Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Review at DigiCamReview
DigiCamReview have reviewed the new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 which combines a 12x optical zoom lens with MEGA O.I.S. in a compact body.
“Noise is higher than average at every ISO setting with the Panasonic Lumix FZ7, so it’s best sticking with ISO80 or ISO100 for the best results. If you are likely to resize photos for the internet or print small 6"x4” photos then going upto ISO200 may be useful. The high ISO modes, ISO800 and ISO1600 produce noise free images, but detail is so blurred as to make the images look very poor. Noise is much higher on the FZ7 than on the Olympus SP-500 upto ISO400, where noise levels appear quite similar, the FZ7’s noise is much more blotchy - whereas the SP-500’s noise seems much more fine grained and consistant.”