Panasonic DMC FX-150K 14.7MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
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Manufacturer: PanasonicRelease Date: 2009-11-30
Model: DMC-FX150 Black
Color: Black
Product features:
- 14.7-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality poster-size prints
- 3.6x wide-angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized zoom lens
- Intelligent Auto Modes include new side portrait and AF tracking; HD video capture
- Face Detection AF sensing up to 15 faces; Creative modes include multiple exposure and simple manual
- Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)
- Serif PhotoPlus X3
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Upgrade [OLD VERSION]
- Transcend 8 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card with USB 2.0 Card Reader TS8GSDHC6-S5W
- Aperture 3
- Pixelmator [Old Version]
Digital camera reviews of Panasonic DMC FX-150K 14.7MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Digital camera Review: Bad picture quality / slow focusing / Can easily find something smaller and take better pictures
Summary: 2 Stars
I was looking for something affordable and mobile, with the ability to take relatively high quality photos (for a point and shoot) to complement my times when I don't lug around a DSLR (which is 90% of the time). At first I was extremely excited to learn that Panasonic has a camera which fits the bill especially with the ability to record images in RAW format. But once it arrived and was tested through a week, I was hugely disappointed to learn that the the camera couldn't take good pictures of any kind UNLESS it was with an ISO of 100 or 50, AND in bright sunlight. The camera never produced colors that looked natural with good saturation despite any type of manual setting, and any picture taken at 200 ISO or above ALWAYS presents unacceptable levels of noise (worse when taking pictures in low lighting situations). Recording in RAW format doesn't help at all, since the noise issue seems to be sensor related, and all it does is record all the noise with the RAW file. For anyone who is a professional and look for amazing images, I recommend looking higher up the price range for a sigma DP2 or a Panasonic Lumix LX3, anyone who wants to keep the price within an affordable range should stick with the Canon's. I have since returned the FX-150 and bought a Canon SD780 which is 25% smaller, has a much faster focusing system and despite saving only in JPEG format has images that far exceed the quality of the FX-150's RAWs.
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Summary of Panasonic DMC FX-150K 14.7MP Digital Camera with 3.6x Wide Angle MEGA Optical Image Stabilized Zoom (Black)
Equipped with 14.7 megapixels, the new Panasonic FX150 boasts a 28mm wide-angle Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens with F2.8 brightness and 3.6x optical zoom. The FX150's manual controls and creative-shooting features distinguish it from many of its ultra-compact competitors. For instance, the Manual Exposure mode lets users choose the shutter speed, giving the freedom to render artistic images of ordinary scenes. The multi-exposure function superimposes up to three consecutively shot images together while the user views the previous image on the LCD, creating a surrealistic effect that cannot be achieved with a single image alone. Furthermore, the manual bracketing function includes typical exposure and adds new color bracketing to capture color, monochromatic and sepia shots of an image simultaneously.Digital Cameras
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