Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ83 Bridgecamera

My new equipment arrived.

I got a Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ83 Special Edition.

It was a decent deal, way under 500 bucks, and came with a Peter Hadley bag, the LONDON COLT I, and a Peter Hadley 32 GB SDHC Professional high speed memory card with a data transfer rate of up to 100 MB/s. Also included a Li-ion battery, AC adapter, USB cable, shoulder strap, lens cap and strap.

The Lumix FZ83 offers a 20mm wide angle with a 60x optical zoom and a 18 megapixel MOS sensor. A focal length of 20-1200mm / F2.8-5.9, 4K at 30fps, Post Focus & Focus Stacking and a Fast Hybrid Contrast AF.

I don't wanna bore you with all the tech specs. In the end I would just copy them but if you want more infos let me know and I get them out.

My first impression was man, it is light. The camera is mostly made of plastic, hence the weight, but thanks to the roughened grip it feels great in the hand. With its light weight, it is well suited to take with you.

The Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ83 offers all necessary functions on the camera body. You can easily switch ISO, shooting modus etc pp. Throughout the next time I will get used to handling the camera with its different modi and options.

It has a touchscreen display, though it is not movable. My Nikon D5000 had a swiveling display, which was comfortable in certain situations.

The camera has a built-in flash, but it doesn't activate automatically. You have to manually activate it by pressing a button. I don't mind it.

I took some quick test shots. Just snapshots in automatic mode (P).

Can you see the birds in the first ones? For a quick snapshot the pics came out decent. Light conditions weren't too bad either. There is no editing.

Right now I will go ahead and learn some camera settings. Tomorrow is supposed to be nice and a bit warmer, so time to get out and shoot a bit.

See you around!

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