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Dave, Southend on Sea
Score 10.0/10
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Compact camera and very versatile. Image quality is excellent, something you come to expect from a quality Leica lens. I bought this as a simple point and shoot for my wife, what we got was much more. The images are nearly as good as my DSLR. The battery life is also very good, charged it once so far and only needs charging now some 30 + days later and 200 shots on. The Intelligent Auto mode works a treat making this a true point and shoot.
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None I can think of.
23 of 23 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Jul 2008
Karen, Lutterworth
Score 9.0/10
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So pleased I went for this one, very easy to use but with some great features if you want them
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Only down side I found was that the battery needs recharging often. Might be worth buying a spare battery.
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Sep 2008
Mel, Surrey
, “Active, popular, sociable”
Score 9.0/10
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compact, easy to use
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Switching between memory on card and in phone causes concern - seems like pictures lost sometimes.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Family man.”
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use, excellent pictures, feels robust and fits in a pocket. First impressions, as still getting to know the camera and what it can do, looking forward to those summer pictures (if we get a summer of course!).
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Getting round the instruction book takes some getting used to and you have to play with the camera to understand it, mind you it is a good toy to play with!!
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Photo quality is very good, intuitive menus. Overall I'm pleased with the camera for the use I intend to put it to.
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Movie picture and sound quality not so good, get better on my 3meg Canon Sureshot.
The battery/ connectors covers look a bit flimsy so care needs to be taken.
A slim case would be a useful inclusion in the package.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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After searching reviews and blogs I decided to go for this one, no regrets and Love the results! An excellent buy at a great price.
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Cant think of any at the moment!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Reviewer left no comment
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Having to press two buttons to turn on the camera in order to take a photo - the moment could be lost!
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Dec 2008
Lee, London
, “Middle aged family man”
Score 7.0/10
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Good looking camera (better in black but my wife wanted pink and it was for her) with good spec and brand recognition. Decent life out of the battery. Movies very good even when played back on my 42" TV. Playback through TV very good. Included battery and charger means you dont have to buy batteries.
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Compared with our previous fuji cameras we are getting reddish pictures with the flash sometimes (haven't read the manual yet however) and find it tricky to press the button to take a picture without moving the camera on portrait shots. This may be due to using the screen as the viewfinder instead of having a dedicated viewfinder as our previous camera's had. Specialised battery hard to get as you need a spare.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Nov 2008
Phil, Harrogate
Score 6.0/10
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Easy to use. Good clear and bright screen (makes it good to use in bright light). Intelligent auto is wonderful.
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Picture quality is not comparable to other similar cameras, it really lets it down.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Fantastic picture quality, good wide angle lens, small enough to put in your pocket. Great flash, good range of tone and colour. The intelligent auto feature detects the best picture mode ie landscape, portrait etc every time so far. Without a doubt, a superb camera.
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None really. This is a pocket camera so don't expect too much in terms of manual adjustment, or for decent sports photography - I also own a Canon Powershot S5, which has a dedicated sports mode and manual shutter speed adjustment. The Panasonic has no manual shutter adjustment, but does have a sports scene feature, but to be honest its average, but this isn't why i bought the camera, so not an issue
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Sep 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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A good compact size camera. It meet all the requirements that I wanted from a camera except one. It was one from a choice of three. I like the colour. I chose it for its ease of use and value fro money as well as its high specifications regarding Isos, zoom and Megapixels.
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The manual is too complicated. It was easier to learn how to use the camera by playing aroung with it.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Oct 2008
daniel, lincolnshire
, “gadget freak lol”
Score 10.0/10
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easy to use
quick to learn and easy to learn all the buttons
loads of features that are fab
picture quality is amazing
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dosnt have any
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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perfect image quality, light and stylish excellent value for money
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Reviewer left no comment
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Jun 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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very easy to use and clear image
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image blurs when zoomed up 3x
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 06 Jul 2008
Robert, Leicester
, “keen amateur”
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Score 8.0/10
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relatively quick, user friendly, lots of features for a small in the hand package
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the 'silvering' on the menu buttons is wearing off after a month of light use.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “simply Iraqi”
Score 9.0/10
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i have to say, im impressed. the photos are really high quality, even when taken in the dark.
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Reviewer left no comment
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Sep 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Neat and compact but excellent quality images
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Reviewer left no comment
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 08 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 7.0/10
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It has optical stabilisation and a fast zoom, excellent image quality.
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Very slow flash charge between shots, and not very fast at focusing either.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Jan 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Intelligent auto focus works brilliantly and meakes the camera very easy to use
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Reviewer left no comment
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 18 Aug 2008
Sue, Warrington
Score 9.0/10
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Great value for money
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Shutter spead a little slow
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Aug 2008
Ingrid, wrexham
Score 9.0/10
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very easy to use stylist camara, a good all rounder
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flash a little too bright
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 21 Sep 2008
Lynsey, Leeds
, “30-something working mum”
Score 8.0/10
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V.little 'shutter' delay.
