Panasonic appears to have just lapped everyone in the superzoom camera race — at least in terms of zoom range — by offering a whopping 60x optical zoom with an equivalent range of 20 to 1,200mm in the just announced Panasonic FZ70. While that’s not a longer telephoto reach than, say, the Canon SX50, which also can zoom out to 1,200mm, the FZ70’s zoom range starts from a 20mm wide angle and provides a 12% wider field of view than does the Canon SX50’s 24mm wide angle. Add in a lens that also starts out at max aperture of f/2.8, brighter compared to the SX50’s f/3.4, and the Panasonic FZ70 has our full attention. At least on paper, this FZ70 boasts stats that beat our favorite of all the superzooms we’ve tested (yes, the Canon SX50), and looks like a serious option for photographers wanting a ton of shooting flexibility.
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