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Top Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30 Camera Reviews
DigiCamReview wrote a review on the
Panasonic Lumix FX30 and said: "The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30
is an excellent ultra compact digital camera - image quality is
very good with great colour and detail although noise and lack
of detail at the higher ISO settings causes some concern. The
camera offers an excellent Leica wide-angle 3.6x optical zoom
lens with optical image stabilisation, helping you get sharp,
crisp, blur free images even in low light. The camera is very
solidly built and you can take it anywhere and use in almost
every situation."
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30 News Release Summary:
Introducing the World's Slimmest Digital Camera with 28mm
Wide-Angle Lens - Panasonic's DMC-FX30
Panasonic prides itself on being at the forefront of technology
and the introduction of the DMC-FX30, the world's slimmest
digital camera with 28mm wide-angle lens, is a case in point.
The perfect camera that fits into any lifestyle, the ultra slim
FX30 offers sophistication in technology and style, whilst
remaining inherently easy to use.
The bigger picture with the LEICA DC wide angle lens
This new lens allows photographers to easily capture a large
group of people, or expansive architectural structures and
landscapes with dynamic width and rich perspective. The lens
part of the DMC-FX30 comprises of seven elements in six groups,
including five lenses with six aspherical surfaces to generate
high optical performance. The zoom ratio can be extended up to
5.3x in 3megapixel resolution mode with minimal deterioration
thanks to the Extra Optical Zoom. By using the central part of
the CCD, this powerful zooming function allows you to easily
capture and magnify distant subjects.
Blurred images are a thing of the past thanks to Panasonic!
Panasonic is the first manufacturer to have successfully
incorporated Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) into its compact
cameras - a feature strongly appreciated worldwide and now
considered to be a standard requirement of photography. O.I.S
minimizes the jitter from shaky hands that causes many photos to
look blurred by shifting the O.I.S lens unit to keep the optical
axis aligned straight against the CCD, to ensure images are
captured with supreme clarity and sharpness.
While hand-shake is the single biggest cause of blurry images,
it is not the only one. Another problem is the motion blur that
can occur when a subject moves as the shot is being taken ?
particularly common when taking pictures of sports or young
children for example. This is where Intelligent ISO Control
comes in. This system detects whether the subject is moving and,
as necessary raises the ISO setting and shutter speed according
to how fast the subject is moving and the light conditions. This
happens automatically, so you can effortlessly shoot without the
need to adjust the settings every time the conditions change.
Panasonic Lumix offers solutions for both major causes of
blurred images - O.I.S when you are moving, and Intelligent ISO
Control when the subject is moving. Thanks to Panasonic, you can
now take clear and beautiful images in various situations.
The Venus Engine III
The DMC-FX30 features the Venus Engine III, Panasonic's advanced
image-processing engine that can record at a sensitivity setting
as a high as ISO 1250 at full resolution. Noise reduction is
also greatly improved, with picture noise removed in stages
during image processing. Critical noise is analysed, and
chromatic and luminance noise are reduced separately. The
chromatic noise, which has greater effect on picture quality, is
then selectively suppressed, resulting in clearer images.
Spontaneous moments can easily be captured thanks to a 1.8
second start up time and a 0.005 second shutter release time lag
(the time between pressing the button on the camera and the
photo being taken). Additionally, the burst shooting mode boasts
the capability of sequential shots at a rate of 3 frames per
second at full resolution . The unlimited consecutive shooting
function allows you to take photos in succession up to the
capacity of the memory card or built in memory.
Passionate about pictures
Boasting an impressive 2.5inch large LCD monitor for comfortable
viewing both while monitoring shots and playing back the
results, these new additions to the Lumix range are designed
with flexibility in mind. Panasonic is the first manufacturer to
offer the High Angle function on a digital still camera LCD.
This new mode makes the FX12 and FX10's LCD display extremely
easy to view from below, for example, when holding the camera up
high to take pictures over a crowd. The difficulties faced when
shooting in bright outdoors situations are also overcome by the
Power LCD function, which boosts the backlighting of the LCD by
40%. The DMC-FX12 and DMC-FX10 are also perfect for underwater
photography, for use with the Marine case (available
separately), thanks to the new 'underwater' mode.
As easy as LCD
The LCD is a pivotal part of the camera and as such Panasonic
has paid particular attention to ensure you can effortlessly
capture and playback your pictures. The DMC-FX30 boasts a 207K
pixel high resolution, 2.5? large LCD. The mixed-pixel readout
method performed by the CCD automatically increases the
brightness level of the live image on the LCD, which greatly
facilitates shooting in low situations.
Panasonic is the first manufacturer to offer the new High Angle
LCD function to a digital still camera LCD. This new mode makes
the FX30?s LCD display extremely easy to view from low angles,
for example, when holding the camera up high to take pictures
over a crowd. The difficulties faced when shooting in bright
outdoors situations are also overcome by the Power LCD function,
which boosts the backlighting of the LCD by 40%.
So fast, so easy - Auto Focus
The DMC-FX30 really will work hard to ensure you capture every
moment important to you. The various AF methods can be selected
according to the shooting environment and the position of the
subject: 5 point, 3 point high-speed, 1-point high speed,
1-point normal-speed and spot. Panasonic has also included an
Auto Focus assist lamp, providing further assistance in low
light situations where focusing can be difficult.
A camera that works with you
The slim and stylish DMC-FX30 features approximately 27MB of
built-in memory, which can save the day should you happen to
fill up or forget your memory card. It also accepts
large-capacity SDHC memory cards, giving users more flexibility
in shooting and recording.
The FX30 boasts a wide variety of scene modes, including the
newly introduced pet mode which allows users to set the birthday
of their pet, so as with the baby mode, the pets' age is
automatically recorded onto the image. Now you can see the exact
age of your pet in each photo. The DMC-FX30 is also perfect for
underwater photography, for use with the Marine case (available
separately), thanks to the 'underwater' mode. Panasonic offers
twenty-one modes to enhance your pictures ?portrait, soft skin,
scenery, sport, night portrait, night scenery, self portrait,
food, party, candle, fireworks, starry sky, beach, aerial photo,
snow, high sensitivity, baby1, baby2, underwater, sunset and pet
mode.
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX30, the world's slimmest digital
camera with 28mm wide-angle lens, is superior in technology and
superior in style. Available in March. For further information,
please visit www.panasonic.co.uk/lumix
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