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Bit complicated - too many functions.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Dec 2008
Leslie, Porthccawl
, “easy and compact”
Score 9.0/10
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Very easy to use. It takes great photos with wonderful detail.
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No Bad points so far
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Sep 2008
Linda, Bedford
Score 9.0/10
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Enough features to make it interesting whilst still being easy to operate in simole mode.
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Reviewer left no comment
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Dec 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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good quality lens. Easy to use. Excellent features. Great point and shoot functionality.
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Can't control apeture and shutter speed manually.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 02 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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im not great with cameras but even i managed with it, and i even managed to take perfect photos from a car moving at 60KM/H.
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Reviewer left no comment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 13 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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looks good, easy to use
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slight delay from pushing button so not too good for capturing sporting moment
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Aug 2008
Ian, Sheffield
Score 8.0/10
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Very easy to use
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Reviewer left no comment
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Aug 2008
Celia, Sheffield
, “55yr old female”
Score 10.0/10
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Very easy to use - point and shoot - but can use more dedicated settings. Useful to be able to turn off flash - had to do this in musum and didn't think I'd be able to take photos but all worked fine without flash.
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None that I can think off
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Jan 2009
vern, portsmouth
, “professional photographer”
Score 7.0/10
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small
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focus is very slow, practically unuseable with zoom on.
Build:feels cheap and nasty.
Battery does not last long only about 100 shots. battery still goes flat after a couple of days even if the camera is switched off.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 01 Aug 2008
cliff, derby
, “replacing lost ixus camera”
Score 8.0/10
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good camera good pictures easy to use
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software to PC isn't as easy to use as say canon software
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Sep 2008
Antony, Lowestoft
Score 9.0/10
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Good lcd display. Good av connection postion at side of camera. Zoom lever at top very good.
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Build quality seems inferior to Sony.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 25 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “I NEED EASY INSTRUCTIONS”
Score 10.0/10
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I BOUGHT THE CAMERA FOR MY HUSBAND'S 60TH BIRTHDAY AND WE FOUND IT VERY EASY TO USE - EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY
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HAVN'T FOUND ANY YET!
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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Excellent little camera. Just get one, i saw nothing which compares to it that well, without spending a lot more money, and few of them had more than 3x optical zoom.
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Flash can be a little dim when the battery starts to go. Fairly standard sort of gripe though.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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smart tidy with good features
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very slow to download onto pc
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 23 Aug 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use, just switch on and shoot your picture.
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Reviewer left no comment
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Sep 2008
Ian, Mansfield
Score 10.0/10
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Very easy to use, point and shoot at it's best
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Nona at the moment
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 03 Sep 2008
patrick, sheffield uk
, “yes”
Score 10.0/10
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The camera is easy to handle and the pictures are fantastic
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the disply screen is very easy to damage if not handled with care....
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 14 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Great design.... great looking little Camera ~ high quality Leica lens provides relatively good qulaity image and shots...
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None found yet !
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
purchased 24 Sep 2008
christine, ilford haven
, “developing to digital age”
Score 9.0/10
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clear pictures, ease of use.. good size screan
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little bulky for compact camera
purchased 23 Sep 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Experienced amateur”
Score 9.0/10
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Compact, easy to use and good quality pictures
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Not found any yet
purchased 22 Jan 2009
Lynda, Grantham
, “Keen amateur”
Score 9.0/10
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Intelligent auto focus allows you to take pictures immediately with excellent results. Controls are responsive and easy to use. The large screen is visible even in outdoor bright light.
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None found.
purchased 24 Mar 2009
Jean, Helensburgh
, “Like simple things”
Score 10.0/10
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It's so easy to use with stunning results
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Nothing that I can find
purchased 21 Oct 2008
H, stirling
, “need easy to use”
Score 9.0/10
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easy to use, great zoom, fantastic clear pictures and looks great
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none as yet
purchased 24 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Nothing”
Score 9.0/10
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As an amateur user this is very easy for me. I am mainly a holiday user and events user and I fine it is clear and I do not have to go into technical details to use
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None that I have found
purchased 04 Sep 2008
Dave, Southampton
, “Point & shoot”
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Score 10.0/10
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Good battery life even when not being used. A lot of other cameras you go to use them after not using them and there flat not with this camera.
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none
purchased 30 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Point & shoot”
More like this »
Score 10.0/10
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Neat, without a "tinny" feel, good battery life and lovely big screen, and easy to get started taking photo's, plus it's auto focus follows your subject, with twins this is great because, it tracks both babies!! For a clear picture.
