Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera
145 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary
This Digital Camera is a good all rounder.
“Compact camera and very versatile. image quality is excellent, something you come…”
Dave, Southend on Sea
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Score 10.0/10
Dave, Southend on Sea
+ 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.
- None I can think of.
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23 of 23 people found this review helpful
purchased 12 Jul 2008
Score 9.0/10
Karen, Lutterworth
+ So pleased I went for this one, very easy to use but with some great features if you want them
- Only down side I found was that the battery needs recharging often. Might be worth buying a spare battery.
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9 of 9 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Sep 2008
Score 9.0/10
Mel, Surrey , “Active, popular, sociable”
+ compact, easy to use
- Switching between memory on card and in phone causes concern - seems like pictures lost sometimes.
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8 of 8 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Jun 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser , “Family man.”
+ 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!).
- 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!!
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7 of 7 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Dec 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ 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.
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6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Jul 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ 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.
- Cant think of any at the moment!
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6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Oct 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ Reviewer left no comment
- Having to press two buttons to turn on the camera in order to take a photo - the moment could be lost!
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6 of 6 people found this review helpful
purchased 20 Dec 2008
Score 7.0/10
Lee, London , “Middle aged family man”
+ 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.
- 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.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 22 Nov 2008
Score 6.0/10
Phil, Harrogate
+ Easy to use. Good clear and bright screen (makes it good to use in bright light). Intelligent auto is wonderful.
- Picture quality is not comparable to other similar cameras, it really lets it down.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 15 Aug 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ 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.
- 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
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 28 Sep 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ 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.
- The manual is too complicated. It was easier to learn how to use the camera by playing aroung with it.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Oct 2008
Score 10.0/10
daniel, lincolnshire , “gadget freak lol”
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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
- dosnt have any
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 19 Dec 2008
Score 10.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser
+ perfect image quality, light and stylish excellent value for money
- Reviewer left no comment
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful
purchased 16 Jun 2008
Score 8.0/10
Robert, Leicester , “keen amateur”
+ relatively quick, user friendly, lots of features for a small in the hand package
- the 'silvering' on the menu buttons is wearing off after a month of light use.
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 11 Aug 2008
Score 9.0/10
Anonymous verified purchaser , “simply Iraqi”
+ i have to say, im impressed. the photos are really high quality, even when taken in the dark.
- Reviewer left no comment
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4 of 4 people found this review helpful
purchased 30 Sep 2008
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Product Features
Camera Type
 
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Compact |
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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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Screen Size in Inches
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2.5 |
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Digital Zoom Ratio
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4 |
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Face Recognition
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Yes |
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Image Stabilisation
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Yes |
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Colour
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Multi |
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Memory Card Slot
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Yes |
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Media Format
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SDHC Card |
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Media Format
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MMC Card |
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Media Format
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SD Card |
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PictBridge
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Yes |
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Macro Mode
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Yes |
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Video Recorder
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Yes |
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Manual Focus
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No |
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Timer
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Yes |
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Under Water
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No |
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Dimensions (mm)
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53x95x23 |
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Weight (g)
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119 |
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Flash
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Yes |
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Resolution (Pixels)
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3648x2736 |
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Shortest Shutter Speed
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2000 |
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Longest Shutter Speed
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60" |
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Max. Aperture Lens 1
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f3.3-5.8 |
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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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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
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