Owners Ratings:
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5 (Overall)

Click for full specifications: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5
4.9 million effective pixels
36 mm - 432 mm (12x) zoom
Average rating (105 responses)

 Construction()()()()()() 4.34
 Features()()()()()() 4.35
 Image quality()()()()()() 4.29
 Ease of use()()()()()() 4.48
 Value for money()()()()()() 4.55
 Overall()()()()()() 4.40

Owners Opinions: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ5

NamePostedOpinion preview
johnrm28 Apr 08I've just bought a (new) FZ5 very cheaply and am impressed. I ...
techmom1 Apr 08This has been a great camera. My replacement for ...
the_doctor8 Dec 07This is a great little camera. I have owned it since Summer ...
shar54127 Nov 07Very disappointed with my picture quality and color rendition
Barry Fitzgerald29 Jul 07Impressive specifications including excellent optics.Superzoom ...
Nige B30 Sep 06I wasnŽt sure if IŽd made a mistake when I bought this camera, ...
rick16 Jun 06closeout, a year later and what a nice camera for the money, ...
Archangel_GT14 May 06Very good camera for its size, class and price.It is nice to be ...
Jimbo229 May 06I have been using this camera for a couple of months now, and I ...
Xlee25 Apr 06This is a good little camera. The presets make it easy for the ...
Prantik Mazumder17 Apr 06I bought this camera about 4 months ago just before I went to ...
andy amos10 Apr 06Lovely minature beauty. I own an FZ15 and was amaized when ...
Rubicond1 Apr 06I own this camera for 6 months, and I like it. Some pics are ...
Kalin Shootov28 Mar 06(No text)
musteng26 Mar 06After months of painstaking and tiring research, I ended up with ...
Erik377 Mar 06Fantastic sharp and fast lens with leading OIS technology,fast ...
TheManFromUtopia7 Mar 06Extremely good on open air shooting (with convincing natural ...
jwalitm5 Mar 06Hello,Spent an agonising few days choosing between Canon S2 IS, ...
orpheo28 Feb 06Used the camera now for about two months and overall it proved ...
Hauer20 Feb 06Bought this camera for my wife. Am thrilled to bits about this ...
memarian20 Feb 06First & Last words : It's EXCELLENT!I work now with FZ5 & Cano
volalto9 Feb 06Great camera!Very good image quality. The camera does a great job
China Mark8 Feb 06Absolutely stunning camera!! I upgraded from an Olympus C-4000 ...
macondo12 Jan 06Like others, I studied the reviews for about 2 months and bought ...
Niels195 Jan 06This camera has outstanding specs, it is easy to use and the ...
pedrera4 Jan 06I've only used it two month but I'm a happy owner except for the ...
dchrisj1 Jan 06Extremely easy to use. Menus are easily accessible and quick to ...
CincyBill30 Dec 05I've been using an FZ5 for 2 months and it has performed ...
chaslittell29 Dec 05Everything pretty much as expected, per review on this site, an ...
frozenchipmunk27 Dec 05I've now had this camera for almost 6 months and I can say ...
VinceM24 Dec 05Three words : I love it !Two and a half years after having bought
Rychas17 Dec 05Taking photography much seriously, I considered this camera very ...
vmac16 Dec 05I studied camera's on your site for 3 months before purchasing ...
how_dare8 Dec 05The matter in the brackets I wrote is on the 1st day after ...
ManuH4 Dec 05The best compact ultrazoom.This is my third digital camera and by
Lucia Wolf2 Dec 05(No text)
AlexUA1 Dec 05Great camera, but picture quality is not even good as for me. ...
ebj23 Nov 05Love it EXCEPT for one big problem: too many of the images were ...
Manne19 Nov 05This is my third digital camera. I bought it mainly for the ...
Blake Cook19 Nov 05I'm simply stunned how good this camera is, compared to my Canon ...
clfk19 Nov 05Bought this model 4 days ago and I love it. This is really a ...
guss.ramis12 Nov 05If you are a kid or a girl witch could take the advantage to put ...
Ricleite7 Nov 05Great Camera. Small, Fast and decent image quality.
Gez Thulbourn6 Nov 05I know you're only supposed to post reviews after you've been ...
yeminshi28 Oct 05Is much smaller than what I expected. 1cm minumum focus + 2.8 ...
S Toraskar25 Oct 05Love the camera
ivansteiven25 Oct 05got this cam 1 month ago and i love it, it is easy to use like ...
clyde_r21 Oct 05I have had my FZ5 for about 2 months and I love it! It took me a ...
