Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX60 Reviews: Digital Compact Camera

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Sue, Oxford Professional photographer

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: I was a professional press photographer for thirty years but after retiring I stopped using my Nikon for pleasure - because the gear that went with it was too heavy. I then researched for a really small pocket camera that had most things on it - hence my purchase of the FX60 with the Leica lens. I am now enjoying my photography again. Thank You.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Features	9.0
Build Quality	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 20 Jan 2011

Sue, Tewkesbury Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Lots of features for the price and easy to use.
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Features	8.0
Build Quality	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Oct 2010

Confirmed purchaser Experienced amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: You'd never know that this camera is now a generation old, and that makes it great value for money. The spec covers everything you could reasonably want from a compact camera - the Leica lens is well worth having, the camera is compact and very light, and the battery life is very good.
Bad points:: Slight creaky noise from the spring on the zoom rocker lever and the battery/SD card hatch is perhaps a little to easy to open accidentally - but that's being very picky.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	8.0
Features	8.0
Build Quality	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 Jan 2011

james, North Ayrshire Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: compact and easy to use
Bad points:: not found any yet

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	10.0
Features	9.0
Build Quality	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 Feb 2011

Peter, Romney Marsh Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use and intuitive in use. This is the first digital camera that I have owned, my other camera being a Rikoh SLR (not digital). So far I have been very pleased and impressed with the picture quality and ease of use. Very easy to transfer shots to computer or show on TV, etc. I look forward to exploring the more complicated features in the future.
Some reviewers have commented on difficulty in retrieving the battery for charging. I have found no difficulty.
Very good value for money.
Bad points:: I haven't found any so far!

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Features	10.0
Build Quality	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 07 Nov 2010

Koternity, Nantes, France

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Very good image quality, the wide angle is great for taking picture of large scenaries like mountains and seas. Very easy to use, turns on quickly, the iA mode is also really practical.
Bad points:: The white balance is a little bit over

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Features	7.0
Build Quality	7.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Oct 2010

Robert, Shepperton Keen amateur

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Excellent lens. Lots of special effects (if you want to use them). Good quality build.
Bad points:: As with most compact cameras the controls are small and you need to be careful when pressing buttons to make sure it is the right one.

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	9.0
Features	9.0
Build Quality	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 02 Nov 2010

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Product Features

Camera Type	Compact
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.
Resolution (Megapixels)	12.1

Optical zoom ratio	5
The amount by which the camera optics (lens) can bring the subject closer.
Screen size (Inches)	2.7
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Digital zoom ratio	4
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.
Type of image stabiliser	Optical Image Stabiliser
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.
Touchscreen	No
Touchscreen technology allows you to move and click things directly on the screen using your finger or a stylus pen.
3D	No

Colour	Silver
The main colour of the product.
Colour	Black
The main colour of the product.
Colour	Violet
The main colour of the product.
Colour	Blue
The main colour of the product.
Media format	SDHC Card
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)
Media format	SD Card
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)
PictBridge	No
An industry standard allowing images to be printed from camera to printer, without needing a computer. CIPA PictBridge Standard Website
Macro Mode	Yes
This mode allows close-up photograpy of small objects such as insects and flowers.
Video recorder	Yes
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.
Manual Focus	No
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.
Timer	Yes

Weight (g)	126
The weight of the product in grams.
Flash	Yes
Whether or not your camera has an in-built flash. Flashes are essential for fully capturing a low light image.
Body Only	Yes
dSLR cameras have detachable lenses and are sold in a variety of combinations. This facet lets you know whether the package your are considering comes bundled with a lens or whether it is just the body of the camera.
WiFi	No
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Shortest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/1
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.
Longest shutter speed (Fractions of a second)	1/60
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.
Waterproof	No
If your camera is waterproof you will be able to film under water which is perfect for diving and snorkeling.
Viewfinder	Yes
USB port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components.
Dimensions (mm)	97.2x54.1x19.4
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
RAW Format	No
GPS Receiver	No

In-built memory (Megabytes)	40

Release date	2009-08-31
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Height in mm	5.4

Width in mm	97.2

Depth in mm	1.9

Serial Shot Mode	Yes
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
Autofocus	Yes
Changeable Lens	No
Highest focal length (Millimetres)	125

Lowest focal length (Millimetres)	25

Also known as: Panasonic DMC-FX60, Panasonic Lumix FX60, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX60EB-A, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX60EB-K, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX60EB-S, Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX60EB-V, Panasonic FX60

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Manufacturer's Description

Compact Digital Camera FX60 – 25mm Wide-angle LEICA DC Lens in a Sleek, Slim Body and Advanced iA Mode with POWER O.I.S.

POWER O.I.S. is about twice as effective as MEGA O.I.S. at reducing low-frequency vibration-caused blur when pressing the shutter button or shooting with a slow shutter speed. So you can take beautiful night shots without blurring. Activating POWER O.I.S., Intelligent ISO Control, Face Detection AF/AE with Face Recognition, Intelligent Scene Selector, Intelligent Exposure and AF Tracking, the camera does all the work in the iA Mode. Face Recognition function recognizes registered persons’ faces and optimizes the focus and exposure settings.

The DMC-FX60 features a 25mm ultra wide-angle 5x optical zoom f/2.8-5.9 LEICA DC VARIO-ELMARIT lens (35mm equivalent: 25-125mm). Panasonic achieved the world’s first incorporation of 0.3mm super thin aspherical lens and industry first 0.3mm spherical lens into the newly developed lens unit. This makes it possible to fit the 25-125mm high performance lens in a slim and compact body. Furthermore, in 3-megapixel resolution, the Extra Optical Zoom function provides additional magnification, extending the zoom power to 9.8x (35mm equivalent: 244mm).

To realize the ultra high-speed AF, a number of re-engineering and improvements are made including the adaptation of higher-speed actuator, the optimization of algorithms and the parallelization of software processing element. The result is ultra high speed yet accurate AF performance for users to enjoy the airy shooting that has experienced never before. Panasonic also replaced its linear program processing with parallel processing to achieve an ultra high-speed start-up of 1.1 seconds.

The DMC-FX60 can record motion pictures in high-definition (1,280 × 720 pixels at 30 fps in Motion JPEG format). The pixel mixed readout method enables bright motion-picture recording even in low-light settings. With HD component output capability, you can enjoy watching HD motion pictures in stunning HD quality taken by your DMC-FX60 by simply connecting the camera to an HDTV via an optional component cable DMW-HDC2.

The DMC-FX60’s 2.7-inch LCD features a high 230,000-dot resolution, and a wide-viewing angle that lets you frame your shot in a variety of ways for both shooting and viewing. LUMIX’s acclaimed Intelligent LCD function also automatically adjusts the brightness in 11 steps according to shooting conditions. This LCD provides sharp, clear images in virtually all shooting situations, ranging from nighttime to bright daylight scenes and from low-angle to high-angle shooting. And it lets you share the fun of viewing images with family and friends.

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