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Nothing bad really, just sme of it's techie features are confusing to a non photographer, but I still am very impressed with it.
purchased 11 May 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 8.0/10
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Reviewer left no comment
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photos look dark
purchased 30 Jul 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Very nice compact camera with good quality pictures taken
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Lack of a small and simple case
purchased 18 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Great images, easy to use at a point and click level
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menus take some getting used to making it difficult to access more complex options
purchased 17 Nov 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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great machine and great price/value ratio
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mousepad could be bigger
purchased 19 Oct 2008
karen, aberdeen
Score 8.0/10
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easy to use, can carry it wherever you go.
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 05 Dec 2008
Martin Walkington, Belfast
Score 8.0/10
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very simple to use/very good lens
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rahter mechanical on off switch/cover to battery and memory card is very easilyand inadvertently knocked open
purchased 24 Jun 2009
tony, Newcastle
, “Keen amateur”
Score 9.0/10
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easy to use with good features
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haven't found any yet
purchased 07 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Keen amateur”
Score 10.0/10
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great zoom and easy to use with fantastic battery life
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none so far!
purchased 12 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Keen amateur”
Score 10.0/10
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ideal for carrying in your pocket or handbag, good photo's produced and all facilities as a big camera
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none
purchased 26 Mar 2009
Michael, Leeds
, “Keen amateur”
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use. Good range of features. Cool looking and well built
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None
purchased 18 Apr 2009
mark, London
, “Keen amateur”
Score 8.0/10
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Looks good, great lens, easy to use, battery lasts for AGES...very impressed with battery life
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none
purchased 20 May 2009
Steve, Harrogate
, “Male, 41, Director”
Score 9.0/10
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Ease of use, price and quality of images
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Face detection sometimes not as good as it should be. Slight tendency to burn out skies in very bright conditions.
purchased 27 Jul 2008
Richard, Chelmsford
, “Other”
Score 9.0/10
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Only had the camera two weeks. First impressions are good. Like the size and feel of the camera and the format of the menu. Especially like the E.Zoom feature the ease of choosing the shooting mode. First pictures seem good but need to try more situations. So far very pleased
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Could not upload pictures to my PC. Bought card reader to solve the problem. Connects to other PCs and the television so must be my PC.
purchased 03 May 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Point & shoot”
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Score 9.0/10
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nothing to complain about!
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Not a complete square so you can't put it on its side to take delayed pictures... but only a detail!
purchased 08 Mar 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
, “Point & shoot”
More like this »
Score 10.0/10
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reasonably easy to operate although the instruction manual is quite thick, for someone who wants great quality photos without having to be a camera buff it is superb
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none so far
purchased 15 Mar 2009
kevin, paignton devon
, “Point & shoot”
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Score 2.0/10
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compact looks good
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picture quality poor
purchased 19 Apr 2009
Alan, Cambridge
, “Point & shoot”
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Score 10.0/10
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brillaint camera every picture you take comes out looking amazing.
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N/A
purchased 26 Apr 2009
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 9.0/10
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Easy to use. Good picture quality.
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Haven't found any yet
purchased 27 Oct 2008
Anonymous verified purchaser
Score 10.0/10
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solid build quality, easy to use, small and lightweight
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Reviewer left no comment
purchased 07 Dec 2008
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Camera Type
 
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Compact
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There are 2 main types of camera: The SLR and the Compact.
SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex. SLR cameras use a prism to reflect the exact image as seen through the lens and so offers a more accurate viewfinder. SLR cameras have detachable lenses offering greater flexibility if you wish to take a variety of different photographs.
Compact cameras have a built in lens and an ‘above lens’ viewfinder which is less accurate but they are often cheaper, more sleekly designed and easier to carry anywhere with you to capture that moment perfectly without having to fiddle with complex settings or a bag full of lenses.
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resolution (Megapixel)
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10.7
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Optical Zoom Ratio
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4
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The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
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Screen Size in Inches
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2.5
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Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
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Digital Zoom Ratio
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4
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Not to be confused with optical zoom, digital zoom enlarges a portion of the image thus simulating optical zoom. In doing so, some image quality is lost.
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Face Recognition
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Yes
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A function for automatically detecting peoples faces and correctly adjusting the focus and exposure to take the best photo
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Image Stabilisation
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Yes
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If a photo is taken at a slow shutter speed, or at a long focal length, the effects of ‘hand shake’ will be amplified. Some cameras come with built-in image stabilisation which is designed to act against this to produce sharper images.
It’s great for low light shots without a tripod, like at a gig.
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Colour
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Multi
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The main colour of the product.
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Memory Card Slot
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Yes
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Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly.
