I've never owned an ultra-zoom prosumer digital camera before, but have been thinking about it. At the time of writing, the Oly SP550 and Panasonic DMC-FZ50 appear to be the reigning cameras in the big-zoom niche.
If I were to pick one, which would it be? Both have optical image stabilization, so no blurry pictures from [...]
Simon Joinson of DPReview.com has just posted a review of the flagship 10.1MP Panasonic DMC-FZ50 digital camera.
Read the full review here.
Simon lists the conclusion points on page 19 of the review, saying that the FZ50 performs admirably for a camera that bridges the gap between consumer digitals and the full-blown digital SLR cameras, but has [...]
This effort by Gerd Gldenast certainly deserves a mention - a painstakingly-done, side-by-side image put together to compare the ISO100 and ISO400 performances of 5 cameras, namely:
Panasonic Lumix DSC-FZ30
Panasonic Lumix DSC-FZ50
Fuji FinePix S9000 Zoom
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H5
Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z850