooters or macro shooters, you can get extremely good images if you stack 4 or more exposures. Since this sensor is about 1/4th the surface area of the 1" sensors, stacking 4 equal exposure shots yields similar image quality. If you vary the exposure and stack, you can get even better image quality (because of its sharp lens especially!).
Very interesting, I will have to read up on that some more. I guess you will then have to stack them up in a processing app with selective filters applied.
I'm seriously considering buying this! First I was thinking about the FZ-82/FZ-80 but this one blows it out of the bank!
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Blows it out to the water. 👍🏻
@@agrafes6 Blows it out of the water...
Very feature packed camera. Nice review !
Best review of this camera ever.
I love your reviews, thank you
I bought a P900 because I wanted to play with the zoom, but now that I know more about photography I would buy this one. Zoom is very cool, but once you did everything you wanted you wish you simply had more image and video quality.
Excellent and comprehensive review...well done. Very informative.
Tnx :)
Excellent review and presentation!
Just got this camera. For the price its the best in the range. Only issue is the sensor is small and is not good in low light conditions causing poor noise. It has a mic input so that´s great for YT creators.
So far I love mine, I got it on sale for $400 us. It’s going to my kick around B roll for my G7 set up. I do white water rafting and a slash proof 2.8 Leica glass zoom in my dry box is going to be so awesome.
Thank you for this complete review. Very helpful
I love your videos, technical depth is extremely good but you missed an important point, the electronic zoom is SLOW and overshoots best setting. In at least mine it also moved back a bit after I released rocker spoiling the composition. Had zoom been mechanical this would be the perfect camera. Because of this I traded it in for the Panasonic D85 and the 14-140mm lens which ended up being much better for my use. Keep up the great work, you are the best in the business.
Still a valuable explanation. Many people overlook the 2/3 inch sensor thinking they need it for giant enlargements...they do't. Everything else is there.
It was a bit long, but full of useful information. My FZ-200 has served me well for all outdoor activities for three years. It now has a defective exposure control button, so the 300 seems to be a good choice for replacement. I use my Nikon D810 for indoor shoots and some outdoor work when the highest quality image is needed. I find the 200 beats my Canon G16 and Nikon and 810 for ultra close photos. What do you know about the repair cost for my 200? The 300 certainly looks great, but too much for a third camera.
Great review! Very informative and comprehensive. What circular polarizer are you using here?
Thanks! It is Hama filter, low to medium range german brand popular here in Europe, theirs filters are rather good IMO.
Very informative video, thanks for posting.
Great review, thanks for the effort and speaking in English. Wonderful photos as well.
Great work. Thank you for the excellent review.
Excelente review!
So at the end you mentioned the 1000.. should I not spend a little more and go directly for the 1000? Since it is the same camera but with larger view finder...
Very detailed and informative video!
This is the best review I have ever seen. I wish I could more than one like for it.
Superb review and tutorial ! Thanks !
Wow, great review. One question. Does the LA7 adapter tube fit this camera. I read it's for the FZ200 but will work on the FZ300. Thanks again for the review. Cheers
Great review, make me want to buy one this instant !
Most excellent review, thank you !
Great review. I was looking for something more detailed than usual basic reviews. Thanks.
Any thoughts as to comparison of this camera to Canon PowerShot G3 X? Both are in the same utility/use cases group, although Canon got bigger sensor and more expensive.
Hello. Excellent review of this camera. One of the things I would like to know is you opinion of its focusing ability for fast moving objects that are 50 to 200m away from you. Could you please comment on that?
A brilliant tutorial, and may I compliment you on your command of the English language!
Thank you :)
"anyways, usually you won't be shooting at the sun.." 😅
That was funny dude. Great video too! I ordered mine on Friday from Amazon. Got the film package with lots of accessories. Should be here by Monday, just in time for our trip to Rome the following weekend 😀 super excited, can't wait to make some awesome videos for my own channel! Thank you for all the information. Cheers
Enjoy the trip! :)
Zedroth Entertainment how do you like the camera? I want to order one but idk lol
perla pearls it's awesome for what I use it for. If you are aspiring to be a professional photographer or looking for something that DSLR shots get you, then I'd spend the extra money and get a DSLR. That's not to say it takes bad pictures by any means! It's actually pretty great for pics in both day and night. It has so many settings that once you learn the camera, you can get the perfect shot just about anywhere. I use it for alot of video too and I think that is prob where it shines the most. You have the option to shoot in 4k for one which alot of other cameras don't and it has an external mic port which is essential if you are making videos for TH-cam and such. I recommend checking out my channel (sorry, I had to plug it lol) to see the video for yourself. I have my last two videos were filmed using it. I just haven't had a lot of time to edit the others from the trip or make a review of the camera. I plan to though so definitely subscribe if you want and I'll try to have it up in the next too weeks. I'm definitely due for a video upload but if you can't wait, I would recommend it for the amateur photographer or videographer. I love it and it's the best camera for what I need right now in my price range. Check out my unboxing of it, I give some deets on that video as well. Do your research, that's my best advice. I did for almost 6 months before I got my camera making sure it was had everything I wanted for my money. Hope that helped, sorry for the long reply :P cheers
Thank you so much for replying. I'm definitely going to be checking out your last two videos. I want both a camera where I can take pictures and do videos and this is in my price range. I was planning on buying another camera but it is twice the price of this camera.