Memory card slots come in many formats:
Compact Flash Card
Memory Stick Duo
Micro SD Card
MMC
SD Card
SDHC Card
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Media Format
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MMC Card
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This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to.
The main types of card media format:
Compact Flash
Micro SD
MMC (Multi Media Card)
SD Card (Secure Digital)
SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
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Media Format
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SDHC Card
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This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to.
The main types of card media format:
Compact Flash
Micro SD
MMC (Multi Media Card)
SD Card (Secure Digital)
SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
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Media Format
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SD Card
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This is the type of storage that your digital camera or camcorder uses to save images to.
The main types of card media format:
Compact Flash
Micro SD
MMC (Multi Media Card)
SD Card (Secure Digital)
SDHC (Secure Disk High Capacity)
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PictBridge
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Yes
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An industry standard allowing images to be printed from camera to printer, without needing a computer. CIPA PictBridge Standard Website
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Macro Mode
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Yes
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This mode allows close-up photograpy of small objects such as insects and flowers.
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Video Recorder
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Yes
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Video recording functionality allows the capture of videos in mpeg or avi format which is great if you want to capture a whole scene, not just one moment.
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Manual Focus
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No
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Almost all modern cameras have autofocus. Manual focus allows you to override the autofocus and set the distance yourself. This is especially useful if your camera is struggling to focus in a low-light or confusing scene.
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Timer
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Yes
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Having a timer function is essential if you want to get into the shot yourself. Make sure your camera has this feature if you plan to go on holiday and capture photos of you and your friends or family having fun together.
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Under Water
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No
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An under water feature means your camera is safe to dive with, usually between 3 and 5 metres. Most dSLR cameras will require expensive separate housing so consider investing in a waterproof digital compact first.
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Dimensions (mm)
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53x95x23
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The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
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Weight (g)
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119
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The weight of the product in grams.
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Flash
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Yes
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Whether or not your camera has an in-built flash.
Flashes are essential for fully capturing a low light image.
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Resolution (Pixels)
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3648x2736
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A camera sensor, that captures the photograph, is measured in pixels. The number given here is the horizontal amount of pixels followed by the vertical quantity of pixels.
The more pixels a camera sensor has, the bigger and higher quality the image will be.
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Shortest Shutter Speed
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1/2000
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This is the fastest speed at which the camera can take a photo. Faster shutter speeds really freeze the action and are great for sports photography.
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Longest Shutter Speed
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60"
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This is the longest exposure your camera will take. The longer you take a photo for, the more light is let in and the more motion is captured.
Long shutter speeds can give fantastic, artistic results.
Try photographing the night sky at 30s or longer to see how the rotation of the Earth causes the stars to curve through the scene.
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Max. Aperture Lens 1
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f3.3-5.8
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Measured in f-stops the aperture of a lens dictates the maximum amount of light captured.
If you want to do low light photography look for something with a wide aperture like f2.8.
The widest aperture is given as a range as it changes when your lens is zoomed in.
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In-Built Memory (MB)
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50
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USB Port
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Yes
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Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components
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Also known as: Panasonic DMCFS5EBK, Panasonic DMCFS5EBR, Lumix DMC-FS5, Panasonic DMC FS5, Panasonic DMCFS5EB
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Manufacturer's Description
Easy-to-use stylish and slim compact camera with Innovative Intelligent Auto function and wide 30mm
Panasonic is pleased to introduce the 10.1-megapixel DMC-FS5 of 30mm wide angle Leica DC lens with 4x optical zoom (equivalent to 30mm to 120 mm on a 35mm film camera) as a member of Lumix new FS series. Despite its remarkably compact body and slim profile, boasts a 30mm wide-angle Leica DC lens that lets capture the subject and the scene wider at the same standpoint than normal 35mm camera does.
The new DMC-FS5 features the iA (Intelligent Auto) mode, which comprises 5 shooting-assist functions; Mega O.I.S., Intelligent ISO Control, Intelligent Scene Selector, Face Detection and Quick AF functions. The high-performance image-processing LSI has newly entered its fourth generation, to be reborn as Venus Engine IV to assure higher-quality pictures with an advanced signal processing system.
DMC-FS5 pursues further compactness with a 2.5-inch LCD have 230,000-dot high resolution and Intelligent LCD function, which detects the lighting condition and controls the brightness level of the LCD in 11 fine steps, to offer a display with the most appropriate clarity in any situation.
Slideshows of captured images now offer a music effect that matches the mood so you can enjoy watching or showing your pictures with emotional impact. Black Model: DMC-FS5EB-K, Silver Model: DMC-FS5EB-S, Red Model: DMC-FS5EB-R
Score 9.1/10
Score 9.1/10
