The Panasonic FZ-20 is a vintage BEAST! It came out in 2004 with a mere 5 megapixels, and a massive built-in super zoom lens that can do F2.8 through the whole range! This camera is pretty big for a bridge camera, but still smaller than a DSLR. It feels really good in the hands, and has a pretty useful encoder ring at the front for manual focus. The Panasonic cameras from this era were designed and built very well! They are sleek, responsive, and pretty resilient. I think they will probably last well into the future, unlike many camera brands from that era.
This camera has been modified with 10 micro slide switches. Each switch connects a digital pixel-data pin to a common bus. Any number of combinations of the switches will give hundreds of possible color-bursts and lighting glitches. In combination with the quality optics and the manual settings of the camera software, some truly unique glitch photography can be achieved!
Having a digital live-view is another thing that I consider very important with glitch photography, as it is not always easy to frame your shot when the image is too glitched out. The live-view(EVF) is a huge advantage when shooting outdoors with too much light to adequately view the screen.
This camera is for sale, and comes shipped with a fresh aftermarket battery and charger, and a compatible SD card to get things started. Extra batteries can be easily found on amazon.
Thanks for looking!
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