Graham - I've watched many camera instructional videos over the past 10+ years, by a variety of folks. No one explains things as clearly as you do - it's logical, user friendly and filled with helpful extras that drag us across the finish line. So I'd like to simply thank you and let you know that what you're doing makes a tremendous difference to thousands of people. Cheers!
With Gratitude and Appreciation for your presentation. I've learned so much in such a short time and will definitely follow this series specially because I am getting an FZ-80 for Christmas and it will be a bonus to be able to learn not only about the camera but also to watch your examples.Thank You so very Much. BRAVO
Stellar job! This continuation of your tutorials on the FZ80/82 is refreshing and a worthy reminder of this camera's virtues. Now, wouldn't it be lovely if the FZ80/82 had a focus ring, like the Sony HX400V!
Thank you Graham for sharing your great tutorial, I am leaning so much about this camera, hopefully I will be ready in March for my daughters wedding day. Thank you again.
Thank you so much for your continuation of this series, I bought the FZ80 over the winter and got some stellar snowy photos with advice from your previous videos on this camera. Looking forward to more videos!
Good to see you out and about!! Trust that means things are going well. And the video is timely for me as I pulled out the Lumix to start playing more now that the weather is turning better. Thanks Graham!
Thanks for the video, good to know f 2,8 is like f11 in dslr. I own the fz300 and used to think f4 was equivalent to f11 for dslr. Now I see why with f 2,8 everything is actually in focus. Thanks a lot
Thanks very much for the videos; they're really informative and helpful. A question: how did you attach the Nikon DK-20 hood to the viewfinder? I purchased one, but it doesn't seem to fit . . .
Olá! Saudações do Brasil. Eu me chamo Elias. Sou seu fã! Sempre assisto seus videos. Gosto muito de apreciar a qualidade das câmeras Lumix. Pretendo comprar uma, assim que eu tiver condições. Grande abraço!🙂
good not to get too involved - my favorite cameras have taken my favorite photos - portraits = Fuji FX100 easy call ( diabolically good for a plebe like me ) - Sony X-10 for most of everything else ( after I cut the Nikon cord ) ..... but I have one of these now that my kids want to also take memories .... solid rig for $375 - great review
Hi Graham. Many thanks for sharing such an informative video. I also have a DC FZ82 and have a question for you. How do I blur the background on close-up shots and portraits? I have owned SLRs in the past and it's usually easy to blur the background just by selecting a wide aperture. This doesn't seem to work on the FZ82. Do you have any suggestions?
Dear Graham Houghton, You really make the world a better place with so much effort on video's! Looking up to you being an example figure about how I want to get old. Somehow the showbizz is scaring me, not knowing all those people viewing the video's and understanding the real meaning of life for everybody: to be happy with doing what you like to do. Were you planning on becoming so popular from starting a channel about 13 years ago or did the amount of views become more than expected and are the earnings underrated? How does it feel to be popular, is it just a material thing (example would the video's have been produced anyway, independant from many people view to generate income)?
Good information especially about the F stops. Only suggestion I would make is when you displayed the differences in sharpness at different F stops I could not make it out in viewing in HD; perhaps you could take a crop from a 100% view and that may be more revealing. Best wishes! Good efforts. Too bad about the face detect issues.
I'm not very technically minded and I have bought this camera because I need a good zoom lens to take wildlife photos, however, I am at a loss to understand most of the jargon. Is it possible to use this camera as an aim and shoot, that's all I need. Also everytime I turn the camera on there are all sorts of things showing on the screen, how do I delete these and stop them coming up every time.
I have both the 300 and 200. The 300 doesn't allow one to shoot in RAW if the zoom is extended past 600mm, but the 200 does. Does the 80 shoot in RAW past 600mm?
Hi Graham, would you recommend the FZ82 for a complete beginner please? I've been looking up different cameras and it's driving me crazy! , I have a very small budget and I think the fixed zoom lens may be easier to operate with having a dog on lead with me everywhere I go. I have also looked at the FZ45 as very cheap second hand but I can go to the price for a second hand FZ82 if it is a lot better. Are there any others I should consider please
Hi Graham, can I ask a question please? I want to make a good job of shooting a large family group, should I set the AF mode to ‘face detection’ or go for the ‘49 area’ ? Thanks for all your wonderful videos, please keep them coming. 😊
Hi I'm having an issue and I wonder if you can help please! Just bought one yesterday. Am really frustrated because using the EVF, the focus area keeps reverting to the left! It's driving me insane and I can't seem to be able to change it! Thank you
I don't really have access to willing models in order to do this and it is a genre that does require a good understanding of the art of posing and someone who is skilled at make up to do full justice to the model. I'll look at some alternatives for future projects.
