Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ2000
Price £999
The FZ2000 is Panasonic’s flagship bridge camera and comes with a generous range of features that should appeal to stills and video enthusiasts alike. Built around a 20.1MP, 1in CMOS sensor and Panasonic’s own Venus image processor, the FZ2000 offers full manual control and raw capture alongside a host of automatic shooting modes. Native sensitivity ranges from ISO 100 to 12,800 with extended settings of ISO 80 and ISO 25,600 also available. Maximum shutter speed extends to 1/4000sec via the mechanical shutter and 1/16,000sec via the camera’s electronic shutter.
In terms of video, the FZ2000 is able to record cinema 4K (4096 x 2160) footage at 24fps as well as QFhD 4K (3840 x 2160) at up to 30fps. In addition, the camera also sports regular 1080p full hD and 720p hD capture alongside some high-speed options for slow-motion playback. In terms of useful features, Panasonic’s innovative 4K Photo mode is present, which allows you to shoot at up to 30fps and then select the perfect frame via the playback menu.
The Leica DC Vario-elmarit zoom offers a maximum aperture of f/2.8 at 24mm, although this does drop to f/4 by 80mm. Five-axis image stabilisation is also present. On the back is a large, bright eVF, which at 2.36 million dots is impressively detailed. Below this sits a 3in/1.04million- dot LCD touchscreen display of the vari-angle design. Overall, the FZ2000 is a very well featured camera that’s well worth considering if you don’t require the extreme telephoto lengths that some bridge cameras offer.
Key features
Price £999 1in, 20.1MP High Sensitivity MOS sensor 20x optical zoom (equivalent to 24-480mm) 2.36-million-dot OLED EVF 3in/1.04-million-dot vari-angle touchscreen 4K video and 4K Photo