The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ70 or Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ72 is a

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-like ultrazoom

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announced by

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on July 18, 2013. It succeeds the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ62. FZ70 and FZ72 refer to the same camera model in different markets. The FZ70/72 has a 16 megapixel sensor and 20-1200mm equivalent, 60x optical zoom lens. Its successor is the FZ82 with a 18 megapixel sensor, 4K video and the same 60x optical zoom lens. At the time of its release, the FZ70/72 had the largest advertised zoom range of available ultrazoom cameras, tying with the

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and Fujifilm FinePix SL1000 at the long end, and going to 20mm equivalent rather than the other cameras' 24mm in terms of wide angle.

Other features

*Active POWER O.I.S. mode *Wind Shield Zoom microphone *Implements DPOF print order format

References

*http://www.dpreview.com/products/panasonic/compacts/panasonic_dmcfz70/specifications

External links

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ72 review
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