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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 reviews
You can find here the most interesting reviews / ratings from the well-known expert sites about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 Camera. Here are the reviewers:
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- 06 May 2008 - |
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- 25 March 2008 - |
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DPInterface 's conclusion / rating - 16 October 2008 |
“ The compact little Panasonic Lumix FS3 and FS5 cameras are two which have much to offer with their small designs, nice point-and-shoot operation and great performance. Set aside their minor differences, both cameras have features which casual picture takers will appreciate: optical image stabilization, face detection that works (if shooting head on) and a nicely viewable 2.5 inch LCD.
But when I say point-and-shoot, I do mean there are plenty of scene modes but pretty much limited manual controls and certainly no manual exposure on either camera.
The Panasonic FS3 and FS5 have 8 and 10 megapixel resolutions respectively, and while the FS3 has a more traditional 3X lens, the FS5 has a larger (but slightly slower) 4X zoom lens. But whichever camera you go with, both are snappy in terms of speed and you'll get good image quality out of the camera. It's just that you'll have to watch out sometimes to not choose really high ISO settings and be prepared to use computer software to remove redeye in people photos.
Ultimately, if you're looking for something you can bring with you everyday, anywhere, to take some nice pictures before stowing back away into your pocket, you won't go wrong with either camera. You'll just have to take your pick: the Lumix FS5 if you need higher resolution (for bigger prints, display, more cropping) and more zoom... and the Lumix FS3 if you want the slightly more capable burst mode, battery life and more powerful flash. That said, I predict the Lumix FS3 will be the 'hotter' of the two because it seems more geared towards outgoing party people - it costs less, powerful flash and longer battery life; and with pink & baby blue body colors that target the youth/female audience... ”
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Star-Techcentral 's conclusion / rating - 06 May 2008 |
“ With the FS5, Panasonic has finally attained a delicate balance between noise reduction and the overly smoothing out of detail by NR algorithms.
While we would like to see a bit more work going into making the sensor itself more efficient in order to reduce noise (instead of applying noise reduction on an already noisy image), the FS5 performs quite well in this respect.
Couple that to its fast response times and good battery life, and you get a very useful digicam. If you’re looking for a small and fast compact camera, consider putting this one in your pocket.... ”
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CNET UK 's conclusion / rating - 25 March 2008 |
“ At first glance, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5 seems more reliable than rousing, more capable than intoxicating. The more time we've spent with it, the more we discover yet another fine-tunable option, and the more we're won over by it. It may not be as stylish as cameras like the Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS, but it outdoes many of Canon and Nikon's recent offerings and matches the Ricoh R8 as an accessible and endlessly flexible camera.... ”
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TrustedReviews 's conclusion / rating - 03 March 2008 |
“ This is a good-looking camera with some genuinely useful technology under the bonnet, rather than the gimmicks found on other cameras. I'm not generally a fan of many high-resolution compacts, finding images can look too ‘digital' but the Panasonic FS5 produces natural looking images with plenty of punch and not too much noise.... ”
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