Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ100
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DMC-FZ100 is a superzoom
bridge digital camera
, similar to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40
but with an articulating LCD panel, 1080i HD video, flash hotshoe, and a Live MOS sensor rather than a CCD sensor found in the FZ40 and the rest of Panasonic's fixed-lens digital cameras. Apart from the LCD panel, it has a digital viewfinder that allows a SLR-like but digital view of the image that help view the frame in bright light conditions with lower battery power usage.
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Lumix
Lumix
Lumix is Panasonic's brand of digital cameras, ranging from pocket point-and-shoot models to digital SLRs.Compact digital camera DMC-LC5 and DMC-F7 were the first products of the Lumix series released in 2001. They are equipped with Leica lenses....
DMC-FZ100 is a superzoom
Superzoom
The term hyperzoom or superzoom is used to advertise photographic zoom lenses with unconventionally large focal length factors, typically more than 5× and ranging up to 15×, e.g., 35 mm to 350 mm. The largest ratio for digital SLR cameras is held by the Tamron 18–270 mm, giving 15×....
bridge digital camera
Bridge digital camera
Bridge cameras are cameras which fill the niche between the single-lens reflex cameras and the Point-and-shoot camera. They are often comparable in size and weight to the smallest Digital SLRs , but almost all digital bridge cameras lack an optical viewfinder system...
, similar to the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ40 is a superzoom bridge digital camera, replacing the similar Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 and earlier Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28. It is also known as the DMC-FZ45.-External links:**...
but with an articulating LCD panel, 1080i HD video, flash hotshoe, and a Live MOS sensor rather than a CCD sensor found in the FZ40 and the rest of Panasonic's fixed-lens digital cameras. Apart from the LCD panel, it has a digital viewfinder that allows a SLR-like but digital view of the image that help view the frame in bright light conditions with lower battery power usage.