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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35 Digital Camera

Panasonic DMC-FX35

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Key Features of the Panasonic DMC-FX35 :
  • 10 Megapixel camera with Ultra Compact body.
  • Large 2.5" LCD with Auto-Brightness.
  • 25mm/f 2.8 wide-angle Leica DC lens.
  • Advanced Optical Image Stabilization and Intelligent ISO.
  • Autofocus/auto exposure Face Detection.
  • HD Motion Capture with component output.
The new Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35, complete with Panasonic’s first-ever 25mm ultra-wide-lens, features 10.1-megapixel resolution, 4x optical zoom, Panasonic’s Advanced Intelligent Auto mode, a Leica DC Vario-Elmarit lens offering f2.8 brightness and the new fourth-generation high-performance image processing LSI, the Venus Engine IV.

To achieve a 25mm ultra-wide-angle lens in the slim design of the FX35, Panasonic developed a new, unevenly thick concave meniscus EA (Extra high refractive index Aspherical) lens. Working closely with Leica to meet their strict standards on lenses, the Lumix FX35’s lens compromises of seven elements in six groups, including four aspherical lenses with six aspherical surfaces.

Panasonic’s Advanced Intelligent Auto mode expands Panasonic’s system of intuitive technologies with the addition of Intelligent Exposure and Digital Red-eye Correction. Consisting of seven advanced and intuitive technologies, with Advanced Intelligent Auto mode, the consumer is able to rely on the advanced technologies happening automatically, without them changing any settings, thus taking high-quality photos is easy and effortless. Advanced Intelligent Auto mode includes:
 
  • Intelligent Exposure With this new feature, photos will no longer be under- or over-exposed. Instead, the FX35, instantly analyze the framed image and adjusts the brightness in areas that are too dark because of dim lighting, backlighting or the use of the flash. The camera will automatically adjust the brightness accordingly.
  • Digital Red-eye Correction This feature helps to eliminate the red-eye problem that sometimes results when taking flash shots at the night. Incorporated into the camera, the built-in flash emits a small preliminary flash before the main flash, detects red-eye and will digitally correct it.
  • Mega O.I.S. Gyrosensors detect hand-shake and the lens system shifts to compensate, helping to prevent hand-shake from creating a blurry image.
  • Intelligent ISO With Intelligent ISO, the FX35 can determine if the photo subject is moving and change the ISO setting and shutter speed accordingly, thus giving a blur-free photo.
  • Intelligent Scene Selector Intelligent Scene Selector senses the ambient conditions, recognizes the shooting environment and will automatically select the appropriate scene mode from: Scenery, Portrait, Macro, Night Portrait or Night Scenery mode. This intuitive technology, helps the consumer use the most common scene modes that are built into the camera, but often go unused, without making any manual adjustments.
  • Face Detection Face Detection detects faces anywhere in the frame, even if they are moving, and automatically chooses the optimal focus and exposure settings so portraits come out clear and crisp. Panasonic’s Face Detection detects up to 15 faces.
  • Quick AF The Quick AF (auto focus) system starts focus on the subject by just pointing the camera to the subject, thus minimizing the AF time.
The FX35 also features a fourth-generation, high-performance image processing LSI, the Venus Engine IV. The Venus Engine IV produces higher-quality digital photos, as compared to the Venus Engine III predecessor, with an advanced signal processing system that produces a quick response time. The shutter release time lag is as short as 0.005 second, making it easier to capture sudden, spur-of-the-moment photo opportunities. In burst shooting mode, the DMC-FX35 can snap 2.5 shots per second at full resolution. Also, in High-Speed Burst shooting mode, it fires up to an incredible 6 shots-per-second, plus unlimited consecutive shooting, which lets you snap photos until the memory card is full.

