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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 Review
| Author | Cliff Smith |
| Published | 13th Feb 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Panasonic |
| Price | £147.82 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £169.99 (Inc VAT) |
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TrustedReviews NewslettersIt's always nice to get an early review of a new camera, but this one's so new it's not even in the shops yet. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS7 was only announced a couple of weeks ago, but I've been lucky enough to receive an early review sample of this elegant new pocket compact.
Panasonic's FS series is relatively new, having been launched about this time last year, and has just been expanded by the addition of four new models. As a series, the FS models are simpler and slightly less sophisticated than Panasonic's premium FX models, and are designed to appeal to those looking for an easy-to-use but stylish ultra-compact. The FS7 is a mid-range model in the series, featuring a 10.0-megapixel CCD sensor, 4x optical zoom Leica lens and a 2.7-inch wide-view LCD monitor.
The FS7 has quite a lot of competition in this sector of the market, such as the excellent Canon IXUS 870 IS (£204), the equally excellent Nikon CoolPix S560 (£144), the ultra-slim Sony Cyber-shot T77 (£181) and even the Casio Exilim EX-Z200 (£165). The FS7 will be going on sale at the end of the month with a recommended retail price of £169.99, although some online retailers will undoubtedly be selling it for less.
Despite that very reasonable price, no corners seem to have been cut in either design or manufacture. The FS7 has a strong all-metal body finished in an attractive brushed texture, and is available in black, bright pink or the plain silver shown here. It is a very small and lightweight camera, comfortably into ultra-compact territory. It measures 97 x 54.4 x 21.7 mm and weighs just 139g including battery and SD card. You could slip it into a shirt pocket and barely know you're carrying it.
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okocakaya said on 14th March 2009
hajj_3 said on 15th March 2009
only 4x optical and no 720p video recording, hardly a good deal if you ask me, why would anyone go for this over the Panasonic DMC-FX37 (5x optical, 720p video)? Dont understand wh... more
Rawshack said on 28th May 2009
New to the forum but interested in the review... I'm looking at replacing my battered old A550 with either this or the Ixus 80IS... The Ixus is cheaper, and I know has good pr... more
GaryB said on 17th June 2009
Just bought this camera but for the life of me i cannot get the digital zoom feature to work.
Anybody here got this feature working ?
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@Cliff...
(I couldnt find a way to send u this messege so I am posting it here hope u will see this and answer it)
My question is very simple... In the features tabl... more