I have a Panasonic lumix G3 at the moment with a 14 - 42mm lens and am considering either, buying a longer zoom lens for getting wild life shots , buying this FZ82 or going for an entry level DSLR with a zoom lens. truth be told, I am leaning towards the FZ82 as I dont think I can justify buying an expensive DSLR and this camera is not much more expensive than buying a lens for my G3. Is this camera a step up compared to the G3?
Hi Graham I looked at a lot of video's of you Especially the one with this camera Bought it some weeks ago and I am very happy with it Lost the manual , so I can not set it up again like before How to set it on iso 80 ? Maybe I am wrong but I see the iso begins at 200 Can you tell me how to find the good settings for that camera ? Yesterday took some pictures of our small trip They have a lot of noise in it Is there a good program for it to make the noise better? In my pictures the iso is 800 even it was not so dark outside Hope you can help me I am from Belgium and I do my best to write in English Greetings and hope to here from you Keep safe and healthy Hoogstoel Emile
Hi Graham thank you for a v interesting video. Am currently considering buying this camera. What a shame this camera doesn't have a tiltable lcd screen. Is the screen usable in strong sunlight? I previously had a fuji s4000 but I had to use the viewfinder for all outdoor photography and I don't want to make the same mistake again. Thank you for your valuable time.
So if I’m trying to shoot zoom photos of birds, it sounds like I should lock in aperture at F2.8 and ISO at 80 and automate shutter speed? That’s the best way to let the camera do the best job at getting sharp images? Because I don’t want grainy images (higher ISO). If it turns out I can’t get a razor sharp image due to low shutter speed I’d rather forego the shot.
Yes regrettably this is one of the areas where this camera is not really suited to this type of photography. A larger sensor with higher ISO ability is needed coupled with a large aperture long reach lens - it is a case of understanding the need for high shutter speed needing higher ISO in this situation.
Thanks for re-open the FZ82 tutorial. Does it make sense to take pictures in raw with FZ82? I tried it but the post-processing result was far beyond my expectation. (I shoot raw+jpeg with my Olympus camera and the developed raw file is much better than a sooc jpeg picture.). What do you think?
It is true that a little better results can be achieved using a RAW file however the gains are very small with the smaller sensors and getting the right parameters in camera to produce the optimum JPEG might be more beneficial. I cover this in part 2 of this series
sempre molto interessanti i tuoi tutorial,anche se da un anno sono passato alle lumixG9 e G80,delle bridge Fz1000 e FZ300 rimpiango la funzione macro,non ho ancora preso un obbietivo macro,sono indeciso i tubi prolunga o obbietivo ,prima però voglio prendere un gimbal visto che mi sono spostato più sui video che alle foto,mi dispiace che x i MFT abbia scelto le olimpus,speravo in tutorial per le G9 e G80
My FZ80 shutter time drops when I set the ISO past 400iso in M mode and S mode, it goes from a max of 4 seconds down to 1 sec if I set the ISO to 3200 in Manual mode so it is not a true Manual camera, say I cannot set the shutter at its maximum of 4s and the ISO at 3200 at the same time and take the night sky. Why is it advertised as having manual mode when you cannot set it in any Shutter ISO combination?
Hello Graham Houghton I wanted that I liked your videos, they are well explained! But the problem is that my English is basic and there are lots of words I don't understand! Could you put the function for the subtitles please
Graham I'm looking for a first camera and I haven't made my decision yet. My picks are the lumix fz82 and sony a3000. What do you think I should go for?
I haven't used sony cameras now for over 12 years so I'm not familiar with the newer generation. A lot will depend upon what you need to photograph and where you will be using the images produced. For things like display on tablets and smartphones or on web based sites you may find that the total flexibility of a bridge camera is more useful however consider the likes of the FZ330 which has more potential and better lens (but without the x60 zoom)
How about this Graham? This camera, hand held, with IS on. Is this drifting and snapping normal? I'd think not. ruclips.net/video/p4SMgSj1BwE/видео.html
Try this with a more defined subject to reduce the auto focus problem - the drift is more noticeable at longer focal lengths if you use iA modes and set the camera to 2400mm. At normal optical zoom of 1200 you should not notice it.
