Panasonic DMCFZ7BB Camera £142.38 PC world

mark1024

Re IS

Flimber wrote: »

Yes, it's brilliant but you have to be trying,

Thanks Flimber, I'm really looking forward to trying it out.

Cheers

volks400

camera is back in argos for 149.99. just reserved one before it goes up, fingers crossed

laticsforlife

Got mine from PCW - delivered by DHL, VERY quick service, plus Quidco etc.

NB although it has 12x optical zoom, if you need more you can set it to 2.5m pixels and it allows 16.5x OPTICAL zoom without loss of picture quality (albeit at 2.5mps only) - it really is clever.

The lens hood makes for a great support for the hand as there are no moving parts on the outside.

And its a darn sight lighter than the Fuji S6500fd which was a previous Grabbit, and compared in this thread.

Another feature I really like is you can set the LCD screen to allow you to hold the camera up above your head and still view the LCD in clarity; when you bring it down it's all white and fuzzy, but lift it up and it's clear as day, absolutely brill for concerts and crowds.

DavidN83

So all in all a worthwhile purchace then?

I'll maybe pop over to Argos in my lunch hour and see if they have any of these.

northwalesd

laticsforlife wrote: »

Got mine from PCW - delivered by DHL, VERY quick service

Indeed, I ordered mine on Monday evening and it was in my hands on Thursday morning :j

mgbridges

Currently marked as ""Not Available" on the PCWorld site.

laticsforlife

Can't get 15 yr old son off it, taking pics of everything.

Zooming on planes miles in sky, then using playback zoom to 16x to view the plane up close, surprisingly good quality

buglawton

Online at PCW and for mail order or pick up at Argos, all gone apparently. The only useful posts for those who still want one will be if & where still avail near that headline price.

northwalesd

Still seems to be available for reservation at all the Argos extra stores near me (Wrexham, Flint, Chester and out onto the Wirral).

buglawton

Now that these are all but unavailable, is the DMC-FZ8EB-K which I've seen around at £220 the successor model? Spec looks identical except for it being 7.2 MB not 6.

Additionally, it is possible to get clip on hue filters for the Leica lens used on this?