Superzoom compacts with 20X or higher optical zoom

Challenge #37 in the Verbs , action, and misc topics series. Hosted by barb_s.

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Showcase the long reach on a compact superzoom camera with optical zoom able to reach 20X or more. My sample image captured a tiny ant on a flower ~15 feet away, at 150 mm focal distance. I'm interested in what you can capture at a high focal distance like that.

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by raju karia

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panasonic fz-150 24X zoom

Camera:	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ150
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Submitted:	Friday, 24th August, 2012 16:54 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 6th July, 2012
Focal length:	108 mm
Shutter speed:	1/80 sec
Aperture:	F5.2
ISO:	250
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