9/15/2004: I just got the Panasonic FZ20 from Circuit City and a 1 GB Kingmax Card from NewEgg. I am very happy with both. Take a look at some of my first pictures from Point Reyes and my son Alexander. If you also choose the Panasonic FZ20, take a look at this forum that I created.
9/17/2004: The FZ20 has a stop-frame animation feature that lets you easily make up to 100-frame stop-frame animations at either 10 FPS or 5 FPS.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20K |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Effective Pixels | 4 million | 4 million | 5 million |
| Zoom Range (35 mm equiv) | 35mm-420mm | 35mm-420mm | 36-432mm |
| Batteries | Lithium-Ion Battery Pack | 4AA Ni-MH or Alkaline | Lithium-Ion Battery Pack |
| CCD Size | 1/2.5" | 1/2.5" | 1/2.5" |
| Recording Media | SD Memory Card | SD Memory Card | SD Memory Card |
| Maximum Image Size |
2304 x 1728 |
2272 x 1704 |
2560 x 1920 |
| Lens Manufacturer | Leica | Konica Minolta | Leica |
| Lens Aperture | F2.8 | F2.8-F4.5 | F2.8 |
| LCD Monitor Size | 2" diagonal | 1.5" diagonal | 2" diagonal |
| LCD Monitor Resolution | 130,000 pixels | 78,000 pixels | 130,000 pixels |
| EVF Resolution | 114,000 pixels | 118,000 pixels | 114,000 pixels |
| B&H Photo & Video | |||
| Digital Photo Review | Digital Photo Review | Digital Photo Review | |
| Steve's Digicam | Review 11/21/2003 | ||
| Megapixel.net | Review 3/2004 |
Information compiled from July 7-20, 2004 by Michael S. Scherotter
9/15/2004