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"poor autofocus"

"pretty disappointed 60x zoom is not great auto focus takes forever going back to my cannon sure shot with 18x zoom which reaches further and clearer can't understand that"

"instructions are very difficult to follow and quite inadequate"

"and then by the time you've set it up you ve probably missed the photo"

"i thought at first the box had been opened due to a slight tear"

"my only issue is that when using the view finder my nose sometimes touches the touch screen and moves the focus point"

"this camera is let down by the zoom operation noise and the image stabilisation noise which is there all the time and comes through the audio"

"the fz82 had all the bells and whistles with the 4k options and when compared to some slightly older dslr's it didn't come out too badly on comparison sites"

"i don't understand other reviewers saying the pictures are out of focus or blurred every picture i have taken has been pin sharp and would never want to buy a more expensive camera than this lumix because i cannot see the point when it turns out such good pics and in auto mode is so easy to use"

"this is a slight issue"

"the app you can download from panasonic claims to allow it to use your phone for gps but it is very clunky indeed and after several attempt i gave up you could not use it in a hurry that's for sure in fact i couldn't get it to work at all"

"i also read of this problem in a review but like the reviewer i hoped that was an isolated problem"

"the only solution seems to be an external flash for every indoors shot"

"all in all minor issue to sort and most people who have had the issue are new to these camera types so may just be a noob issue"

"the only downside is a pretty mediocre electronic viewfinder and obviously with this zoom it has limited low light performance"

"bought as a cheaper replacement for a sony hx400v that died of a known fault with it's is"

"but i got horribly disappointed as the image quality was very noticeably inferior to my 9 year olf panasonic dmc fz38 and just plain bad"

"by comparison this camera is very fiddly to use generally poorer in image quality and has several flaws i won't get used to"

"i worried that the prints would be noisy but running them through dfine2 sorts that out and a4 prints are as good as my canons"

"viewfinder drains the battery faster than using the screen hate: having to reset everything each time i turn the camera on!"

"all in all minor issue to sort and most people who have had the issue are new to these camera types so may just be a noob issue"

"one slight gripe is there doesn't appear to be a remote trigger although i do believe you can link it to a smartphone"

"no matter what settings or photo mode i choose even raw the quality will not improve"

"nor does it try and distract you from the fact that you will occasionally have to delve into the somewhat lengthy murky depths of its intricate menus"

"there's so much to learn and it's a bit daunting but the lengthy instructions are clear and easy enough to follow so it's about persevering!"

"the only minor negative ive noticed is the bokeh the out of focus background areas is not as nice nor easy to achieve but i haven't really explored the manual settings as yet which may yield better results its not too big and very light and feels comfortable to hold"

"lack of panasonic app for windows phone only being able to charge the battery while the camera is switched off"

"i started to 'play' with the camera on day one the first use being some wild bird life through double glazed windows the resulting images were wonderful"

"the supply of a non uk power connector is probably illegal"

"to start with i wasn't very impressed with the camera and thought of sending it back but that was just me feeling not very confident with it"

"i seemed to end up with a lot of pictures beeing videos even though i never pressed the video button so have to see what i am doing wrong the lens cover drops off now and again so i will have to get a filter to protect the lens the camera feels light and all the buttons are handy but will take a bit of time to know what they all do i like the viewfinder and use it more than the screen"

"the stabiliser function is difficult to find and set up"

"the manual controls allow more artistic control and also correction if auto doesn't quite look right"

"to that end i subtract one star just for the inadequacy of the manual in the box"

"will keep as back up camera possibly use for novelty functions like time lapse when i can find a memory card that works with it or slow mo videos but will probably buy another sony"

"i was surprised to find that according to the amazon site the specific battery for this camera has been discontinued by panasonic"

"a bit of a downgrade for me as my previous camera was the panasonic lumix fz1000 a much more expensive camera"

"but i got horribly disappointed as the image quality was very noticeably inferior to my 9 year olf panasonic dmc fz38 and just plain bad"

"top camera for the money excellent all rounder instructions for setting up the wifi file transfer are poor to say the least"

"bought as a cheaper replacement for a sony hx400v that died of a known fault with it's is"

"this is important as i suffer from a condition that means my hands tend to shake"

"the only thing it can't be used for is very long exposures or closely spaced sequences of long exposures as you can see by the attempt to make a "star trails" photograph"

"i know that it is the lowest end bridge camera from panasonic but as a long time fan of their cameras this is a big disappointment"

"viewfinder drains the battery faster than using the screen hate: having to reset everything each time i turn the camera on!"