That's a total different type of camera. There is always a "better camera" but its only better when you know how to make a good photo with it. Lenses are expensive and you need to carry more stuff around. For beginners, the Nikon is a pain in the ass if you want to learn fast and want some variation and lens options on a budget without thinking about what kind of lens you want to use when you'r going outside.
Graham - I've watched many camera instructional videos over the past 10+ years, by a variety of folks. No one explains things as clearly as you do - it's logical, user friendly and filled with helpful extras that drag us across the finish line. So I'd like to simply thank you and let you know that what you're doing makes a tremendous difference to thousands of people. Cheers!
Nice, I just got the FZ83 secondhand with two battery's and a carrier-bag so your video's are coming in handy. thank you sir for all your effort.
With Gratitude and Appreciation for your presentation. I've learned so much in such a short time and will definitely follow this series specially because I am getting an FZ-80 for Christmas and it will be a bonus to be able to learn not only about the camera but also to watch your examples.Thank You so very Much. BRAVO
Stellar job! This continuation of your tutorials on the FZ80/82 is refreshing and a worthy reminder of this camera's virtues. Now, wouldn't it be lovely if the FZ80/82 had a focus ring, like the Sony HX400V!
I totally agree, manual focus on these cameras has always been one of my "issues" .
Thank you Graham for sharing your great tutorial, I am leaning so much about this camera, hopefully I will be ready in March for my daughters wedding day. Thank you again.
Thank you so much for your continuation of this series, I bought the FZ80 over the winter and got some stellar snowy photos with advice from your previous videos on this camera. Looking forward to more videos!
Great to hear! I look forward to bringing the rest of this series
Mr HOUGHTON you are a fantastic teacher !!!! I like si all your vidéo, i have the FZ 300 !!!
thank you
Brilliant, I have the FZ70 but most of this seems to apply, thanks very much, I will be watching the rest of the series soon 👍
Good to see you out and about!! Trust that means things are going well. And the video is timely for me as I pulled out the Lumix to start playing more now that the weather is turning better. Thanks Graham!
Thanks for the video, good to know f 2,8 is like f11 in dslr. I own the fz300 and used to think f4 was equivalent to f11 for dslr. Now I see why with f 2,8 everything is actually in focus. Thanks a lot
Glad it helped!
Thanks very much for the videos; they're really informative and helpful. A question: how did you attach the Nikon DK-20 hood to the viewfinder? I purchased one, but it doesn't seem to fit . . .
Olá! Saudações do Brasil. Eu me chamo Elias. Sou seu fã! Sempre assisto seus videos. Gosto muito de apreciar a qualidade das câmeras Lumix. Pretendo comprar uma, assim que eu tiver condições. Grande abraço!🙂
Thank you! I have learned so much from your videos, and this series will be a great refresher!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, I liked your video. I´m right before buying this camera, you helped a lot! Thanks!
Thank you for your comment
good not to get too involved - my favorite cameras have taken my favorite photos - portraits = Fuji FX100 easy call ( diabolically good for a plebe like me ) - Sony X-10 for most of everything else ( after I cut the Nikon cord ) ..... but I have one of these now that my kids want to also take memories .... solid rig for $375 - great review
very useful tutorial Dear Handsome sir..thank you
Super video Graham all your video are really helpful and interesting. I purchased your book as well which is equally very good - Thanks 😊
clear and helpful, thanks ! lets do it with my fz82
Hi Graham. Many thanks for sharing such an informative video. I also have a DC FZ82 and have a question for you. How do I blur the background on close-up shots and portraits? I have owned SLRs in the past and it's usually easy to blur the background just by selecting a wide aperture. This doesn't seem to work on the FZ82. Do you have any suggestions?
Great information, following as I have the tz200 which I love for such a small camera
Yes, some of the advice will be relevant to this camera also.
I though this was supposed to be a beginners guide, absolute gobbledegook!
Dear Graham Houghton,
You really make the world a better place with so much effort on video's!
Looking up to you being an example figure about how I want to get old.
