Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ1000

A 1"-sensor superzoom bridge, like a Sony RX10 or Panasonic FZ1000 series might be useful if you're traveling into the wildernesses for wildlife in the daytime shooting. And an Olympus/Panasonic micro four-thirds mirrorless system is possibly the most compact of the "big gun" cameras, but the compactness comes from the smaller 4/3"-format sensor size (2x crop) which has less image quality than APS-C (1.5x crop); so you are reducing image quality to get a smaller system. But travel also makes portability, convenience, and low cost more important in camera choices.

PROS Excellent image quality and impressive (16X) zoom range. Videos shot in 4K are much sharper and more detailed than anything from most 1080p (i.e. 2K) cameras, even when down-sampled to 1080p. To clarify: I don't have a 4K monitor, so I made two test videos with the FZ-1000, one at 4K and one at...

The camera is missing some functionnalities that i'd love to have, and the unfortunately silent videos sometimes appear very grainy. [This video turned out alright](https://youtu.be/vMlDrndbv8o) but for some reason [these ones](https://youtu.be/Zz6mB_dYHuk) turned out very grainy, and my brain is too small to understand how to fix the issue. I'm beginning to think that it's just due to the terrible lighting of some competition platforms, which is out of my control. Anyway, i was thinking of upgrading to a [Panasonic LUMIX but i don't want to make any rash decisions.

I have had a Canon SX40 for 6 years and loved it. Several weeks ago I dropped it while the lens was out. I was able to disassemble it and fix the lens, but then while putting it back together I snapped a ribbon cable on the motherboard going down into the back of the lens. Found a replacement on eba...

As already said here, the disappointment is pre-programmed. The problem is always behind the camera and money does not make good pictures. I was in the same situation as you. I bought a bridge camera, first a Panasonic Lumix FZ 300 and then a FZ1000.

This is a perfect camera for its intended use. This does not have as good a quality as a full frame sensor camera. You have here a camera that is the best all around shooter I have ever owned. If I want premium quality for certain things then I break out my full frame Nikon. If I am shooting fast an...

If you are shooting outdoors, I can recommend the best bridge camera with, for bridge, a large 1" sensor, the Panasonic FZ1000. Used already for 400€. 400mm zoom and the small sensor make great pictures. The autofocus follows quickly, the image fog in series max 30 frames/s in 4K photo mode - what more could you want...

This camera is off the chain AWESOME!!! If this model had the larger touch screen of the FZ300, its constant f/2.8 aperture, and the weather sealing, I'd have given it 6 stars, not 5. For a difference of only $100, I can't for the life of me understand why they don't combine these extra features of ...

There's weather sealing on Olympus and Pentax that would probably come in handy, but there again, the lenses need to be sealed as well as the bodies. The Nikon D500 is a great wildlife camera, but mostly for its autofocus features, not so much in terms of drop-off-a-cliff-ability. If your budget is lower, you may want to consider a superzoom bridge camera instead, where the lens is fixed. Something like a Panasonic FZ1000 series, Sony RX10 series or Canon G3 X series.

Great Travel Camera - I am a professional photographers with 50 years of experience in digital and 35mm photography. This camera is outstanding for night time photographs. One of my first test photo was a nighttime photograph of the Atlanta skyline. I used the Intelligent Auto mode, a marvelous feat...