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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 reviews
You can find here the most interesting reviews / ratings from the well-known expert sites about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 Camera. Here are the reviewers:
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- 08 February 2010 - |
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- 4 |
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- 28 October 2009 - |
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- 3.5 |
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- 09 September 2009 - |
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- 0 |
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- 05 September 2009 - |
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- 0 |
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- 03 August 2009 - |
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- 0 |
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- 01 July 2009 - |
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- 4 |
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- 19 June 2009 - |
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- 4 |
TrustedReviews 's conclusion / rating - 08 February 2010 |
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX550 is and upgrade of the FX500, but only just. The extra two megapixels don't make much difference. However build quality, design and performance are all well up to scratch, and image quality is comfortably better than average. If you want an ultra-compact with manual controls it's probably your best option...
TrustedReviews's rating: |
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- 4 |
Complete review here
CNET UK 's conclusion / rating - 28 October 2009 |
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX550 is packed with good ideas and neat features, but the hybrid interface is patchy and the lens quality isn't good enough to justify the camera's manual modes. It's alright, and it's still pretty good value, but it's just not quite as good in practice as it looks on paper...
Complete review here
DigitalCameraReview 's conclusion / rating - 09 September 2009 |
When the FX500 was reviewed on this site back in May 2008, one complaint was that while a mode button input was required to display shooting modes, once displayed they could only be selected via touch. The FX580 has put that gripe to rest - once displayed, modes can be selected via touch or cursor, and the same holds true for the quick menu. I ended up shooting a lot of this review in Programmed auto mode so I could manually set the ISO sensitivity, and having quick menu access available via touch screen was a nice (sorry) touch.
This camera hasn't improved on the noise performance of its predecessor and so must be judged average at best in this regard. AF acquisition times are not class leading but not extremely slow, and shutter lag is good.
There are manual controls and a host of user-enabled adjustments available - features that will appeal to the more accomplished user seeking a somewhat DSLR like palette of control options in a compact digital - folks who never move beyond the auto or scene modes will leave a lot of untouched territory in FX580 menus. Image quality is good if you can shoot in the 80 or 100 ISO range, but noise impacts image quality as early as 200 ISO and there's no good news north of that setting. Video image quality at HD is average, but audio reproduction, even in mono, was good.
Not the best camera in the class (and not the worst), it remains to be seen if the touch screen features are enough of a draw to pull buyers to a camera with essentially average overall performance in a crowded field of competitors...
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- 0 |
Complete review here
DCResource 's conclusion / rating - 05 September 2009 |
The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX580 was a camera that I really wanted to love. Not for its touchscreen interface (though Panasonic did a good job with that), but for its manual controls. Unfortunately, things didn't work out between us: the FX580's mediocre image and video quality, sluggish performance (in some areas), and poor low light focusing are leading us to part ways. The FX580 is worth considering if you really want the manual controls and don't plan on making too many large prints. If you're more of a point-of-shoot person, then I'd recommend looking at something else -- Panasonic makes plenty of other cameras which do a lot better than the FX580...
Complete review here
DigitalCameraInfo 's conclusion / rating - 03 August 2009 |
Our view on the FX580 is split. On one hand, we absolutely love the manual controls. Manual, aperture-priority, and shutter-priority shooting modes. Tweakable white balance. Auto exposure bracketing. Adjustable noise compensation, sharpness, saturation and contrast. Touch to focus. The only feature missing from making this a pro-user's dream is the ability to shoot RAW.
On the other hand, though, this is the worst camera we've tested this year in terms of image quality. The color accuracy is low, the images are soft, chromatic aberration is high, it has a slow burst mode.
It's hard for us to reconcile these issues, so we will recommend it for a very specific type of user. If you want a camera that you can just pick up and use, that will take amazing photos, then this isn't for you. It's too expensive, and requires too much tweaking. However, if you want a compact camera that has amazing manual settings, and don't mind doing some retouching in Photoshop, then have a look at the FX580. The manual controls are fantastic, and with a little editing, the images should be fine...
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- 0 |
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Pocket-lint 's conclusion / rating - 01 July 2009 |
If conditions are sufficiently clement the Panasonic FX550 proves itself a reliable performer, consistently delivering colourful even exposures. However its not immune to pixel fringing on close inspection and white balance occasionally biasing whatever colour is dominant in the scene to the expense of others.
More positively the Leica lens ensures that detail is sharp and crisp too.
The overall impression is that once again its a case of maximum return from minimal user effort with little if any post processing required via image editing software.
For the occasional traveller looking for a sturdily built pocket snapper that will withstand the odd knock and scratch the Lumix DMC-FX550 therefore comes recommended...
Pocket-lint's rating: |
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- 4 |
Complete review here
PhotographyBLOG 's conclusion / rating - 19 June 2009 |
Though first impressions of the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX550 are of a camera as unassuming as its plain, silver grey faceplate (it's also available in a more sophisticated black), the more you play with it the more that exterior changes in your mind's eye from boring to exuding a quiet confidence. Yes, at its heart the FX550 is still 'merely' a point and shoot camera, yet Panasonic has packed some neat extras under the hood that raise it up a notch or two and suggest there's no resting on laurels going on here. You literally get more than you bargained for.
It will take beginners a little while to get to grips with all that's on offer - a lot of it 'hidden' away within menus so as not to spoil the operational 'flow' - but until then there's intelligent auto to fall back on. Left on that user-friendly setting the camera delivers a reasonably accurate and consistent performance, with of course the choice of switching to Program mode if the user is dissatisfied and wants to take on a greater degree of personal control.
The Lumix FX550 therefore feels like a worthy addition to the range, rather than one that's acting as the latest market saturating stopgap between one release and the next that many of its competitors are guilty of. A little Internet investigation should also shave a few pounds that asking price, with, at the time of writing, e-tailers offering the camera for between £230 and £260. A Photography Blog Recommendation then, with the caveats as given above and in the body of this review....
PhotographyBLOG's rating: |
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- 4 |
Complete review here
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