| Panasonic Lumix FS30 Digital Camera - Black (14.1MP, 8x Optical Zoom) 2.7 inch LCD | 
| Brand: Panasonic
Category: CE
List Price: £179.00
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 19
Media: Electronics
Optical Zoom: 8
Display Size: 2.7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.6 x 2.4
MPN: DMC-FS30EB-K
Model: DMC-FS30EB-K
EAN: 5025232550326
Release Date: February 10, 2010
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| Features:
| • | 8x Optical Zoom Lens | | • | 2.7" Intelligent LCD Display | | • | 14.1-megapixel CCD | | • | HD Movie Recording | | • | Megapixels: 14.1 |
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Product Description
Compact Digital Camera FS30 - 28mm Wide-angle 8x Optical Zoom LUMIX DC Lens and iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode with Advanced Scene Detection. In iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode, 4 detection functions work automatically and simultaneously to optimize your settings, making it easier than ever to take beautiful photos every time. The DMC-FS30 can record motion pictures in high-definition (1,280 x 720 pixels at 30 fps in Motion JPEG format). The pixel mixed readout method enables bright motion-picture recording even in low-light settings. The DMC-FS30 can also record stunning full-size motion pictures in WVGA (848 x 480 pixels at 30 fps) or standard motion pictures in VGA (640 x 480 pixels at 30 fps) and QVGA (320 x 240 pixels at 30 fps).
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Brilliant little camera July 24, 2010
E. Platt (Norwich)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
I got this fantastic little camera only yesterday and have been nothing but impressed with the features, quality and all round performance. The auto intelligent mode (a small button on the top right) is brilliant for people more unsure what settings are best and allows the camera to take care of everything. There are also enough features, settings and different modes for people more confident and happy to play around with it, and produces some fantastic quality photos.
The colours are sharp and crisp and the zoom is particularly impressive. The image stabilisation works incredibly well, even when fully zoomed in.
Some users with larger hands may struggle slightly to hold and operate this, as it is on the dinky side, but makes it perfect for carrying around. I'm looking forward to taking this travelling with me to create some fantastic photos for future memories. Definitely the best camera I have ever owned!
Excellent bit of kit August 15, 2010
Jimbo (London)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I bought this to replace the FS15 which got stolen and was an amazing camera, upgraded to this as it had better zoom and more pixels. This model is slightly chunkier to accommodate the increased zoom, but apart from that is exactly the same. The menu system is clear and easy to use, the pictures look great, it seems to work in any conditions or scenarios and is lightning quick to start up. It is not as flashy as other cameras I have seen, but I think it makes up for this in features and picture quality. It feels very well built and looks lovely. And at this price it would be rude not to get one!
Delighted July 31, 2010
Arpie
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this camera a few days ago to replace an ageing Canon Ixus and am delighted with it. Great features and great pictures (for the price). Delivery from Amazon via Express Delivery was perfect.
Fantasic product! July 19, 2010
Nicola
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
A fantastic product - 8x zoom is great - sleek, compact & stylish. Best digital camera i have had.
Great little travel zoom September 9, 2010
MR A R FORD (Newhaven, East Sussex United Kingdom)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought the Lumix FS30 to replace my much loved Lumix FX8, which got sand on the sensor. I was worried that 14mp on the FS30's tiny sensor would result in lots of noise, but Panasonic seem to have cracked this issue, presumably by clever software. Even night scenery shots have almost no visible noise, which was always a problem on the FX8.
The 8x optical zoom lens in such a small camera is astonishing, though images do get a bit soft at longer focal lengths. The 28mm wide angle is significantly more useful than the 35mm on the FX8 too. It's quick to focus and has very little shutter lag. The screen is clear and bright, and the captured images are sharp and full of detail. HD movies are a plus, though there is no HDMI port, so you can't play them back in HD quality on a HD TV. They gobble up SD card space too, so short clips are the order of the day.
The "Intelligent Auto" function works very well, selecting the appropriate scene mode automatically, and employing face detection to set the correct exposure for skin texture. However iAuto defaults to the "Standard" colour mode, which increases contrast and sharpness, and over-saturates colours, much like the "Vivid" mode on the FX8. You can select a "Natural" colour mode, which gives more realistic images, but this is only available in "Normal" mode, not in "iAuto". So in order to get realistic photos, you have to select "Normal" and "Natural", and then select the scene mode manually, negating the advantages of "iAuto".
Other minor drawbacks are the typically quirky Panasonic controls (e.g. none of the buttons have play or stop icons for movies and slideshows, so it's trial and error, or RTFM). No manual control over aperture or shutter speed either, but that's to be expected for this type of camera.
Overall though, I'm impressed with this camera. When you don't want to lug your DSLR on holiday, it's the perfect pocket snapper, and great value too.
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