Launched as a continuation of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28, which clearly bear the burden of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 is a quite heavy. Because the FZ28 is a super zoom cameras that have the ability to reliable and luckily Panasonic conscious and not just off the product without considering its impact. Nearly perfect is probably the right word for this camera.

At first glance, there did not seem to change anything that happened on this FZ38 unless of course the stereo mic mounted on the top of this camera. This camera body practically identical with the FZ28 and it’s not a bad thing for this camera body feels solid as any of the design means no complaints. A clear hand grip and thumb grip is rubber coated and made it not easy to slip during operation.

The size of the used sensor 1/2.3 inch, but still improved the ability of a 10.1-megapixel 12.1 megapixels. The lens remained attached to the Leica lens with 18x optical zoom capability, the same as the FZ28. Which received attention here precisely is the optical image Stabilization feature of his who had experienced some improvement. This feature is now known as the Power OIS.

Another interesting feature is its face detection which is now coupled with automatic face recognition feature. Combined these features are able to recognize up to six faces, and every time you are photographing the same faces in the camera database is then automatically the camera will ‘offer’ the possibility to give names to the ‘face’ it. Furthermore, if you’re photographing a person and the ‘face’ that have been named are automatically detected so the focus will also be directed at those faces.

The new version of the Venus Engine HD processor installed on this to ensure FZ38 autofocus feature works quickly and accurately. That way, the general performance of this camera also terdongkrak. Start up time is only about 2 seconds while the gap between the process of taking pictures with the next one is only about 1.4 seconds. Of course, this value will change if you use the RAW format instead of JPEG.

Because no changes in the lens and the sensor measures the quality of shots Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38 also could not be worse than the FZ28. What is certain, according to Trusted Reviews, no lens distortion symptoms at all while the detail is also very awake with bright colors and great dynamic range, too.

Trusted Reviews If you are interested in observing the results of his aim, Cnet UK underlines precisely the problem RAW file support and its autofocus feature a powerful and calling the camera as a camera in accordance with the posted price. Cameras.co.uk another. This site emphasizes about speed camera operation that sold at a price of U.S. $ 659
SPECIFICATIONS:
Sensor: 1/2.33-inch, 12.1 Megapixel
Lens: Leica DC Vario-Elmarit
Zoom: 18x optical, 4x digital
Viewfinder: Electronic, 0:20 “Color EVF, 100% Fiew of Field
LCD Monitor: 2.7 “TFT LCD Display Screen
Maximum Aperture: F2.8 – F4.4
Shutter Speed: 60 – 1 / 2000 sec
White Balance Auto / Daylight / Cloudy / Shade / Flash / Halogen / Color Temperature / White Set 1 / White Set 2
Flash: Built-in
Shooting Modes: Single, Continuous
Photo Effects: Black & White, Sepia, Cool, Warm
Storage Media: 40Mb + SD Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card
File Format: RAW, JPEG
Interfaces: USB, HDMI, A / V out
Dimension: 117.6 x 75.8 x 88.9 mm