Panasonic Lumix FZ2500 Review 1 year later: Top Bridge Camera For Video, Filmmaking, Vlogs & Photos 

Nice review -- I was considering the G85, but this fits my use more perfectly.

Amazing explanation. Thanks for that!

Nice review! I wanted something for pics and lots of zoom but I also make YT videos and love how this can do both great, pics and video!

this is my main RU-vid camera I LOVE THIS THING........

Nice review! Cheers!

Sounds like a good one for the bucks. The only drawback for me is that I need an ultra wide angle (at least 16mm ... preferably 12mm) to shoot interiors of homes for real estate. Do you know of a wide angle converter available for this that would do that? Thanks, Chuck : +)

Hi , Thanks for the review. Years and months after how do you compare this camera with other rivals in the same 1"-20MP Sensor - Bridge/Superzoom? Can you make a review comparing features, video and stills quality for: - Canon Powershot G3 X (it's a mark II is coming?) - Panasonic Lumix FZ1000 mark II / Leica V-Lux 5 - Panasonic Lumix FZ2000/2500 (3000/3500 soon?) - Sony RX10 Mark IV (Mark V soon?) Do you know if other companies like Nikon will upgrade their offer with cameras in the same range? Like a Nikon Coolpix CX (1" sensor), or a coolpix B800 CX sensor? Other companies see to have give up for this segment : Fuji, Pentax, Olympus... Thanks.

Thank you so much for this great review. Could you please advice me which would best for still photography : FZ2500 or FZ1000 II. Thank you.

has anyone seen a comparison of video quality between the fz2500 and the nikon p950 while both are zoomed out to 720mm? just wondering if this camera would be considered an upgrade coming from the p950, at the telephoto end of the fz2500

Thank you sir, very helpful

Is jolly good. Got one, not at all biased, did a lot of research.

Hi! Can this camera record while using the clean HDMI OUT? I'm asking this because the Panasonic FZ 1000 and FZ 1000 II, when you connect it to a monitor or video mixer (using its HDMI connector), the cammera cannot record on the SD card in the same time. Thanks!

Enjoyed your video. The English fellow's name is Graham Hutton. His teaching videos have helped me a lot. My interest is more with the stills side. My hope is that Panasonic will soon come out with a future Fz2500 mark 2 that has a lens equal to the Sony's Zeiss one on their RX10 bridge camera. Keep the ND filters & the internal zooming & articulating - integrated touch screen. Pull some of the features off of the G9 - like 6K photo modes, accessory eye cup, weather sealed, keep the play-back on the right side . . . well - Panasonic just contact me if you need any more specifics.

You "walked into B&H". If I lived that close to B&H, my bank account would be so empty :-) Seriously, thanks for the nice review.

Hi there and thank you for watching my review of the Panasonic FZ2500! Watch my feature-length animated movie The Mind Machine here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8PqEAxvK0X8.html

I am seriously thinking about buying this camera in 10 days. At 6:02, what are the icons on the left side of the camera dial for? What do they do? 3 questions: 1) Can I manually focus the lens? 2) In the P mode, the camera will automatically adjust the aperture and shutter speed, right? 3) using this camera for nature photography, if my hand accidently presses a button on the back, all I have to do to fix it is shut the camera off and turn it back on, right? Thank you.

"bridge camera" as it "bridges" a regular film camera with the crazy "digital as film" mania...both with interchangeable lens. Love my FZ-80. This is a nice step up once you start learning about all that digital can in fact do. I think in that sense it is a "bridge camera" as well meaning it's an entry into the seemingly infinite possibilities of digital camera work making such work far more intuitive and simple and yes, perfect RU-vid Camera as well.

I am thinking about upgrading from my FZ300 to this camera. Is the lens sharper, and is the focus more accurate? Are the photos better than with the FZ300? The FZ300 takes great video but is not that good on still pictures, so with the FZ2500 will I see a difference in the photo quality?

I have a love hate relationship with this camera. I want to sell it out and at the same I don't want, too. It just everything in it except shallower focal length, reduce IS quality in 4K, a bit bigger.

