Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Digital Bridge Camera The Panasonic DMC-FZ200 is a Bridge camera that has fantastic Leica optical quality & bright f/2.8 aperture right through the 24x zoom range. It also has Full HD video, high speed burst & a pin-sharp electronic viewfinder. Extra Bright 24x Zoom The Leica 24x (25-600mm equivalent) zoom lens features f/2.8 maximum aperture throughout the zoom range. This is the world's first zoom of this range on a compact digital camera to have full range f/2.8 maximum. The lens also has Nano Surface Coating as protection against ghosting & flare. If the huge 24x zoom still needs to be extended then there is 48x Intelligent Zoom which uses Intelligent Resolution Technology to enlarge the image with very little falloff in quality. High Sensitivity & Low Noise The FZ-200 uses a 12.1 Megapixel High Sensitivity MOS Sensor which has a high Signal-to-Noise ratio & there is further Advanced Noise Reduction using the Venus Engine processor. This uses a combination of Multi-process & Intelligent Noise Reduction methods, the latter separating smooth & edge areas for different levels of noise reduction. What does all this mean for your pictures? These features combined with the bright lens optics allow the FZ200 to carry on shooting quality images in levels of light far below the point where many other cameras fail to produce images at all. High Speed The High Speed MOS Sensor is also useful in that its fast operation allows 12fps Burst shooting, using the mechanical shutter at full resolution. There is also a fast 0.95-second startup time & Light Speed Autofocus to make sure you don't miss that all-important shot. Detailed Viewfinder In addition to the large 3.0" monitor, this camera is equipped with a 1.312 million-dot 0.20-inch EVF (electronic viewfinder) with 100% field of view. The refresh rate of 60fps makes it possible to easily track fast moving subjects. Full HD Progressive Video The DMC-FZ200 re