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By: Panasonic - Model: DMC-FX500K
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Features:
- 10-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints
- 5x optical zoom; 25mm/f2.8 wide-angle Leica DC lens
- 3.0-inch touch-screen LCD monitor
- Face Detection; Advanced Optical Image Stabilization and Intelligent ISO
- Capture images to SD/SDHC/MMC (not included)
Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 13
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Poor image quality, especially in low light 1 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
There are many things to like about this camera (touch-screen controls, manual overrides, large viewing screen, image stabilization, Leica lens) unfortunately image quality is not one.
While daylight exposures at ISO 100 or lower are OK albeit not outstanding, the noise and fuzziness of the images at higher ISO's makes the camera unusable at those settings. The images look great on the camera screen but get them back to your laptop or printer and the lack of sharpness is appalling. It's so bad I thought something was wrong with the camera, but reading all the other reviews I see I'm not alone. I've tried overriding the factory noise reduction setting but to no avail, it produces different results of similarly poor quality. Wish I was still within my 30-day return period.
Not recommended.
Quality of pictures is first-rate! 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
I used this camera on a two week vacation and was very pleased with prints of the pictures taken. So, it follows that I have to disagree with those who've written about the quality of the shots taken with this camera!
It's true that "intelligent auto" isn't the best choice for shooting in low light. (That mode, however, works very well for other shots, including those with action that needs to be stopped at high speed.) But, as several have noted on the other side ... e.g. in reviews of the FX500 silver ..., there are other choices in the Mode selection that work very nicely in low light conditions.
I'm very pleased that I choose this camera instead of similar Canon or Sony models!
Editorial Review:
10.1 MegaPixel / 5x Zoom / 3.0" LCD Touchscreen / HD Movie / Picture Adjustment