Digital Still Cameras

[swattsvideo 0]

Has anyone jumped a Panasonic DMCFZ20S?
A salesman was telling me that because it was not an EOS, but optical imaging instead that it was the best on the market. Basically, he was saying that the optical moves to get the best lighting, where the electrical (EOS) struggles.

Before I decide to buy one, I was just curious if any skydivers had tried it and what their thoughts were.

[jedeisurf 0]

HI, the specs look good. Has a remote input wide angle lens but I could not find any aftermarket lens adaptors or remotes. The wide angle lens from Panasonic is very expensive.Check out the review on
www.dpreviews.com sorry don't know how to make clicky.
David

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www.dpreviews.com

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[quade 4]

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A salesman was telling me that because it was not an EOS, but optical imaging instead that it was the best on the market.

What he's talking about is the image stabilization system.

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz20/page5.asp

While this may be useful for ground shots or low light conditions, this normally isn't an issue for freefall photography as our lenses tend to be wide and our exposures tend to be pretty darn fast.

Where I would MOSTLY be concerned is does it have the ability to be triggered remotely -- the answer to which seems to be no.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[dragon2 2]

I doubt the image stabilization can handle freefall anyway, it may very well cause problems if you can't turn it off

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[fffff 0]

He Sparky,

Stay away from Optical stabilizers for skydiving. I had a camera with an optical stabilizer and it sucks for freefall. For ground/around the house shots it works great, but it can't handle the ruff ride of a freefall.

later
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[clint 1]

So what digital cameras are people using for Freefall?

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Clint MacBeth
Skydive Moab 435 259 JUMP
M.O.A.B. Mother Of All Boogies Sept 19 - 23, 2012

[ltdiver 3]

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So what digital cameras are people using for Freefall?

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259 posts and you don't know how to do a search?

Primary love is the new Canon 20D.

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[lewmonst 0]

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Primary love is the new Canon 20D.

well said lori.

btw, if you want to hear the rapid fire of a 20d, i'm jumping it all this week in perris.

have i mentioned lately that I love perris?

ok, peace
lew

http://www.exitshot.com

[clint 1]

laziness

[ltdiver 3]

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laziness

Then you better not pick up the labor intensive learning curve of cameraflying!

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[skydyvr 0]

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Where I would MOSTLY be concerned is does it have the ability to be triggered remotely -- the answer to which seems to be no.

The Panasonic DMC-FZ20 does have remote electronic shutter release. I would love to hear from anyone who's got it set up for skydiving.

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