Our quick take

Panasonic FZ2000: The alternatives to consider

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Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 - 4.5 / 5

Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 review: What’s new?

  • 24-480mm f/2.8-4.5 equivalent zoom lens (20x) Internal focusing (lens doesn’t move once in position) 5-axis optical image stabilisation

Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 review: Aperture ups and downs

  • Limited to f/4.5 by 250mm equivalent zoom

Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 review: DSLR size

  • 102 x 135 x 138mm, 966g Dual lens ring controls Full manual or auto controls

Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 review: Screen and viewfinder

  • 3-inch screen, 1,040k-dot resolution Vari-angle bracket mount, touchscreen OLED finder, 2,360k-dot resolution 0.74x finder magnification (equiv.)

Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 review: Performance

  • 49-area autofocus Burst 12fps (single AF) / 7fps (continuous AF) 4K Photo (8MP stills at 30fps)

Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 review: Image quality

  • 20-megapixel, 1-inch MOS sensor ISO sensitivity 125 - 12,800 JPEG and raw capture options

Panasonic Lumix FZ2000 review: 4K capture

  • 4K capture at 30/25/24p Full HD capture at 120/60/50p Neutral density (ND) filter control 4K Photo (8MP stills at 30fps)

To recap

If you’ve been looking for a do-it-all body and aren’t fearful of a DSLR scale, then as a stills camera there’s plenty on offer in the FZ2000. If video is more your thing then we think the FZ2000’s sheer capability paints a red cross on the door of the enthusiast camcorder market.