Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Panasonic FZ80 Lumix 4K Long Zoom Camera, 18.1 MP, F2.8-5.9, Power O.I.S with 3" LCD + Polaroid 64GB + Camera Bag + Tripod and DC-FZ80K Accessory Bundle

Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2020

I bought this for a small YouTube project and for use in school and it is easily my best purchase ever!

The camera is a steal, it allows livestream though wifi and HDMI and can be connected through wifi to Google Photos, Picasa, Flicker, Twitter and Youtube directly as well as a Smartphone or PC.
The zoom is insane, you'll never need another lens. It's also very lightweight for such a big camera, I find it comfortable enough to use with one hand. 4K quality is amazing and touch screen works really well. The automatic focus works great too.

You do have to have some knowledge of basic photography to make the best of it's features, but nothing overly complicated. The system is quite intuitive.

It allows for accesories like screw on 55mm UV filters and petals (which I bought sparately)
The included accesories of the pack are of great quality. The tripod is gorgeous and super sturdy, the batteries and SD cards work well and the cleaning kit is super complete. The bag is huge and has velcro panels for fitting everything you may need to carry while photecting your camera.

Overall, I love love love it. I'm super happy. Only possible thing I'd change is for the camera to allow mic input, but I bought a separate mic to record audio with my phone so I don't find it to be a big deal for such a quality camera at such a low price.

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B. Andrews

Nice camera in this price range.

Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018

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Great superzoom crossover camera. I have used it for a couple months now and have not been let down... Much.
1) The image stabilization is great, even at max zoom.
2) Image quality, if focused correctly, is very nice
3) You can go full manual
4) It works with my external flash
5) It is short enough to carry into the field while taking pictures of birds of prey.
6) I like that it has a switch to go between the eye and the lcd. The auto sensor on my G7 gets very annoying.
It did leave me with some bad pictures though
1) The auto focus is hard to get dialed in. Even using single point, it took many blurry images
2) It needs a lot of light. This is expected, but it can also be a real issue.
3) It seemed a little slow, but I have been spoiled with my G7.

This is my every day carry camera now. It almost replaces my binoculars too. It is very capable, not for real professional photos, but for every day use and wildlife footage.

I gave it 5 stars because, in this price range, it is completely amazing.

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Adam Graham

Fantastic camera and great bundle. I strongly encourage this purchase.

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2018

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This bundle is fantastic. The camera itself is a feature-packed wonder. The touch screen is a great addition and there are tons of features that are accessible from it. Makes focusing and exposure tweaking so much easier. The zoom range is ridiculous and image stabilazation is spot on. You can actually take usable photos at very long range without a tripod. We bought this camera for a trip to Botswana and a few days in the Okavango Delta. I am confident that I will get some great shots. The extra batteries and cards that came with the bundle will be invaluabe. I ordered a filter kit to go with this bundle that included a 4th battery. Probably overkill, but I am not sure what kind of access we will have to electricity while we are there. I didn’t really need the tripod or the cleaning kit, but the price is too good to complain. I would have loved an option for filters or maybe more batteries but that is nitpicking. This is a great kit and I highly recommend it.

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North Coast Margaret

A solid camera, but not quite what I was hoping for

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017

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I bought this as an upgrade to an older Sony long zoom camera. It has performed well, but not as well as I'd hoped. Maybe it's because I'm still learning the settings, but the camera has sometimes really struggled to focus on a subject when zooming in - something I didn't have trouble with with my previous camera. Since the long zoom is the specific reason I bought it, that part is a bit disappointing. So for me, the negatives are the following:
- Very bulky (it's a HUGE camera for being point-and-shoot, so be warned. This isn't something to carry around in a purse)
- Trouble focusing on zoomed subjects unless on a very specific setting
- The menu is relatively complicated; not very intuitive

The positives are:
- It DOES take very nice, crisp pictures if you get the settings right
- The zoom is handy when it works well. I've been able to get some good bird & wildlife pictures I could never get with my phone
- The wifi is GREAT. It's so nice to be able to transfer the photos to my phone easily. It's a bit complicated to set it up, but once that's done it works well
- It has a huge variety of settings, including the ability to change all the key ones manually (ISO, shutter speed, aperture, etc.) - so it could make a nice "hybrid" between a point-and-shoot and DSLR for many people

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GNilsson

Works well, best bang for buck

Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2018

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This is the first point and shoot I've owned in awhile. Bought it basically to take pictures of the Moon and my sons baseball team. Doesn't have quite the zoom as the Canon p900 or as crisp as a Canon D850, but for $350 with a case, memory card, and a tripod I really can't complain. I was easily able to zoom in 250ft away and get some pretty amazing shots of kids swinging the bat in 4k burst shots. Photos were pretty clear although a few blurry baseballs as they came off the bat. I've been trying to figure out the best setting/mode to capture this but I need to keep experimenting. Overall very happy with my purchase, camera has more features than I'll ever use but glad they are there. I did find the WiFi to not be so intuitive and camera app also a bit confusing however the reality is I upload everything to my computer and would use Photoshop or Shutterfly anyway. You can't go wrong for the price.