You can view slideshows on the FX35’s 2.5-inch LCD, and can also add mood-appropriate music, choosing from natural, slow, urban or swing tunes. The Lumix FX35 incorporates an Intelligent LCD, which detects the lighting condition and controls the brightness level of the LCD in 11 fine steps, to offer a display with the most appropriate clarity in any situation. Users can also enjoy slideshows of captured images with music effects to match the mood of the images. Furthermore, the High Angle mode makes the LCD screen extremely easy to view when the camera is held high, such as when shooting over a crowd.

The Lumix FX35 is capable of recording 720p High Definition motion pictures and 1920 x 1080-pixel High Definition-ready photos that perfectly fit a wide-screen (16:9) HDTV. Panasonic Viera Plasma or LCD HDTVs that have an integrated SD memory card slot, so viewing still images is simple as inserting the SD card. In addition, with the newly added HD component output capability, consumers can enjoy watching still and motion images in stunning HD quality taken by simply taking the DMC-FX35 and connecting the camera via an optional component cable (DMW-HDC2).



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Megapixels: 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0
Optical Zoom: 4 X 3 X 4 X 4 X
Max Res: 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2736 3648 x 2756 3648 x 2736
LCD Screen: 2.5 " 3.0 " 2.5 " 3 "
Digital zoom: Yes, up to 4x Yes, 4 x Yes, 4x Yes, 4 x
Image stabilizer: Yes, Lens Yes, Lens Yes Yes, Lens
Media Card: SD/MMC/SDHC card + Internal SD/SDHC/MMC card SD/SDHC/MMC card SD/SDHC/MMC card
Battery: Lithium-Ion rechargeable & charger Lithium-Ion NB-5L battery & charger AA (2) NiMH batteries Lithium-Ion NB-5L battery & charger
Weight (with batteries): 160 g (5.6 oz) 195 g (6.9 oz) 160 g (5.6 oz) 195 g (6.9 oz)
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Panasonic DMC-FX35 User Reviews

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Out of 5
Not meet my expectation
- Reviewd on: 2008-12-05 By: Haruko Jitsukawa
I have purchased this camera and I was disappointed with the picture quality. Normally I do good amount of research before I purchase a product, but this was one of few that I had misjudgement on. I was looking for a wide angle camera so I started to look for a good one. I ran into this so I have read reviews and did research. After receiving the camera I tryed to take pictures, but I don't like most of the pictures that came out. I have 5 year old Konica Dimage and it take way better pictures. The worst thing about this camera is flash. It is weak!! The flash shows on the pictures very uneven. only few spots are bright enough to show up on the picture and surrounding is dark. I am very disappointed by the camera. It's too bad that none of the review mentioned this.
5
Out of 5
Lumix camera - excellent for indoor use
- Reviewd on: 2008-11-17 By: madisontom
I reviewed lots of options, and ultimately it came down to the Lumix DMC-FX35D or the Fuji f100fd. Both are highly rated in low light, but I liked the wider angle from the Lumix. The camera performs flawlessly and does an excellent job in low light.
5
Out of 5
Love this camera!
- Reviewd on: 2008-11-12 By: Ling Liang
I bought this camera for a trip to Mexico and am absolutely in love with it. The picture quality is fantastic. It takes great pics in really dark settings or really bright settings. I took a few videos with it as well and the sound quality is great as well.

The only con that I can think of is that if you move around a lot while taking your photos it will turn out blurry. But I only had 5-6 blurry photos out of 400, so it is merely a very minor inconvenience.

Would definitely recommend this camera!
5
Out of 5
it was new!
- Reviewd on: 2008-08-26 By: Rikk
i bought this camera cheaper here cause it supposedly had a scratch. well i have yet to find a scratch. great price for a great camera!
4
Out of 5
It's decent enough
- Reviewd on: 2008-08-19 By: D Co
I usually drag around my big ol film cameras, and finally decided I needed something I could just put in my pocket. The Lumix is a point & shoot, and it pretty much controls how the picture will be taken. Which is fine. The quality is fine, it's small, and the shutter delay is minimal. Glad I bought it.