xget19 Oct 05this FZ 5 is good.... but did any one can give me some compare ...
John Gray8 Oct 05Ratings are based on price range of camera.Bought the FZ5 after ...
kiminx20006 Oct 05This is my second digicam. so far FZ5 gives excellent pictures ...
Brady_K30 Sep 05I picked this camera up a few weeks ago and I couldn't be ...
carlos roncatti27 Sep 05First of all the good: 1.stunning colors
B Bratica26 Sep 05just picked this camera up after reading pretty good ...
macwarren23 Sep 05Brought this camera while on holiday in the States and instantly ...
squiddd21 Sep 05Excelent camera with *12 lens. image staclization helps a lot.
billy12313 Sep 05Took the FZ5 on holiday to Menorca and was really happy with ...
HappiBernice1 Sep 05very happi with this new toy~
Easy Does It22 Aug 05I looked a long time at different brands and narrowed it down to ...
salBolzano17 Aug 05After reading the previous poster one thing comes to mind - ...
Francois M15 Aug 05Having been used to excellent image processing from my Canon ...
psYclone4 Aug 05I've had the FZ5 for about 3 months now. It's my first 'proper' ...
Eamonn14 Aug 05I sell electrical appliances for a living ( cameras included) ...
Martin892 Aug 05Delighted with FZ5, compared to Panasonic LC20 and my film SLR, ...
Nelson Paguinto22 Jul 05I bought this camera to replace my other compacts - slim units ...
Dayd319 Jul 05Recently I bought FZ5 and am very satisfied with it. For large ...
alessy11 Jul 05(No text)
Gliffe3 Jul 05I feel that the FZ5 is a phenominal camera, and that anyone ...
Gary Thornton2 Jul 05I have had this camera now for 2 weeks and to say that i am ...
Gary Thornton2 Jul 05I have had this camera now for 2 weeks and to say that i am ...
ruthjes30 Jun 05I took my FZ5 to africa for some wildlife photographing and it ...
FunkyELF28 Jun 05My first digital camera. I did my research. It is the best 12x ...
demarren12345626 Jun 05First of all this is the best camera I have for an long time.Wat ...
jthommo25 Jun 05An amazing camera. Small enough to take everywhere but with far ...
G Klein24 Jun 05I've had the camera for about a week. This is my second digital ...
wazza24 Jun 05Note to Gerry Hanna - read the rules on opinions !I have owned ...
salgua23 Jun 05(No text)
normsmith22 Jun 05I have given this high scores because, having owned several ...
Gerry Hanna oldie22 Jun 05I am considering an update for my old? Canon Pro 90 IS and the ...
David Taylor15 Jun 05I used this camera for the first time seriously during a visit ...
Boomz14 Jun 05You really can't get anything better for this price! I'm ...
wilsyeo13 Jun 05Been using it for about 2 weeks and found that I really love the ...
MalGib13 Jun 05I have used quite a few digital cameras over the years and for ...
RetroBlader9 Jun 05I bought the FZ5 before going on my Jasper/Banff trip, expecting ...
jarik2 Jun 05My wife and I have thought about going digital for a few years ...
GoranG29 May 05I am generally rather conservative, but this camera is ...
ertmar23 May 05Overall, this is one of the best cameras available currently. ...
nelrob16 May 05Facilities fetaure rich. Performance is good with quick ...
pooklin16 May 05(No text)
DjiCE14 May 05(No text)
zoof13 May 05(No text)
JoBo8 May 05Also upgraded from Canon A80 - needed longer focal lengths to ...
tom van wolde8 May 05I was looking for a small, light, fast and OIS 12*zoom camera. ...
lightningboy8 May 05I've only owned point-and-shoot before, most recently a Canon ...
CenVillager6 May 05I bought this camera to use to shoot candids and portraits ...
newday5 May 05This camera is a little marvel. The pictures are nearly as good ...
Christos1 May 05After having a Canon A80 upgrated to this fine camera. Have been ...
SamPark30 Apr 05Very happy with the camera. Super fast - almost as fast as ...
Gabi26 Apr 05This camera is so small and light that I carry it with me all ...
Zorocco23 Apr 05Best of two names has now achieved is maximal potential in ...
Joe0Bloggs22 Apr 05Good for what it is, a sort of compact cameraI bought this camera
aigars21 Apr 05(No text)
Gregdad21 Apr 05(No text)
Scott Sheetz8 Apr 05Got mine yesterday from Ritz.com and I'm extremely happy so far. ...
jerry Lee16 Mar 05It took me quite a while to decide between the Casio EX-505, The ...

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