117 x 75 x 89mm in dimensions and with a weight of 417-grams, the Panasonic Lumix FZ28 is amongst the smaller superzooms. Its textured rubber handgrip is well contoured with an indented groove for your middle finger, that lets your hand rest perfectly while your index finger is independent to hover around the shutter release and zoom toggle. While the FZ28 might seem cluttered up with buttons, once you use it you realize how easy it is to access most of the camera's functions through the shortcut buttons rather than navigating through the menu. The camera's designed for those who want control at their fingertips, and that's evident in its build.

The Panasonic Lumix OMC-FZ28's CCO sensor can take pictures up to 10 megapixels. Image quality is decent ¬pictures taken were sharp and details were well preserved. The camera is capable of 18x optical zoom, and the image stabilization is pretty impressive. Shots taken shot at 18x zoom, without a tripod, and with dual image stabilization on (mechanical + digital), weren't lacking in details and the image wasn't blurry even in rather low light conditions.



The camera takes shots of ISO 100 to ISO 1600, which might seem like a smaller range than most superzooms, but its performance is brilliant, and pictures were usable right up to ISO 400, which is better than most superzooms out there. The night mode though, wasn't the best, and while it captured details pretty well, the dimly lit areas in our test were completely dark. If you're looking for a reasonably priced superzoom, with fantastic performance, the FZ28 certainly fits the bill. The night mode though isn't impressive, and keep an eye out for any auto-white balance anomalies.