Panasonic LUMIX 4K Digital Camera, 18.1 Megapixel Video Camera, 60X Zoom DC VARIO 20-1200mm Lens, F2.8-5.9 Aperture, Power O.I.S. Stabilization, Touch Enabled 3-Inch LCD, Wi-Fi, DC-FZ80K (Black)

My first digital camera was a Sony Mavica that had 640x480 resolution and saved photos on floppy disks. That will give you some indication of how long I've been playing around with digital photography. For the past several years I had a Canon EOS Rebel T3 with multiple lenses. When I began to travel internationally for work, I wanted something smaller that I could take with me without having to carry both laptop and camera bags. I purchased a Panasonic Lumix DMC-ZS20 and absolutely loved it. It did everything I needed it to do in truly compact and low-stress "point and shoot."Recently, I've been debating whether to upgrade my Canon and investing in additional lenses or purchasing something new. After much research and soul-searching I opted for what many are calling a "bridge" camera. Although it felt a bit like a step down from a DSLR, I had to recognize that I simply don't shoot the same way that I used to. I no longer photograph weddings or senior portraits and really just needed a good, reliable camera that was compact enough that I would be more likely to take it with me when traveling. More often than not, I find myself using my iPhone because I didn't want to have to haul my camera bag around. There were three main reasons why I chose the FZ80 model. 1. Ease-of-use. I already knew from my previous experience with my point and shoot Lumix that this would be fairly easy to use. 2. Affordability. I couldn't justify the expense of the FZ2500, but felt the features and functions of the FZ80 would meet my needs. 3. Leica lens. Perhaps this is a hold over from my film shooting days, but Leica lenses have a reputation of being extremely high quality. If I was going to be giving up lens interchangeability, I wanted crisp, beautiful photos.I've only had this camera for a week and haven't had much of an opportunity to give it a good trial run, but so far, it's proven extremely easy to use and has resulted in some decent back yard photos. I only gave it 4 stars though due to the low F-stop range. I know it has a post-image editing tool to customize depth of field, but that seems like too much hassle right now for something that is a step above point and shoot. I haven't figured out the WiFi link, yet, but am looking forward to playing with that. I'm also looking forward to trying out the video function.The photos below show the "pink" moon on April 10th, a series of shots at different zoom lengths outside of my front door, and some flowers where I played with the various shooting modes.All-in-all, I'm very happy with this purchase. And the best part is that I was able to offset the cost a bit by selling my Canon EOS on eBay.

This is really an amazing and high-quality camera!It is easy to learn and master the basic functions, while there are also numerous more advanced functionalities that will require more time and effort to learn.

Perfect bridge camera that can do what my iPhone 15 max pro cannot do. Quality is on par or better.I haven’t bought a camera in about 10 years. The performance of this Panasonic LUMIX FZ80D really exceeded my expectations. It offers a 20mm wide-angle and can zoom all the way to 1200mm superzoom. The lens’s automatic color rendering is very pleasing — probably even better in bright sunlight. These shots were mostly taken on cloudy days at ISO 400–800.I got it “Like New” on Amazon for only $307. Just one superzoom lens from Canon can cost $20,000, so this is definitely great value for the money.Macro shots, action, video — all quite decent. Some people have even used it at concerts from far away, and it still works well!

This is a budget friendly camera that is perfect for a beginner and/or casual photographer. The zoom is amazing, especially for moon photos. It does best with outdoor photos, but that is where I take most of my photos anyway. It takes a little time to learn the menus, but it even works well if you just want to stay on auto. I take most of my photos in Aperture Priority mode.

Great camera for the price

I wanted so much to really love this camera, and the price and zoom were indeed awesome, but final results were mixed. I am admittedly, a "pixel peeper" and immediately after feeding my pics to my PC, I begin giving them great scrutiny to edit slightly etc.. These pics on the face looked great but upon close inspection looked a bit grainy despite my best efforts at keeping ISO low. It's also a pretty "slow" camera" and in shade or lower light at the end of the day there's was practically no way to get a nice shot unless cranking the ISO and putting up with the resulting grain. I even tried using Topaz de-noise programs and there was just not much to work with. I returned the camera and ended up with a used Sony RX10 IV which only has half the zoom at 600m but at least double the resolution (and cost twice as much). If a light, somewhat cheap way to get a 1200mm zoom for use only in bright light, and you're only interested in posting to social media, this camera might be a good choice, otherwise, you might be disappointed.

This is not a pro camera. It has its limitations. It needs light. But outdoors that long zoom is so nice......this image is not cropped, was taken at full zoom, and denoised. Not too bad, but some post processing is required.