Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX500: Sweet like chocolate
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...It's a touchscreen! Yes, you can get mucky fingerprints all over that lovely display. Or you can use the crazy stylus, supplied with the camera -- hands: model's own.
When it comes to touchscreens, the jury's so out it could lead a San Francisco Pride march. Basic settings are controlled by the joystick, with options fine-tuned on the touchscreen. This involves moving sliders, a method we enjoy using on the Samsung NV series as it gives fine-textured and intuitive control over, say, aperture and shutter speed.
The touchscreen also allows you to input text, and set focus and exposure to a particular point in the the frame by prodding it with finger, stylus or sharpened poky-stick. We'll be jabbing at it with chocolate-smeared fingers for a full review before you can say, "Ooh, it's an unevenly thick concave meniscus extra-high refractive index aspherical lens. Sweet."
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AnonymousMon 21 April, 2008 12:09am
Having just researched several new digital compacts from Panasonic, Fuji, Canon and Nikon... this latest offering from Panasonic - Lumix DMC-FX500 takes some beating in terms of overall features, value, technologies, classical timeless looks to die for, advanced digital features and innovation - in a class of its own considering the street price and LOOKS to die for!!! Can't wait to get my hands on this one!!! The f2.8 25mm superwide angle lens setting coupled with Panoramic Mode offers magical opportunities for me in my quest to perfect the capture of our Natural World... Robin, Glasgow UK.
AnonymousSat 26 April, 2008 3:36am
I have it. I love it. What a jewel! If you have an iPhone, you'll like the touch screen right away. It has a good user interface. Plus, the touch screen makes the extra features quite available and easy to use. You'll want to buy a case right away, though, to protect that gorgeous, 3" screen. Works great with iPhoto. No complaints here!
AnonymousFri 2 May, 2008 5:50pm
I was wondering if someone could tell me what the approximate start up time is and photo to photo time at full resolution with flash. This specs are difficult to come by on the review sites I have visited.
AnonymousWed 9 July, 2008 12:40pm
where can i find test shots?
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AnonymousWed 19 March, 2008 1:46am
Yum! Roll on Easter.