<p>What you're looking at here is the zoomiest point-and-shoot camera ever made. The Panasonic Lumix DMX-FZ70's f/ 2.8, 20-1200mm lens offers up to 60x optical magnification. The previous top zooms only hit the 50x mark. That's a lot of zoom. Look at that freaking lens.</p><p>Optical zoommeaning zoom that's done in the lens and not by some digital trickeryis a huge selling point for point-and-shoot cameras. As the image sensors in smartphones get better, a very long optical zoom is a feature that's still attractive to ordinary people. It's the quintessential tourist and family gathering feature.</p><p>S</p><p>Beyond their lenses, regular people like superzooms because they've got some of the look and feel of fancy DSLR cameras without actually being expensive and heavy like a DSLRs. This FZ70 is no different: It's got a comfortable grip, a viewfinder, and even a mode dial with manual exposure settings in addition to the usual flavors of Auto. At 1.5 pounds, it'll hardly be a strain on anyone's neck as they amble about a foreign city.</p><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/panasonic-lumix-dmc-fz70-zoomier-than-any-point-and-sh-818648259">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/panasonic-lumix-dmc-xs3-flat-design-compact-camera-announced">Panasonic Lumix DMC-XS3 'flat design' compact camera announced</a> (TrustedReviews)</p><p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/07/17/new-panasonic-superzoom-camera-has-whopping-60x-optical-zoom/">New Panasonic superzoom camera has a whopping 60x optical zoom</a> (Fox News)</p><p><a href="http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/07/17/panasonics-new-dmc-fz70-has-a-60x-optical-zoom/">Panasonic's New DMC-FZ70 Has a 60x Optical Zoom</a> (The Phoblographer (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d-2m8Wvn3tRoLXM6mNMPB0GYg3Z1M&ned=us">30 additional articles.</a></p>