Have been using the FZ200 for almost two years and have an FZ300 being delivered Friday, February 3rd. As for shooting into the sun, have several photos with morning or evening sun through trees and not hidden behind them, with the foilage in the foreground green, grass on the ground green and the warm light beams shining on the ground exposed in its true color, just as seen, without flare! Started avidly shooting 35mm film in 1977. Never was able to do that even with the Canon 85 f1.2L FD lens. The Leica designed lens on this is superb! This old man is having a blast with the FZ200 and the FZ300 will make my days a bit more fun with all the added features. Used to carry an FTb QL, F-1 w/motordrive and EOS-1 with booster and of course all the lenses. No more! This one little camera is all I need and photography is again a daily pleasure.
Zedroth Entertainment - How was the trip to Rome?
Great job on this review, thanks man !
Great job, I may buy one thanks to your review
Great video!!! Thank you! It's been 2 1/2 years since you made this tutorial. Is this still the camera you recommend??? I do like the bigger sensor on the fz1000, but the touching screen and the longer zoom on the fz300 is so useful. For photography is the fz1000 a lot better???? And the G7?? A lot better than the z1000??? So many choices lol..... When I make my mind..... I will come and use your link. I sure appreciate how you respond to everyone. Thank you again!
this would be my first camera ...would you recommend this ? mostly for documentaries , youtube reviews / unboxings and hopefully short films
@Joao Troples: Yes, FZ300 is still the best ultra zoom in my opinion, but FZ1000 is even better because of that nice sensor. Go for FZ1000.
really good review ! nice job
AWESOME REVIEW!! THANK YOU!
Such an excellent review, thank you so much, it was so helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Great, thanks for the help you bring for the rest of us!
I have a couple of questions.
Does time lapse camera directly or must be done on the PC?
Can you set the time between shots?
My apologies for my bad english! :)
Time lapse is done in the camera, you get a finished video file. Time between shots can be set as you like, from 1 second to 99 minutes. Video file can be any resolution (4k/1080/720/vga) or frame rate (60/30/15/7.5/6/3/1p whatever).
Gracias, you are so kind!! :)
Awesome review. Thank you.
Hello, great review. I just bought the camera and will be receiving it soon. I'm wondering which filters, SD cards and any other accessories you would recommend for landscape and wildlife photography. Thanks!
Thanks! I have good experinence with SanDisk cards, for this camera you will need U3 labeled card (ultra high speed 3). Filters - any well known brand will be great like Marumi, B+W, Hoya... I use Marumi. YOu only need one filter - circular polarizer and perhaps ND filters if you want to make long exposures on tripod.
you covered everything holy. Subbed man.
Excellent review! Keep on!
This is a fantastic review. What sort of shotgun mic would you recommend for this? While I believe that the Panasonic model MS-2 may offer customization control via the camera menu, I do not believe the expected audio quality is up to par.
Try with Rode video mic pro. What do you intednd to record? SOund is notoriously hard to record, much harder than video in my experience.
Thanks! Great review and I learned a lot!
Great video, would you say this camera or G7 has better focus and video?
Thank you for superb & very helpful review
Great review, many thanks! When you say this is the best camera in it's class, do you include the fz1000 as well? In other words, is it worth to pay the bit more money for the FZ1000 with the bigger sensor or not? Thanks!
+Balazs Szladovits Not, TZ1000 is a class of its own. No matter what, senosr size is still a big deal and really affects image quality. I would always pay more for bigger sensor. For me, FZ300 is in class with other super zooms like Canon SX60, Nikon P900 and similar.
Many thanks for your quick reply! So between the 300 and 1000, you would chose the 1000? Even if it's not weatherproof, and doesn't have the 2.8 all the way? thanks again
Yes. BIgger sensor really makes the difference.
Great tour through the camera and features.... I see some similarities between this and the g7... The g7 with the 14-140mm lens cost around $900... My question is, is the g7 that better above from this to justify the price difference? (as background I'm new to photography and I want to invest in a good camera that can do RAW images and 4k video and most of the comments are towards the g7 but doing some research found this model)
Yes, G7 with 14-140 will be better than FZ300.
Great and detailed review, thank you.
Does the 4k have a time limitations, or can you record 4k continuously?
+νικος γιώργος There's a limit, 29min59sec
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If it doesn't overheat in 4k that's a good thing.
I'm thinking to upgrade(from fz200) just for the 4k video and touchscreen...
я правильно понял? Этот фотоаппарат может записывать видео 29min59sec? И в 1080?
I've the fz200 and i think the fz300 is a great successor..! nice review btw..
Get out of here you dirty FZ200ER, we don't take kindly to your kind round here .
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Hello,
How is the Cam compared to 18mp Sony HX90V ?
Also from 4k Video wats the Picture quality and size (Extracted picture from 4k video) ?
Awesome vid man! Great hints! Thank you for trouble :)
I bought this cam 2 days ago to create vids for youtube.
Tnx, enjoy it :)
Hi, Virtually new to digital photography. Your review was great, but somehow I was looking also for some comment about image quality, specifically color rendition, without adjustment. In other places read that FZ300 doesn't capture yellows well. Have a nice day.