Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 - UK Digital Camera Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 Review

The Panasonic Lumix FX3 has 6 megapixels, 3x optical and 4x digital zoom and the benefit of MEGA Optical Image Stabiliser to ensure excellent results.

Even though compact, the LEICA DC Vario-Elmarit lens includes MEGA O.I.S. which means that blurring due to hand shake is eliminated and an ISO 1600 high sensitivity mode which counteracts blurring from subject movement. For high performance image processing the Panasonic Lumix FX3 also includes the Venus Engine Plus LSI giving speed and quality.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 Front
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 Back

The Panasonic FX3 is powered by a Li-ion battery pack (3.7v) which has a battery life of approximately 320 pictures and incorporates a 13.5MB built-in memory. SD / SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCard can also be used. A 512MB SD card is included in the package.

There is a choice of preselected scene modes where settings have already been chosen to suit particular scenes and these include; self-portrait, portrait, night, party, fireworks, baby, snow, underwater and sports. Picture adjustment is natural, standard and vivid with colour effect modes of cool, warm, black and white, sepia.

The Panasonic FX3 ISO equivalents are auto/100/200/400, White Balance includes auto, daylight, cloudy, halogen and shade and the built-in flash modes are auto, red-eye reduction, slow sync and forced on/off.

Still images are stored as JPEG (Exif2.2), DPOF and movies with sound on QuickTime Motion JPEG. The Panasonic Lumix FX3 has a 2.5" TFT LCD display which has an approximate field of view of 100% and playback modes include 25/9-thumbnail, calendar, zoom, rotation and slideshow.

The Panasonic FX3 is PictBridge compatible and the package includes the following software; LUMIX simple viewer ArcSoft photobase, ArcSoft photoimpression and ArcSoft panorama maker USB driver.

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 Specifications & Features

  • 6 Megapixels
  • 3 x Optical Zoom
  • 4 x Digital Zoom
  • 12 x Combined Zoom
  • 5cm Focusing Distance
  • Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen and White Set White Balance settings
  • 2.5" TFT, 115,000 pixels
  • Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction and Forced On/Off flash modes
  • Maximum Image Size 2816 x 2112 Pixels
  • 848 x 480, 30fps Movies
  • PictBridge Compatible
  • SD Memory Card, SDHC, MultiMedia Card
  • Li-ion Battery Pack included
  • Approximate Weight 125g

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX3 User Reviews

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Reviewer: Heather - UK
I normally restrict my research to Canon, Sony and Panasonic and, as they appeared to comparedd favourably with each other,decided to buy the FX3 purely on price.

This camera reacts quickly, has an excellent battery life and I am left with super photos. The image stablisation system goes a long way to help with this.

Would recommend

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