Though in many ways this Panasonic is a DSLR ‘lite’, at a fully loaded 498g it’s ironically fairly weighty. In addition, because of the paparazzi-like lens reach, it boasts chunky proportions that are too much of a squeeze for the average pocket. That said, there will be those who find reassurance in that self-same robustness; this is a bridge camera that feels like it will withstand the odd knock, as long as the lens isn’t fully extended (and so fully exposed) at the time of any clash...

Die Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ48 ist angesichts der moderaten Anschaffungskosten eine hervorragende Megazoom-Bridgekamera. Allerdings kann sie mit der großen Schwester FZ150 bei Weitem nicht mithalten, insbesondere, was die Bildqualität bei schlechten Lichtverhältnissen angeht.

Fast autofocus gives the Lumix FZ48 (FZ47) massive brownie points, but the lack of Raw shooting (as per the last FZ45 model), a smaller zoom than much of the competition and image quality that doesn’t keep the curve on the up leaves the FZ48 feeling a touch tired in a competitive superzoom market. A good all-rounder undermined by its image quality.

Überzeugende Megazoom-Kamera mit rundum guter Leistung.