The camera also records in MP4 format at resolutions up to 1080/30p (20Mbps) for easier editing and uploading to the Web. It can record AVCHD-format clips at 1080/60p that are sharp and smooth with good exposure and color. One of the big selling points of the FZ150 is its movie capabilities. Fringing is under control for the most part, too, but I did see some in very high-contrast areas of photos, such as around tree leaves against a white sky. The lens of my review sample is consistent edge to edge, with the exception of a slight bit of softness in the very corners. There's also no sign of pincushion distortion when extended. Panasonic controls the barrel distortion fairly well from the 25mm-equivalent ultrawide-angle lens. Whenever possible, use the presets or take a manual reading, which is really easy to do and you can store two presets. But again, you're stuck with it if you're using Intelligent Auto or most of the other automatic shooting modes. The white-balance presets are OK for the most part however, the auto white balance is not good except under natural light. Exposure seemed a bit inconsistent, but erred toward underexposing subjects, which is easier to fix. The good thing is that in several modes you can adjust color saturation, just not in the fully automatic ones. While it was pretty consistent up to ISO 800, subjects look oversaturated. You can also choose to shoot in raw or raw plus JPEG, giving you the ability to process images yourself.Ĭolor performance is probably my biggest issue with the FZ150's JPEGs, though. On the other hand, if you don't regularly enlarge or crop photos for large prints, the photos straight from the camera might be perfectly fine. It makes subjects look crunchy when viewed at larger sizes or when heavily cropped. Though noise levels are better, it looks like Panasonic is overprocessing the JPEGs. However, it seems to have cost the FZ150 some quality at its lower ISOs. PhotofunStudio 6.5 BD Edition (Windows), Silkypix Developer Studio 3.1 SE (Windows, Mac)
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