Class for Lumix cameras

airconvent · 8th July 2005

curious to know, are the Lumix FZ5 and FZ20 classified as prosumer cameras or compacts ?

thanks

natnivek · 8th July 2005

Originally Posted by airconvent

curious to know, are the Lumix FZ5 and FZ20 classified as prosumer cameras or compacts ?

thanks

Prosumer.

huggable · 8th July 2005

At first I thought somebody is conducting lessons on how to use the FZ5 & 20!

FZ5 is definately a compact, but in dpreview, they classified the FZ20 as "DSLR-like", my guess is that it could manual focus.

Correction: FZ5 is a prosumer, in the same class as the Canon G? series. My mistake.

unseen · 8th July 2005

it's the size...
the bigger your baby is, the higher the class..
BUT 1 impt thing, FZ20 has got hotshoe, makes it DSLR like. but all prosumer cam ba.. coz got aperture control, shutter control, manual control..
compare to a $700 ixus where u can only PnS, go to night mode, and the flash works for about 1 m etc... you have a clear distinction between prosumer and compact.

ocdude · 8th July 2005

probably best classified as "superzooms" like @ cnet because thats the most distinct feature, prosumer cams may not be viable with the onslaught of cheaper DSLRs in the future....

unseen · 8th July 2005

depends.. most money conscious prosumers probably won't understand the need for dSLRs.. it's most prob after they mix with the bad circles (aka the dark and light sides) that they see the greener grass on the other side..
but yeah, super zooms won't go out of flavour.. esp when a good leica zoom lens will cost a few times the cost price of a brand new low cost DSLR

AncientMariner · 8th July 2005

Originally Posted by natnivek

Prosumer.

I consider my FX5 and FZ10 all as compact digicams.

dominator · 8th July 2005

i will never consider anything which size cannot fit into a pocket as compact.

huggable · 8th July 2005

Apparently SLR stands for single lens reflex, where the viewfinder content is reflected from the lens. A camera with EVF is not considered SLR, or DSLR for that matter.

AncientMariner · 8th July 2005

Originally Posted by dominator

i will never consider anything which size cannot fit into a pocket as compact.

Hee, hee. Then it depends on the size of your pockets.

I can carry both my FX5 and FZ10 plus accessories including my teleconverter and flash in the pockets of my vest, if I want to.

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airconvent Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,109	Class for Lumix cameras curious to know, are the Lumix FZ5 and FZ20 classified as prosumer cameras or compacts ? thanks

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huggable Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: East side Posts: 3,029	At first I thought somebody is conducting lessons on how to use the FZ5 & 20! FZ5 is definately a compact, but in dpreview, they classified the FZ20 as "DSLR-like", my guess is that it could manual focus. Correction: FZ5 is a prosumer, in the same class as the Canon G? series. My mistake. Last edited by huggable; 8th July 2005 at 03:13 PM. Reason: Correction

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dominator Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Amazon Forest Posts: 1,623	i will never consider anything which size cannot fit into a pocket as compact. __________________ Cleanse your thoughts, not by the foods you eat.

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unseen Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NTU and Wdls Posts: 2,608	it's the size... the bigger your baby is, the higher the class.. BUT 1 impt thing, FZ20 has got hotshoe, makes it DSLR like. but all prosumer cam ba.. coz got aperture control, shutter control, manual control.. compare to a $700 ixus where u can only PnS, go to night mode, and the flash works for about 1 m etc... you have a clear distinction between prosumer and compact.

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ocdude New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 44	probably best classified as "superzooms" like @ cnet because thats the most distinct feature, prosumer cams may not be viable with the onslaught of cheaper DSLRs in the future....