Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 - UK Digital Camera Review

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 Review

The Panasonic Lumix FX50 holds an impressive range of features in its stylish compact body as well as having the benefit of LEICA DC Vario-Elmarit lens.

With 7.2 megapixels, 3.6x optical and 4x digital zoom and the ability to take wide angle shots such as group portraits and landscapes, the Panasonic FX50 is an extremely versatile camera which produces superb quality prints.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 Front
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 Back

The Lumix FX50 also comes equipped with MEGA O.I.S.system (Optical Image Stabiliser) and I.I.C (Intelligent ISO Control) which means that blurring will be compensated for when caused by hand shake or subject movement.

Still images are stored on JPEG (Exif 2.2), DPOF and movies with sound on Quick Time Motion JPEG at 30/10fps. These images can be viewed on the large 3" TFT LCD display which has an approximate field of view of 100% and playback modes include; thumbnail display, slide show, calendar and dual. Images can be stored on SD and SDHC memory cards and MultiMediaCard.

The Panasonic Lumix FX50 ISO sensitivity equivalents are; auto/I.ISO/100/200/400/800/1250 with White Balance including auto, daylight, shade, cloudy and halogen. The built-in flash has auto, red-eye reduction, slow syn and forced on/off choices. A Li-ion battery pack is included (3.7V) with AC adaptor available as an optional extra. The Panasonic FX50 has a battery life of approximately 300 pictures.

Included within the Lumix FX50 are preselected scene modes where the appropriate settings have already been selected to suit particular scenes and these include; portrait, sport, night, fireworks, snow, beach, candle and starry sky. Colour effect modes include; cool, warm and sepia. Picture adjustment offers, natural, standard and vivid.

The Panasonic Lumix FX50 is PictBridge compatible.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 Specifications & Features

  • 7.2 Megapixels
  • 3.6 x Optical Zoom
  • 4 x Digital Zoom
  • 14.4 x Combined Zoom
  • Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, Halogen and White Set White Balance settings
  • 3.0" TFT, 230,000 pixels
  • Auto, Auto/Red-eye Reduction, Slow Sync/Red-eye Reduction and Forced On/Off flash modes
  • Maximum Image Size 3072 x 2304 Pixels
  • 848 x 480, 30fps Movies
  • PictBridge Compatible
  • SD Memory Card, MultiMedia Card
  • Li-ion Battery Pack included
  • Approximate Weight 151g

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX50 User Reviews

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Reviewer: pd singh - India
excellent camera, but due to malfunctioning it has forced me to say that all those nice features and sharp lens is of no value if the camera is unable to record images properly. the story goes like this that i had bought brand new fx 50 for a few days i was too happy with its performance but sudden a snag devolped. instead of recording sharp images what i could record was just white blank frame ! it continued for some days and to my surprise it suddenly started function normally, but this has shaken my confidence in the camera and also in panasonic products. camera after using fz 50 for almost a year!

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Rating 8/10
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Reviewer: Richard Wakem - UK
only just received this today
Fantastic
i cannot believe how such a small camera packs in so much

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Rating 10/10
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Reviewer: Charlie - UK
There are so many things to recommend this camera that I have made a list of my best picks (not in any particular order):

- picture quality is excellent, sharp and brightly coloured
- reacts speedily
- battery life is impressive
- easy to use by anyone as it has an easy usage mode where you can just point and shoot
- image stabilisation features
- large LCD
- wide angle for buildings and groups
- price

Highly recommended

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Rating 10/10
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