Reviews for Panasonic Compact Digital Cameras

"The Ixus is cheaper, and I know has good pr...only 4x optical and no 720p video recording, hardly a good deal if you ask me, why would anyone go for this over the Panasonic DMC-FX37 (5x optical, 720p video...The Ixus is cheaper, and I know has good press..." read more »

"• Large buttons • Clear menus • Decently waterproof • Good manual controls • Wide variety of...• Not as resilient as some competitors • No direct aperture or shutter controls ...All user comments and postings are not the responsibility of DigitalCameraInfo.com...Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 First Impressions Digital Camera Review - Panasonic Point and Shoot and Non-DSLR - Digital Camera..." read more »

"Mini-joystick navigation is finicky; buttons are a bit small....Also a great feature for a camera in this price range is the AF Tracking mode, which lets you lock in on a moving subject and keep it in focus as the subject (or the photographer) moves around...In jury evaluations run by our lab, the DMC-FS25 received top scores for image-quality scores...Color accuracy, exposure quality with the flash turned on, and image sharpness were all notable strong suits,..." read more »

"Large 18x range with 27mm wide angle...RAW recording and correction of fringing...720p HD video & choice of encoding...Compact body with full manual...Fixed screen & same specification as before...No flash hotshoe...Tendency to use small apertures in...A High Dynamic mode has been added to the Scene Presets and lower power components in the camera have also allowed an extension in battery life...Panasonic has also fitted a red record button on the rear of..." read more »

"Extremely compact; good photo quality; 12x wide-angle zoom; attractive screen...Few manual adjustments; proprietary connections; no HD video; forget ISO 1600 and high sensitivity setting...The Lumix DMC-ZS1 is a good, compact digicam with an excellent 12x wide-angle lens that takes high-quality photos...Panasonic’s new DMC-ZS1 is similar in many ways, including a compact body, a potent 12x wide-angle zoom, intelligent auto and other features......" read more »

"12x zoom includes unusually wide angle and long telephoto ends Optical image stabilization works very well Good battery life ...Mode dial is very loose Record/Playback switch means that you can't quickly enter record mode...Panasonic has long been making small pocket zooms with long lenses, and the latest model, the Lumix ZS3, is perhaps the most impressive...The Panasonic DMC-ZS3 (also called the DMC-TZ7 in some markets)..." read more »

"Overall, the photos produced by the FS15 are good for snapshots, but there are a couple of issues that keep the camera from getting a better rating...Though there's still some detail at ISO 1,600, photos are for the most part unusable because they are covered in faint yellow splotches along with a good amount of noise...Sharpness is good at the center, but gets softer out to the corners...The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS15's design and features are spot-on for its price...Comparing these reviews to 536758 other Digital Compact Cameras reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 94/100 = Excellent..." read more »

"Practically silent 8x optical zoom...No aperture- or shutter-priority modes USB-out is only connection option...29 scene modes, Intelligent Auto mode for no-brainer casual shots, optical image stabilization, and an ample 2.7-inch LCD (it lacks an optical viewfinder), all tucked into a compact (but not ultracompact) 1-inch-deep chassis...an ultraquiet zoom lens that reaches to 25mm on the wide-angle end, lightning-fast autofocus in video..." read more »

"10x Leica lens still great Fast AF and good all-around speed Vibrant color with plenty of punch HD movie recording capabilities...Intelligent Auto: Permits user to select stabilization mode, burst shooting, image size and LCD...The Canon PowerShot SX20 IS features a compact, SLR-style body with a 2.5 inch LCD, 12.1 megapixel CCD sensor, and a 20x optical zoom lens with an equivalent focal range of 28-560mm...It shares many..." read more »

"The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX48 offers a sensor resolution of 12.1 effective megapixels from a 1/2.33" RGB CCD image sensor, and Panasonic has coupled this to an image stabilized, Leica DC Vario-Elmar branded 5x optical zoom lens with a very generous 25mm-equivalent wide angle...The minimum focusing distance for the Panasonic DMC-FX48 is ordinarily half a meter, but drops to just five centimeters when switched to Macro mode...The Panasonic DMC-FX48 has an 11-point multi-area autofocus system which also includes a single-point "high speed" focusing mode...The Panasonic Lumix FX48 also has an implementation of autofocus tracking, which can monitor a subject as it moves around the frame, continuing to update autofocus as required...As well as JPEG still images, the Panasonic FX48 can capture movies with sound at up to 1280 x 720 pixel resolution or below, although the compression used is the older QuickTime Motion JPEG type so file sizes are likely to be hefty..." read more »