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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

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Pros

  • Plenty of detail and well exposed on this shot
  • Exposures were very well positioned and provided a good balance between highlights and shadows
  • Attractive looking

Cons

  • Auto white balance with fluorescent lighting
  • Digital zoom shots were only slightly softened by processing artefacts
  • No coloured fringes were seen in outdoor shots

Key specs

  • CCD
  • 7.4x5.55 mm
  • 12 Mpx
  • 4000, 3000 px
  • 5.6
  • Contrast Detect (sensor), Single, Live View
  • 2.5 in
  • no

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 - Pros & Cons

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

Pros

  • Plenty of detail and well exposed on this shot
  • Exposures were very well positioned and provided a good balance between highlights and shadows
  • Attractive looking
  • functionally designed and solidly built
  • Camera menus were well designed and intuitive
  • Image stabilization was consistently effective
  • The layout of the controls is very simple
  • Low-light focusing is very quick and accurate
  • Corner sharpness is also very good
  • excellent build quality
  • good performance and an exceptionally fine

Cons

  • Auto white balance with fluorescent lighting
  • Digital zoom shots were only slightly softened by processing artefacts
  • No coloured fringes were seen in outdoor shots
  • noise was visible when they were displayed on a computer screen
  • Raw file capture is not supported
  • lack of manual exposure controls
  • the shot gets even more noisy
  • the shadows are a bit murky
  • bevelled edges and a slightly thicker and squarer shape
  • image quality is very poor
  • monitor is something of a weak point

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
2.5 in
Best:
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W710
Screen size: 6.7 in
IconISO maximum
6400
Best:
Pentax KP
ISO maximum: 819200
IconEffective pixels
12 Mpx
Best:
Hasselblad H6D-100c
Effective pixels: 100 Mpx
IconMax resolution
4000 x 3000 px
Best:
Leica M11
Max resolution: 9528 x 6328 px

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCCD
Sensor size0.29 in
Sensor photo detectors12.0 Mpx
Effective pixels12.0 Mpx
Image ratio w:h
  • 4:3
  • 3:2
  • 16:9
Max resolution4000 x 3000 px
Other resolutions
  • 3264x2448
  • 2560x1920
  • 2048x1536
  • 1600x1200
  • 640x480
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.6 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Minimum aperture2.8
Maximum aperture5.6
Focal length equiv28 - 100
Focus adjustmentAuto
Contrast adjustmentyes
Saturation adjustmentyes
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detect
  • Single
  • Live View
Auto Focus (AF) lockno
Manual focusNo
Normal focus range19.69 in
Macro focus range1.97 in
Image stabiliser
  • Optical
  • Electronic
Filter threadno
Folded opticsno
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Photography features
Minimum shutter speed8.0 s
Maximum shutter speed1.0 s
Shutter priorityno
Aperture priorityno
Exposure compensation plus2
Exposure compensation minus-2
Expousure compensation steps1/3
Continuous shootingyes
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Built-in flashyes
Flash range5
Flash modes
  • Auto
  • Redeye Reduction
External flashno
Continuous drive2.0 fps
Scene modes
  • Beach
  • Candlelight
  • Children
  • Fireworks
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • self-portrait
  • Sports
  • Sunset
Self-timeryes
3D supportno
Manual settingsno
Self-timer options
  • 2
  • 10
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Voice recordingyes
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Dimensions
Weight6.21 oz
Width3.81 in
Height2.13 in
Depth0.96 in
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1150.0 mAh
Rechargeable batteryyes
Number of batteries supported1
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Other features
Timelapse recordingno
GPSno
Orientation sensoryes
Calendaryes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Trimming
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Image
ISO Autoyes
ISO minimum100
ISO maximum6400
Boosted ISO maximum6400
Maximum image resolution4000 x 3000 px
White balance presets5
White balance modes
  • Auto
  • Cloudy
  • Daylight
  • Shade
Custom white balanceyes
Supported image file formatsJPEG
Photo effects
  • Black&White
  • Sepia
  • Skin tones
Image stabilizeryes
Image stabilization typeOptical
Supported aspect ratios
  • 3:2
  • 4:3
  • 16:9
Uncompressed formatNo
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size2.5 in
Articulated LCDno
Screen technologyLCD
Screen dots207000
Touch screenno
Live viewno
ViewfinderNone
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Videography features
Maximum resolution640 x 480 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeHD
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playbackSlide show
Max resolution (highest frame rate)848 x 480
Max frame rate (highest resolution)15.0 fps
Max frame rate (regardless of res.)30.0 fps
Motion JPEG frame rate15.0 fps
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Design
Body typeUltracompact
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
Environmentally sealedno
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Storage
Internal storage27.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • MMC
  • SD
Maximum memory card size2.0 GB
Storage types
  • SD
  • MMC
  • SDHC
  • Internal
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Connectivity
HDMIno
USB version2.0
DC-in jackyes
Remote controlNo
PictBridgeyes
NFCno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
Bluetoothno
AV outputyes

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Panasonic - Editorial Reviews (8)

3.8
Based on 8 reviews
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Panasonic Lumix FX100 review
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TechRadar
Published: 27.08.2007
Panasonic Lumix FX100 review
4.0

Is this the perfect compact from Panasonic?

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Panasonic Lumix FX100 Review
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Trusted Reviews
Published: 02.08.2007
Panasonic Lumix FX100 Review
4.3

What Digital Camera test review of the Panasonic Lumix DMC FX100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100, a review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100
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LaptopMag
Published: 05.09.2007
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100, a review of Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

Laptop Magazine reviews Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100, this feature-rich camera delivers sharp 12-megapixel photos and is the first of its kind to offer a wide-angle 28mm lens.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Panasonic DMC-FX100 Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 21.05.2007
Panasonic DMC-FX100 Review

Panasonic DMC-FX100 review, find out how the DMC-FX100 stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Panasonic DMC-FX100
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Photo Review
Published: 17.02.2012
Panasonic DMC-FX100
4.3

An attractive-looking, well-built, slimline camera that delivers above-average performance for point-and-shoot photographers.We have long believed that eight megapixels is more than enough for a digicam, so we were interested to see whether fitting a 12-megapixel imager in Panasonic's Lumix DMC-FX100 digicam was a worthwhile exercise. Equipped with the same optically-stabilised Leica DC Vario-Elmarit zoom lens and 2.5-inch LCD as the 8-megapixel FX33 model the FX100 has an identical control layout and many of the same features, although its arrow pad buttons are square instead of round.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100
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Trusted Reviews
Published: 16.11.2007
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100
3.0

When one manufacturer makes a 12-megapixel compact camera, everyone else has to make one too.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100
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CNET
Published: 12.07.2007
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 review: Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100
3.5

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX100 Lumix DMC-FX100 digital camera
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Macworld
Published: 15.10.2007
Lumix DMC-FX100 digital camera

The Panasonic DMC-FX100K is streamlined enough not to baffle novice users, but even seasoned shutterbugs ought to consider this is as a backup to their SLR or DSLR.