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chai lover

Great Bridge Camera

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020

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Purchased this kit for a trip to Sri Lanka that included a safari. I did not want a camera where I would have to change lenses and wanted a long zoom. This camera fit the bill, it is always ready for any type of photography and the zoom is incredible, especially when you can extend it to 2400mm. The kit is a good buy for an amateur photographer such as myself and especially when you consider that purchasing the components individually would result in a considerably higher cost. While the numerous Camera functions are convenient at times it seems like overkill, definitely more than the average amateur may need. The settings can be somewhat confusing for some scenarios.

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Omen

Exceptional Value

Reviewed in the United States on March 8, 2018

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Pound for pound, I think this is the best buy out there. I am already familiar with the DC-FZ70 that works well enough that I bought a second one in case the other failed at some future point. Thus far both have performed flawlessly. The attached picture was taken with one of these, handheld by a codger on a cloudy day. The basic picture is wide angle (20mm.) while the insert is cranked out to maximum magnification. When the FZ80 arrived, I tested it against the 70 in an effort to see if the optics were better: they are! Both contrast and detail are superior, even to untutored eyes like mine. I haven't had the opportunity to field test it (winter up here), but am looking forward to doing so.

The inclusions are of good quality and quite useful except for the too small tripod. The bag is large enough to contain the camera and a lot of extras such as the second battery, card reader and so on.

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FinnCanuck

A frustrating experience

Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2019

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I bought this to replace a Nikon which was just as bad as this camera and I shelved it. I loved my Canon HS SX70, but wore it out and it's no longer available. This Panasonic takes fuzzy photos, is slow to focus, takes a long time between shots, the diopter setting is never where it should be and it's hard to find the basic settings - not very intuitive. I have owned many Panasonic big zooms over the years and this is the only disappointment so far. I wish I could find another of that model of Canon, the newer version isn't good either. This one occasionally takes a good photo, but it's hit and miss. At high zoom rations the photos are useless.

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Gal_R

Not without flaws.

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2017

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If you're looking at this model, you are probably looking for a bridge camera and considered various models from the "old" SX60, the Nikon P900, the Sony 400V and the FZ300. I didn't get the P900 because I wanted to have RAW and the Nikon was also very big compared to this..plus it's around 150$ more expensive. The Canon is too old and missing features..I don't even remember why I didn't want the Sony. I ended up trying to decide between the FZ300 and the FZ80. If you don't want to read further, I'll sum that today I would probably get the FZ300 for 70$ more. I chose the FZ80 because of the extra reach..1200mm vs 600mm. I thought it would be a deal breaker but now I'm not so sure. The 20mm is really nice though. So..I'll just write pros and cons.

Pros:
-Amazing reach at 1200mm.
-20mm is very useful.
-Auto HDR is a great feature.
-4K (video and burst).
-Camera can charge the battery so if you travel you can just carry the USB cable. Even charge from power bank.
-4K support.
-In camera editing.
-Custom button.
-Touch screen works well.
-Video is great.
-Small size.
-Tons of features.
-Wifi works great and very easy to transfer photos to my phone.

Cons:
-Cheap plastic feel.
-Images are kinda soft. Especially in the tele end.
-OIS not that effective in tell end.
-barely usable in low light.
-Very noisy sensor. Even at ISO 80.
-Dial is really bad. Hard to scroll without pressing on it.
-Prints on buttons deleted after 2 weeks of use.
-Bad D pad design.
-Fixed screen.
-Kinda small EVF and it doesn't switch automatically. (Missing sensor).
-cant zoom in panorama mode. Can't take vertical shots for panorama.
- Audiable noise from camera in videos.

I know.. it's a low end model. Maybe 18MP is too much from a 1/2.3" sensor?
I do like the zoom but I feel that having the Leica with the fixed 2.8 and the bigger pixels would yield much better performance.
So, not a bad camera but could be better.

The camera box was not factory sealed (from Ritz) but it was new and untouched. No fingerprints on the camera. I'm pleased with Ritz. The bundle was great and the price was right. The UHS1 card works with 4K BTW although the manual states that 3 is required.

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R

Nice camera but a little too complicated for me. Sent it back today.

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2020

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Nice camera, probably a good deal, but you need to be a camera expert to appreciate all of the features, settings, sub-settings etc. I called Amazon for some help and that person was helpful, but had to refer me to the vendor for some of my questions. I think they were going to contact me, but never did. I kind of gave up anyway - this thing was more complex than the SLR I owned back in the 70's. I mainly used the automatic settings on that camera as well. I bought this Panasonic mainly for the viewfinder, the wide angle and panoramic options. It just has too many other indicators, and other setting which, I realize you can ignore and use it on auto mode. However, I found that I was accidentally changing settings just by touching the LCD screen and did not know how to reset them. That was going to be my main question for the vendor. It is also too heavy to be practical for a point and shoot camera. I have been using a Canon Powershot A560 for years and took hundreds of great pictures including a bunch in Italy about 10 years ago. That camera is about one quarter the weight of this Panasonic camera - there's no way I'd want to carry this Panasonic camera on an overseas trip. Unfortunately, the old Canon is showing its age and I need a replacement, but it's not going to be easy.

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