Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300

This camera received a "Recommended" award from websites Pricerunner.se, Pcauthority.com.au and Digitallife.se all of whom concluded that this digital camera was very good.

This Panasonic digital camera received an "Editor's Choice" award from both websites Reviewed.com and Photoreview.com.au, both of which decided that this camera was superb.

The writer at website 3dGameMan.com concluded that this camera was great and gave it their "Highly Recommended" award.

The editors of three other expert review sites all thought that this Panasonic camera was very good. 01net.com and Digital Versus both gave this digital camera a "5 Star" award and Ua.gecid.com gave it a "High Functionality" award.

The average expert rating of this camera is 87% based on 22 expert reviews from sites including CNET.com, Digital Versus, digitallife.se and webnews.it. Experts think this Panasonic digital camera is one of the very best cameras.

This camera has a marvellous average user rating based on 92 user reviews. Over 90% of reviewers gave this digital camera either 4 or 5 stars and 95% of those asked said they would recommend buying it to others.

Two customers who bought the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 thought it was heavy and bulky.

Three owners mentioned in their reviews that the product was noisy.

We checked 11,202 expert and owner reviews (including 2,725 verified purchases) for Panasonic digital cameras and found that on average Panasonic has very good ratings compared to other manufacturers. We also found that Panasonic has very good ratings specifically within its cameras range. 95% of those that bought a Panasonic camera would recommend the product that they bought to other buyers.

Five owners who reviewed the product thought it was good value for money.

Four owners who purchased it reckoned that it had a good screen and two owners who bought this digital camera thought it had a good viewfinder.

Two people concluded that the product was ergonomic.

Three people concluded that it had a good battery life.

Six people considered that the product had good features.

Six owners mentioned in their reviews that it had a good zoom, four owners considered that it had a good autofocus and three people who purchased it reckoned that it had a good image stabiliser. three owners said in their reviews that the product had a good lens.

Five people said that it was good for video recording.

Four customers wrote in their reviews that it was well made.

Two owners mentioned in their reviews that it had a good flash.

Eight customers wrote that it was good quality.

Four people who reviewed it considered that it was easy to use and two people who reviewed this digital camera mentioned that it was easy to use the menus.

20 customers who purchased the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 mentioned that it was able to produce good images and two owners considered that it had a good image sensor.

We checked 417 digital cameras and they range in price from $29 to $6,895. We think that this Panasonic camera has an average price compared to other digital cameras.

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We found a cheaper price for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 of £369.00 ($369.00) in the United Kingdom. That's a saving of $128.99.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a higher image resolution than most cameras. This camera has a 4000 x 3000 pixels maximum image resolution, whereas most cameras have a 4608 x 3456 pixels maximum image resolution. The image resolution of all cameras ranges from 2592 x 1944 pixels to 7680 x 5120 pixels.

The lowest megapixel of digital cameras is 0.3MP, the highest is 80MP, and the average megapixel is 16MP. With a megapixel of only 12.1 megapixels, the Lumix DMC-FZ300 has one of the lower megapixels amongst cameras of this age.

Digital cameras have weights of between 1g and 1.5kg. With a weight of 640 grams, the Lumix DMC-FZ300 is quite heavy compared to most of the other cameras.

This digital camera has a 1|1/2.3" image sensor size, which is the most commonly found image sensor size on cameras.

With an optical zoom of 24 times zoom factor, the Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a quite big optical zoom compared to most of the other cameras. The optical zooms of cameras range from 0.34x to 83x.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a built-in flash, as do most of the other cameras.

At 3 inches, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a pretty typical display diagonal compared to most of the other cameras.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 is a five aspherical lens digital camera. Most of the other cameras have between 1 and 14 aspherical lenses.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a vari-angle LCD display. Most of the other cameras also have a vari-angle LCD display.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a touchscreen, which is unusual. Most of the other cameras do not have a touchscreen.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 is dustproof, as are most of the other cameras.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports video capability, as do most of the other cameras.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports Wi-Fi, as do most of the other cameras.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports direct printing. Most of the other cameras also support direct printing.

Most digital cameras take between 100 and 4,699 battery life (CIPA standard), including the Lumix DMC-FZ300 which takes 380 battery life (CIPA standard).

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 features saturation adjustment. Most of the other cameras also feature saturation adjustment.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a built-in speaker(s), as do most of the other cameras.

Across all the digital cameras the maximum focal lengths (35mm film equiv) range from 2.3mm to 2,000mm, and the average maximum focal length (35mm film equiv) is 300mm. With a maximum focal length (35mm film equiv) of 720 millimeters, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has one of the longer maximum focal lengths (35mm film equiv) amongst cameras of this age.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a self-timer, as do most of the other cameras.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 does not have a GPS (satellite). Most of the other cameras also do not have a GPS (satellite).

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 features contrast adjustment, as do most of the other digital cameras.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has an image stabilizer, as do most of the other cameras.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports a maximum video resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. That's over nine times the video resolution of a 1280 x 720 pixels digital camera, which is the most frequently found video resolution supported by cameras. 1280 x 720 pixels is also supported by this camera. In addition, this digital camera support a video resolutions of 1920 x 1080 pixels and 640 x 480 pixels. A video resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels is equivalent to 4K Ultra HD video. This has four times the detail of Full HD video. The best video resolution of all cameras is 4096 x 2160 pixels and the worst is 320 x 120 pixels.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a microphone in, as do most of the other digital cameras.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 features brightness adjustment. Most of the other digital cameras also feature brightness adjustment.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports live view, as do most of the other digital cameras.

At only 2.8, the Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a fairly small minimum aperture number compared to most of the other cameras. The minimum aperture numbers of cameras range from -2 to 22.

With a digital zoom of 4 times zoom factor, the Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a relatively average digital zoom compared to most of the other cameras.

At 3.88 times zoom factor, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a fairly high magnification compared to most of the other cameras. The average magnification of digital cameras is 2.6x, and the magnifications range from 0.15x to 100x.

The highest video resolution of the Lumix DMC-FZ300 is 3840 x 2160 pixels. That's over four times the video resolution of a 1920 x 1080 pixels camera, which is the most frequently found video resolution. Cameras maximum video resolutions range from 640 pixels (worst) to 4096 x 2160 pixels (best).

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 features multi burst mode, as do most of the other cameras.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a 4000 x 3000 still image resolution(s) which is higher than the 640 x 480 still image resolution(s) found on most cameras. In addition, this camera have still image resolution(s) of 4000 x 2248, 2992 x 2992, 3840 x 2160, 3264 x 2448, 2448 x 2448, 1920 x 1920, 2048 x 1536 and 2048 x 1360 and 1920 x 1080. Across all digital cameras the worst still image resolution is S: (3:2) 2496 x 1664 / (16:9) 2496 x 1408 / (1:1) 1664 x 1664 and the best is 6016 x 4000.

With a display resolution (numeric) of 1,040,000 pixel, the Lumix DMC-FZ300 has one of the higher display resolutions (numeric) amongst digital cameras of this age. The average display resolution (numeric) of digital cameras is 600,000 pixels, and the display resolutions (numeric) range from 3 pixels to 16,000,000 pixels.

It was January 2016 when Panasonic released the Lumix DMC-FZ300.