Mark NZL

Oops forgot the link. Serves me right for doing it at work! https://vimeo.com/63178832

Sorry to resurrect this topic but I just happened to go on holiday after it was active a week or so ago, and there we were in this amazing bird viewing area - godwits, gulls, terns, oystercatchers,...

Thanks. Yes the FZ200 is quite good. I like the handy size and long zoom and pictur quality. The slo mo is good too if I remember to use it. It certainly isn't perfect but what is? usually it's the...

Yeah well it's the old story - if you keep trying then eventually you get something. Our native forest  birds do tend to be small and shy. The wetland birds are easier. We have a magnificent small...

It's a New Zealand fantail, a common native bird. usually hard to film because they won't stay still. This one was enjoying the garden sprinkler because we have had a very dry summer, and I managed...

There  are some bird videos from New Zealand on my vimeo site: https://vimeo.com/sightsforseeing Shot with a Panasonic FZ200 and edited on an iPad with  Pinnacle Studio for iPad (which I highly...

Thanks yes it's mp4 but it looks much crisper and colourful on the iPad than the upload to Vimeo even though "hd". I actually used the default creative video with ISO limited to 800. ideally I'd...

Sorry I only have experience with the FZ200 but for what it's worth: I use the full zoom all the time it's pretty wobbly unless you use a tripod. Actually it isn't too bad really when you consider...

Oops I meant west!

But wait theres more to see in New Zealand.  I am biased of course but if you want more variety of beautiful scenery and its own culture all  in  a small and easily travelled country then NZ is...

Bought the FZ200 as a lighter camera than my dslr and have hardly done anything but video since! Great tips above. My own observations:The camera generally does a pretty good job whichever settings...

Lucky man. I'd like to go to Africa again. You'll enjoy the zoom and not having to fumble around changing lenses or cameras in the heat of the moment and there should be plenty of light! Also no...

great video. brilliant for a first video in fact. Nice smooth camera work. Well done. Got any good tips? :)

Yes pinhole in a cardboard box basically. Tiny image unless you use a huge box. Easy to align though. I imagine, it took a while for you to get your FZ200 lined up with the filters on and nothing...

Good work!  I was tempted to try but could only dash out from work for a moment or two with the pinhole camera viewer I made last night. At least it wasn't raining!cheersMark

In my limited experience not so as you'd notice. You can be fairly confident of P most of the time.. Just use exposure compensation to brighten or darken the picture as required.There is a trade...

here they've made it to New Zealand. Actually taken a while ago with my old Sony A1 but I could have got it with my new FZ200. They live at our nearby lake and if you are there at the right time...

the recorded video is shortened i.e. the  recording you get will stop before you pressed the camera button to stop it! For example if you stopped recording  just after your subject disappeared out...

No you can't, just exposure compensation. High speed is also only available as MP4 and 200fps is limited to VGA but I would think that would do? No stabilising available in HS so you definitely...

Interesting challenge! It's one of those subjects that teases you but is quite difficult.May I recommend a book called The Photographer's Eye by Michael Freeman. It is an superb guide to the art of...