Tag : 2mp digital, camera with, wide angle, image stabilized, mega optical, 3 6x
 |  Company : Panasonic List Price : $399.95 Amazon Price : $299.89 Used Price : Average customer review :  |
Accessoies
- Apple Aperture 2.0
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 (Mac)
- Digipower BP-PN05 Replacement li-Ion Battery for Panasonic CGR-S005A
- Apple Aperture 1.5 [Old Version]
- Adobe Photoshop CS3
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- Panasonic PS-HFX9K Leather Camera Case for Panasonic FX01, FX9, FX8, and FX7 Digital Cameras (Black)
- SanDisk Ultra II SDHC 4GB w/MicroMate USB 2.0 Bundle ( SDSDRH-4096-901, US Retail Package )
- Panasonic DMW-CHFX30 Semi-Hard Case for all Panasonic FX Series Cameras
Features
- 16 - 9 wide high-definition motion images (1280x720 pixels at 15 fps) - We recommend purchasing a 4GB SD Memory Card for video usage
- Enhanced High-Sensitivity mode up to ISO 6400 with flash from up to 16m away
- Category Playback sorts images into categories such as portraits, landscapes, nightscapes and events
- Quick settings without taking your eyes off the subject
Product Description
The Lumix DMC-FX100K has an advanced 28mm wide-angle, 3.6 optical zoom Leica DC lens system featuring four aspherical lenses. It includes an EA lens with five aspherical surfaces. A large 1/1.72-inch CCD with an effective 12.1 Megapixels is the highest resolution in its class. The Lumix DMC-FX100K also features an Extended Optical Zoom, which extends zooming up to 7.0x with a simple press of the Easy Zoom button. Intelligent ISO Control makes it easier to take clear, crisp shots even if your subject moves. This innovative feature detects any movement and automatically raises both the ISO setting and the shutter speed accordingly, preventing motion blur. Hand-shake is not a problem with the Lumix DMC-FX100. MEGA Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) automatically compensates for hand-shake. Mega Burst Shooting lets you take consecutive shots at a swift two shots per second. The High-Speed Burst Mode goes a step further, letting you snap off consecutive shots eight shots per second. This makes it easier to catch the perfect action shot of a fast-moving subject.Customer reviews
High Resolution - Wide Angle 
Have used this camera for about two months and find nothing to complain about. It produces nice wide-angle pictures that capture lots of details so you can zoom in on the PC and crop and re-frame if you like. I decided on it because of the resolution, 28MM wide-angle; and the deciding factor was the large CCD area(not LCD), compared to the FX35 which is much smaller(dont know why). I bought the camera with interest in creating panoramic pictures. It easily produces them with the included software, although a tripod is really needed to get it right. I can take about 600 12Megapixel pictures on just 1 4GB SDHC card. The lith-ion battery easily lasts me for 300 pictures, if I turn it off when not using -- I havent used the flash much. It also has a power-saver mode which basically turns the display off after ten seconds. A great feature, also found on other cameras, is the audio-on. On this model it allows you to record a 5-second detail description of the picture to help you identify it later. It stores it in a quicktime file, that has the same file name as the picture.
Fabulous camera
Excellent camera - what a bargain !! Easy to use (once you get thru the directions). A very capable camera and so tiny, it can go everywhere.
exc image quality, poor flash and med shutter lag 
I've been using digitals for years, and the image quality keeps getting better for the money. No exception here - the color saturation and balance are exquisite. I am especially fond of the wide angle lens - best on the market for any point and shoot, even better than the Cannon G-9 which i also have. My biggest gripe is the flash. It does not calibrate based on distance. So anything too close, say less than 4' or so, gets washed out. This is an obvious problem given how many close ups i like to take. I've been compensating by using as much natural light images as possible, but even with the highest ISO setting, you get blur with the slightest movement. Since i've got the aforementioned G-9, i just use that for any flash shots when i can. (though the Cannon G-9 has a very serious flaw in the auto mode in that it does not let you force on the flash, while this camera wisely lets you force on the flash in just about any mode - which i suspect helps it with shutter lag times).
also, shutter lag is no better than my 5MP Sony DSC-1, a much older point and shoot which also produced decent images, but didn't have the native wide angle this does. I love the burst mode in this, and the multiple time zone settings for home and away.
My third issue is that in the image review mode there are two problems. The first is that while in full size image review, if you are deleting photos, you have to go through the delete menu each time from start. in the Sony, once in delete mode, its simple to delete one then the next etc. two buttons less for each frame deleted. Then in wide angle review in the Lumix, the nine images do not fill up the frame - there is all this wasted space with blue background - and ergo smaller image size - why? in both the Sony and Cannon, the nine images fill up the screen, so its much easier to see details in the small images to decide which to delete.
Finally, why must Panasonic require a proprietary cable to download images??? Just to sell you more cables? Please, follow Cannon and Sony's lead and let use use a mini-USB to USB cable!!! This would simplify how much electronic junk we have to carry around from computer to computer and on the road. Wake up Panasonic - you've already sold us the camera - no need to lock us into your cables!
In sum - an overall fantastic camera with exquisite colors and detail in natural light and some annoying glitches - esp the flash - very happy with it!
tiny little power house
I have used the camera non stop since buying it. With the power to take 12 MP photos that I convert to etching plates and print from to just everyday photos. The video feature works really well which surprised me. I bought it for the ease of packing a camera around everyday, for work and play and it has preformed beyond expectations. Lots of nifty features in the scene mode that I have yet to truely figure out if they are useful.
Limix FX100K
This camera is perfect for what I wanted one for, I have professional 35mm cameras and a studio. But wanted a small, convenient high end digital camera that I could carry in my pocket. This camera takes great scenic photos the stabilazation works well since I have a very pronounced tremor and I was concerned about that. The only problem is a noticeable red eye in portraits(as did my last digital camera) but that is easliy corrected with the included software. For the money I believe it was the best choice for my needs. The controls are simple and the instructions are also easy to understand.
The connection to the computer was automatic and worked very well.
Seems to me like it was a very good deal.
If you want professional work with diffusion filters and all that; you will have to stay with SLR or a much more expensive digital, but I really like this little camera.
