Just wan to knw how do your test a camera in a shop ? What do your test for? If i'm getting the fz-28.
Thank You =)
1) First thing I would do is to put on the lens cap and then set it to manual
and take a 5 second shot at ISO 100 an at ISO 800 and try to turn OFF noise
reduction - Maybe you cannot - better to Download the FZ28 Manual BEFORE YOU
go to the shop and see what you can do.
2) Look at the black photo.. do you see any White spots? Thats a dead pixel(s)
so that camera goes back on the shelf.
3) Bring a piece of A4 white paper and something to hold it up
3.1) Use manual focus and ensure the paper is out of focus to get you a nice
consistent white blur..
4) Use F8 macro mode ,Aperature priority use the flash if not bright enough
5) Zoom into the photo and check for dirty spots (Your paper must be clean of course)
This test checks for Stains on the CCD. (I used to bring my laptop and use a
image editor with Auto-levels)
I used this test on the Olympus E DSLR series and every single camera had some
stains on it, I was really upset at that time. I had to clean it off myself since
i could not find a single oly DSLR in the shop that was clean.
Anyway its up to you, I don't think many shops will allow you to do
a lot of testing. After changing the second set their face turns black
and wants you out of the shop.
6) Dont go to the shops at busy periods, they will NOT entertain you. Most shops only
want to sell. Any problem you go back to panasonic.
7) early production releases of most products will have lots of covered up defects. As
production increases these defects will become much less over time.
Allan