Somehow the showbizz is scaring me, not knowing all those people viewing the video's
and understanding the real meaning of life for everybody: to be happy with doing what you like to do.
Were you planning on becoming so popular from starting a channel about 13 years ago or did the amount of views become
more than expected and are the earnings underrated? How does it feel to be popular, is it just a material thing
(example would the video's have been produced anyway, independant from many people view to generate income)?
Just ordered this camera for my other half. I have the 330 which I love but decided rather than him having the same we would m8x things up a bit.
Thank you for this series! What brand or model of lens hood are you using with this Lumix fz80?
2:06 How is the DK-20 eyecup attached to the viewfinder? I purchased this accessory, but do not see how to fit it to the existing surface.
i went for a permanent bond using a super glue but you could use lower tack adhesives if you intend to remove it at some point
@@GrahamHoughton12 Thank you sir.
Good information especially about the F stops. Only suggestion I would make is when you displayed the differences in sharpness at different F stops I could not make it out in viewing in HD; perhaps you could take a crop from a 100% view and that may be more revealing.
Best wishes! Good efforts. Too bad about the face detect issues.
Now that it is late 2024, what are the best zoom cameras on the market?
what setting would you use for plane spotting at the airport?
Great Video Graham -thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Great stuff, Graham. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm not very technically minded and I have bought this camera because I need a good zoom lens to take wildlife photos, however, I am at a loss to understand most of the jargon. Is it possible to use this camera as an aim and shoot, that's all I need. Also everytime I turn the camera on there are all sorts of things showing on the screen, how do I delete these and stop them coming up every time.
I have both the 300 and 200. The 300 doesn't allow one to shoot in RAW if the zoom is extended past 600mm, but the 200 does. Does the 80 shoot in RAW past 600mm?
Hello. Mine takes a while to focus on a subject in Video. Any tips?
Hi Graham, would you recommend the FZ82 for a complete beginner please? I've been looking up different cameras and it's driving me crazy! , I have a very small budget and I think the fixed zoom lens may be easier to operate with having a dog on lead with me everywhere I go. I have also looked at the FZ45 as very cheap second hand but I can go to the price for a second hand FZ82 if it is a lot better. Are there any others I should consider please
Hi Graham, can I ask a question please? I want to make a good job of shooting a large family group, should I set the AF mode to ‘face detection’ or go for the ‘49 area’ ? Thanks for all your wonderful videos, please keep them coming. 😊
i hate this camera because of the small senzor. that being said, very helpfull video, thanks!
Thank you! This is very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
Hi I'm having an issue and I wonder if you can help please! Just bought one yesterday. Am really frustrated because using the EVF, the focus area keeps reverting to the left! It's driving me insane and I can't seem to be able to change it! Thank you
Evening, I am struggling to find the lens hood for my partner. Do you have a link please?
Can you do some portrait photography with the fz 1000??
I don't really have access to willing models in order to do this and it is a genre that does require a good understanding of the art of posing and someone who is skilled at make up to do full justice to the model. I'll look at some alternatives for future projects.
good work
I have a Panasonic lumix G3 at the moment with a 14 - 42mm lens and am considering either, buying a longer zoom lens for getting wild life shots , buying this FZ82 or going for an entry level DSLR with a zoom lens.
truth be told, I am leaning towards the FZ82 as I dont think I can justify buying an expensive DSLR and this camera is not much more expensive than buying a lens for my G3.
Is this camera a step up compared to the G3?
Hi Graham
I looked at a lot of video's of you
Especially the one with this camera
Bought it some weeks ago and I am very happy with it
Lost the manual , so I can not set it up again like before
How to set it on iso 80 ?
Maybe I am wrong but I see the iso begins at 200
Can you tell me how to find the good settings for that camera ?
Yesterday took some pictures of our small trip
They have a lot of noise in it
Is there a good program for it to make the noise better?
In my pictures the iso is 800 even it was not so dark outside
Hope you can help me
I am from Belgium and I do my best to write in English
Greetings and hope to here from you
Keep safe and healthy
Hoogstoel Emile
Hi Graham thank you for a v interesting video. Am currently considering buying this camera. What a shame this camera doesn't have a tiltable lcd screen. Is the screen usable in strong sunlight? I previously had a fuji s4000 but I had to use the viewfinder for all outdoor photography and I don't want to make the same mistake again. Thank you for your valuable time.
