Panasonic Lumix FS10 Digital Camera – Silver (12.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 2.7 inch LCD
Compact Digital Camera FS10 – 28mm Wide-angle 5x Optical Zoom LUMIX DC Lens and iA (Intelligent Auto) Mode with Advanced Scene DetectionIn 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 iA Mode includes MEGA O.I.S. (Optical Image Stabilizer) to detect hand-shake, Intelligent ISO Control to detect subject movement, Face Detection AF/AE to detect faces in the frame and Intelligent Scene Selector to detect scene conditions. Sunset Mode has been added to the Intelligent Scene Selector. The DMC-FS10 features a 28mm wide-angle 5x optical zoom LUMIX DC VARIO lens (35mm camera equivalent: 28-140mm). The 28mm wide-angle lens lets you easily capture large groups of people indoors or expansive architectural structures and scenes with dynamic width and rich perspective. The 5x optical zoom lens captures beautiful shots of people or landscapes with 12.1-megapixel … more >>
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Review by Moorsey for Panasonic Lumix FS10 Digital Camera – Silver (12.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 2.7 inch LCD
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All functions on this camera are as expected of Panasonic, good easy operation, good results.
Review by plesbit for Panasonic Lumix FS10 Digital Camera – Silver (12.1MP, 5x Optical Zoom) 2.7 inch LCD
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My old Sony Cybershot V1 is slowly falling apart after nearly 7 years of top service and many accidents so I started casting around for a replacement. A natural successor to a camera of the quality of the V1 would be Canon G11 but I decided I could not justify the £400 or so a G11 costs. After all, if I want decent pictures I’ll reach for my SLR. I decided I wanted a compact that was exactly that – compact.
A year ago I bought my wife a Sony Cybershot W120. It cost about £90 and was exactly what she needed – a lightweight compact camera with a reliable auto mode. So I thought I’d try for the same and opted for the Panasonic Lumix FS10. Unfortunately, despite costing an extra £30 over the (now discontinued) W120 it is bettered in pretty much every aspect of image quality by it. In fairness neither camera is even close to the old V1 in this respect with its larger sensor and wider Carl Zeiss lens, but I did at least expect it to be broadly on a level with the W120 and it just isn’t.
On the up side, in many circumstances you’d probably be reasonably ok with the image quality if you didn’t have the W120 to put alongside it. And it is certainly a nicer camera to use than the W120 with more control and better menus. You can eek better pics out of it by avoiding the full auto mode (especially under incandescent light). By taking a bit more control I got decent results out of it in London recently when taking the SLR just was not practical.
However, one REALLY annoying thing, is that the flash does not tell you if it is going to fire. It’s been years since I saw a camera which didn’t. You can force it on or force it off, but if you leave it to decide for itself it doesn’t see fit to give any indication. As with other aspects of using this camera, you’ll get better results when you tell it what to do rather than let it decide for itself.