"and without me bothering them on a chimley pot i didn't even disturb my dog with the quiet click i've only had it a few days but i would recommend this"

"yes the sensor is small in size but they haven't pushed the megapixels too far which will help with noise at higher iso values and the advantage of a small sensor is that you can have a huge zoom range"

"i compared my 6 year old canon sx50 with 50x optical zoom and a 12mp sensor to this fz82 with a 60x zoom and an 18mp sensor"

"the zoom on this camera is just crazy"

"will keep as back up camera possibly use for novelty functions like time lapse when i can find a memory card that works with it or slow mo videos but will probably buy another sony"

"the only solution seems to be an external flash for every indoors shot"

"have no worries about the autofocus this little beauty will not let you down"

"i like taking photographs and try to take nice ones but saying that i'm very lazy and can't be bothered too much to mess about with settings so i need a camera that can do everything to a reasonably good standard on automatic with the abilitly to occasionally go into deeper refined settings and the fz82 does not disappoint"

"i also read of this problem in a review but like the reviewer i hoped that was an isolated problem"

"8 at the wide end but doesn't go past f8 so if you want a small aperture like f22 you can't get it"

"i thought the lack of a tilting articulated screen would be a problem but you can work around that by using the app on a smartphone"

"on the other hand the focusing and operation of the fz82 is noticeably faster although it still takes a second or so to turn on the new wifi capabilities are useful but could have been better with an easier transfer direct from camera to laptop"

"this is not enough to make me not use the camera at all as it takes wonderful pictures but it does make cataloging the photos after a bit frustrating"

"i seemed to end up with a lot of pictures beeing videos even though i never pressed the video button so have to see what i am doing wrong the lens cover drops off now and again so i will have to get a filter to protect the lens the camera feels light and all the buttons are handy but will take a bit of time to know what they all do i like the viewfinder and use it more than the screen"

"i must say its very surprising when you take a photo from far away building you can see the brick work detail and what surrounds the building i'e cars and the background which you can never see on my previous camera that this one had replaced"

"also it is swipe screen"

"of course many compacts and even some bridge cameras have no viewfinder at all"

"i like taking photographs and try to take nice ones but saying that i'm very lazy and can't be bothered too much to mess about with settings so i need a camera that can do everything to a reasonably good standard on automatic with the abilitly to occasionally go into deeper refined settings and the fz82 does not disappoint"

"now having done some research many cameras in this category don't have the feature either but that is not a reason to say "well that's ok then""

"it will never be a dslr but i don't want that"

"therefore those who did not receive these items have probably been sold grey imports"

"i suspect that a theoretical limit was hit with these small sensors a few years ago and so since then it's been down to marketing with numbers"

"i am pleased with my purchase of this camera and even more so as i do not have to carry around an additional zoom lense"

"i have just one gripe"

"it will never be a dslr but i don't want that"

"i used programmed auto and set the max iso to 400 used a tripod and switched settings on and off but nothing looked right"

"i returned it and purchased the older but better canon sx60 hs plus canon's software for raw images is way way better than panasonic's"

"so if you're after good image quality you might want to try some comparisons like i did then if you're not happy return it like i did"

"cons: it takes time to master the functions i need that's if you take it of the intelligent functions keeping the camera steady at max zoom can be difficult if windy"

"spare battery required depending on number of photos videos and usage"

"i used the youtube videos from graham houghton to teach me how to use it the instructions you get with it and the ones you download are a chore to understand"

"for me this is a heavy video camera nothing more and i have decided after my last holiday to not take a photo with it ever again just to come home and realise they are no good for texture mapping printing or keeping"

"compared to my previous bog standard compact pentax optio rz18 this one is very sophisticated"

"to that end i subtract one star just for the inadequacy of the manual in the box"

"therefore those who did not receive these items have probably been sold grey imports"

"luckily everything seems ok but not impressed with panasonic at all"

"only bad point battery lasts about 10 shots"

"very hard to focus i delete more photos than i keep i keep trying things it is not getting better would have been a good idea to give you a instruction book with the camera it cost enough a bit disappointed"

"very hard to focus i delete more photos than i keep i keep trying things it is not getting better would have been a good idea to give you a instruction book with the camera it cost enough a bit disappointed"

"on reading about how it uses batteries quickly i also bought some rechargeable ones at the same time but haven’t had a problem"

"it refuses to connect to a laptop and is therefore more or less useless for downloading images"