Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300

The editors of websites Reviewed.com and Photoreview.com.au both said that this camera was terrific and gave it their "Editor's Choice" award.

The authors at review sites Pcauthority.com.au and Digitallife.se both endorse this digital camera and have given it their "Recommended" award.

This Panasonic digital camera received a "Highly Recommended" award from website 3dGameMan.com who thought that this camera was very good.

This Panasonic digital camera received a "5 Star" award from both 01net.com and Digital Versus and it received a "High Functionality" award from Ua.gecid.com.

Based on 21 expert reviews from sites including CNET.com, Digital Versus, CNET.co.uk and zoom.nl the average expert rating of this digital camera is 88%. Experts think this camera is one of the very best digital cameras.

Lumix DMC-FZ300 owners on average rated this camera as outstanding. Over 90% of reviewers gave this camera either 4 or 5 stars and 95% of those asked said they would recommend buying it to others.

Three people mentioned in their reviews that it was noisy.

Based on 11,275 user and expert reviews (including 2,753 verified purchases), Panasonic has very good ratings for its cameras. Panasonic also has very good ratings specifically for its digital cameras. 95% of those that bought a Panasonic camera would recommend the product that they bought to other buyers.

Five people mentioned in their reviews that the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 was good value for money.

Four owners agreed that the product had a good screen and two owners reckoned that this digital camera had a good viewfinder.

Two people who reviewed the product wrote that it was ergonomic.

Three owners agreed that the product had a good battery life.

Six owners who bought this digital camera thought it had good features.

Seven people thought the product had a good zoom, four owners said in their reviews that it had a good autofocus and three people who purchased it concluded that it had a good image stabiliser. three people who reviewed the product agreed that it had a good lens.

Five people who reviewed the product agreed that it was good for video recording.

Three people who reviewed the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 wrote that it was well made.

Two customers who reviewed it concluded that it had a good flash.

Eight customers mentioned in their reviews that the product was good quality.

Four owners considered that it was easy to use and two people thought the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 was easy to use the menus.

20 owners who bought the product thought it was able to produce good images and two owners who reviewed the product said that it had a good image sensor.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a maximum image resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixels. That's 25% lower image resolution than a 4608 x 3456 pixels camera, which is the most common resolution. The worst resolution of all digital cameras is 640 x 480 pixels and the best is 8256 x 6192 pixels.

The lowest megapixels of digital cameras is 0.3MP, the highest is 80MP, and the average megapixels is 16MP. The megapixels of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 of only 12.1MP is in the lowest 16% of all digital cameras when sorted by this feature.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300's optical zoom of 24x is very big compared to most other digital cameras. It is in the biggest 3% of all digital cameras when ranked by this feature.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a maximum video resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels. That's over four times the resolution of the most common resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The worst resolution of all cameras is 160 x 120 pixels and the best is 4096 x 2160 pixels. A video resolution of 3840 x 2160 is known as "UHD-1".

The Lumix DMC-FZ300's minimum aperture number of 2.8 is pretty standard compared to most other digital cameras. It is in the smallest 1% of all digital cameras when ordered by this feature.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has an image stabilizer. 77% of digital cameras also have an image stabilizer.

The average weight of all digital cameras is 300g, with the lightest being 50g and the heaviest being 1.5kg. The weight of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 of 640g is in the heaviest 8% of all digital cameras when ordered by this feature.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a built-in flash. 66% of digital cameras also have a built-in flash.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a microphone in, unlike 88% of digital cameras which do not have a microphone in.

The display resolution of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 of 1,040,000 pixels is in the highest 10% of all digital cameras when sorted by this feature. Cameras have display resolutions of between 3 pixels and 16,000,000 pixels, and the average display resolution is 590,000 pixels.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300's maximum focal length (35mm film equiv) of 720mm is fairly long compared to most other digital cameras. It is in the longest 16% of all digital cameras when ranked by this feature.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a touchscreen, which is unusual. 84% of digital cameras do not have a touchscreen.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300's display diagonal of 3" is relatively average compared to most other digital cameras. It is in the smallest 1% of all digital cameras when ordered by this feature.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 features multi burst mode. 87% of cameras do not feature multi burst mode.

The highest video resolution supported by the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 is 3840 x 2160 pixels. That's over four times the resolution of a 1920 x 1080 pixels camera, which is the most common resolution supported by digital cameras. 1920 x 1080 pixels is also supported by this Panasonic camera. In addition, this camera supports a video resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and 640 x 480 pixels. Across all digital cameras the worst resolution is 160 x 120 pixels and the best is 4096 x 2160 pixels. A video resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels is equivalent to 4K Ultra HD video. This has four times the detail of Full HD video.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300's digital zoom of 4x is pretty average compared to most other digital cameras. It is in the smallest 1% of all digital cameras when sorted by this feature.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports direct printing, unlike 89% of cameras which do not support direct printing.

The highest still image resolution supported by the Lumix DMC-FZ300 is 4000 x 3000 pixels. That's 25% lower still image resolution than a 4608 x 3456 pixels camera, which is the most frequently found resolution supported by digital cameras. This camera also supports still image resolutions of 4000 x 2248 pixels, 2992 x 2992 pixels, 3840 x 2160 pixels plus 6 more values. The resolution of all digital cameras ranges from 384 x 480 pixels (worst) to 6016 x 4016 pixels (best).

The Lumix DMC-FZ300's image sensor size of 0.435" is fairly standard compared to most other digital cameras. It is in the smallest 1% of all digital cameras when sorted by this feature.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 is dustproof. 93% of digital cameras are not dustproof.

Most digital cameras take between 100 and 4,699 battery life, including the Lumix DMC-FZ300 which takes 380 battery life.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a vari-angle LCD display, unlike 84% of digital cameras which do not have a vari-angle LCD display.

Like most other cameras, the Lumix DMC-FZ300 does not have a GPS (satellite). 90% of digital cameras do not have a GPS (satellite).

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports live view, which is unusual. 84% of digital cameras do not support live view.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a built-in speaker(s), which is unusual. 92% of cameras do not have a built-in speaker(s).

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports video capability. 67% of cameras do not support video capability.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 supports Wi-Fi, which is unusual. 72% of digital cameras do not support Wi-Fi.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 features brightness adjustment, unlike 79% of digital cameras which do not feature brightness adjustment.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 features contrast adjustment, which is unusual. 83% of digital cameras do not feature contrast adjustment.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 features saturation adjustment. 88% of digital cameras do not feature saturation adjustment.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 has a self-timer. 82% of digital cameras do not have a self-timer.

The Lumix DMC-FZ300 is a five aspherical lens digital camera. Most of the other digital cameras only have one aspherical lens.

This camera has been on the market since January 2016.

The price has dropped from £497.99 to £369 in the last 2 days. Sign up to price alerts to be notified when the price changes.

We checked 22 other countries for prices for the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300 and the United Kingdom price of £369.00 was the cheapest. The cheapest price that we could find overseas was in the United States where the price is $544.95 (£709.42).