"Am" are you some lazy millennial
So if I’m trying to shoot zoom photos of birds, it sounds like I should lock in aperture at F2.8 and ISO at 80 and automate shutter speed? That’s the best way to let the camera do the best job at getting sharp images? Because I don’t want grainy images (higher ISO). If it turns out I can’t get a razor sharp image due to low shutter speed I’d rather forego the shot.
Yes regrettably this is one of the areas where this camera is not really suited to this type of photography. A larger sensor with higher ISO ability is needed coupled with a large aperture long reach lens - it is a case of understanding the need for high shutter speed needing higher ISO in this situation.
Thanks for re-open the FZ82 tutorial. Does it make sense to take pictures in raw with FZ82? I tried it but the post-processing result was far beyond my expectation. (I shoot raw+jpeg with my Olympus camera and the developed raw file is much better than a sooc jpeg picture.). What do you think?
It is true that a little better results can be achieved using a RAW file however the gains are very small with the smaller sensors and getting the right parameters in camera to produce the optimum JPEG might be more beneficial. I cover this in part 2 of this series
sempre molto interessanti i tuoi tutorial,anche se da un anno sono passato alle lumixG9 e G80,delle bridge Fz1000 e FZ300 rimpiango la funzione macro,non ho ancora preso un obbietivo macro,sono indeciso i tubi prolunga o obbietivo ,prima però voglio prendere un gimbal visto che mi sono spostato più sui video che alle foto,mi dispiace che x i MFT abbia scelto le olimpus,speravo in tutorial per le G9 e G80
My FZ80 shutter time drops when I set the ISO past 400iso in M mode and S mode, it goes from a max of 4 seconds down to 1 sec if I set the ISO to 3200 in Manual mode so it is not a true Manual camera, say I cannot set the shutter at its maximum of 4s and the ISO at 3200 at the same time and take the night sky.
Why is it advertised as having manual mode when you cannot set it in any Shutter ISO combination?
Are the fz82 and Fz80 the same?
Hello Graham Houghton I wanted that I liked your videos, they are well explained! But the problem is that my English is basic and there are lots of words I don't understand! Could you put the function for the subtitles please
added the basic auto translate file now.
@@GrahamHoughton12 Thank you so much :)
Why does my fz300 only zooms up to 75mm
Graham I'm looking for a first camera and I haven't made my decision yet. My picks are the lumix fz82 and sony a3000. What do you think I should go for?
I haven't used sony cameras now for over 12 years so I'm not familiar with the newer generation. A lot will depend upon what you need to photograph and where you will be using the images produced. For things like display on tablets and smartphones or on web based sites you may find that the total flexibility of a bridge camera is more useful however consider the likes of the FZ330 which has more potential and better lens (but without the x60 zoom)
Si pudiera alguien traducirlo en español sería tan útil porque lo admiro por tantas recomendaciones sin entender lo que dice
mi sembra ben fatto, esiste una versione in italiano? grazie.
added.
It's ok till the zoom packs in.onnly taken about 2,000 shots.
Thanks you
thanks a lot for the subtitle track (-:
thanks for the response.
Please provide English with subtitles
basic file added.
Thank a lot
if only there was the possibility, even via Wi-Fi, to connect a microphone
Yes having to resort to external audio recorders and post syncing the audio is another step that we can do without.
Very interesting ..... too bad it's not in German! VG Peter
I've attempted to use the auto translate - I don't know how this will work for you.
@@GrahamHoughton12 Too bad it doesn't work for me!
How about this Graham? This camera, hand held, with IS on. Is this drifting and snapping normal? I'd think not. ruclips.net/video/p4SMgSj1BwE/видео.html
Try this with a more defined subject to reduce the auto focus problem - the drift is more noticeable at longer focal lengths if you use iA modes and set the camera to 2400mm. At normal optical zoom of 1200 you should not notice it.
First thing to do with a Panasonic FZ82 - Get rid of it, its awful get a used Nikon D3300
That's a total different type of camera. There is always a "better camera" but its only better when you know how to make a good photo with it. Lenses are expensive and you need to carry more stuff around. For beginners, the Nikon is a pain in the ass if you want to learn fast and want some variation and lens options on a budget without thinking about what kind of lens you want to use when you'r going outside.
camera in action?
Just talk
Where do I buy the hood from please?