Bridge camera is a term that originally was used about any SLR-styled camera that bridge the gap between smaller compact cameras and larger system cameras, also in terms of potential zoom range as well as styling. Panasonic has really been the most dominant player in the market category with the great great great grandfather of the FZ2500, the FZ10, for instance. While they are superzoom cameras, you also get superzoom compacts that are not bridge cameras (styling matters), and I quite like the term SLR replacement or - more accurately these days - system camera replacement, since that is really what it is. With advances in technology, lenses can be made brighter, with larger zoom ranges, and more compact optical designs, allowing for larger sensors than in the bridge cameras of yore (FZ10 had a 1/2.5" sensor, for instance, which in physical size is to the 1" of the FZ2500 what 4/3" is to 35mm full frame). Even if you have a compact mirrorless system with two or three lenses, you are quickly carrying more weight or bulk with less convenience than if you have a camera like the Panasonic FZ1000 or FZ2000/2500, and - if you want something compact with interchangeable lenses, you also have the discomfort of larger lenses not being balanced to the camera body. Bridge cameras with their all-in-one designs and SLR style bodies and generously sized hand grips are well-balanced, and covers most practical uses one might have for a camera. I had been using M43 system cameras basically since they were announced, but at some point I just swapped to a Panasonic FZ1000 as that is so much more practical. Later I also realised it isn't half bad for video, though the FZ2500 is a notch better since the only limit on 4K video recording length is the memory card and not the 30 minutes of the FZ1000. I like recording long videos, so the 30 minute limit actually gets in my way sometimes, but I will live with it until I have to replace my camera, when a used FZ2500 is probably one of my best options right now.

Thanks for this. Does the camera have a Histogram you can use?

I really like Panasonics , I've got the fz82 with 60x zoom & it's great , but would like one with a little bit longer lens , ive tried going down the DSLR route , carrying a camera ,3 lenses , a flash & some filters & a mono pod, & have ended up with a bad back . The lumix does away with all that .

Hello sir, which format I use for wedding video in India via fz 2500 lumix.pls reply

can we take continuous shots , like we do in mirrorless? i am into mountainbiking. i need a continuous shoots and auto focus.

Hi, in 2005 I had my first "bridge-camera" and it is certainly not because they bridge between video and photo, as mine at that time (Sony cybershot f828) had very poor video performance (640x480)! I was for a long time happy with the 8 mp it had, but of course this Lumix is way better!

Never understood why this camera doesnt get more love!I definitely want one!

I am confused between canon m50 and fz2500 .. 4k is not my priority i shoot in 1080 60fps .. I am in videography and shooting monuments and landscape and nature .. Plz suggest me which camera should i buy

I own the fz1000. Can't afford this one on my SS. Great video.

Hey nice review. Thank you for that. I have a suggestion, hope you wouldn't mind. when you filming yourself please frame it little wider. it was very close i thought. Thats it.

what gimbal supports this with zoom ?...

1. Once the barrel has extended, the zooming is done within it. 2. Although nominally 480mm max it can go to 960mm without loss of image quality. 3 Side entry for the SD card - no faffing around having to remove the tripod fitting.

You're absolutely right to object to the term "bridge" camera -- it suggests that they're "poor relations" to the Nikon/Canon DSLR/mirrorless "aristocracy." Even if my specialty wasn't no-flash low-light action photography -- and even if I had DSLR/mirrorless money -- I'm not interested in swapping lenses. After kicking Nikon AND Canon fixed lens digital cameras (a more accurate term) to the curb, my "mere peasant" of a Panasonic FZ80 and I have been getting along just fine because of its 5-step exposure compensation and 2.8 maximum aperture. Bridge cameras can be "destination" cameras, too!

My rant is the weight. Nearly one kilogram. Have to build up my triceps/biceps before reaching the pocket.

Very good for video?... But you don't say anything about color profile, which is the most important for do "professional video"

What many people do not realize is that the FZ2500 is a GH4 , with a fix zoom lens and a 1inch sensor and that many of the pro video cameras use a 1 inch . Maybe the only thing I really would have liked is to shoot 4k 50p/60p . but over all this camera does all and more than i need for video production . thanks for your reveiw .

No limit of 29 mins keeps filming on video

Thanks for this, liked! I own and love my FZ1000 see my article on it here (www.redsharknews.com/business/item/1762-is-the-new-4k-panasonic-dz1000-a-bridge-too-far) I shoot a lot of 4K video on it. When the FZ2500 was announced, I was super excited by its new features. However to date, I have hesitated to upgrade to the FZ2500 because some reviewers gave it bad press as regards the newer lens. At 9:22 in your footage, the 100% at 4K displays a definite softness at per-pixel level (compared to my FZ1000). Have you found any serious issues in your experience? Does it track focus well throughout the zoom range? I am still drawn to it, 10bit HDMI on the output, touch-sensitive screen and Vlog shooting to name just a few features. I am aware of Graham Hutton's channel, and will revisit it. Thanks for your efforts 👍

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